Daily Republican., 1881-05-02
The Carberry-AdaHas Murder.

Several gentlemen, employees in the
Old Ferry Rolling Mill in which the
murder of Samuel Adams took place,
have Published card generating Mr..
Thomas McCatferty, she boss of the
shoe shop frcm the ceEsure of the daily
papers in saying that he should have
interfereu to preveEU the murder of
Adams. These gentemen have a per-
feet right to do what they have done,
and we presume are honest and sincere
in all they say and are rather to be
commented for defending the gentle
man who is the boss of most if not all
Of them. We are rot disposed to cen
sure Nh. McCatterty, but are willing 10
attribute his actions to a want Of pres
ence Of mind. This we think must at
least be admitted, There should be a
better excuse offered for Mr. McCaffer-
ty than the one offered by his fellow
workmen.
These gentlemen say that Thomas
McCatfery was acting fully up TO his
orders in saying not a word to CARRIER
ry. The watchman was ordered to
speak to McCaherty in such Il
ease, but McCatierty had no authority
to interfere with the wa,chman.' We
would rather this paragraph had not
appeared in the published card. Is
discipline SO strict and rigidly enforced
that the boss Ct a workshop dare not
interfere 10 save ii fellow workman from
being brutally murdered by all infUri-
ated demon of d watChman, and when
the murdered man was in the discharge
OF his duty and obeying the explicit or
ders of the boss Because Mr.. McCaf.
terty had orders not to interfere with
the watchman, is that any reason why
when the watohman broke the rules and
attacked Adams without asking Me
Catferty whether he (Adams) had a
right to be where he was, that McCat- |
erty should stand by, and see the
first handy words and |
wear, then pull oUt a pistol, deliberate
y cock it, flourish it several times in
Adams face, walk some distance away,
ONE back again, point his pistol with
n six inches OF Adams breast, fire and
koot him through the heart catch him
s he was falling, hit him several times
n the face, hit him after he had fallen,
hen get up and walk away wilhoutanv
tempt to stop the murder or to catch
he murderer after the deed was com
litted? What signifies rules and dis
ipline when human life is in danger?
'he self-sacritcing disposition OF thcs"
entemcn VIII signed the card of exor
ration is indeed exemplary and con-
lendablc. They would divide with
If. McCatferty and make themselves
Inally to blame for not Interfering.
ut they must remember that they
ere not bosses. 1t was only McCatfcr,
that told Adams to bring in iron and
It il into horseshoe lengths. If dis I"
Dlinc is SO strict and rigid that McCat-
'ty dare not open his mouth 10 pre-,
ut the watChmau from numbering a
IN directly under his employ. the
ne discipline would prevent the un
'workmen from interfering also. We 75
quite willing to accept the state sH
nj that no one thought that Carberry
uld shoot, though his violent oathS r.
/ actions for some time before were L
,rything short of shooting and
still believe that public opinion will
Ir lis out in the assertion that the
$ of the establishment should have
'rlered to prevent an unauthorized
awful interference with "A workman
lis employ and the only excuse that
be offered for not interfering is a to-
lack of presence Of mind.