The morning call., 1890-07-01
MANSLAUGHTER.
Verdict Of the Cor0ner's Jury in
the Cogan Killing.
Tsssinony of Eyewitness to the Snootins
Kerr Took Deliberate Aim ana logan
Was Running Away.

z the M0TBue was TOO SInall 10 dccOlu- |
MEDIATE the several witnesses, attorneys
and persons interested in the case Police |
Court was utilized for the occasion.
a though Kerr was not present his inter- |
asts were watched by attorneys Reuben Ii.
Lloyd and ex-Judge Darwin.
The following jury, impaneled last Fri |
day. answered their names and heard the |
tes limony:
Edward NJ Gallagher paints, oils and glass,
g. Sacramento street; Benjamin Saehs SacIs
Brothers & Co., Importers fancy goods ~ 10 90
Ssi some street; Theodore l. smith, sa4esiha il
En- skfDpbnm & Hecht, shoe manufacturers, 70 |
,,sJ ~ S1usome street; Edward May. Livingston |
& 10. importers wines and liquors, 80 Fremont |
srr SELL ". W. Montague, w. w Montague 9 |
a.. importers stoves, ranges, etc; 3O9 10 81 |
Ri.iket street; &. +. Earle. clerk. Redlngton y |
Co.. wholesale druggists, rs second street, D. 81
: .tsoU H0lbrook, Merrill s StetsOn, importers |
Stoves and metals, 225 Market street, W llllam
Crn Clul & Co. Wholesale grOcers, Is and 20 |
Font street; AdOipn Mack, NJ OK & Co., whole
sale druggists, IL Front street; George L. WICK
soa W ickson X Co., dairy and farming lmple-
Crra Nj. OsUUrn, Neville g Co, bag manu-
ctuIeTs, 81 aud So California street; NJ T.
mes. Jones s Co. wlio!esa.i,e groeers ana con-
u ssOu merchants, % aud Is 1remontistteel.
WHAT ELLIOTT SAW.
William Elliott. living at 225 Minna
treet. was the first witness examined. He
Jaw Kerr and Clausen walking toward the
Occidental Foundry and heard a scul1ie.
Then Kerr rushed ahead, drew his revolver
and pointed it at Elliott first, but did not
fire. Instead, the deadly weapon WAS
turned on the fleeing figure Of Cogan, and
with deliberate aim was fired into the
young mans back. No men were nearer to
the scene than the witness. and he did not
see Cogan assault Kerr. When the assault
was made on Kerr and Clausen, Cogan was
on the opposite side Of the street. There
was no enc near Ciausen or Kerr except
the foreman Of herr's shop when the shot
was fired, but between $50 and 20O persons
B were in the vicinity at the time.
3 John Dillon, 70 Nina street, who had
worked with Cogan and knew him well.
raw his young friend shot down on the
rect by Kerr. Cogan was in the middle
the street running away from Kerr when
e shot was fred. He staggered and fell
al willie holding on TO a lamP-post for
81 ppoTt. Some friends took the deceased
their arms, but he was already dead
Tie shot WAS fired about i've minutes after
the trouble, anu COgan was about fifty yards
ay ay from Kerr when the ball entered his
heck
a DELIBERATE AIM.
Griffith Williams, 45 Ndtoma street, en-
u yed IN the SGXfaCtOry Of HOBBS, W All q
Co., testified that he Knew COgan for some
RS He heard the shot ana saw Cogan
lying Oh the sidewalk dead but there was
1t assault or trouble then or immediately
re the shooting.
prman Smith, a waiter at 156 First street,
d the shot, and on looking out OF the
saw COgan fall at the corner Of First
Minna streets. He saw no assault, nor
DID he hear any threatening language pre-
ceding the pistol report.
Joseph Boltz and Frank Williams testi-
fed TO facts after the shooting, but their
testimony was uninp0rtant.
William Brown, employed on First street,
near where the shooting occurred, testified
that lie was only few feet away from the
SPOT when Kerr tired. lie saw several men
fighting Clausen, who was getting whipped,
and saw Kerr take out his pistol and take
deliberate aim at some men who were run
hing away across FIRST street. lie ala 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 OF two men
standing near MI. Kerr. He saw Ciausen
ana Kerr break sway from the crowd that
SURROUNDED rheu WINES said nobody
though they were giving It to Ciausen.
TEE rEECEDIEG FIGHT
Brown replied TO juror that lie heard
scuftie on the sidewalk and saw crowd of
about fifteen men fighting. Kerr was
struggling to get away and Clausen contiD-
ued lighting, although receiving the worst
of the fight. ClauSen seemed to be making
a desperate effort to defend himself. Then
tered quickly. Cogan was not in the crowd
that assaulted ClauSen,
Frank Gallagher, brass-molder for
Weed u htEgwell, was going to his workin
a M.ssiOn-street ear when lie noticed man
who formerly worked IN the Pacific Foundry
step from the side Of the street at the cor
her Of First and Mission streets when Clau-
sen and Kerr walked past, The man, who
had been lying against building, made
motion with his hands behind Clausen, and
g4b I.ipad him Whap tbay moi
nearer the Occidental Foundry they mo-
toned for others, who also Joined them.
One man jumped out from the Pacific Foun-
dry and hit Clausen over the head. This
was young fellow. Kerr and Clausen
ran, aud the crowd followed them. Kerr
turned around and fired at COgan while the
latter was running across tile street. Wit
ness could not state whether Cogan was
among the attacking party or not. Kerr
did not 80 into the foundry before firing the
shot.
CoGAN WAS FLEEING.
Thomas Meegan, pattern-maker in the
Pacific Iron Works, testified he was about
rs feet away from the scene Of the killing
when Kerr fired. He walked rapidly up to
the place, but reached it after it was appar-
emily all over. He saw a man running
across First street, and just as he reached
the Curbstone a shot was fired and the run
her dropped. He did not see the party
who fired the shot. The man who was shot
was running as fast as he could. He never
saw a man run quicker He saw another
La re man running on the other side Of the
street
Walter J. Hargrave, an empIoye of the
Pacific Iron Works, testified that he saw
Kerr running to the foundry and Clausen
following, covered with blood. When
Kerr reached the foundry he turned around
ald fred. The witness saw man strike
ausen and then run away across First
street toward Minna, In the middle of the
street he stumbled, regaiued his feet and
ian to the opposite side.
did you see the party who struck
Clausen run awayP' was asked by the
Coroner.
Yes, sir; he ran down the street"
Witness could not say that Cugan was the
man who struck CIausen. Clausen's assail-
ant wore dark clothes. while Cogan did not
Witness was consequently almost positive
that Cogan did not strike Clausen. Deceased
was a little over 100 feet from Kerr when
the shot was fired.
HE WAS NOT SURE,
In reply to a jurors question witness
said he was not sure that C0gan did not
strike Clausen. The man who stumbled
and fell on the car track when running
across the street had assaulted Clausen. He
got up and crossed the street. Whether he
was COgan witness could not say.
How many shots were fred?" asked the
Coroner.
"One shot It was fred by Kerr. who
held his arm straight out from the Shout
der"
1t was after the shot was fired that Har-
greaye saw the man stumble on the street.
''lhen you saw two men stumbled"
No, sir: only one"
Nicholas Farod0rff, for one month ma
chinist in the Pacific Iron Works, First
street, said be was subpenaed by the attor-
uey of the foundry. On tile morning of the
shooting he heard a shot, ran out on the
street and was told that union man had
shot a "scab." He saw Cogan stagger
across the street and fall on the sidewalk
James Ford, conductor OH the First and
Folsom streets car line, testified that be
saw man come out of the Occidental Iron
Works with pistol in his hand hanging by
his side. Tue man took ''cooI and deliberate
aim and fired at Cogan," who was then in
the middle OF ihe street. Witness saw no
crowd on the street, only the few men be-
hind Kerr.
Examined by the jurors Ford said that
Kerr walked to the middle Of the sidewalk
and fired diagonally across the street toward
Minua Strppf