The Portland daily press., 1886-09-04
ruE sHoRTsLEEvEs CASE.
al the Sessions OF
the Coroner's Jury.
The Jury Render Verdict that
ShortsIeeves Died
From a Wound Inflicted by Charles
A. C'NeiI.

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,thy Shortsleeves, died Sunday. Aug. 18th,
from the effects of wound received from
pistol fired by Charles A. O'Nel, FRIDAY,
Aug. 18TH
The Jury held their first session the latter
part of last week, and have examined
number of witnesses. The following IS
summary of the testimony on which the YER
dict is based:
Dr Weeks was the first witness, and testl-
fed to making the post mortem examination
i,o1 company with City Physician Smith he
testifed to the course of the bulet a i.II5
entered the body, and that t de eTann ui''''
yf. caused BY the w9ru, Civ
neSS Person. Shortsleeves said that he should
not have thought O'Neil would have shot
him.
William Ross testified that he had been in
the employ of Charles O'Neil for several
months prior to the shooting. Just before
the time of the shooting Ross was in the
yard. He entered the saloon and saw Charles
O'Neil, who was standing at the end Of the
bar, take silver mounted revolver from his
pocket and fire at Shortsleeves, who was
running towards the. door. Shorsleeyes
ing him in the direction of Oxford street.
Another witness testified that while chas-
ing Shortsleeves, Charles O'Neil tried to fire
a second shot, and not succeeding turned
and handed the pistol to Patrick 0'Neal
named Charles O'Neil. l saw him at his
shop on Washington street, on the 18th of
August last, between II and IL o'clock in the
forenoon. We drove there. Mr.. Stone of
the Museum, Boston, and Mr.. Foss of Bidde-
half an hour there. The baro1che was driv-
en- by Mr.. Jeremiah Callahan. My brother
was. standing behind the bar. We drove
first from my place on Centre street to Mr..
Wilson's. He was formerly on the same
bottles of lager beer there Drove from
there to Mrs. Johns0n's, on Washington
street. We then went to Charley's. Mr..
Stone then got behind the bar, and said,
Come boys, let's have something" He put
to the bar and said he would have some beer.
Charley says. You cannot drink here, nor
any of your gang, and / do not want you
here at ALL" Shortsleeyes. turned round to
me and said, you are fighter, amt you"
and he repeated it, and said you are a fighter
He struck at me, and we clinched. was
thrown ON the floor, and we got squabling in
a general fight. There were Is or 20 there.
After got up found | had been cut in two
the time; did not know there had been any.
did not hear the report of pistol. Twas
in a position where could not probably hear
anything. I did not see Shortsleeyes after
that, and have not seen him since. did not
there about noon with Mr. Stone, Mr.. Foss
and Charles O'Neil. We went in Callahan's
carriage. We went to my place on Centre
street. We all got out there. We stayed
there about 20 minutes an ana MI: Eoss ana 1d
not see Mr. Charles O'Neil after he left my
place, and have not seen him since. ! did
not know there had been shooting until we
came down in the carriage, when they were
no reply. My brother Charles had nothing
to do with the squabble. do not know Of
any trouble between my brother and Short
sleeves prior to the shooting. never heard
heard my brother accuse Shortsleeves of in
timacy with his wife.
Mathew FL. Kirwin testified l AM ac-
quainted with Charles O'Neil. l was also
with Timothy Shortsleeves. 1
was at O'Neil,s place on Friday, August Sd
last. | saw Shortseeves in a bar room and
he called me in. The place was Come Hans.
He asked me to go over to O'NeiPs to see if
Charley was in. | went over and came back
and he said lets take walk over, and we
went together, He IA asked Charley If he
him some money. Charley said "yes."
said "when," Charley said he |
would iettle when he got straight. | could |
not say that Shortsleeyes had been drinking. |
They had no quarrel except talking. Short
I hot for you; Chorles said: Il Do not
think you would do anything like that Tim" |
think we left the shop together. l think |
we went back to Connelly's. next saw |
Shertsleeves at O'Neil's about noon time |
Ebey e came me before Shortsieeves. They We're
all drinking Tom O'Neil came up to
and said, 81 have good mind |
to punch you ON the nose" and pushed |
away, and he ran out, | did not hear Short
did not hear any shooting before left the
shop. The shot fired was on the street. |
saw Charley O'Neil standing on the side
walk. l could not tell who fired the shot,
md did not see a revolver. :, d: did not seep
was in Oxford street running.
went after him over Oxford street, over |
1reenleaf street and up Monroe street, and
aw him at Lynch's drug store. / stayed
With him until he went to the hospital. He
said, II don't know. Tim," | suppose by
he he meant Charley. He did not say
HARLEY. | say on my oath that | did not
ear any report Of a pistol in the shop, and
id not see one either. l do not remember
You are no good" 1 had seen Shortsleeves
18th revolver in his hands before that
ay. He showed me one: He had it in a
rawer and told me he had it from fellow.
lie put it back in the drawer, 1t might
hooting. l never heard any words between
hortsleeves and ONeil Shortsleeves told
lie he had been Shot l was holding his
cad. The blood was not flowing.
harles O'Neil. l was at his honse on Fri
ay, the 18th of August last. l was there
hen the shooting occurred. went up with
harley about half-past ten in the forenoon.
met him at John Sullivan's saloon, i'll
entire street. While we were there this
in and two girls and Shortsleeves spoke to
harley, and then went into stall. We |
len went up to Charley's house. Short
eeves Kirwin and two or three others came
ere with them. He and Charley had
n tonight, and asked him if he Thought the
oney he had given him was sufficient to pay
m. Charley said, will give you all l
reed to, and guess you have got as much {
it of it as / have. Shortsleeyes said not,
oke at the Islands" The man Kirywin .
rned round to me, and asked him what !
had to do with it, He talked of making
ouble. Shortsleeves said, "leave him alone, !
is drunk" and told Charley if he had
befor re lot Il Re wen ont
en- Tom o'Neil came and had two men !
th him. One of them said, Lets have .
inks for everybody" Tim Shortsleeves !
me up and said, 81 will take beer" and :
farley said, you, cannot have anything,
t growing, and stepped between them,
d Shortsleeves put his hand in his pocket q
d pulled out knife, and he made two cuts y
Tom. and ran to the door. heard re- a
liver crack, but did not see who fired. L b
ewes had got out of the shop when the r,
It was fired. did not see anybody with | /,