Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
P Y O'DoENELL
mar
WOULDN'T DO SUCH A THING.


Mr.. O'Donnen said: 81 never returned
McDonough for selling liquor to minors 1
wouldn't do a thing of that sort. It's
slander on a hard working man. was at
the hearing Yesterday at Cassidy's, and l
told Cassidy he had no right to put my
name to that told him L never returned
McDonough. He said he had enough wit
nesses without me-"
"Whom do you blame for the mistake?"
he was asked, and replied: 81 don't blame
nobody. j voted for Cassidy. but politics is
politics l did hear that McDonough said
that / was nothing but dirty loafer, rum
ming between George Frees and Matt Cava-
naugh's. So L went to Cassidy's and sued
McDonough for my character. But never
informed against him, 1 want you to put
that in the paper. 1t worried me so much,
when ] saw it printed, that l went and got
drunk last NIGH"
SIGNED BY HIS MARK.
Alderman Cassidy was seen. He showed
the information which had been written out
on March 6, and signed by O'Donnell, who
made his mark with a pen, as at the bottom
of the above note. The information was
made in the name of Patrick O'Donnell,
and charged Patrick McDonough with SELL
ing LIQUOR to minors on February l, and
; since that date.
Alderman Cassidy said: "O'Donnell
came in here in the evening. He was sober.
He said he wanted an information made
against Pat McDonough. He told
me that he had gone into Nc
Donough's saloon, on Penn avenue,
and had seen him selling whisky to boy.
He went up and took the glass out of the
bows hand, and told McDonough not to sell
to the young fellow. O'Donnell said that
Il
the name Of the boy. Nothing would DO
but that we should have McDonough ar
rested that night. He did not want us to
wait till morning. We did, however, wait
until the next dav. when McDonough was
arrested. O'Donnell gave us the names of
witnesses TO call, and they were summoned.
WANTED IT DISMISSED.
''None of them appeared at the time for
the hearing, Friday afternoon. O'Donnell
came, however, in a decidedly high condi-
tion. He wanted 10 pay the costs and have
the suit dismissed He said he would not
swear against McDonough. l told him that
l would not dismiss the suit. l continued
it for one week, and will try to get the wit
nesses to attend at that time. Il none of
them appear, 1 will be compelled 70 dismiss
the case. An alderman has no power to
compel the ATTENDANCE of witnesses. The
only thing 1 could do would be to present
the case to one of the Common Pleas judges,
Law the whole thing before him, and inform
him that the witnesses had been subp9naed
and had refused to attend. Ii the Judge
thought the case a criminal affair which
ought to be investigated, he would issue
process compelling the witnesses to appear
before me. 1t is rather tedious process,
and do not mean to undertake 1t in this
case If the witnesses do not show up l
will be perfectly satisfied"
All of the Alderman's statements con-
cernlng O'Donnell were corrobOrated by his
Constable and by other men who were
present.
WILL TAKE IT TO COURT.
''If O'Donnell does not come here and
testify, l will compel him to hold up his
hand in the License Court, and 1 will hear
what Mr.. McDonougb Will swear to there,
also.
1t was at this point that Alderman
Cassidy said, with decided emphasis: 81
intend to 60 into the License Court myself,
and tell on oath what l know about some of
the people who have been selling LIQUOR in
the First ward during the past u years"
A general ruction between the First ward
factions is expected over the contest for
saloon licenses. At the election on February
10 all lIe SdlOOn htGpeTS III the WarQ
worked against Cassidy's reelection, and
for mis- successful opponent, Patrich j. Don
ahoe. All of these saloon keepers, as we'll
as many others, are applicants for licenses
this year. 1t is said Alderman Cassidy and
his friends are prepared to make some inter-
esting revelations concerning some of them
in License Court,
ONE OF THE MARKED MEN.
One man who did not secure license last
year, because Judge White did not think he
ought to have one, was Thomas Delaney,
the proprietor of the Hotel Delaney. 1t
was charged last year that Delaney was de-
feated by the influence of the Police Bureau.
However that may be, he has this year
made his peace with the powers that be, and
was a successful candidate for Council at
the February election. Having been elected
to that Office, according TO the precedent
established last year Ly Judge White, he
cannot secure a license to keep saloon.
The application for his hotel bar Will be
made in the name of his brother.
Delaney worked against Cassidy, and he
is one of the men marked by Cassidy's
friends.