Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-21
TIE MoYr1HAn MURDER.

Yesterday afternoon in the Police Court.
the examination Of James Taylor and John
Mehanny, charged with the murder Of one
Michael Moynihan fourteen years ago. was
commenced. The story of the mans disap-
pesrance was published in the RECORD. UNION
on Monday morning. District Attorney
Carey appeared to assist City Attorney Ander-
son in the prosecution. Defendant Taylor is
represented by Grove L. johnson, and P.
Harmon appeared for Mehanny. Albert
johnson is taking a stenogrsphic report of
the testimony.
Thomas Kenny, proprietor of the saloon
where Moypinan had row over game ct
cards, was the first witness called. He tea
tiff ed to putting Brown out of the saloon for
striking Moynihan, and said the friends Of
Brown-McCormick Kelly, Mehanny, John
Kelly, Mike Morrison, Mike Congden and
William O'Neill-then left the saloon. Moy.
milan left q few moments afterward to go to
his hotel, accompanied by James Mullins and
Jerry Donohue. Taylor, Kelly and 0'Neill
returned in few moments, and Taylor said,
That - of is done for, and will
make no more rows" This was about July
6, 1862 The witness was cross.examined for
some length, but nothing further was de-
veloped.
Chief Karcher took the stand and testified
to making the arrests of defendants.
Bart Lucey, the partner of Thomas Ken
ny at the time the alleged murder occurred,
was sworn Remember the occurrence stated
by Kenny; Michael Moynihan was recon-.
uended to me by friend; he was section
boss on the Central Pacific Railroad. near
Truckee he came down with some money
to deposit in the Hibernia Bank at San
az ha II
returned one Saturday night, and came to
our store there had just been Q rattle for o
horse the boys were about to play game of
cards for pair of boots; Moynihsn took
hand was caught eating and Brown struck
him; Kenny stopped the row and put Brown
out Taylor. Kelly, Mccormick, O'NeiI,
Congdon and Morrison went out soon after !;
don't remember of Mehanny being there !;
Moynihan left his handbook and $50 cash
with me for safe keeping after all was quiet
/ went home was not there when the parties
came back; never saw Moynihan after that
night; about month after received a letter
for information Of him; soon after received a
letter from his wife at Chicago. also making
inquiries for him ; then l concluded that he
had been murdered; reported the case to
Chief Ben. Marsz, who was Chief of Police
then he would not do anything, un-
less l swore to a complaint charging
the parties with murder Kenny and talked
about the bloody clothes of Brown and Tay-
lor; Immediately after I commenced making
inquiries about the case all the parties named
left the city did get warrant against Brown
for battery, just to get the case in Court go
that the facts might come out; gave officer
r. FL. Babbitt $50 to go to San Francisco to
search for the parties; afterwards sent $40
more to him to continue the search never
got the parties !; the bank book was delivered
TO the Probate Court at San francisco when
letters of administration were taken out for
the estate of Michael Moynihan, deceased;
made search for the whereabouts of Moyni-
han, and am convinced that he was muir
dered. Jim Mullins and Jerry Donahue are
both dead Mullins was assaulted the same
night by the same parties spent considera-
BILE Of my own funds in trying to get an in.
vestigation, but could get no one to take much
interest in the case at the time; never have
heard of Moynihan since that night.
There was considerable legal sparring DUR
ing the examination of this witness, upon
questions of the sdmissibility of testimony.
The Court adjourned until 10 o'clock A. NJ.
to-day. It ia thought that there may be
some new developments in the case to-day.