Daily Republican., 1889-09-12
THIRD EDITION.
nIURDER WILL uur.

Ahe man VINO Killed the Pole Fount
oat-Thomas Ro .ers Held for MUIR
ter-Francis 7. Cariiu Saw Him Pu
HIS Gun Over the Fence aud shoot Tn,
man.
Toe ooroner's inquest vt New Castl,
last nlght resulted In finding out wb,
hIed the shot that. killed Francisco Jan,
kowsky in the Dobbinville Iiot of las
Saturday night and Sunday morning
since the adjournment OF the inquest OF
Molday evening last, Coroner Gambi,
and Detective Harvey ID. Vandegrifl
went hard TO work to discover some clue
10 the guilty man. Neither OF them
knew that the other was working up the
case, aud by u singular coincidence both
ieil upon the tame clue, and both were
prepared when the inquest met lasi
nlRht to spring the startling evidence
that sends Thomas Rogers TO jail withou,
Dali to answer the charge of wiliulIy aud
without ptoyocation shooting to death
the innocent Pole.
Deputy Attorney General Davis was
present at the hearing and conducted the
examination OF Witnesses on the part OF
the 5ta.o
An entirely new sot CT witnesses were
examined, Patrick McManus, q Young
MAJ about 20 years OF age, being the first
called. lie stated that on Saturday nip hi
he ard three others went TO Dobbinyille
to see the fight. They fret went to
Leonard's saloon and sang sCme songs.
and then went to Corners house, where
he remained until 10 o'clock. lie saw
several meu with guns, amongst them
Geor.e Bratton and Thomas Rogers, the
oAly cnes he knew, and whom the Mayor
made the last arrests he left Dobbinyille.
John J. McCaiferty stated that about
lo.45 o'clock, he with Frank Carlin,
Patrick Mehanns and Patrick McGorey,
went TO Leonard's saloon where they got
some beer and sang some songs. He saw
hshting but saw Bratton, Rogers and
Cas'y with guns In the Hungarian quar-
tcrs before tho arrival of the police
heard some shooting but did not zee any.
James b. Toman stated that he closeI
his saloon at 1l.50 and went to Dobbip-
vile, where he heard q mufiied gun shot.
He saw Americans and Huugariaus tiQh,.
Yg. One man struck at him and he re-
turned the blow, after which he went
alter the sheriff.
Francis J. McGo y was in Dobbinyille
yhen the fight took place, and saw Brat
ton ard Rogers with guns. Carlin told
him man was shot and showed him the
aead man. The mayor arrived thirty
minutes alter. He saw q man In the
neld near the end OF the Hungarian row
that looked like Rogers, and this was
after the man was killed. Bratton stood
some distance from Rogers with q gun.
He beard four shots fired, and the fourth
vas in the Hungarian quarters, Thomas
Bogere, one Of the prisoners, asked
th4 witness If he could recognize him 30
or 40 yards away, to which lie replied;
you were not that far away when saw
you"
THE EVIDENCE THAT coNvIcrs,
Francis T. Carlin testified: "a heard of
the DobbiEville riot at 1855 O'Clock at
Icman's hotel. There were men on
Toman's corner. Bratton was one. /
heard something sad of the DobbIpsyille
trouble and four or five of us made no
our minds TO 20 cut. After We left Jim
ToDan's the first place we stopped was at
bsfges' corner. McCaffefty, McManus
and McGory were with me. We stood
theIe, judge, about ten minutes. This
was about ll.O5 O'Clock. We then went
% Martin Leonardo and stayed there i've
OF ten minutes. We came outside and
eacCaiierty and sang a song. We then
went toward LeoDard's stables. near the
Hungarian row. We staid there 1--WE or
Zen minutes. We saw men with gums
and clubs, hut did not know any Of them.
There were probably three or four with
clubs. l saw Vandegriit with a gun. He
went toward the nine foot alley back OF
the Hungarian row. He then went
toward Martin Leonard's. They were
smashing in the doors of Leouard's row.
II heard them throwing bricks, but do
not know II any doors we're smashed
We then went toward the pond In Mr.,
Clark's field, EeAr the end OF the Hun
Rarian row. saw them smashing In tue
d9ors OF the end house of the middle row,
but did not know them. then wen;
toward Mr.. McGory's, iu tho middle row.
M. Rogers and Mr.. BIatton came up.
Hoth had guns. | stood there ten or
niteen minutes within about twelve feet
OF them. They were in the alley and |
was by the fence. Rogers was nearest to
the end oil the yard OF tie end house |
neard the end doors OF the house being
smashed, but could not see who was
doing it. 1 saw the Pole run out lie
Tack door. He looked to be dressed In
white. saw him coming toward the
water closet.
II judge Mr. Rogers saw him, I saw
Mr. Rogers throw the gun barrels over
the ience. heard the report OF the gun.
4 saw the man fall and heard him grcan.
The report was from Rogers gun. Mr..
brauon walked away toward the rail
fence along the field. l said to Rogers,
you have killed that man." He sad
something, but did not understand
What he said. l then lett and went
to~a'd the front OF ths Hungarian row
heard come one in the end house and
saw James b. Toman taking a Hunaa-
rian away from crowd. | cav the
crowd In the ind house put Hungarian
out OF the window. Tomau said, "don't
bit that man." and took him TO Nc
Gory's corner. | called Toman away
and told him man was killed, but | do
NOT remember whether [ told him who
Killed bin. met McGory and told him
alsc. We then saw Mayor Hanson and
his police come out and heard Mayor
Hanson say, ~ don't want riot made
OF this" We went In the last two
houses with Mayor Hanson and in the
last two houses he gave me q man TO
take down. This is about all know.
To question asked by Mr.. DAVIS, Car
lln said Bratton was within six feet of
Rogers when he did the shooting, and ho
himself was about fourteen feet from
Rogers. They mumbled over something
after the shooting, but he could not hear
what they said.
Carlin's testimony was then read over
10 him, and he signed it willingly, at
testing its truth.
Everybody was surprised at tho Turn
affairs had taken, and during Carlin's
testimony Rogers face turned TO a
gbostly hue.
The jury retired, and In few minutes
returned with verdict declaring that