The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-26

! The Criminal Court was crowded
yesterday when the case Of Dan 0'Dou-
nell for killing Monasco on the day Of
! Justice Buttenberg's election was taken
up at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
NIKE M'MAHoN's EVIDENCE
was to the effect that he run for Mag
istrate and had some words with
0'DoDnell, had no intention of shoot
! ing O'Donnell, but the latter knocked
him down. He went 10 his saloon.
| but had been armed eli day. He did
not know Mona co had followed him
down to the corner. That he drank a
good deal that day and that he did not
care aIticulsIly what was the result
OF the election. He said Monssoo did
not hit 0'Donnell and that he never
attempted to shoot him and did not
draw pistol on him.
SHERIFF CANNON
testified that be saw fuss was brew.
! ing and followed Mcmahon TO his
saloon; asked Mr.. Harrington not TO
let him have pistol, AID asked Nc.
Mahon not TO coma back to where
O'Donnell was and have a fuss; Mo-
nasco said he would either kill or get
even with the s--n of b-h that hit
Mcmahon; Mcmahon went to Algeo's
cigar store and into the back room, as
il looking for 0'Dnnnell, and Cannon
followed him in. He then came out
and went touth toward Poplar street,
and found ODonnsll standing on the
corner, near Goodyear's drug store
MOnasco was with Mcmahon. When
Mcmahon found O'Donnell ke &C.
costed him and words passed them;
about this time MonasCo jumped in,
remsrkipg that "You are the man
that struck Mcmahon, striking 0'Don-
nell several blows in the face, appar-
emily as hard as he could hit him l
caught Monssco by the coat and jerked
him back to the edge OF the sidewalk.
Then seeing Mcmahon move toward
O'Donnell, l released Monasco aud
started toward him, wrenching a pistol
from his hands, which brought my
back to O'Donnell aud Monasco. While |
taking the pistol from Mcmahon l |
beard the Rho', and heard MOnasco
say he was shot.
JOHN MURRAY
said he was on his way home, about |
$3.50 pm. Sheriff Cannon met him |
and told him he thought l had better
stay with him, as he expected trouble. |
So l remained. Sheriff Cannon and |
myself followed Monasco and Nc |
Mehon around the corner, where they
found O'Donnell. Monasco hit O'Don-
nell, knocking him against the drug |
store, and as O'Dopnell fell he fred. |
O'Donnell was standing perfectly quiet,
with his hands behind him, and seemed
to be perfectly peaceable, saw Sheriff |
Cannon take pistol from Mcmahon
about the time of the shooting.
GEORGE GOODYEAR
testified that he was in store; that he
walked to the glass window and saw
some one strike Q'Donnell, who was
standing out tide with his ha1d behind
him.
DON MATHRs,
colored, testified 81 saw Monasco shut
up his saloon and saw Mcmahon come
out OF it. The sheriff and Mcmahon
were together. Mcmahon stopped
and Cannon started to talk ID 0'Don-
nell. Mcmahon seemed to be very
angry and think told 0'Donnell he
would meet him the next day. O'Don-
nell told him he would meet him any
time. Monasco ran in and struck
0'Donnell two or three times. He
staggered back and shot.
NIKE MADDEN
testified: 81 saw O'Donnell, Mcmahon,
Cannon and Toomey standing in front
Of the Court House, and Mcmahon
told O'Donnell'he thought he was his
friend until that day. 0'Donnell Ie-
piled that he was still his friend, and
Mcmahon called him a DID liar.
Then 0'Donnell struck Mcmahon and
knocked him down. Then Mcmahon
went to Harringt on's saloon, and |
grabbed him just as he started behind
the bar, l think TO get pistol. 1 said
to him that he and 0'Donnell both
had families, and they had better let
the matter drop, as there was no use
in their falling out over this little cleo
tion. Then Mack came out and met
McnascO, whom we all call "Bull
Run, in front of his (McMahon's) ga.
loon. Bull Run opened the door, and
he and Mack went inside, and they
closed 1t. In the meantime Capt.
Cannon tried to get in, but could not.
In about a minute Mack and "BulI
Run" came out and came down toward
the Court House, "Bull Run" locking
the door after him. "Bull Run"
made some remark about 0'Donnell,
but don't know what he did say
about him. 0'Donnel claimed l had
ob;tructed the polls, aud was little
mad with me. had pulled a vote
out Of mans hand, aud was arrested
and fined 800. That's what the cleo
ton cost me"
ED TooMEY
testified: 81 saw the difficulty. [ :
was standing in flont of the court
house and henrl O'Donnell and Nc
Mahon have some words. O'Donnell
struck Mcmahon and knocked him
down. Afterward / saw O'Donnell
on the corner Of Poplar and
Main, and heard Monasco say, You
are the man who struck McMahon,' |
and then struck 0'Donnell or tried to
strick him. saw Mcmahon and
Monasco come together down the
street from the dire elton OF McMahon's
saloon, and Monasco said, 4 want TO :
zee the man who knocked Mcmahon !
down. l was pretty full myself, and I
don't think was in a position to know t
exactly what did occur. / heard c
Monasco ask ,0'Donnell il he hit Nc I
MahOn and rush at 0'Donnell, who t
hen shot him." t
JIM CARR