Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-25
cHEATEo the GALLONS.

Patrick Flanagan Dies From Consump-
tion, I'm the New Haven Jail-No |
Motive Was shown For His Crime.
Patrick d. Flanagan. the murderer of |
Michael McDermott, died at the New |
Haven county Jail, Saturday afternoon,
from consumption. His death caused
no surprise, although the Jail attendants
thought he might live a day or two.
longer. He was reduced to a skeleton
and was too weak to cough or speak. At
$3.50 o'clock he quietl, passed away.
The crime for which he was sentenced
to be hanged was committed May 2,
1880. j.
Flanagan went Into Russells saloon
on Bishop street and; met Michael Nc
Dermott at the barcgHe asked him to
drink with him anaswhen McDeFmott
walked up to the bar to accept he drew
a revolver and shot him. McDermott
started to run out and Flanagan fol-
lowed him to the sidewalk. McDermott
fell to the earth and Flanagan kneeling
over him, fired five other shots into his
body. The victim died an hour later in
the office of Drs North and Axtelle.
Flanagan made no attempt to escape.
Flanagan was tried at the April term
of the criminal side of the superior
court Waterbury district), which con-
vened in New Haven the latter part of
last April and May, Judge Fem pre-
siding. Attorney John O'Neill defended
the accused and tried to show to the
jury that Flanagan's act was entirely
, npremeditated. A physician testified
that-he thought Flanagan was mentally
unbalanced, and some of the Jail Off
| Gals said he did not seem to be of a
right mind when arrested for the crime
and Flanagan himself said that every
i thing was blank to him for two OF
three days before and two or three days
after the time he was told he had killed
l McDermott. The principal evidence tC
day of the shooting, Flanagan told Cor
D oner Mix that he intended to kill Nc
t Dermott and that he was glad he hac
Z done it.
t Judge Fem, in his charge to the jury
! dwelt particularly upon the premedita
S ton, and said it was for the jury to de
t eide whether the meeting between
j Flanagan and McDermott was a chance
e one, or was Intentional. Did he pre-
vent interference without purpose OF
= design, why did he follow the wounded
t man? And how came he to have
s pistol that day The jury were out al
= hour and returned reporting that they
: could not agree. They were sent bacl
f by the judge, and in twenty-five min
d utes they returned with a verdict o.
e guilty in the first degree.
vi LnS 1olloNluS udy JuuSe REM
sentenced him to be hanged Mon
n day, May 2, 1899 When asked if hi
F had anything to say Why sentence o
!, death should not be pronounced upol
d him, he replied:
e with regards to that, yer honor,
r have very little to say, but 1 can
e understand how could be found guilt,
of murder in the first degree, withou
It the state finding something why
II should have committed the murder
s. either for property, money or some
e thing else. There was no motive what
K ever produced by the state"
v This was delivered as a sort of han
% angue. Flanagan's eyes stared Wild
n and his voice sometimes rose to
r shrek.
A jutyman is known to have sal
after the trial that he didn't thin
Flanagan was guilty Of premeditate
murder.
IL The remains of Flanagan were brougt
to this city for burial, on LII train t,
X day. Sheriff Tomlinson and j. lie
lie O'Keefe accompanied the body. Int
lie ment was in st Joseph's cemetery.