Arizona republican., 1890-07-20
THE DOHENEY MURDER.
TUE TESTIMONY GIVEN AT THE
 INQUEST YESTERDAY.
Ignacio Robles Reiterates His statement of the Night Before-The frisoners Account of the Anair.

The report of the killing of James Dohenev, published in yesterdays RE ruBlIcAN, was received with thrill of horror bv the people of Phoenix. No crime of such peculiar and dreadful cir cumstances has ever before been per pctrated in this Territory.
 The jury of inquest met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, at Justice Rich ards office. The examination was con ducted by Assistant District Attorney Williams.
 |, NJ. Phillips was the first witness. He testified to the fact that he was called hv Mrs. Doheney to go to her husband and that he found him dead upon the back stairs of the West End House.
 Mrs. Julia Doheney, wife oi the murdered man and mother of the slayer was next examined She stated that she was over at Mrs. Melons, across Wash ington street from the West End House, at about g 80 D. m., Friday. She had left her son William at home alone on the top floor of the hotel. The hotel was occupied only by herself and son, most of the rooms being vacant. She had been at Mrs. Mellon's about fifteen minutes when she heard a pistol shot from the direction of home. She got Abbie Mellon to accompany her, and, after a little delay, they started across the street. The night was very dark. When half way to the house another shot was fired, and then she saw by the flash of lightning, two men run from the building, one going east and the other west on Washington street. She went over, saw something on the steps that she thought was her husband, and then called Phillips, who lives but short distance away.
 Was not living with James Doheney at the time. He was native of Xiii kenny County, Ireland, aged 56 years.
 Mrs. Doheney is a woman of 55 years, with the lines of care plainly visible upon her countenanCe. She several times broke down in her testimony through emotion.
 The next witness was Miss Debbie Mellon. She corroborated in the main the testimony of Mrs. Doheney.
 Ignacio Robles was next put upon the stand. He testified substantially the same as the story told to the reporter on Friday evening. He went up with Do henev from down town. "DOheney went around with bunch of keys open ing number of rooms of the house. Will Doheney followed us all around the house. He said nothing to us, but car ried in plain sight at his side big black revolver"
 The tale of the shooting was retOld. "James DOheney had no arms of any kind with him and made no threats. Before he went up the stairs he and were feeling around on the ground for his hat. Up to the time when William followed us out upon the porch not a word had been exchanged between father and son."
 Dr. Stern gave evidence regarding the character of the wound. regarding il as one that would cause almost instant death.
 In the afternoon William Doheney the accused, was brought before the jury. He trembled like man with the palsy, and when informed by MT. Will iiams of his rights and being asked if he desired tO make any statement, he put his face into his hands and wept piteOusly. He commenced to give a statement, but was checked by his at torneys, Baker and Campbell, who re- fused to let him speak.
 The accused being taken away, Dep uty sheriff II. B. Davenport was put upon the stand, and testified to the pris- Oner's confession to him:
 He said that his father came that evening and went through the house, opening up the rooms and addressed him with the vilest of names; that when his father went out they had an altercatiOn over the closing by William of the back door, deceased coming back up the stairs several times to open it again after William would shut it that the last time James Doheney returned William got shotgun out of the kitchen. In tine prisoner s language, the rest of the narrative was "When father started to come back up the steps again I fired the gun about eight feet above his head to bluff him away. Father still came on and cried For Gods sake, go away. You are my father and l don't want to kill you. Don't come back here any more after dark Father abused me some and then turned and went back down the stairs, when down on the street 1 saw him by the flashes of light ting stepping as though picking up some thing from the ground.
 Father then ran back up the steps saying: Well, Pll fix youv l backed off a little way from the head of the stairs and fired, without raising the gun to my shoulder. Father stopped and seemed to have sat down or gone back. l went back into the kitchen, left the gun, rushed down past father, on the stair case and went over to Jim Ham, mond's. l woke him up and had him go with me to the jail, where asked to be locked up, saying that 1 thought l had shot my father"
 The jury brought in a verdict that de- ceased "came to his death by a gunshot wound, inflicted by William DOheney."
 A warrant was issued for the arrest of the accused. He will have his prelimi- nary examination early next week.
 Arrangements have been perfected for the funeral of the victim from Under taker BacOn's, on Center street, at p. m. today.