St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-08
McLAUGHLlN's AssAILANTs.
Ed Kennedy on Trial and Tells a
Clever Story.

Ed kennedy on IrIal anu IelIS a
Clever Story.
"Edward" Kennedy, who with
"Reddy'' Hackett assaulted Officer Nc
Laughlin early OH the morning of March
with so nearly fatal results, was on
trial yesterday before Judge Hicks.
The morning was spent in getting a
Jury. Officer Mclaughlin said that
about 1:3O in the morning hearing a
noise on the third floor of 7031a Wash
ington avenue south, and entering the
room, he found HacketG and Kennedy
with a number of men and women
drinking and carousing. Hackett and
Kennedy got up and left and he fol-
lowed them, asking Hackett when he
came back to town, as he had been
ordered out of the city as vagrant.
Reddy replied he was back and
| was going to stay as long as he pleased,
upon which he told him it would be
either in the workhouse or Jail, and
asked him about his threat to shoot
him. On this he said Hackett ran and
he followed, catching him at the Sew
enth avenue corner. Here he had
called SaIoonkeeper Melvin to help him,
as Hackett resisted. While scuffling
Kennedy had come up, struck Melvin
tap and then belabOred him with a
club.
Ex-Police Surgeon Kelly said. on
taking the stand, that the injury sus-
tanned by Mclaughlin had been very
serious and might have been fatal, as
there was cOncusslOn of the brain which
kept him unconscious for nearly two
weeks.
Harry Whitaker, boy of sixteen,
testified that he saw Reddy and the Off
Ger scnffling, and saw Kennedy strike
Mclaughlin, once on the neck and
twice on the head, while he was over
Reddy holding him down. The club
was of pine about four feet long and
was broken into several pieces, one of
which lay on the stand. Andrew Mel
bin testified, cOrrobora ting the officer
and the boys statements.
A NUMBER of other witnesses testified
for the state, among them Joe Law
renee, who arrested the men at Chicago.
The attorney for the boys, in ontlin-
ing the defense, said that he was not
going to deny facts, but show that the
officer was with the boys in what might
be called an improper pursuit, with
them and others rather socially. That
they came away as friends from the
place, that Kennedy had done what he
Hackett. That it was not fight against
the law at all.
Maggie Fielder was the first witness
thev introduced. 1t was in her room at
3O7 Washington avenue that the party
had gathered. She said that Hackett,
Harry. she called him, had come about
10 O'Clock at night with Kennedy. That
tbev had about gallon of beer and
were drinking and having good time
quietly when Officer Mclaughlin. whom
she also knew, came in, seated himself
by the door, spoke to Hackett, and after
Shaving a short time said it was getting
late. whereupon the boys left, and he
with them.
DHackett was the next witness. He is
a sharp fellow and has his story well in
mind. 1t ran as follows: He had come
from ST. Paul about $3.50; went to Miss
Felder's room. where he found her with
another woman and man and couple
of boys. The boys were sent for some
beer and they were having good time
in ina a quiet way till about /, when officer
Mclaughlin came in, and seeing him
said '.Good evening, Harry" He staid
a while, and some one remarking that it
was getting late, they left together, the
other man going out the back way.
At the corner the officer said that some
one had informed him that Hackett was
looking for him with a gun. This he
denied, and the officer said for him to
consider himself under arrest, after
searching him to see if he had gun.
Reddy said he wouldn't go till he was
told what the arrest was for. At this
the officer drew his club and struck him
in the face, and he grabbed the club.
After little tussle they moved on to-
gether, but for some reason "Reddy"
decided to go no further, and said so.
and fight ensued. He claims that
two men aided the officer, holding him
on the ground, and that Mclaughlin