The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-02-21

niture, and they were to be married by Father
Sartori at st: Francis Church, on Sunday morn
Meeting Kate at Magnolia, ON December 18th,
she said she would get a team and meet him at
EdgewO0d Sunday morning. On the Saturday
night before he was shot he went to see Kate. Had
fight with Charles Callahan on the porch, but the
rest of the family separated them. Charles said II
= brains out. Had been drinking that night, and
had no revolver with him.
Afterwards he went to Squire Hardy and asked
him to issue a warrant for Charles
ON sunday morning, before he left the telegraph
tower at EdgeWood he got his pistol loaded It for
Kate could not get the team he went down early
to see her. Mrs. Charles Callahan, the baby and
put his hand on Hates shoulder and asked her if
she had gotten what she wanted. She said no.
Mrs. Charles Callahan went out and witness also
went out to see the old man about the team and
met Mrs. Bridget Callahan, who persuaded him to
go back to the house. On his way back she ac-
cnsed him Of having used obscene language about
Charles wife's baby. Witness went into the
kitchen while witness stood outside four feet from
the porch. Mrs. Bridget Callahan came out with
about gallon of hot water which she threw on
his head. He drew out his handkerchief to wipe
off the water, when he heard two shots fired
the arm, drew my pistol and fired at Charles
Callahan, who was behind wagon. My pistol
would not work. Then a shot struck me on the
head | fired again twice and Callahan twice, one
OF the shots striking me in the left hand" Gala
han afterwards fired five six shots in succession
Witness thinks he fired five shots in all at Callahan
Then he ran towards the milk-house, Charles try
ing to cut him off. Witness pointed his pistol at
Callahan, which stopped him and he ran again.
Then he slipped and fell When he was down
Charles came within six feet of him and fired, the
bullet striking him in the hip. Charles and the
old man wrenched the revolver from him. He was
wounded twice on the head. He found his cap
lying alongside of him with bullet hole in the
rim. He dragged himself to the house, and after
sitting on the kitchen steps little while he walk
ed 10 the tower at Edgewood, from whence he
was removed to his boarding house and after
wards to Baltimore
DIR. Opperman described O'Toole's wounds
the head, third in the right arm and the fourth
in the left hand. OToole's face was also red,
which might have been caused by warm water.
Charles Callahan, being recalled, denied having
told pTocle that If he came back he would blow
his brains out.
| The pistols were shown to the jury and the case
was closed on both sides, Wednesday afternoon.
| The case was argue for the State by Mr.. Web
ster. and for the accused by Messrs. Maynadier
| and Young. 1t was given to the jury Thursday
afternoon. Verdict not guilty.
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