Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-27

which he must have held ready in his hand,
aGd fred at Mr.. Murphy, who sat whispering
with his colleague, Rothschild. The last
movement of the assassin must have at
traeted Mr.. Murphy's notice, for simulta-
neously with the flash OF the pistol the
counsel raised his head By this uninten-
tional act Murphy saved his life, for the
bullet which was to have gone crashing
through his brain entered below the angle
Of the right jaw, in direct line with the
ear, and passed out of the neck near the
angle Of the left Jaw. The assassin, appar-
emily full Of the ferocious resolution OF
murder and anxious to improve the oppor-
tunity, attempted to fire once more, but
before he could phil the trigger second
time fifty arms were interposed. The
Bailiff Apgar was the first to hurl himself
on the assassin and attempt to disarm him.
Moroney resisted, but the Bailiff. with the
assistance of officer Love, succeeded in
pointing the weapon towards the ceiling
and obtaining possession of it. On the way
TO THE PRISON
The prisoner resisted violently, drew a
second pistol and shot through Apgar's
vest, the bullet striking a match safe and
CHANGING off Moroney says he intended to
kill himself Apgar thinks he tried to
shoot him. Others say they heard Moro
ney declare his intention to kill himself,
and think the shot at Apgar was accidental.
In prison he was excited and said "The
public will bear me out in this matter
when they understand it. The whole
trouble has been because wouldn't take a
bride of 5000 to let up on the case. No
man has ever been driven as I've been. I've
been called thief and everything else
Nothing's been too bad to use towards me,
because I've tried to do what's right. l
haven't been able to eat meal or to sleep
for the past four days, since this case has
been up.
Moroney was appointed to the police
force April 81. 1880, and is a native of
Australia, 81 years of age and married.
He has two children.
THEIR WORDS.
When Murphy fell the blood gushed in
torrent from his throat. He exclaimed,
as he fell, Murdered for doing my duty
to my client" Moroney in his cell fire.
quently expressed hope that he had
T" finished the Murphy g
wound, at hr5t DelleVed TO De 1atal, ID now
declared not necessarily so, though very
serious.
THE BULLET
Passed very close to the carotid artery, and
would have cut it and caused immediate
death had not Murphy turned his head as
the shot was fired The bullet cut the ex-
ternal jugular vein, and the hemorrhage
which resulted was rather beneficial than
otherwise DIR. Pierce had been treating
Mr.. Murphy for sore throat, and the ply
stefan thinks that the only danger to the
patient will be from that ailmeut. Other
wise his recovery. should be almost sure
and rapid. Dr. Murphy thinks that some
of the muscles of the tongue have been cut,
but says that such injury would not affect
the patients speech. DR.. Pierce stated
that if the shooter had been practicing on
an anatomical chart for year with view
to shooting man in the neck and doing as
little injury as possible, he could not have
succeeded better. The bullet after leaving
Murpby's neck struck Rothschild's coat
sleeve, went through, hattened on a cuff
button and lodged in the lining of the cuff.