Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-01
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
]. ". Kerr Charged with Manslaushter
by a CorOnsr'S Jury.
TEN CHINESE ALIENS ARRESTED.
Eighteen Horses Burned in an East
Portland Stable-Mysteri-
GUS Murder-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nEooaD-us1os. ]
CoGaN,s DEATH.

The Coroner's Jury Brings in a Verdict
of Manslaushter.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30th.-The Coroner
inquest in the case of Edward Cogan, who was
shot and killed by James Kerr last Tuesday
morning, was held in Police Court No. 8 this
afternoon.
Kerr was present, with a number of his
friends. His attorneys, G. Ben Darwin and
Reuben Lloyd, occupied seats in the Court
room: Cogan's brother and several of his
friends came in after the inquest had been be-
gun. A number of the union molders were in
attendance.
William Elliott was the first witness called.
He testified that on Thursday morning last he
was present at the shooting of Edward Cogan
Saw Mr.. Kerr approach and take deliberate
aim at the deceased and fired. Mr. Kerr was
ap about nity feet away when he fired the shot.
The witness was then shown diagram of the
scene OF the shooting. Deceased turned and
ran away. Did not see deceased commit an
assault on Kerr. Cogan was on the other side
OF the street when the assault took place. Wit
ness heard no threats of violence against
either Clausen or Kerr. Saw blood on Clausen's
face at the time of the shooting. There were
about $50 or 300 persons present when the
shooting took place There was no one near
Clausen or Kerr except the watchman when
Kerr fired.
John Dillon, living at II Minna street. testi-
ned that he had known Cogan for four or five
months. His general reputation was good as
far as he knew. He was present at the scene of
the shooting on Thursday morning last The
one hundred yards away from Kerr, when he
was shot lie saw Kerr emerge from the foundry
and take deliberate aim at deceased and fire.
This was about five minutes after the assault
had been committed on Kerr and Clausen.
When Cogan was shot he turned and ram and
on reaching the sidewalk he clutched the lamp
post and fell. Did not see deceased make any
demonstration against Kerr. Would have seen
1t II any had been made Am sure the shooting
took place after the assault on Kerr and Clausen
some time.
\
ployed in Weed & Kingwell's foundry, on First
street, near where the shooting occurred. He
saw several men fighting Clausen, who was get
ting whipped, and saw Kerr take out his pistol
ana take deliberate aim at some men who were
running away across First street He did not
see COgan at the time of the shooting as there
were some people in the way. When the shot
was hred there were one or two men standing
near Mr.. Kerr. He saw Clausen and Kerr break
away from the crowd that surrounded them.
Witness said nobody seemed to be trying to
hurt MI. Kerr, although they were giving it to
Clausen. When Kerr drew his pistol to fire it
it was just in front of the Pacific Foundry.
Walter J. Hargrave is employed at the Pacific
Iron Works; knew Clausen by sight. He was
standing at Il window facing on MiDna street,
when he saw several men run up First across
Mtnna. He ran around to the Minna-street side
and saw Kerr and Clausen running up First
street, Kerr in advance Just as Clausen reached
the Pacific Iron Works a man stepped out and
struck him in the face. Clausens assailaut
then ran across the street. Witness saw Kerr
nre across First street, and the man who struck
Clausen stumbled in the middle OF the car
track. Witness then directed his attention to
Kerr, thinking he might shoot again. The next
he saw was Cogan lying in the street near the
lamp-post. He said that the man who struck
Clausen was dressed in dark Clothes while
Cogan wore garments of lighter color. Be-
side, Cogan was larger than the man who struck
ClauHen. Witness was pretty positive that Co
gan was not the man who hit Clausen.
number of other witnesses were examined,
when the jury retired. After deliberating an
hour, the jury brought in verdict finding that
Cogan met his death from shock and hemor-
rhage caused by shot fired by J. W. Kerr, and
charging Kerr with manslaughter.