New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09

drink and Keey Joined U.S. then left, not thinking tho
matter was serious
voung man with dark complexion and slight dark
inoustachc. Being sworn, he said
live at No 80 Eigh-aye. am a clerk in medicine
OF july 5 was at THESIS. was
there from IL p. until about a. m. knew Othcer
row or trouble inside About twenty-five minutes before
LETT the place heard disturbance outside In front
vent to see what the trouble was aud saw crown
tiprr-four or five and two women, 1esidas ~;
Keely. They werei ns About gong away, rs tue dill,
Guilty was asked Keely wnat was the matter aud
he said thai he had trouble and had requested
the party to leave keely had been drinking, Dnt 90
the hall. remained there about twenty minutes, and
then started to 20 toward home; | noticed no one
ian Hotel II dark aud the lights were Out. "A we
came IN front OF these men-l was on the outside to-
ward the curbT heard remark which did not under,
stand. thought IL wac remark of recognition aud
passed on After that. heard a blow and crash OF
| When I turned around all had gone except
the man described nob having onc S SfdGS
seemed me to be irongray in color.
The man light coat Keely was then in sooP-
ing position This tnfn walked toward him. Ihlnk.
ing he about strike him, struck him On tDe mead
with which had, breaking it; The man then ran
away AT the same time asked keely what was me maj.
lie said "They have cut me" He then added Never
mind them let them &c. III ct E 3ars T hsa
and we walked into COfee's together The girl
May washed Keeys. head, and got some Gooiwe lo
drinks aud cigar and stood talking keeiy dln hot
home and left the place. was surprised to hear OF
| his death.
MAY CooPERs TESTIMONY.
Nav Cooper was then sworn, and testified in part,
as follows:
live nj No. PSI West sixteenth-st On tho night Of
July 4, and he morning the 5th was at THESIS
There met party of men this was before II oclock
| did know VINO any Of these men were, but Mr.
Keely said that ey were Spaniards. l knew Keely
as the officer of the place. was sitting at the first
table with another party OF men, and saw MI keey
20 up and ask the Spaniards raise more disturb
ahce Mr. KeelY then had the lights put out.
and asked the men to leave the place,
which they did, raising disturbance both in tue
building and IN the street. went to the street WIN
them. | saw Mr.. KeelV nit two men with h5 hand.
They then went away. and keey returned To- Ihelss's
Leaving myself and Ar. no hscnild in the street thin
asked Mr. Rotnschd to go TO COnee Out n ~, ~
THESIS. Mi. keely came upo meitnd asked me 10 to
drink. told hun that | would take s,ass Of oeei'
but he insisted that should take whahey wnicn u1
Mr.. ROInsclild, whom / know as simon, TOOK
me by the arm and We left THESES toether GOT 10 me
corner, ana heey came running alteI u, io
wnere was going TOLD nIn | was going TO C0nee =,
spanish Hotel, Keely was acco,ted ami asked II ne
was the man lie .s SAID 10 T ns7' nu all;
his hand oenlnd MIN. drew his CUB STEPPED
up ana struck one OF them The next tmng
saw Kelly had fallen 10 the sidewalk nearl me
breaking of glass and walked few steps away. Kelly
was picked up ny MS Understanding and Rothschd.
wakcd mp to hun, tOOK him ny the arm ana We Wa'krd
Billy, WAC struck you b" lie tod me, " Ihe FELLOW
struck with, he repieI tnat he had been nit by
sphon. Fearing that there would be more trouble Left
OF tue bar. / Iook no drnk CoGces taken TO
the TO abs by detective, ana picked out TWO men
VINO vs Tucss's. could not say thai they were there
at the time the assault took place, however
FINLAYs AND CUsACK's STATEMENTS UNTRUE.
After Miss Cooper took her seat Ada Hart
called. He, testimony, as well as that Of Minnie
Hart which followed was directly contradictory to
the assertions made by both Cusack and Finlay to
TRIBUNE reporter who visited them at the
Tombs on Friday. Upon that occasion Finay
-. I. a.
place was the first time that he had been at " one
of those places as THESIS or Coifees-ior SIX
months or more. Cusack asserted that it was At
least eight months since he had been there, adding
that it was an unusual thing tor hun
10 20 around that way. Cusack also sad
that he lad never before seen the young
wornen who we're with the party that night, aud
that he did not know their names. The testimony
of the women. however. shows that they were ac-
quaInied with the yonng men ana with ther names
The young men mad ncN-names, aiso, by which
they were known ~ the pace fluiiy Delhg rec
ognized as BlDnde,' ami Cnsack az " Bob" Min
ME Hari also testified that Blonde y, told her hat
Kelly had nsplted hls party on former OCCASION
Ada Hart testimony was as follows:
live ~ No. 900 sxth-aye. WIS az Theisss place on
tn. night OF ARRAY. knew Keely and that he
tne officer Of tue house I Il from Cofees
to THESIS about II O'Clock: We were drinking beer
there. The two men arrested were with Minnie Hart,
and had friend with me. Tue spaniards were ahead
OF Us and left Cohees before we did Minnie had been
talking witn them before We lett CODees. some o. te
spanards were dancing ana AFTER they came 10 Ihels,S
SIR Finley asked the 5pIniArds to come over to our
Tube and nave DOttle OF vine. Iney clhe Over ana
drank. As the bottle was empty, the man VIII
cred another Before she seco nd bottle was finished
the iight was turned Oit ana kecy came oyer 10 i9
table aud told tne Spanardr to stop SINGING We sta ted
10 20 Just a reached the COP Of the stairs saw
Keely stlndng there. | was prctty Iu'l ana was
" nuinming." kcclY told me To stOJ singing As we
came o. the door keely said: " Get ont OF mere" My
opinion was that Krely was pretty drunk. Tue MAJ
~ ~ me sad DO not say anything Bat 1T Us 20 GA"
stooI there / saw some man vine lOJkcd II he had
been knOcked dDwn Dut was too Tar away 10 recognize
anyone. There - small crowd there The men pa,
M friend Minnie and nv self on the car, ana SAID: Let
IL have nothing 70 40 WIN IT,
The testimony of Minnie Hart taken ne xt.
Tins was her statement:
Ilyea 40, g9J SIX IL We, company with my friel
Al. 4idt. Nnen was b. IItisss / was stuhs III tht
IA BE n 4 the Wal. never 81 ne ~panLlrd1 before
one OF nad red wisk rs ro mi MS Lace All OF the
opinlards came over ana "a VINE WIN U.s. anu plole
last bottle finished the lights were turned gu
Hp anu starred 10 ~ odt My lazy friend,
myself aud party followed tie Ooaers. Wnen We go 40
far - the na ely stopped us, ana some man placed
kccy cursed ana SAID he knew VINO ne was block
ing up / sud: "Pcdse let me pass. Ny lacy
friend vans with me-" Kelly replied Yes,
you gel Of nere--aId you. 10 meaning the men
b,nihd Il VINO were " B.Onde y and BOD," rs knew
tneln; tue mel who locked up in the ToIb- now.
AS vas gOng salG d" All nguL" Tue ntn b hind
me- tlrnc pack an sad som ting to Koey, out wat
II was do no, know. t"nX lie one VINO said 1t
either Blonde or Boz As won't down the stops
In. spAuarls remained, and said tney would not
90 Wncn 1 turned arOuad some man Staggered ana
el sidewalk. stOJd there IL rev minutes, and
tIen started TO go down the street. hcey was sun
alarrtling with t.c Spiniard aud Bob" BiOutnC
ana 1 went back to see whrre " BOB was BOnuIe"
,pote 10 som .oir bat 1 did not know VINO IL
Whie BoIde" was talking man win crutcnes
cane out ana ihsutel me- AMI thea pal no nI'to AZ
cl.ion to the quarrel B.oIiie" wont dJ%u iar
the corner. lie sad that Keely had inslitcd ticm be
Cfc his IL s..u tIII t wOulI serve heey rgt IL ne
dld get "LcAei" and ina. tao Spdnltrds s"Ore ven
eaucc We sareI 10 40 tne cOfnct ANA - thcre was
no car gssted tnat we shJdld 20 DacK. SOdnilng
WnO4nI d. ~ name, -.drted down tho street
after Ada Hart, calling her names. stopped nin, ASH
ing Wu.l Va, the ualler. III sad tndt a.
icrug a not her business. lie sdid: - Al
ncr. III slap ncr mOdti' ASKED hln II ne ever
struck woman lie SAID tnat he mad NOT, but that no
would. 1hon stared back, and tns tune some one
struck kccly w'tn "a cane ana citilcnStd
MIN The man with the cru.cncs