Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-18


said he was glad he had killed her; saw him
again between and 6; some attorneys had
been to see him; after these attorneys left, |
talked with him again; Toohey then said it
was an accident and he was sorry; he was In
consultation some five or ten minutes; he Their
claimed 1t was an accident; he held the re-
volver in his hand with the intention OF
frightening her and the revolver went of and
killed her ami was very sorry the accident
had happened; when first saw him 1 think
he was under the influence of liquor and ex-
cited; next time he was still somewhat under
the influence of liquor; at subsubsequent
times he showed no evidence of the liquor and
was cool; told me he had drinks at the Clark
house after he had left home on the way to
the lookup and one drink of liquor at another
saloon; don't remember which he said; re-
member no peculiar expression of counter
ance other than any man gives under the in.
fuence of liquor.
oss-examination-Did not bring him ont
of his cell lat any time except when he
wished to consult an attorney; l went in to
see if he wanted anything at o'clock or
thereabouts, told him he had been drinking;
can't remember who else was confined in the
cells at the times
OFFICER BATES
sworn testified:
Saw the prisoners between II and II O'Clock;
there were several present; he said he had shot
his wife and was glad of it; some one came in
and told him his wife was dead; Toohey re-
piled that when she opened her eyes again it
would be in hell; had he shot her fifteen years
before it would have saved
more peculiar in his actions than the actions
of man who had been drinking.
Cross Examination-Mr. Munger and Mr..
Hoy were in the lock up at the time, and a
number of other people; don't remember who
they were.
JENNIE TooHEY
recalled:
Mary Haggerty slept with me the night be-
fore the shooting; don't remember when I
last saw her; don't know where she is; she
lives with her mother on Second avenue north:
got up that morning between
and half past z; father and Mary
went out doors and held con.
versation of about seven or eight minutes; l
did not Overhear the conversation; not word;
went to bed about half past nine; did not wake
up until heard knocking on the door; when
father came In that night; laid awake until
about o'clock; Mary Haggarty was awake:
she came that afternoon. think; she was
there one night Before.
DISCRIMINATORY the time father call
ed to stop talking there was no talking.
The witness asked the privilege of correcting
an error she had made when on the stand pre-
viously. The privilege beng granted
she explained that she had misnnder-
deign to say that her mother had been unfsith-
full to her father, but that her father
accused her mother of being unfaithful.
j. z. WARD
sworn, testified: Am q reporter; saw
Toohey four times during the afternoon of
the murder; the first time, at about u o'clock;
the last from to half past; first time Too
hey was under influence of liquor, but not at
the last time; interviewed him; he said he
had shot his wife: gave this reason for the
act that she had been unfaithful; and he didn't
think woman unfaithful to her husband fit
to live; Toohey then gave me history of
the principal events of his life from
his birth in county Mayo, Ireland,
and his marriage in Leeds, Yorkshire, England,
his emigration to United States, his service in
ton, sending to England for his family, down
to his residence In Minneapolis and the shoot
ing of his wife on the 4th of January; he told
it in ordinary tone and ordinary manner. save
perhaps exhibiting some excitement when
speaking of the murder; repeatedly said he
was glad he killed her; thought it his duty;
he was sober at the time of this interview; be
OLE HIeNA
sworn: Was at one time a turnkey
at the Jail; from August until Feb.
ruary; was there in January;
the nigbtwatchman's name was K. s. Norris;
know the defendant; brought him to the Jail
on the fifth of January; we walked; told him
it was bad scrape; he answered that lie did
not intend to kill his wife: il was accidental;
y md oil r;ohf
sick; said he had been drinking deal of late;
saw him again in the afternoon; said be
was sick; wanted whisky; acted all right; did
not say he saw spiders.
[Question whether he said he saw any AMI
mails, snakes or SPIDERS objected to as imma-
tsrial J.
Odd he say anything about seeing any.
thing Of the kind.
A.-No, sir; did not hear him say
anything about such things ut
any time or at any night; when had a con-
versation with him that afternoon he was in
the gangway; l was on the outside; don't
know how long the conversation lasted; saw
him; walked around-sOmetlmes went into his
cell and laid down; did not notice 1hy thing
peculiar in his conduct; no twisting or con.
tOrtions; never saw anything wrong at any
time during his confinement; only that he had
drank so much whisky that be was sick;
every time 1 saw him be appeared all right
made no particular demonstrations; had con-
versatiOn with him about going out to get
some whisky for him on the first day; he
thought he would be all right If conld gel
little whisky; got some and he drank it;
next day asked him how he felt;
he said that the whisky was mo good
be wanted some brandy; asked the doctor
about it, he said give him some brandy; Too.
hey gave me money; told druggist man in
jail had been drinking heavily and wanted
some brandy with little medicine; be put
some brandy in bottle and perhaps little
pepper; next day Toohey said the brandy had
helped him; he Ieit better; the only complaint
he made while in jail was that he had drank
too much whisky and it had made him sick;
he told me that on the night before the shoot
ing he got bottle of WHISKY and drank it up,
and towards mo- ming he went and got anoth-
er bottle and drunk that.