Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-14
MAINE DINPATCHES,
SHOT In The BACK.
Charies o'NeiPs Deadly Assault on Tim.
"thy short-Jeaiousy the Cause of the
Affair.

PoTLAND, Aug. l3.
ABOUT O'Clock this afternoon shot from
pistol was heard in the vicinity of O'Nejl,s
liquor saloon on Washington street. near the
corner OF Oxford street. Timothy Short
famliiarly known as "Tim the Bouncer" WAS
found dangerously wounded and was immed.
lately conveyed to Lynch's drug store. a shor,
distance up the street Here DIR. Rynne was
summoned and on his arrival he made an ex-
animation of the wounded man. He found q
outlet hole in the back, probably penetrating
the lung. Short was in great pain and it was
impossible to probe for the ball at the time
snort was questioned as to the one who did
the shooting. He said that he was in this
shop this afternoon and Charles, Patrick and
Thomas O'Nell entered, accompanied by 4
man from Boston whose name he did no,
Know. Thomas tried to pick a quarrel and
offered to fight him. Charles O'Neil then
drew revolver and fred twice at him, the
first not taking effect and the last hitting him
as described above.
Inc cause of the shooting appears to be
O'NePs jealousy of his wife. whom he has
accused of being too intimate with Short
Yesterday, it is reported, Charles O'Neil
made an assault on his wife and hurt her
pretty severely. 1t is also reported that he
kicked Short out of the shop yesterday.
After the shoot Charles, Thomas and Pat
rick O'Neil, with the Boston man, jumped in
to Jerry Callahans hack, standing near, and
drove off at high rate of speed. As soon
as the news reached the police station meas.
ures were at once taken to intercept them,
but they have not been caught.
Short was conveyed tie the City Hospital az
soon as wagon could be summoned. He
was put under the Influence of morphine, to
relieve him of the intense pain the wound
caused him. DR.. Rynne could give no posi-
tive opinion as to whether the man was like
ly to recover, but he will survive for the
present at any rate.
Short is about % years of age unmarried,
and came here from Boston.not long ago.
LATER PARTICULARS.
Short is seriously wounded and the doe
tors say that he must die. The pistol ball
passed through the kidneys lodging in the
abdomen. Inflammation set in and the
chances of his recovery are small. O'Neil
has been jealous of his wife for some time,
and yesterday he took her to ride when he
tried to force her to acknowledge that she
had been intimate with Short, whereupon she
refused and O'Neil jabbed knife in her
wrist three times. She still refused to ac-
knowledge her guilt. He then tried to get
her to tell him where her bank
book was, she having $40
in theIbank She told him it was between
the mattresses of the bed He left her and
went home to find it but could not. Short
says he was in the shop this afternoon and
Tom O'Neil came In and Short said, 'You
think you are fighting man, l will fight
you." One word led to another and they
finally came to blows, then the fight became e
general and Short saw C'Neil come out from
behind the counter with revolver. Short
started to run and O'Neil shot him in the back
O'Neil was seen on the street this afternoon
and later was seen to drive out of the city
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