The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-15
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR,
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
The shOrt-Phelan Case-An Important
Capture at San Antonio-The Situa-
ton at Sweetwater-AIso at
Carrizo-Other Misdeeds.
The Short-Phelan Case.

4 NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE examina.
sion in the Short Phelan case was be-
gun to-day by Justice Patterson, at the
Tombs court. The courtroom was
6lled with spectators. Capt. Phelan's
arm still hung in sling. Police Ser.
geant Cook took charge of the captains
large revolver, which Phelan carried in
Ibis pocket.
Short came in later, accompanied. NV
|oounsel. He looked "a trine pale.
The prosecution called Phelan to the
Witness stand. After being sworn he
ssid, IN response to questions by his
8cOunsel:
any name is Thomas Phelan; | live
Bin Kansas City; on the 9th of January
d was sitting In Rossa's office, with nv
side TO the table, and my back to the
door; Richard Short came in with
ID long knife in his hand
land said, now | have got you! now [
have got YOU! Then he plunged the
knife into my breast; he pulled it out
land stuck lG INTO my side; | tried to get
Enway from MN by running around the
table, but he managed 10 strike me three
Xtimes two men who were in the room
4 ran out and | tried TO escapes; got ont
Sat length and made my way to the
Hstreet; became acquainted with Short
last July"
4 On cross-eXalnination, Phelan said:
81 have resided in Kansas CITY
Etwenty-eight years, with the exception
EOf the time | was in the army and The
three years | lived in Washington:
Etook three months trip abroad, i'm 1884:
4 visited Ireland, England, and Wales:
landed at Queenstown and
from there went TO Cork;
didn't meet any persons |
knew at either Of these places; never
WAS in the employ of the British govern
ment; never made the acquaintance of
bny goyernm ent officers while abroad .
had conversations with British de-
tective, but did not know he was n
British detective until he lett nv con
troll"
At this point counsel for the prosecu-
hon objected to the scope OF the cross
examination, ana suggested it bo con
fined only to the assault.
Phelan: "ihe reason | used Kear-
news name and told what he had said
and what he had done, was because he
Openly boasted Of what he had done in
[Eugand."
Defense then asked adjournment I'M
vi Saturday next and the request was
granted.
Capt. Phelan afterwards denounced
The adjournment as unjust, and said if
would cause him to lose time and
money.
The court decided that the examina.
lon must be confined TO the evidence
ftbe assault.
Witness on Cross-eXamination CON
lued. He said: az cameto New York
ssBJanuary for two purposes; one, to
isit my sister, Mrs. Levy, at
southampton, Massachusetts and to ex.
pain To certain persons an article in
le Kansas City journal. | had a talk
nth Kearney about the article and my
purpose in coming here. He had told
PIE that the boys down at the office
Eere angry with me for talking to re-
Orters in the way the article represented
hat did. He also said something
bout an article in O'DOnnOvan Rossa's
paper. ! told him no man could pub
sh lie on me without my bringing
nm to account for it. When | went 10
'ossa's office | had my little boys re-
tolyer with me. | don't know whether
was loaded or not; had
been arrested twice in Kansas
Eity, once for tearing down
n Saint Patrick's day, picture i'm a
flore representing Irishmen as apes
he second time for carrying concealed
seaponS; | was charged once with stab
|mg a man named Trout Norton; | did
pot boast about this affair or say
SOnld do IL again il anybody Insulted
ne; the article in the
Kansas City journal did not
sll me an informer; it said ! gave in
formation that dynamite was concealed
the "Queen;"l did give that informa-
on, and would do so again, under SIM
circumstances; 1t is true, to a GER
an extent, that an English detective
pIinto my confidence; told him my
ame, where l came from and Whero /
Nas going.