The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-22
A VERDICT OF MURDER.
POLICEMAN KAvANAUGH HELD |
FOR TIE KILLING OF CARDIGAN.

1IaR6QV
ner's Jury The Testimony OF the
witnesses of the Shooting Upon
Which the Verdict Was Based-An
Effort to Bail Kavsnaush-The Case
20 GO Before the Grand Jury at
Once and a Speedy Trial Probable.
Policeman John Kavanaugh. who shot
and killed Dennis Garrigan day before yes
terday. is occupying a cell in murderer'srow
as a result of the verdict Of the coroner's
Jury. which holds him for murder.
The inquest was held in the court room OF
the police barracks yesterday morning.
Inside the bar at the table with Coroner
Dixon sat Walter S. Chisholm, Esq, Of the
firm Of Erwin, duBignon & Chisholm, who
are 70 assist Solicitor General Fraser IN the
prosecution, Stenographer Thomas and rep
resentatives of the MORNING NEWS and the
Press. The jury occupied the bench on the
north side, aud the prisoner sat on the pris-
oners' bench against the south wall with one
of his attorneys, T. 8. Morgan, Jr., Esq.
The space outside the bar was occupied by
large number of the friends of Garrlgan,
many Of whom were longshoremen. They
were bitter against the policeman and fire.
quently gave vent 10 their feelings oy ours
ing at him under their breaths. Detective
Morgan of the solicitor generals Office was
present taking testimony, and also preserved
order during the inquisirion.
BROWN THE FIRST WITNESSES.
The inquest began at IL o'clock and lasted
until nearly o'clock. Officer P. G. Brown
was the first witness examined. He told how
the crowd was beating Kavanaugh when
he reached the scsne, and when he at
tempted to assist his brother officer several
men, among them his brother, James E.
Brown. attacked and pushed him away.
az SAW Kavanaugh," Brown said, with
Garrigan aud Daley at the end Of the horse
rack and then heard the saot aud saw
Michael Daley wrench the pistol out Of his
hand. Daley was under the influence of
hquor."
Officer Crimmins didn't know anything
about the shooting and only testified to the
attack upon Kavanaugh sfterward.
Daley testified that he saw a row on
Houston street and recognized several Of
his friends in it. He RAD up and Oaioer
Kavanaugh called upon him for assistance.
he saw Ksvanaugh had enough assistance
and tried TO separate him from. Garrigan,
with whom he was tusseliBg. James Sulii-
van caught him about that time and the
shot was fired.
THOMAS KRNNY's STORY.
Thomas Kenny's evidence was as follows:
u was eating dinner when | heard q row,
] ran out and saw Jim Sullivan holding
Garrigan by both arms, and Kavanaugh
punching hlm in the face. With Sullivan's
daughter / ran across the street and pulled
Sullivan away and took him to q house. |
tried 70 keep him In but could not. / was
about ten feet away when the shot was
fired Garrigan never struck a blow until
after he was shot. | think Kavauaugh was
under the influence Of liquor"
John Cunningham, whom Kavanaugh
charges with tripping him, told the follow
ing story: II was standing at the corner of
Price and Congress streets when I was at
tracted by a commotion in Washington
square. / ran down there to see what the
trouble was aud saw Garrigan and another
man scufiing. They staggered across the
sidewalk, and saw the man draw some
thing which thought was knife I called
out Don't cut that man, and tried to stop
the cutting as thought, when the shot was
fired.
AFTER THE SHOT.
81 turned to him and said, You have
shot that man. YES he replied, I've got
him. | said, Yes, and I've got you He
broke from me aud ran down Bryan street,
followed and caught him and told him he
was under arrest for murder. He caught
hold OF me and called for help. / thought
there was mob behind him. He broke
from me the second time aud caught him
again and he fell. l called out to the
crowd not to hit him. as he was my pris-
oner. Officer Crimmins came up about
that time and l turned over my prisoner to
him. / was not present when the fuss
started
James Mcbride testified that his attention
was attracted by fuss at the express COM
pany's stables and he went across the street
from his house to see what it was about.
He saw Officer Brown, Sullivan, Garrigan,
Officer Kavanaugh and Others in it.
SAW THE PISTOL DRAWN.
81 was within few feet Of thefn,n said
Mcbride, when l saw Kavanaugh reach
out either to strike or catch hold Of Garri-
gan. He then pulled his pistol from his
hip pocket. bringing it up with his right
hand In front Of him. Kavanaugh held the
pistol in front of his stomach and fred.
Garrigan said: You have shot me-
and stood holding the rack for
few minutes and fell. K&yanaugh than
walked of toward Bryan street When
first saw kavaHaugh he was on Houston
street about fifteen feet from where Garri-
gan was standing at the horse rack, and
was walking toward him. I saw Officer
kavanauKh's coas on fire.
James Sullivan gave the most detailed
account OF the affair. II saw Two men
scufhing," said he, land went over and
recognized Kavanaugh and Garrigan. The
officer called upon me TO assist him and /
did 80. l said to Garrigan, Denny, the
best thing you can do is TO go 10 the bar
racks quietly He replied, All right,
after lick you and that informing -
- l told him that was all
right, but TO 60 on to the barracks. Garri-
gan said, 1 will go, Chubby, as long as you
say sou
LET Kim GO, CHUBBY"
"Kavanaugh then said to me: Let him
go, Chubby, be says he will go to the barr
racks turned Garrigan loose, and he at
once kicked at Kavanaugh. The officer
asked me to hold him until he could tele-
phone to the barracks for assistance. There
was crowd around at that time, yelling TO
Kill the - ---.' was struck
twice and afterward found myself out in
the street. The last saw of Kavanaugh
be was being kicked by a dozen, or
maybe two dozen, people. When
] got as far as the house
] heard the shot fired. / had on a high
collar, but took it OF and ran to help the
officer. When first saw Kavanaush his
mouth was covered with blood. The man
who hit me was the one who hit Kava.
naugh. l was slightly under the influence
OF liquor. but Officer Kavanaugh was per.
fectly sober"
WILLIAM HARRIsoNs TESTIMONY.
William Harrison gave a different yer.
sion from Sullivan's. "Dennis Garrigan
james Brown and myself" said he, "wert
Standing at the corner of Bay lane anC