The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-28

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ground, but put IT up before / arose. /
did not draw it any more.
How far was Ed Corcoran from you
when you fell?
About eighteen feet.
You say you did not see the first shot
| fired by Hedrick2
did not see il.
How far were they apart at the second
shot?
About seven or eight feet.
Were you not afraid to 60 up to Tom
Corcoran to take his pistol away II you
didn't know he was shot?
wasn't afraid when he wasn't looking
at me. He was facing IIedrick.
You took the pistol away unaided2
Yes, sir
And were not afraid?
l am not afraid Of any man II get to
him from behind.
Did you turn Ed Corcoran loose after
the first shot2
| did not turn him loose till Capt.
O'Ilaver told me to get Tom Corcoran's
pistol.
II you could go up and take the mans
pistol, WIZ couldn't lIedrick, when he
went around and caught Tom Corcoran by
the shoulder, have taken 1t?
| don't know.
How many pistols were pulled on the
inside?
Four or five. Tom Corcoran and Ed
Corcoran both had weapons
JOHN o'LEARY,
u former member OF the fire department,
al ii. o..
tho inside and Koran went up 10 stop
them. They turned upon Koran, cursing
him. Several pistols were produced, and
two shots were fired. Koran got "move'
on him and made out OF the gate. lie was
followed by Ed Corcoran and the others.
went on the outside and saw lledrick
and Tom Corcoran facing each other,
about to shoot, and saw Ed Corconn be.
ing held by Capt. o. llaver. lledrick fired
twice quick, and then moved little and
fired again.
Cross-examined by Gen. Peters--ArC
you sure that Koran didn't fire the shois
on the insidep
am sure.
Didn't you say, in Dan Donohue's hack
n fow hours after the shooting, that Ia
: Corcoran fired those shotsi
may have said something Of that sort
but know Of what am talking now.
What were the men ON the inside doinj
when Koran went up2
, They were together One was beatin,
. the other.
3 Are you not mistaken
am not
Hadn't the men separatcd'
No, sir.
Who fred tho second shot2
! am not positive. H..slt
; Who did lIoran put his hand on2
/ On Tom Corcoran.
Wasn't it Ed?
! said Tom.
How many people were ahead OF 20,
, rushing out Of the gate2
|, About fifty or sixty.
You were pretty slow in getting out
, were YOU notY
, got out before the first firing
How far were YOU from lledrick2
About twenty-five feet
, How far was llcdrick from O'lIavcr an,
Ed Corcoran when you saw him2
| About fifteen feet.
What were lledrirk and Tom Corcoral
doing when yon got out2
, They were In n position 10 shoot.
, Did you observe the struggling OF Capt
O'Haver aud I'D Corcoran?
did. Then | looked and saw thu
, Iledrick was going 10 shoot. i
: Did you notice Tom Ccrcoran2
saw him with his pistol pointed 1
4 Hedrick.
II You do not know what tIedrick Inn
/ Tom Coreoran had bcon dong before yo
Is got out2
No, sir. / do not.
n What direction did lledrick fire2
Toward the fence the first two tim,
4 and the third shot toward the Char'esto
road.
Did you hear any words said by Co
,r coran or Hodrick2
knew something was said. but
ot couldn't hear IL.
Did you see Koran on the outsider
a did not
m Have you talked with tho deicnda
about thus caso2
ar Once. told him what | saw.
You are right friendly with him, q
your
am friendly with everybody.
You are overlooking with the milk
ar human kindncss9
II | have amy bad friends In this tow
don't know II.
er >. cuNEo
do testified run .my and my wife ~
a confectionery Btorc. | was at tho n
track on the day Of the shooting. | v
TX coming down from the grand stand VIII
saw several men struggling togcth
cos Koran and the man who was killed b,
put their hands behind them AZ II 20
lat their pistols. Tho dcceased got his ri.
out and fired. Then the people co
l mehccd 10 scatter The same man
think, iirod again. ! saw Koran run
Of the gate.
.,.. JANIS ALoEo
a.. testified | was formerly engaged In
of grocery business. was at the race III
the day Tom Corcoran Was shot by III
rick. | was sitting on the dummy
=, heard two shots on the inside and
uco several men run out. Capt. o lila
rec caught one Of the men, who had a pis
ON llcdrick ran up ~ u 10 assist lloran
mo with them, and | thought he had b
shot aud that they were supporting h
anu Another man with a pistol ran up 10
crowd. Suddenly saw this latter n
men aud llcdrick standing apart from
'uh crow. They were facing each other,
Iap' Corcoun seemed pointing his pistol
hah llcdrick. llcdrick fired twice rather .
'ou' idly, aud fired again after changing
~ position.
ah1 Gen. wright-Do you remember a
body near YOU on the dummy?
ulo Capt Wynnc Cannon, Arthur Merrif
wv and John Fisher wcro near by.
sso' How far were your
ahe About seycnty-fye feet
my l.9I DE-