The daily gazette., 1883-02-28
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and partly carried and partly pushed hiI
ont; Croney said he wouldn't 20 home, h
"would be damned If he would; he ha
time to have gotten out of sight before Ma
guire came out; Dan wasn't the last .
come out; be first spoke TO some one; tn
wound was on the left side at the bottom O
the stomach (witness indicating on hImsel
about where the bullet struck1;I sent TO
doctors; q settee was borrowed from
house and Dan was taken home; saw Dal
the day he was buried; saw fash Of pisto
and heard report.
Cross-examined--T The location and dimen
kIons Of the store and pool room were given
Witness stated that there had been no de
turbance ct the polls but there had beer
several rows &C the Eagle Hotel on Mary
land avenue; there was a riot at Second anC
| Madison streets, starting Just previous Il
the closing Of the polls; shots were tlier
fred +; first saw Mcguire that evening at |
O'Clock, when the riot took place; he was In
| front OF my store; don't know what
Maguire's condition was then; next saw
him at9 or 10 o'clock; he then had drink
| or two; have seen him under the influenct
Of liquor in all stages; know he had &
drink or two; Mcguire was not quarrelsomt
when In liquor; never heard him make q
disturbance; next saw him that evening
the third time that evening; prior to that
had seen him In the morning when he was
arrested, and when he returned from the
polls; Mcguire was not voter
at the Third ward polls; he lived
In the Eleventh ward; the voting
places were not the same; did not see him
around the Third ward polls; at - O'Clock
there were Is or 20 in my pool room; there
were chairs and benches around the. table;
was busy behind my counter all the even
ing; parties would come in, buy cigars and
pass into the pool room; those present dur
ing the evening in the room were A. w.
Carey, Charles Brittle, Alexander White,
Thomas Mullen, William Mulcahey, Daniel
Mcguire, John Croney, Thomas Russell, j..
Russell, Samuel Bailey, Dave Reeder, James
Burke; Croney came In about 11.30 or 12
O'Clock; he was on his way home; he came
In alone; he called for cigar and lit It; he
asked how the election went; told
him didn't know, as they were still
counting; he then went to pool room;
he was In the habit of coming In my place;
just prior to Croney's coming, White and
Mulcahey were busy talking; Afterwards
White and Mcguire were talking, and the
latter said, "Bill Croney had me arrested
this morning and tried to stop my vote, and
am going to get square with him for IT,;
can't repeat Croney's words; the tirst thing
heard was when Mcguire spoke of whip
ping Croney and his brother; Mcguire, who
was always a loud-voice man, was talking
loud, while Croney was talking low; Ma
guire said, "I'll get square with you for It.
] can whip you or your brother for S50''; he
then said something about a coun ter-suit;
John said, 'drop the $50 and fight It out";
there was some uproar in the room, and
nearly all jumped TO their feet;
tried to stop Mcguire and quiet
him; did not hear Dan say,
"Ill send you to hell or TO the
hospital; both men had been drinking; was
not called from the pool room during the
talking, my wife was present short time;
she went out when tried to quiet Maguire;
Dan was larger man than Croney; he was
finely built and powerful; did not see Croney
offer to shake hands with Dan; Croney did
not resist when took hold Of him; my back
was to the pool room and he faced me; he
wanted to stay where he was, but he didn't
push; said to Croney, "John, for Gods
sake go home, and don't raise disturbance
around here''; still urged him to go, but
he wouldn't go; the door opened and the
rest came out; when In the room some
wanted Dan To 60 out and fight Croney; it
sounded like Thomas Russell's voice; don't
know who fired the second shot l heard.
After being on the stand for one hour and
ten minutes the witness was allowed to step
aside and another was called.
Samuel Bailey, sworn-Live on Elm
street know the prisoner, also Daniel Ma
guire was in Witsel's cigar store about 10
o'clock went there TO hear the returns !;
sat in the pool room heard White and Null
cahey talking about smart men In this
county; White said Bayard was one of the
smartest men Croney said, what about
the match taxW White said to Croney, 81
don't want anything TO say to you !" Croney
replied, "y0u teach me" Mcguire said,
"don't mind that fellow, his brother, the
- - -, tried to deprive me Of
my vote before breakfast" Croney
jumped up and said, "don't call
my brother that name again " |;
Mcguire said, "You dry up--I can whip any
began to tell White about his arrest and
what It had cost him; also, that he had
warrant issued for William Croney's arrest;
John Croney said, "Take us man for mani"
Witsil then took Croney and walked him
out of the store; / did not 90 outside, that
Is, Charlie Brickle and and Dan, n,who said,
~ will go out and see what he wants." he
was not out long before heard two shots;
started for the door when Mcguire was
brought in.
Dan was the last to leave the pool room;
L Heipcu 10 carry ian nome hIgeF Dolng
shot; it was about IL. As when Dan came In;
Croney came In while White and Mulcahey
we're talking; when he came In Croney
said, "What about the match taxP White
replied, "Young man, you pay tax on the
cigar that you are smoking''; Croney said,
81 paid for it and can smoke it,; his man
ner was rather unpleasant.
Cross-examined-It was about 10 O'Clock
when went to Witsll's; have known Gro
ney about two years: personally acquainted
with Mcguire; had not seen either Of them
before on that day; Mcguire was In the pool
room frat; Mcguire was the first to start the
conversation, stating that Croney's brother
had had him arrested; Dan said
be was going to have William Croney
arrested; John said, "what are you going
to have him arrested for ~; when CToneS
and Witsel went out there were only three
persons lett in the room; Russell went out
first and the rest followed, as they thought
there was going to be fight; Russell said,
"come out, Dan, and fight him.; Dan
jumped up and Brickle said, ''don't 90 out,
you have been peacsable all day.; Dan went
about minute later; know White; do not
know Mulcahey personally; Bricklc, my
self and Dan were left In the
room when the rest went out.
Thomas Mullen, ,sworn-Liye $40 Chestnut
street; know John Croneyj knew Daniel
Mcguire; was in Witsil's cigar store on the
7th Of November; was out In the yard rear
Of the pool room; stopped at the door of the
dwelling; sat there and listened to the
counting of the vote; came into the pool
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