The evening world., 1890-07-05
ever since he moved away from here, eight
years ago.

ever since he moved away from here, eight
years ago.
THEY MEANT To do" HIN.
They think they own the block. and my
opinion 10 they tried to pick quarrel with
him to 10 him up. although did not know
what the dispute was about, and have not
been able to tiild out since.
Dave used 10 be quite a scrapper
among the boys when he was younger be-
fore he got married, though he never fought
:. When he stopped coming mp here, and
rather dropped the gang, they All got down
on him and used 20 blackRuard him all the
time. lie never had any trouble with them
+" Poor fellow, he didn't expect To. get
done M in that way, but he went in and got
! can tell you that. and | know ho las not
Day"
NOT BLOW WAS STRUCK.
" 10 you see blow struck by any one ?"
Not single blow. They were only talk
revolver"
The other witnesses are all extremely ro.
tic mt and refuse To talk much about the AZ.
fair. None Of them will rnv what started
the quarrel. and, although they acknOwl-
edge that Tittrrton fired the shot. they say
he did IL in so,f-dcfense.
THE CLAIM or sELF.DEFENaF.
Last night Edward Titterton said that
Dillon struck him twice aud kicked his
brother: but this morning Frank Tittcrton
says that he was the man who was struck by
Dillon.
When Daniel Shea was asked about the
There wa. a Rrowl about something or
other, and Dillon struck litter ton aud then
the, gun went of. think 1t was an
accident"
The prisoner says that Dillon has been
spree,nU good deal lately and was very
qnArrelsomc. - lie used to lie a terrible
drink Slnn 'auI tho hpgt
lighter in liiiSabpIR street lie could knock
out anybody in tne neighborhooi."
HE wAs SoT QUAERELsoNE.
Among Dilons friends in old John Bar
rett, OF 22l Mott street, who denies the
stories Of about Dil,ons quarrelsOme ma
lure, and says he was u perfectly sober.
- He belongs to the same lodge Of A. O.
II. A. myself, and was a. tine a young man
., you would want TO see. lie took care Of
his father and brothers. and always hashRi
good steady work.
e He was fellow who knew how TO ire
his fists with the best NJ them. but ho was
not brawler, and never went around look
ing TOR fight.
believe they khot MN down III COLI
blood. and the man who did it ought to SUI
fer for 1t.
At THE ToMBs COURT.
The prisoner ana witnesses VINO were at
the Tomb- this morning. with the exception
OF Peck; were not u prepo-sessing LOGGING
lot They were all typical sixth Ward
tonRhE in appearance. and IL IN sal by the
police that they belong to . gang which ter
rorizea that part OF tho town,
Edward IittGrton, the murderer. Ia twen-
ty-three years old and truckman.
Dillon was stwcnty- zine years d! age, and is
also II trnckman, He has no children, lie
has lived in his present home for five years.
His employers ar" Fay brothers, u large
Wholesale firm III Monroe street.
THE nEREFT fAMILI.
He has four brothcis Thomas and Johu-
ME. aged eighteen and fourteen respectively.
who liNci at home with him. the latter be-
James and William. who support them
selves.
He was well known in tue neighborhood
where he hvos, and wRH very popular. All
his acquaintanccH have agnud word tor him.
He was the best ightor on Elizabeth street
when he lived there, aud his enemies prob
ably knew this and had u wholesome dread
OF his lists.