Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-27
TIE LATEST SHOOT.
TIE ATTEMPT TO EssAssIsATE IN A
SAN FRANCISCO COURT.
The Facts in the Dolliyer Trouble and the
Details of the Shooting of
D J. Murphy.

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D J. Murphy.
At San Francisco, Saturday the Dolliver
case was on trial in the Police Court, De-
partment 2, before Judge Rosenbaum and
jury. D. ]. Murphy was senior counsel
for the defense. The Dolliver case has at
tracted much attention. Defendant is
about 60, and of good standing in the mer-
camille community. He was charged with
enticing young girls to his room. Officer
John Moroney, OF the regular force, was
detailed to look up the case when the COM
plants were first made to the police. Sep
TENDER 18th Moroney arrested Dolliver on
warrant. He was charged on three COM
plants with indecent conduct toward
young girls.
THE CASE.
From the outset of this case there was
an unusual degree of feeling exhibited on
the part of those who acted for the prose
cution, as well as those who represented
the defense. In the early stages of the
case the arresting officer freely announced
that he had been offered $500, and that
subsequently the offer was raised to 81, 900,
for him to .'let up on the defendant"
and that he had rejected the offer, saying
thai there was not money enough under
the control Of the defendant to make him
swerye from his duty. On the other hand,
the defense proclaimed that Moroney, hav-
ing learned that the defendant was man
of means, had endeavored to "bleed him
to the tune of 81, 700, to pay off mortgage
on the house" After several delays the
cases were set for trial, with J. M. Roths-
chilli and d. j. Murphy (ex-District At
torney) as defendants counsel. Separate
| trials were demanded, and also jury in
each case. Firally demurrers to the COM
plants were sustained, and new warrants
were sworn out aud given to Moroney to
serve. At that time Moroney and Murphy
had some hot words about the cases. The
new cases were set for trial again-this
time for November 10Th. On the 18Th
Moroney heard that an attempt was being
made to
BUY OFF HIS WITNESSES.
He then went, in company with Proseeut-
ing Attorney Wilson, to the house of a
Mrs. Williams, the mother of one of the
girls who is to be examined in the case, and
awaited the arrival of the man who had
made an appointment with Mrs. Williams.
At this house a man named John A. Car
dinell called, and after few moments
conversation with Mrs. Williams left. AS
he was passing out the officer and Mr.. Will
son saw him, and Mrs. Williams at the
same time handed Mr.. Wilson 5000 in gold,
saying that Cardinell had given her that
amount of money, and told her to instruct
her daughter to testify in Court that the
only thing Deliver did was to kiss her.
Cardinell was arrested and charged with
subornation of perjury, but he has not yet
had an examination. Upon the occasion OF
the arrest OF Cardinell, Moroney declared
that certain attorney, whose name he
gave, had been to his house the night be-
fore, and had offered him the sum of 81. 0C0
| to get the witnesses against DollIver cut of
the way. When the case again came up
defendant was represented by D. j. Muir
ply, j. M. Rothschild. George w. Tyler and
M. S. Koran. The taking of the testimony
began November oath, and lasted sixteen
days.
THE TESTIMONY
Was of a revolving character. The de-
tense was that the whole charge was an
effort to blackmail defendant. On the
part OF the defense, Murphy and Roths-
child testified that Moroney had come to
| them with proposition to settle the case
for a money consideration. This was
brought to the knowledge of Moroney,
who declared that these two attorneys had
periured themselves, and that when the
case was through be would have them dis
barred, arrested for perjury and sent to
San Quentin. These declarations were re-
ported to Murphy and Rothschild, and
served to increase the bitter feeling.
THE QUARREL BEGINS.
The jury failed to agree, and a second
trial was ordered, at which, while the jurors
were being examined, Moroney approached
the Prosecuting Attorney and said to him,
in whisper, ST am told that il Murphy
examines any of the jurors at length, and
saws pass the Juror, these are friends OF
his, and don't you accept them" He then
stepped away pace or two and made some
remark, when Attorney Murphy arose,
and in very positive tone said that at
the very outset of the case he wanted it
understood that he did not want the arrest
ing officer to make any remarks concerning
the gentlemen summoned as jurors, or the
Jurors who had served on the previous
trial. 81 don't" said the attorney with
much veaemence, propose to allow an
Australian to bulldoze American citizens In
an American court" At this, Moroney
sprapg forward, and shaking his fist at the
attorney, said excitedly Murphy, you
can't bulldoze me you can't buy me. I'm
too honest; that's what's the matter with
you. I'll tell you right now, Murphy,
that you'll find that Pm the toughest Aus
tralian that you ever came across.