Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-03
muRpER IN wATERHURY.

Shet Dead In Saloon without Warn-
 ing-Ths Murderer Fires SIX Bullets
 Into the victlm-The Murderer Ar-
 resssd-A Clod Dlooded Deed.
 WATERBURY, May 2.-A mysterious shoot- ing affair occurred in John Russell's saloon on Bishop street shortly after o'clock this afternoon. Michael MoDermott was stand ing in front of the bar when Patrick Flsn- word walked very close to where McDsr- mott stood, and pulling out . revolver fired six shots in rapid sueoessien.- At the first shot McDermott fell at0 the floor and his as- sailant calmly continued to empty his re- volver into the victim,s prostrsts form. Each one of the bullets took effect h McDermott's head, and il was apparent from the first that he was fatally wounded. After the shooting pocket and made no no attempt to by the noise of the firing and placed the murderer under arrest. He was taken to the lookup, where he is at present. Me- Dermott was removed to Dr. North's office, and Dr. North and Medical Examiner Ak telle worked over him for time, but were soon convinced that he could not live. The injured man died at 2:45 o'clock, about a half hour after the shooting. The late edi-
 
 theory that the shooting was over woman, but it is not believed that there is any truth In this story. McDermott and Flann sgan lived on Ward street. and were next door neighbors. MeDermott was good-natured fellow, but did not amount to much in the neighborhood. Flanagan is said to be 8 stonecutter. He left the old country only two years ago and has been here only year or 80. He is said to have been clever fellow, well liked by those who knew him. He was always of @ very nervous disposition, but no one ever suspected that he was a dangerous character. He appears to have been looking for McDermott all day. When told his vic- demeanor. He replied that he had fired with the intention of killing and said he was glad that his victim had died. The police pressed him for reason for the shooting but were unable to obtain none. Flanagan con. tented himself with saying that he had 6 good and sufficient reason for shooting Mo- Dsrmott but positively refused to make any 1 examiner notified Coroner Mix of the tragedy ! early in the afternoon. Meanwhile the body was left at Dr. North's office where the man had died.
 McDermott told the chief that he had never had hard word with McDermott in his life, but that it had become necessary for him to kill him and so he had done it. Said he: 'T won't tell you why killed him now. By and by will tell the whole story and l then you can see that had good reason. There is no use in your asking me questions now. am not going to say anything until the proper time, and then you will see that my reason was 8 geod and sufficient one." Coroner Mix sent word that he was coming up tonight, but he did not appear. He will probably be in on the first train in the morn ing.
 l Coroner Mix said in New Haven tonight that he knew nothing about the murder oth CT than what he had seen in the papers which was Connecticut Associated Presl report. He said he had been informed that the man would say nothing as to his motive bat he thought 1t quite likely that he could make him talk in the morning.