The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-14
st.tement was made 70 the reporters and

statement vas made Il, f. The h.. reporters and
".X S fifteen minutes before Q o'clock on
Tussday mornng went from the club house
The Hickey brothers and John sheridan 5It,an
were with vo me We wSow were We re' met man
rest. My men understood that 0Brien,s men e5
again on Capt. Allairo and reminded him OF
s9 promise ne wa aI nTotected The Captain
rerIied thnt f Il he didn't attend to il Xs might;
II second avenue setwesm IntyshWSd i nna
H. Bor-t and Costello, the prize fighters; Borst
carried heavy stick oyer a., ms o, shen sis 81
the city. and said to Borst:
a.. Billy what arc you doing on this side OF
ri had heard that .Borst had previously
nuarrelod with some OF the Tammanv voters.
WhS WAS tsp hs street nna sSoStea to-
Bors BLY, what's that damned nn% l9HrGr say n.y.
Justice Ste barrett said that, this was the origin
Of the affair. and TINT Croker. in ordering rin;
toward horst which no had no right to take.
He also dwelt strongly on the fact that fhe two
THE JURY STOOD SIX TO SIX.
The jury were out eighteen hours. and then
they came In with this Communication:
We communicate that we stand equally d.
diet. We have ceased to discuss the question
since daylight. and we are ed beyond all
doubt that we never can agree.
On Dec. Is Croker was admitted to bail
WHY CROKER AND HIS FRIENDS HELD THEIR
PEACE.
Tho result Of the, trial was severe blow to
Croker. for it failed to remove as he ex;
survey of tho entire case he was grieved to no,
call tho names OF mon whose testimony. had
shsa y hnso to him o ~s
picion. OF course. these men must hayc
como from among tho ranks Of OBricn's
Entirely Every an
In the wd Th9 10 rep Of
before forty-eiCht hours hud elapsed. hut the
guilty man was Crokers FRIEND and II 1t
had not been for that shot they reasoned per;
have BEEN Killed. 0 TSepefore they Resolved to
remain silent. In forming, this resolution they
O'Brien men would come forward and tell the
whole story. but they waited in vain.
BURKE CoNFEssEs TO ADRIAN 8. HEWITT.
Tho man who came nearest to doing this
O'Brien man OF tho most pronounced type:
but. In fact he was for Burk s The lays S OF
streets Of this t MH city on With horse
and melted men to lawless deeds had not been
forgotten. and his own comfort and safety
shot NlcKenna he knew that McKenna's state;
into his mouth by some one Of Cookers, one
miles, and: ruff1an as he was. this knowledge
About q week or ten days after the shooting
Mr., Hewitt called on Croker and told. him
that Burke had confessed to him that he knew
nS saG s"d aa ASKED
Burke WHY he didpt make public statemsnt
ha moi IN a
kill him.
PAT CRAIG COMPRISES TO A SUN REpoRTER-
Pat Craig. the man who ran to the station
q to
While the reporter was, talking with Mr..
Craig came in and took part in the CONVERSE
tion.
hs S tSd S% ali atSSf
know him. too. don't your OF course You do.
shos thSt saw !hs kind e Il 2 pistol that he
used. 1t was four; barrelled one"
Ncrpig also said that p he and man named
why he didn't accuse the right man Of shoot
i've said to him." said Craig. "why don't
you put It on the right man z"
On the night Of the shooting, Craig said, he
Busy aR6 sd
saw the shooting: to make statement. but
they wouldn't do it
THE MAN WHO KILLED M'KENNA ARRESTED WITH
THE PISTOL IN HIS POSSESSION.
The man who killed McKenna was arrested
BY Policeman Kesrney; He was Kearney's
took the pistol with which the fatal shot had
been fired and put It In his own pocket; When
the prisoners were searched at the police sta
ton no pistol was found in the possession OF
kearueys prisoner. and he was discharged.
Kearney Ia dead.
Something like year ago Justice Barrett.
who presided at Mr.. Croker's trial. said that
from information which had come to him he
was fully convinced Of Mr.. Cookers entire in
nocence.
PERHAPS HE WILL CONFESS SOME DAY.
Mr.. Croker has positively refused to discuss
the matter further than to express u sincere
hope that the guilty man. before he dies. will
make u full confession.
Many OF the prime conspirators against Mr..
Croker are dead. All OF them have died mis-
erably. Among these are Owney Geoghegan.
Larry OBrien. and Borst.