Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-15
PHELAN- SHORT.
The Case Opened and tho Defense
Granted a Postponement.
Capt. Phelan Admits that He was Armed
at the Time Of the Assault on Him,

NEW YORK, FEB. l4.-The exam
iHatioH in tho Short-Phelan case was
begun to-day by Justice Patterson at
the Tombs court. The court was filled
with spectators. Capt. Phelan's arm
still hung in a sling, Police Sergeant
Cook took charge of the captains large
revolver which Phelsn carried in his
pocket. short came IN later, accom-
panied by his counsel. He looked =
trifie pale. The prosecution called
PhelRn 20 the witness stand. After
being sworn he said IN response 20 the
question of his counsel:
"My name Ia Thomas Phelan; live
In Kansas City. On the OH OF Janu.
| ary / was sitting in ROssR's office,
| with my left to the table and my back
/ to the door. Richard Short came In
! with a long knife in his hand and
sald: Now ] have got you; now l
have got you.
''Then me plunged the knife into my
breast. He pulled II out ana stuck II
into my side. ] tried 20 get away
from him by running around the table
but lac managed 10 strike me three
times. Two men who we're present ran
on and tried TO escape. got out at
length and made my way 20 thestreet.
became acquainted with Short last
July.n
on cross.examlnation Phelan said:
~ have resided in Kansas City
twenty-eight years with the exception
OF the two years that was In the army
and the three years that j lived In
Washington. ! took a three-months'
, trim abroad in 1888. visited Ireland,
England and Wales. j landed al
Queenstown and from there ] went 70
Cork. l did not meet any pereoni
: whom knew at eithel
3 Of these places. / never was in IN.
employ Of the British government.
. never mRde the acquaintance OF any
government officer while abroad.
/, bad a conversation with 3 British do
a tective, but / did not know that hl
was q British detective until he LEI
me-"
AZ this point the counsel for Ia
y prosecution objected 10 the scope OF IA
|. icroas-examinstion and suggested tina
it he confined only 20 the assault.
9 The court decided that the eXamina
!. ton must be confined 70 the eVidenc
u IN the defense. The witness cToss-ex
/ HfnlUAAA0u was ANlAthhNbs - F~'N@'
70 ~ came 10 New York last Januar
y for two purposes; one 70 visit my sister
J. Mrs. Levy, at Northampton Mass
!, and toexplaiu TO ceTtain persons the az
:, ticlein the Ksnsss City Journal. hs
q talked with KeArney about the ertlel
q and abOnt my purpose In coming her,
y He had told me that the boys down !
Is the Office were angry with me for Tall
y ing 10 the reporters In the way. the a
A. ticie represented l did. He also sai
d something about the article In O'DoI
" ovaD Rossa's paper. ] told him thi
u no man could publlsh lie WithoI
"a my bringing him 70 aeconl
fof It. When went 10 Rosa oil'
j had my little boy's revolver with ~
DON'T know whether II was loads
"a or not. have been arrested twice
~ X ,nsss City, once for tearing down, G
m saint PairIck's day, picture IN asto
4. representing Irishmen ~ apes, ana u
er second time for carrying conceal,
~ weApone. / was charged once VA
nj )statblDR = man named Trout horto
~ 4 ala not DOasl about this affair or a
~ that / would do II again n any DOC
10 ipsnlted me. The article Ia the IA
10 80 CITY Journal did not call me an J
by iormsr, Il said that gave the Inform
~ ion that dynamite was coneeAled
- ! lie Queen I did give thAl inform