The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-20
The policeman borrowed lamp from the
witness to examine the body.

the knife near the body and couldn't luentl-
fy it as the one exhibited 10 hlm on the wit
ness stand. 1t was a small knife. DE saw
McEnenany at the police barracks, and the
prisoner had told him that he had had
trouble with Dobson, who had cut him
and McEnenahy had cut Dobson in self
defense. On cross examination the witness
said that Dobson had told him on one occa-
sion that he weighed 30 pounds He was
very large man. and the witness had no
reason to think he weighed less at the time
OF the killing. McEnenany, he said, was
in q bad condition when he was brought TO
the barracks. He was a very weak man.
He looked as if he WAS under the influence
Of liquor, but in reply TO question by
Mr. Meldrim the witness admitted that ne
could not say it was not from an anodyne
administered by DIR. Sheftall.
THE STATE CLOSES.
The state then closed, and the defense
called Policeman James Maher, who testi-
fed that at APO o'clock on the morning OF
the affray colored man told him that
man had come into his room and he thought
he was in a dangerous condition. The wit
ness found McEnenaDy at the coored mans
| house. McEuenauy took out his knife and
gave it TO Neve. The witness was going To
take him to the hospital on advice Of DR..
Sheftaf, but when he learned that Dob
son had been cut, Neve put the
wounded man under arrest and
told the doctor he couldn't let
him 60 The prisoner told Neve he had cut
Dobson at Bay and Montgomery streets,
and the witness asked McEnenany ii he
could get Dobson there and the prisoner
said he didn't know. McEnenany made no
concealment Of his act On being cross
examined the witness said that he found
McEnenany lying at the read of the garrett
stairs in the colored mans house. The
prisoner wouldn't 90 in the ambulance, but
tI-.l ~ k.a.rs all
M'ENENANY's FRIEND.
Frank Armstrong, McEnenany's COM
panion, was next called. He wanted an
interpreter, but this being refused, in very
fair English he related the details of the
killing. He had lost the key to his room,
and living opposite McEnenany, the two
walked down town to meet a Mr.. Fobes,
who was expected by the steamer City of
Birmingham due that night. They went to
Mrs. Barnwells for drink. and after
while Armstrong went to the market for a
sandwich and was gone fifteen minutes.
The quarrel between McEnenany and Dob
son began during his absence. The wit
ness asked Dobson to stop quarreliug
and come on and get a glass of beer
DobSon asked Armstrong il he was friend
Of McEnenany, and when he said Eyes, ="
Dobson had agreed to quit quarreling.
| Afterward the quarreling WAS renewed,
| anu INC WlullSsS utdTu DODSOl say 10 NC
| Enenany Come on outside if you want to. y
McEnenany went out Mrs Bafnwell
wouldn't let Dooson 60 out, and locked the
| door. After a second or two DobSon and
the witness went out, where the quarrel
was renewed, and the witness asked Dobson
ia go back in the house. Dobson
turned and went back to the
door, and turned again and came back with
his knife in his hand. The witness aud
| E'DRnafV ahO Iva cot
from the door. After more words between
Dobson and McEnenany, Armstrong saw
Dobson open his knife, and he ran between
them, got McEnenany behind him, and
begged Dobson to stop the row. Dobson
raised his hand to strike McEnenany, and
Armstrong threw up his arm to guard
McEnenany, and Dobson cut him in
the arm. Armstrong then jumped aside
and began to call police" Dobsou and
McEnenanY went together and fell, Dobson
on top. When they fell Armstrong saw
Dobson in the act of striking, but he didn't
know how McEnenany got away from HIM
and didn't see any of the cutting. Dobson
used ugly words when on top of McEn-
enany, but the witness didn't remember
them.
On being cross examined Armstrong de-
tailed the places he had visited with McE1-
enany. He was not drunk, but McEnenany
was 1t was the first time he had ever seen
him in that condition. lie didn't know the
origin of the fuss.
MAD TO FIGHTING.
In the house McEnenany was sitting down
at table, and Dobson was walking up and
down the room, and some words were pass
ing between them. Armstrong said that he
couldn't remember anything said by
McEnenauy. The latter stepped out
on the sidewalk and didn't say any
thing He didn't SEQ McEnenany
have knife. They both wanted to fight.
Armstrong received a cut in the back of
his coat, which he did not discover until
after his return from the inquest aud he
didn't know who did the cutting. When
he was calling for police he saw no weapons
between the parties. When Dobsou went
off and came back with q knife it was a
very short time as it was only four or five
steps where ne went. Armstrong couldn't
explain why McEnenany didn't leave when
he first went out.
On the redirect examination, the witness
said that when DobSon got up and started
across the street, he was going in the same
direction that McEnenany had taken in his
, fight after the fight
Joseph Clark was called to prove the
, general character of Dobson for violence
but all he knew was that at one time
Dobson had knocked the dickens" out OF
him without cause, a remark ne liked SC
! a little man who saw stars when Dobsou
knocked the dickens out of me-" as b,
. put it.
. j. f. Kuhlman, harness maker, who
employed McEnenany, testified that Nee Il
I enauy was sick with pain in his side or
r the day preceding the killing, and he hat
got some medicine for him. The prisoner
, he said, was attentive to his work, and wa.
a peaceable man. DobSon, he said, wa,
peaceable when sober and violent when
drinking.
4 PHYSICIANS ON THE STAND.
DIR. Sheftall testified to having beer
called TO attend McEnenany, who had TOLD
him that he cut Dobsou in self-defense. He
considered the wound in McEnenany's lune
a severe one, and wanted him conveyed tC
the hospital, but, as the policeman refused
g DR.. Sheftall would not let the man be taken
e III the rough wagon. A knife such as wa.
n shown to the witness as Dobson's knife, b,
e said could have made the wound
1 DR.. T. B. Chisholm, Jail physician, hac
t McEnenany removed from his cell to tn,
hospital ard for treatment for one week
:. on account Of the serious wound in the lunl
j. cavity.
L The defendant, McEnenany, then wen
Q on the stand aud made his statement
n taking off his coat, vest and shirt anc
9 showing his wounds. He said the difficulty
g originated because he had refused to shak,
n dice with Dobson for the beer, and tina
t when he went out of the house Dobson fol