Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
HE WAS JUSTIFIED
The Past Career of John Con-
sidine
WOULD JUSTIFY ANY MAN
II Shooting Him Dawn IN His Tracks
Upon Any ProyocztlOn-con-
sidine Still Alive.

DErRoIT, March .l.-At II o'clock
ma morning John Consialns was still
Dlightiy improving. As O'Clock be
had recovered CONSCIOUSNESS aud Was
abs 10 talk Little, bu. MS life still
hangs by a thread. snd as the doctors
have repeatedly sald onlv the greatest
quiet vii give hlm shaw Tor mis- lie.
The Consldln-- Mccartney shooting
ARRAY of Saturday night seems 10 be
eveTyoody's story. Up 10 date there
are almost as many versions Of the
sifalr as there are men who know any
lling auout 10. These versions are, OF
rourse, shaded by the personal feelings
OF The naTFstors toward the principals
of the tragedy. OwiBs To the faet that
both the WrsDgle at tne Russeli House
bar anu tire Subsequent culminatlon Al
Swans restaurant were witnessed
b. a large number Of persons, IL
would seem tLat there should DC little
difficulty IN reaching the true facts,
yet, "a Will be seen by the interviews
and accounts OF the affair when TO-
lows. the blame for what oceul led Is
widely distributed, = literal portion OF
q, IN some instances, beng shoalaered
upon others than the principals. There
are many people III Detroit VINO evi-
iently lean TO the opinon that the past
career OF John Conssdlnc Justshes
,lmosi any man IN shoot e HIM down
a his tracks upon the sl1ghtest provo
cation.
An eyewitness OF the Russell house
Episode says: "When McCsrty apollo
:zed TO Mr.. Thompson for about the
.ogrth time aud his apology was re-
fApsfdfna al .Wh2t
LID you hit him for, anyway, Haven't
Tou got any sense" Well, I've apollo
.ized.' answered McCarty, Il can't do
my more 'Yon wouldn't hlt me-
aid Coasdine. well, I'm not afraid
f you, Johnny. replied McCarty. ami
locked squally Tor moment, but
sonsldine Was urged not To say any.
hing further anu the incident dropped
here. This passage, however. did nat
reduce very amiaole feelings and may
omewhat account for ConsdIne at
icklng MeCarty when the row oc-
urred at swans"
MeCarty was n Sight.
After the shooting McCarty went out
the side door OF swans. on Larned
treet and proceeded TO Parker'- res
surant on Shelby street wnere he
ssyed some time. Not whnlng to- be
rrested before he had seen his family,
went to = friends house and stayed
here Till after midnight, when be pro-
eeded 10 Deputy Superintendent
Aarkweather's house on Milwaukee
venue and gave himself up. The lat
or told him TO 60 home and report IT
he centra station At noon yesttr iay.
te accordingly went home aud went
bed. but as be says, not 10 sleep.
intelligence was received AZ headquar-
srs yesterday forenoon that Consi-
inc was IN q dangerous coco''ior,
nd about IL q. M. Detective
icDonueil went to McCarty's house at
10. 2SZ West Fort street, and told HIM
nat As Consldine was not expected to
we he should come 10 the station.
fcCsrty was IN bed tut got up. dressed
nmself and accompanied the officer.
"You must not become frightened,
1rs McCarty," said the officer TO his
llfe.
"Nos At ell. I am not 4 bysterical
roman." said Mrs. McCarty quietly
II Will try TO live through It,"
The officer and his prisoner rode in
he street car TO the station. where Drs
dcLcan and Walker examined m;
Sruises. which, though painful, are not
eEIous. McCarty complained that he
sad pains IN his nose, and that when ne
blew II with his handkerchief some
pIood came. He also suffered from
,aIns in his chest.