The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-06

scratched at his face aud again broke
loose. The witness followed close
behind and near Price street
the policeman fell He grabbed him and
Kavanaugh began crying for help. "You
needn't call for help" said Cunningham,
because I'm going TO hold you" officer
Crimmus came up at that time, and Gun
ningham turned Kavanaugh over to him
with the remark that he had murdered a
man down the street.
He TALKED DURING RECESS.
Maj. Medrim was not through with the
cross-examination at the hour Of adjourn
ment, aud when court reconvened at 4
o'clock the attorney created a little sur
prise by demanding TO know Of Cunning
hum whether he had talked with any one
of the other witnesses or the prosecuting
counsel during the recess The witness ad-
mitted that he had been present in the so
| Ecitor generals Office where other witnesses
we're and had talked with people, but not of
anything directly connected with what
! came out on tue stand.
| During the cIoss-eXamiuation Mai. Mel
drim asked Cunningham il James Mcbride
| had not become his bondsman after he was
! arrested for his connection with the affair.
Solicitor General Fraser objected at this
| point. He said be had allowed the plying
Of what he considered illegal questions long
enough, and he thought 1t was about time
TO object. His grounds were irrelevancy
and that the written document was the best
evidence.
WHAT CAUSED THE TRAGEDY.
Maj. Msldrim said that the defense pro-
posed TO snow the relevancy Of the question
later 10 the case. All through the issue
| there seemed TO be a thread running, he
said, connecting the docketing OF James
Mcbride by Policeman KRvanaugh with
the homicide.
Judge Falligant admitted the question,
after the argument and Cunningham re-
| piled In the affirmative.
Cunningham proved hard witness and
he parried with Maj. Meldrim in good
shape. He was the test witness for the
state, and although evasive at times during
the cross-sxaminAtion, be managed to stick
to his original story. The witness was on
the stand about an hour altogether.
James Buckley was fifteen feet from the
scene when the shooting occurred. lie
didn't know anything about the commence
ment Of the difficulty. When he arrived
Kavanaugh and Garrigan were clinched
and striking each other. As they struggled
| over 10 the horse rack he saw Kavauaugh
pull his revolver from a holster under his
coat. First he threw the weapon upward,
but almost Immediately dropped 1t to his
side and fred. Buckley said there were
about fifty people present at the time.
CARDIGAN DYING STATEMENT.
Mrs. GRrrigan, the widow of the dead
man. was next put on the stand She said
that her husband told her after he was
brought home that he knew he was going to
die ~ was shot by a eowardly man for
nothing said be. 20, why did he do it
Chubby Sullivan held me by the arms for
the cowardly man to kill me- and II it
hadn't been for him l wouldn't have been
shot He had hand In my death. / am
going before my God tonight, and hope
he'll have mercy on my soul. was shot for
nothing
Then Mrs. Garrigan told In a quiet way
how her husband had kissed all the children
and herself good-by. There was no venom
in her voice, and she spoke in a straighttor-
ward, subdued tone.
The effect upon the prisoner was marked.
During Mrs. Gsrrigans recital of the
scenes surrounding the deathbed of the
man whom he had unfortunately hurried
out Of the world Kavanaugh's face seemed
to be drawn with pain. His eyes filed up
with tears and he cast them toward the
floor. When the widow stepped off the
stand the prisoner seemed to be greatly re-
lleved.
THE PRISONERS STORY.
Kavanaugh took the witness stand after
Mrs. Garrigan concluded her testimony.
He started out by telling the jury that he
intended to go into detailed statement of
square crowd and the subsequent affairs
which finally led up TO his killing Garrigan.
1t started first when he was watchman ut
Gordon's wharf While ia discharge of
his duties there he had trouble with James
and Michael Noon and they threatened to
Kill him, saying they intended TO lay for
him on the Bay street green, bstter known
as Irish Park Kavanaugh said he
changed his route of going home for fear Of
them.
About six weeks after he was appointed
on the police force, and one night while on
| duty IN the sally port he saw three men
struggling on the sidewalk outside the
barracks. In going out to see what the
trouble was he found Ed Purcell ard
James Noon tugging with a boy named
Willie Cummings. Purcell said the boy
had taken rough on rats" with suicidal
intent, and asked Kavanaugh to take him
inside aud keep him away from Noon until
hs could find doctor. When the police
man tried TO take Cummings in Noon
objected and cursed outrageously, refusing
to go out OF the sally port when ordered.
MOONS ARREST.
Then be arrested him. Next morning
Michael Noon his brother, Kavanaugh said,
met him and began oursing him for ar
| resting James Noon the night before. He
asked tho man TO let him alone, but Noon
said he wasn't afraid Of him and remarked:
"You won't walk the streets of Savannah
long. you --. I'm going to
| kill you"
Kavanaugh said he started for him and
Noon ran. He reported the matter TO Chief
| Green ard was ordered to arrest the man
| the first time he could get hold of him. Next
day he found Noon sitting in front of Nc
| Brides place and arrested him.
A few Sundays afterward Kavanaugh
| placed Mcbride on the docket for selling
| liquor on Sunday, and the day afterward.
| while passing his South Broad street saloon,
Tom Cleery came out and called to him. He
stopped and waited for Cleary, and when
he came alongside, he said: "Kavanaugh.
why did you put Mcbride on the docket 81
CLEARY's ATTACK.
Kavanaugh said he didn't care TO discuss
the matter on the streets aud referred
| Clearly to the mayor il he wanted any res
dress Cleary cursed him in an outrageous
manner until he felt compelled to place him
| under arrest. Cleary resisted and struck
him and Kavanaugh was compelled to use
his club. A crowd came from McBride's
place to assist Cleary and Kavanaugh had
to draw his pistol 10 protect himself Next
day after Cleary was fined in the police
court he swore out a warrant against the
policeman for assault with intent to MUIR
der.
A few Sunday nights, after while KAY
anaugh was passing McBride's South Broad