New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-29
DRISCOLES PISTOL SHOT

A SIGNIFICANT REMARK WHICH POLICEMAN oVEh-
HEARD-nE WAS TO SHOOT SOMEBODY.
Rows of faces all of one character peered
over the backs OF benches in the General sessions
court room yesterday as the testimony was given IN 'he
cass OF Daniel Drsco who is on trial for Killing Brdge'
or "Beze" Garrty in John McCarthyslow odgng-house
in Uester-st Such the members OF the "Whyo gang
n, happen to be out OF prison were intcrestea !"
,be fate of their leader and other acquaintanccs ana
followers were the crowd OF spectators Ihey were
ovbrowed their leader is. had bold eyes ana soo
OF the bore marks OF personal encounters Ihey ea'o
eacarly forward to catch every word ana "atcheu D
coll admjrnely as he was taken back to the prisoners
non Mt recess crowd OF the Same KIND were eager
watchers for his appearance In the street when 'no
oo,rt aaionrne ed for the day. DrscOls vile. PLAINLY
dressed Young woman with young child. was present
during the trial -
Nine Juror, had been secured Monday. and when
pecorder smyth opened yesterday little difficulty
WAS had in selecting three others from mo
new nanrl OF twenty-five which had Desn ordere1 ~
sstsnt District Attorney Fellows tou 'nr Jury VIA
who was NJ McCsrthys place at the time OF the shoo
ing the first witness she sad Una. sue md ="
and Bezie" aighted. The woman went nrst anu
,a,n SirectIon lie then ran the door from the hall
into tho and burst 1t In a. II 10 c'' on %
snot fred the prosecution allege that ths snot killed
the Clarity woman though Intended ior Neatly; and
John Mccarthy, who kept the lodeing'honse an,
who was at first arrested on the 1. chsrge on o.,
committing the murder for when Drisrom IS on
light reddish musrache. dcepset eyes ana Io"ess
expression. He hsd qnarreed win Drisco, anu, h
British bulldog revolver at Dri.coli two weex, m
the killing of Beze" Clarity He sa tna. ne Ss
Drsco entered on the morning Of June 70 hr.coll ont
81. '"' saw he said, the muzzie OF
| nsto aimed through the crack OF the door ann ne
stood close against the wall until one snot was nTed
Then he down stairs throngh tns 1 ~. .aid an
hall whore he heard second shot hrei' ne sa VA "a
him Of fling the shot that killed her He was asked
whether he had been convicted OF any etms. an, ~
con ycted in the General sessions OF robbery ana MAO
served OF eight years in the stae rnson' ITO
The house Io 1863 Hester-st. whore the killing tooS
place Ia on the bordrrine between the slxth anu ,as
Fourteenth Precincts and policemen from ooth prrc'nc
iss'iasd Oiiser Mnlhollsnd, OF the Fourteenth. and
OFFICER Mcdonald OF SIXTH heard the shots nred NY
| Driscoll and Mnholand found him IN an empty TUT"
hit Of evidence that not made public un yes
fence was that OF Officer Wiley, VINO said that h'
saw Drisco with Brzie Clarity ana otner eonp, M
nynrhesrd couple of sentences OF their conversation
| Driscnll said: p" You won't stand by ne - belo ,
answered.: "Yes. will You shoot MN anu " '"o'
to you" 1900 +, ., o, ann tba n,ac,
where the shooting took place Tho trial VIII % COZ
Soon after orscolrs departure from the Tombs In tn
uornnr Warden Finn made his tour OF Inspection anu
conc IN rough inc prisoners CELL discovered large
quantity OF mortar AMI plaster lying under tne ma.
tress. Under the stationary WASH stahi "o'p ~
found from which three bricks had been taken In IL
three-inch cork-screw was hidden The prisoner ma
apparently Just begun operations and was onk wa
from libery. II he had penetrated the prlck van an
there was stu wall IN his way once OUT OIL sn
inner prison would have had TO pass tnree h an
hnoors and climb another stone wall thirty teet III gn
Drsco confined in Cell No as with another PIN
oner. Charles Higher. who SAID ne kneW nov VIVA
about the hoie made in the wall. Mhe
a.ssd by he tried TO escape in s sgGa
fashion. Drscol replied: You can piano io ''' ~
ing way.