Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
FIGHTING FOR A LIFE.
Michael Maloney'S Fate Now Rest
ing in the Hands of the Jury.
HIS RECOLLECTION OF A CRIME.
The Grand Jury Brings in Another Big
Batch of Indictments.
OTHER WORK OF THE COUNTY COURTS

The case of Michael Nlaloney, tried for
the murder of Austin L. Reid, was con-
cluded before Judge Ewing yesterday and
went to the Jury. Patrick Salmon was the
first witness examined. He testified to
having been at the picnic, and saw Reid
take the girl away from Maloney; fight
followed and Reid attempted to take off his
coat. The men were separated, but came
together again. The witness then turned
away, and did not see anything until Reid
fell. Witness saw no knife, and did not
hear Maloney use any bad language.
DR.. Chesrown, Jail physician, testified
that when Mslaney was brought to Jail he
was covered with blood and had knife
wound in the neck that if it had been deep
enough would have caused death.
Louise Linde testified to being at the
picnic. She went there with Miss Davis
Maloney met them on the way and went
with them.
The next witness was the defendant,
Michael Maloney. He is 20 years old,
and an iron roller by occupation.
He went to the picnic at Ross
grove. On the way he met Miss Davis and
Miss Linde; he never met Miss Davis before
that day. He danced with her about Z
o'clock in the evening, and about an hour
later asked her to dance again. She con-
sented and they commenced dancing when
Reid came up ana pulled him away from the
girl Some words followed, and the witness
was struck on the neck and felt the blood
flow down; he was struck several more times
After that he did not remember what he
did. He was daZed from the blows, and
may have cut Reid. He did not remember
bnt n oil hat oar Sad
the trouble. He knew Reid lty sight, but
never spoke to him until haitian hour be-
fore the fight, when he had a friendly con-
Yersation with him.
on cross-examination the defendant ad-
mitted having been arrested once for as
sault and battery, but not for cutting any
one. The knife he used he carried in his hip
pocket. This closed the testimony, anc the
arguments to the jury were made. Thomas
NJ. Marshall Jr., talked for two hours for the
defendant, and asked for an acQuittal on the
grounds of Self-defense
District Attorney Burleigh devoted par
ticular attention to the knife used. which
was a dagger He laughed at the idea of
acQuittal for self defense, and claimed that
the murder was an unjustifable killing, and
asked for a verdict of murder in the first
degree. During his address Mr.. Burleigh
dwelt on the credibility of q defendant as a
witness, and said that q man who commits
murder wouldn' stop at committing perjury.
Thomas VI. Marshall, Sr., misunderstood
the language and took exceptions to Mr..
hurlel2n saying, This man committed muir
der and wouldn't stop TO commit perjury"
The District Attorney denied putting it in
that way, and was sustained by Judge Ew-
ing. Mr.. Marshall however, would not ac-
cept this, and remarked: 81 don't care what
Your Honor heard. know he said it, and
want exceptions taken" The exception
was made a note of.
Judge Ewing in charging the jury. defined
the different grades of murder. lie then re-
viewed the testimony taken in the case and
dwelt on it at some length. His charge was
very clear and concise, and altogether was
very favorable to the prisone:.