Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-28

telling Croney that he would send hin
and his whole family to HI or the hos
pital, the same as he did his brother
although he might have used such Ian
guage.
Mcguire was much larger and
more powerful man than Croney; di,
not see CrOney approach Maguire witt
! his hand stretched out, neither did h,
hear him say, "Danny, you and
. ought not to fight; ! have nothing
against yon:" he was walking around
i the pool table toward Mcguire, when
+ he witness put him out; Croney did
not resist the witness; after he got him
r outside said to him, "John, for Gods
: sake, go home, and don't have any fuss
here;' when the witness vas putting
Croney ont, he heard some one in tn,
room urging Mcguire to 20 ont and fight
. him; had his back toward the room and
, could not see who 1t was. b.t hgirg
. from the voice, he thought it was Thorn
as Russell. At this point Mr.. Bird
said, eyes, it was Russell who done il,
and it was all his fault that it ever hap
pened.' After few more questions,
the witness was dismissed, after having
been on the stand nearly one hour and
n half.
Samuel Bailey sworn, and testified
that on the night Of the election, he
Went to Witsil's place to see if he could
find out something about the returns
he Went into the pool room where Mr..
White and another man were talking
about the great men of the unite,i
States; ut that time Croney came in
smoking a segar, and mention wa
made If Mr.. Bayard, whom White said
was the smartest man in the country;
with that Cron"y said "how about
the match tax" After few
words had pa scd White told Croney
that he did not want to talk to him, as
he did not know anything. White then
went and sitduwn alongside Of Maguirr,
who told hin rot 10 mind that fellow,
! meaning Cr"nry, for "his brother is the
on Of a b-h who had me arrested be
fore breakfast this morning." Mcguire
also said that he intended to have Will
liam Croncy arrested the next morning.
John Croney leaned over the pool table,
| an, said his brother was not u son of
b--h.
Some angry words passed between
them, when Mcguire said, {" have
been peaceable all day, but ifyou and
your brother will come up on the hill !
Tomorrow morning, I'll fight you both
for fifty dollars" Mr.. Witsil then put
Croney out, and nearly all in the room
followed the witness and Il few others
remained in the room, and when Ma
guire started to 20 out, Charley Brckcl
took hold Of him and told him not to
60, and Mcguire replied he would 60
and see what he Want' d. In few
minntes the witness heard two pistol
shots and exclaimed, My God some
body is shot" He found that Mcguire
was wounded, and assisted to lay him
on the pool table, and afterwards hel ped
TO carry him home.
CrosS-eXanined by Mr.. Bird: Ma
gllirc was in the pool room when CrOnry
came in; when Croney was put out,
Russell urged Mcguire to go out and
fight him, but Brickel said, "don't go,
Dan, you have been peaccablc all day,
and don't get in a fight
The remainder of his cross.examina-
ton was the same as the direct teSti-
mony.
Thomas Mullin sworn and testified,
that he resides on Jefferson street in
this city knows John Croney the pris-
oner ut the bar he was at Witsil's S on
the night Of the 7th of November heard
White and another man talking when
he entered in a short time Mcguire
commenced to talk about Bill CrOncy
having had him arrested ON the morn
ing of that day, and said that he
could whip him the next morning
for fifty dollars John Croney told him
to throw the fifty dollars aside, and
come out and fight him, man for man
Mcguire replied, If was to hit you
I'd put you where you ca'ne from in
the hospital.' Croney then approach
ed Maguire, who jumped up, and Mr..
Wit>il put Croney ont Magnirc reSum-
ed his seat, and Tom Russell said, "go
out and fight him Shandy; "all went
heard a shot fred and learned that Ma
guire was wounded.
He died on Wednesday, with his head
in the witness hands. lt
Cross-examined by Mr.. Bird: Am a
morocco dresser by trade, and work for
Mr. Taylor; the first thing that attracted
his attention when he entered the room,
was the conversation betw Ell White ,
and Cronry they We're gliding each 9th d
tr; Croney had not said anything to /
Mcguire when he commenced to tell
about his being arrested The wit u
ness then cOrrohorated what had been :
said by the other witnesses alou; the com q
Of the disturbance, and in
answer to Mr.. Birds questions, said, v
lady, whom he supposed was Mrs. Wit II
'il. came in while they were talking in L
, loud tone, and told Mcguire to keep
luiet j.; the witness did not 90 out When
he others did heard Russell tell Ma u
,uire to go and fight Croney; did not o
lear him say ego out and give him d
II, Dan."
John W. Carey sworn, and testified :,
the same as the previous X
witnesses in reference to the occur D
enres in the pool room previous to the "
hooting. ;,
He then proceeded to tell how, when n
Witsil put Croney out, Brickel took n
lold of Mcguire, and he promised not Il
o have any fuss with Croney ; he then L.
'assed out and witness followed; Ma
,uire went over to Croney, and laying y y
lis hands on his shoulder said, "yon Sc
re no fit man to fight me-" and i'm NJ
lcard the report Mcguire r"cled, and
would have fell, but was assisted into tn
he store Croney fired another shot, W. W.
nd said something that sounded like co co
come on, Tommy, | have one for la
ou' he then ran out toward the gas
onsc, pursued by the witness for
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