Daily Republican., 1882-11-11
! DEATH OF MAGUIRE'
,r.T TKsTERDAX ar
b ISoUDssc~1vERDIUT OF THE
BrSsC sCU"EoNER's JUDY

COkV
: ,sa case Of Daniel Ma
b. jury 10 a,sd si' on wednesday night
3 tbo stiScaS S,acb, met pursuant to q. ad, .
the Stol1aS.arday afternoon at 3
Epips Sts;ce of William a. Bra
Ak 10 the o,f Of Third and Market
\. 3, G,d SOsnTa names of the jury were
sis. I'M III answered to their names;
"a and All 81. !" vas sworn and testified
p Wits'i IT'S night Of the election, .
on tnS D we're vel arguing about poll
pc q mSu l,ool room az his segar store,
in tae ~. Groney came in. Mcguire
% Mr. 'a VaV on the opposite side of
At tnS' MT Mr. White then stopped
taolS' Cronsy and went over over ana "a
n 4 IL n the morning tba conversation
eSSISb eSIb parties talked pretty sharp
pIit .,Dt,pued to talk about bis
sna l0 nh The witness then got
uot nn'c ~ out and Mcguire followed
BOY 70 g. minutes. He approach ed
boy ana anG lyon are NO ft man to
rlds y NV With that Cronsy fred, and
Ii mo- ard walked into the
guirS TSS Su'V witness assisted to lay him
\ ;. n0OI aII able and sent for a doctor
hs pCv, .s tTo t shots fred, but the viii
. ysi"kow know who the second one
t.sd az pS' IT, As soon as the shot was
f'% fT'a,"jrs NJ put his hands on his
a'Sd SsDd said he was shot. After
nla0a, 'iSs SS the store he asked for
y x, water, ai and said that he was done
,. M,likin testified that he Ia a
e9.so sson If the W, g N. Il. h. Co. ,
'n%'I ~. .tspding a outside of Witsips
vsI .Ssr he brought Croney out, and
!, TITn him tell Mcguire to come and
y. un ont When Mcguire came out
fitness was about SIX tee' ifO"
4, MT see what Mcguire did
Wy :, HS Stspped over TO Croney, as
!. " Vsre several persons between
s,S S0 the, witness. Heard the re-
oFt ~ tbs pistol, and saw the fash
u 1uv nsstol In Croney's hand
.,.t ,%t time the weapon was not more
a., y, inches from Maguire's stom,
n Raw the pistol in Croney's hand
u thrSO shots fred but don't know
sraS s the others. Tho witness
IuObt that both men had been drink
Sut did not consider that either o.
'm we're drunk.
Wesley Carey testified that ht
n into Witsil's segar store abou'
iSGclOck on election night, and r'
NAMED there until the shooting oc-
I,sd, When he entered, Mr.. White
Ssversl other gentlemen were ar,
ipg about politics, and other topic
.bs dsy Mr.. Croney Joined in th'
rumsnt when Mr.. White told bin
behsd better 90 to school before h
lsrtoOk to argue; and after som
IM words had passed between them
bpped talking TO him.
III. Mcguire and Croney then com
spcsd to talk, and Mcguire said tina
thought Croney's brother had acte'
IN il having him arrested tina
Dlulup, This led to hot words be
IwD them, when Mr.. Witsil interfer
sDa got them quieted down. The,
unsnCed again in a little time an
rpulre said he would fight any OF tn
ioney family for $50. Croney aske'
In what he meant, and told him t
Op the $50 and fight him man 70
ban. Mr.. Witsel then took Croney ou
md in two or three minutes afterward
laguire followed. When Maguir
ent out he put his hands on Croney'
boulder and told him that he did nc
fant to fight him, as he could easll
Ship him, and just at that moment th
lDtOl was fired. Croney had on a
erCOat, and the witness thought b
Bot pulled the pistol outside of b
pCket and fred
Mcguire clapped his hand on b
OmaCh and exclaimed that he wa
Ot. Croney fred another shot, br
. witness could not say he fired
aguire. Croney then run and mad
. escape. Heard another shot fire
fter CrOney started to run, and pr
pme 1t was fred at Croney by som
he in the crowd.
Dr. Howard Ogle testified that abot
70 o'clock on the morning of the 81
was in the Gazette office, whe
aguire'S brother came in and said b
fother was shot and asked him
pne and see him. Found him on
u In the second story of q house Q
pgan street moaning considerably
loOed the wound but could not fin
pe ball. Shortly after DR.. Lukel
Anein, and was followed in q te
lauteS by DR.. Kane, who also probe
the bali. About 9 o'clock in Il
lOFll1g he saw Mcguire again, al
puad him suffering very much. WI
ltlor about 6 o'clock in the eveniI
~ administered hyperdemic inje
gos TO ease his pain.
Inc witnessed was surprised to leal
iWO honrs afterwards that he W
as he did not think he would d
pEOn.
ABOUT 10 o'clock the next day, Il
',nsSs, assisted by Drs. Kane 81
akels made a postmortem examin
y1Vl HVl the remains, and found that Il
~ naa penetrated the intestiDes al
SSefed several small arteries; it hi
usu turned and passed down the lt
\, Sla not find the ball, as the cause
'atA was apparent without mutilatil
y OOuy any further. The immedia
HuSo OF dea'h was internal hemo
uaSe, but even had this not occurre
u"lnSIion would have been develop
svely few hours, which must ha
%alted in death.
W. Lukens corOborrated the witrt
uH ~ SAD that 1t was evident to the ph
"n,s UHas lrom the first, that the no
no.t @u not live, as the wound Wat
when the doctor had concluded
~ n'amOny the jury decided not to he
nSni ~ more witnesses, as the cause of
aa Oeath was evident, and the +
Opplng was then adopted:
rt' tMeStO,lVed, That it is the sense of Il
ssts sI mat Daniel Mcguire came to
roO T"Sh on the 9Th of November, 1S'
Ssil. SM pistol shot wound in the stoma
IcIoass IsSeu by John Croney, about
ksn%a S,yCK on the uight of tho 7th of \
sd, %Ver at the corner of Front a
oO ui'On street in the city of Wilmir