Daily globe., 1881-06-09

and heard the shot; didn't see him shoot; wit
ness did not have pistol; Hopkins was beat
ing Green; McGinty and Meighan were beat
y O'Mealey; McGinty had bar of iron; when
the shot was fred the O'Fallon boy was to
witness left; Green had an axe.
JoHN.o'FALLoN.
VIII be Is years old next month; was
present Sunday night at the fight; did not have
pistol; saw McGinty there; did not hear him
say, "That's right-go for me-" was in the
house; Mrs. Conley took me home before the
SPOT was fireI; was taking off nv shoes when
the shot was fired; bad pistol but loaned it
last Friday to Paddy Miller.
Mr. Lee was recalled and recognized O'Fallon
as the boy Who had the pistol.
oFalion was also identified by Mrs. King.
MIKE o'MEALEY.
Mike O'Mealey, Connemara who speaks
only Irish, was called, and his testimony was
interpreted by Officer Cunniff Witness had
been present at the figh,; witness, his father,
mother, brother and one Curran and Lee were
IN the rouse; Hopkins came N and wanied to
quarrel with witness about ov:ftwOOd; he
knocked witness down; Hopkins then went
out; McGinty, Hopkins and Meighan came
back and broke in The door; tee O'FallOn boy
came in; he had pistol; he saw O'Fallon fire
the shot; witness was in the rear of him;
he held out his arm and fired; couldn't say
who ne fired at; after Hopkins party came in
they at once commenced TO fight.
THOMAS GREEN.
Witness had resided with O'Meaey; had
been present Sunday night; witness testified to
the entrance of Hopkins and party; Hopkins
caught Mike O'Mealey by the throat; he was
hen ordered out; he came b ck and forced in
the door; on entering he caught witness and
struck him with stone; witness got aa axe
and warned them not 10 strike him. witness
did not strike anyone; several n1el were fight
ing O'Mealey; heard no report OF pistol
PETER o'FALLoN.
Peter O'Fallon, father of John O'Fallon,
was sworn; gave christening last Sunday;
there was lots OF liquor on hand; invited Nc
Ginty and Hopkins. The witness was very OBJ
stinate, refusing at first to testify, he stated
that he was in bed and that his son was home
all evening; after the row he was woke up
and went over to O'Mealey's; seen O'Mealey
on the floor bleeding.
MRS. MAGGIE HOPKINS.
the daughter of the deceased. was sworn;
was present Sunday; Green's boy and John
O'Fallon were quarreling; heard a row and
went up; asked for her husband. there was a
Dig hght IN progress; they oil had sticks; W t.
ness took her husband out; witness went back
her father was shot; he exclaimed "Jimmy
Lee, when get well you'll pay for this.''
PATRICK MILLER,
the boy whom young O'Fallon is said to have
given his pistol list week, was sworn.
Witness stated thst O'Fal1on gave him pis-
tol Thursday MIC ut to Gle: n; it was the only
one he haG seen him have.
Mary O'Mca'ey- . .velve year old girl, was
swo'n. WI ness heG b en present at the :ow;
wines hoG been s7llep; sle awoke and seen
some me1 whining her f; ther; saw johnny
O'Fallon j We pis.ol While the fight was 60
ing on; "a no, ZEE i'm fire it,
Mrs. Borb3ra G cen, another Conuemara
talke", Uas The ueZt witness. She testified to
the ea~eance OF Hopkins and party, and to
their eek on O'Mealey; Hopkins then at
taf 9el her nsbaod; her husband called for an
ase, enc ey al went out; witness identified
the O'f!-'lOp boy as having had pistol; he
lf'"d u her cheek; she told him not to kill
he:; Re boy sad O'Fallon had quarreled.
The boy had lifted the pistol to her cheek an
aou- and half before the fight, at the time
when the boys were quarreling.
THE VERDICT.
That deceased cBme to his death by pistol
bullet penetrating the intestines, said pistol,
in the belief of The jury, being fired by John
O'Fallon during an assault on tie O'Mealey
family by deceased, John McGinty, Michael
Hopkins and Dan Meighan.