The daily gazette., 1883-02-28

evening with his head in my hands; Crone
started toward Mcguire with his right han
In his pocket
| Cross s-examined-Vcn to see Dan O
| Wednesday; hc died while I was there
when went 10 listen 10 the count Magulr
nor Croney had not come 10; about
| O'Clock, wheu ] coIne n my attention wa
attracted by White aud Croney who wer
talking; the frht thing between Maguir
and Croney was when White sat down be
side Dan; when Dan told White about hi.
arrest in the morning, he said lie could licl
Bill Croney for $50; John Croney said "yor
| couldn't lick Re'. Mcguire said, 81
wouldn't strike You for II I did / would
| send you back TO che hospital
where You come 'front.'; Croney
safd, 'siay the $50 aside and aeht me mar
Tor man.; did not observe MuicAhey in the
room; did not know all that were there:
Witsel was nearest Croney when Croney
turned around; had his hand in his pocket
N no unusual way; when Croney started
toward Mcguire he jumped TO his feet; Mrs,
Witsn took hold of Dan and told him to
Keep quiet: he sat down and Croney went
out with Witsil; Croney came back and
hussel then said, Ego out and fight him
when Dan went out; think they rushed out
John w. Carey, sworn-Live 226 Adams
street; know Croney and knew Mcguire;
was at Witsil's store on the 7th of Novem-
Deri IL was about 11.30; when l entered
tnere was an argument going on between
burke and another man; White came In
shortly after and began talking about poll
tics and the great men of the day; shortly
after l came Dan Mcguire came, and little
later Cr0ney; White was still talking; Gro
ney said, "How about the match tax 4"
White said that tax was small item and
you pay more tax on the cigar you are
smoking; l remember the time when you
could buy four for cent?; White sat down
by Dan, shaking hands with him, and Ma
guire began telling him of his trouble, about
his having been arrested by Bill
Croney; he said 1t was done to
deprive him Of his vote; Croney
remarked, "what will you have him arrested
forp Mcguire said 1t was for having him
arrested to stop his vote; Dan said, "Bill
Croney, the had me arrested
and ! can lick him for s5O';; John said,
f'Dan, ne Is no - - -'; Mcguire
said he was; Croney said he should throw
aside the $50 and come out side and fi9ht
them man for mamie advanced toward Ma
guire, who got up, saying "it would be a
damn shame to strike you, for would send
you to the hoBpitaP'; Witsil took hold OF
Croney and said he did not want disturb
ance their; Mcguire stayed where he was;
then Mcguire still kept talking about the
dirty treatment" he had received; Croney
said he should come out and slight It out
man for man.; Mcguire stayed about three
minutes after Croney had left; / left after
Mcguire; heard Dan say he would have no
fuss with Croney; this he said TO Brickle;
Mcguire went out, while Croney and Witsil
were standing to the left of the door; Burke
stopped Dan, who stepped up to Croney and
put his hands OIL his shoulders and said,
John, c. d you, you don't want to
fight me"; saw the flash and Mcguire reeled
around and said, "I am shot"; immedi-
ately after there was another
shot fired; saw Croney fire
It; his arm was almost straight; he
walked about ID PAGES up Maryland avenue
before he ran; he started down Reed street
when returned; John Croney said when he
fired the second shot, "Come on, Tommy,
have one for you"; saw them taking Dan
home ON a settee; no police officers were
there. ll
Cross-examlned-Was around the polls
all day; Mcguire passed the polls twice; saw
him about 2.30; saw him again at SIS on
Madison street between Front and Second;
he was leading lad down home who had
been hurt in the riot; did not hear of his
having any trouble during the day; when /
first went in Witsil's store there was a large
party of men there; every one was anxious
to hear how the vote had resulted; they
were still counting at - o'clock; think they
could pack Is persons in the cigar store;
Croney, when.he started toward Mcguire,
was very pale and seemed excited; he
nhn Arrl, n,
sill got Croney to sit down Mcguire said he
could take any of the Croney family and
lick them; Croney said Dan should come
ont and fight him man for man; Mrs. Witsil
said Dan should keep quiet; did not hear
Mrs, Witstl say that Dan had been drinking
and there would be trouble If he did not
leave; he seemed excited and appeared to
have been drinking; saw him strike the
pool table-and cay he would send them
(the Croneys) to the hospital, where they
had come from; It was about three minutes
after Witsil and Croney had gone that the
crowd followed; Russell said, ego out, Dan,
and fight him.; he got up and Brickle took
hold OF him and Mcguire promised not to
fight think Russell went out
after Mcguire; went out after Dan,
who went up to Croney and said,
John, you don't want to. fight me, Cd
you, you are no At man, from the appear
ance of the flash | should think his hand
was on level with his hip; there were three
shots fired; fired one after Croney when he
started to run; there was light at the Eagle
Hotel and one from WitsiPs cigar store
window; do not know whether there was a
warrant for the arrest of Mcguire
Did you hear Croney say TO Mcguire that
night, "Dan, Pve got no quarrel with you,
here's my hand" Answer no.
Re-directexamination-Croney started to
run after firing the second shot; started
to run after him and fired just as he was
turning the corner at Reed street and Mary
land avenue; was about 10 feet away from
Mcguire when he was shot; he then moved
his position slightly and fired second shot
saying, "come along, Tommy, l have one
for YOU; meaning Russell, l suppose.
s. Court then, at O'Clock, adjourned,
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