The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-17
THOMAS MU[IEN'S DEATH
Coroner Eugene H. Lincoln Begins an
Inquest Into the Peculiar Case.
THE FATAL BARRO0k MELEE.
Moorhead Paid the Money and Said He
Didn't Want Any Trouble-Cash swore
That no Blow Was Aimed at Mullen
While on the Floor.

Coroner Eugene II. Lincoln il holding
an inquest into the death of Thomas f..
Null ell who died from injuries rec lived
In a scuffie in 'rbe Snug" a barroom at
the corner of Chaffee street and Sykes
court. on May IL. The examination Is
being conducted at the Sixth station.
and a great mass Of testimony has al
ready been taken.
John Cash was the first witness exam
ined. He testified hat he had known
Mullen since he had opeped his saloon,
which was on March IL last. He was
present when the melee occurred. having
entered the saloon about nftee IA minutes
before it took place. The fight, he said.
happe.ed about 2 o'clock.
Continuing, Cash aid /: The trouble,
as / saw it, starred over q game Of pool.
john and MIchae Moorhead, VINO are
brothers, were playing pool, or l thought
tley were. Mullen was IN the card
room. with Ben Whitaker. A partition
by the pool liable separates the Darroom
aud cardroom.
"Mullen nnished his game, went to
the end of the partition and look.d out
into the barroom. The game of pool
had stopped.
game
Zone of the brothers replied, We were
not playing u game
"ihen Mullen said something to the
effect that he didn't pay a license for the
table so that people could play aud not
pay.
Didn't Want Any Trouble.
"Michael paid Mullen 10 cents. saying
that he didn't want any trouble. A few
words passed, but / turned to the bar for
al Ir;,v NVhau raoH oDafp Mnllan
aud Michael had their hands up as II to
strike. Thea Mullen backed iuto the
carLroom to the chair from which he
had just arisen.
"Michael followed him. but John
stepped between the two and said some
thing which / did not catch. Micha
put down his hands ana stepped back.
The both made a rush for Mullen,
who said, 4 eau do you two and the
-meleeL
struck. Mullea was pushed against his
chair. From the chair he fell To the floor
with Jonn on top.
''They fell at my feet and Mullen
looked at Mullen. went out into tie
barroom aud took his hat and cleared
out. / haven't seen him since.
Zen " hittaker then went to Mullen
aud tri q TO raise him M: He shook
him, apparently trying TO bring him back
W IOnoCiOuohtbs
Thought His Neck Was Broken.
"His neck hung over to one aide and
we thought his neck was broken. He
revived before we got him into the other
room. DIR. Edwards VS. called and he
ordered us to take him home.
His house was in The rear of the sa-
Icon. He had recovered sufficiently to
walk with assistance TO his home. 1
vent with him and left him in the house.
When l got back to the saloon Nix
Moorhead was there, AMI the Others who
saw the affair"
Cash also testified that no one struck
Mullen when he was on the floor. Cash
said that he called ~ Mullen's house
several times to see how the injured man
was, and at the first visit Mullen was in
commissions. Henry Jenkins was called
to help hold Mullen down and an officer
as summoned. Cash theh left.
Cash said that about 10 o'clock In the
evening he was told tnat Mullen was
dead.
Robert Bardsley. who also witnessed
the fl Int. testified that he held Nike SO
lie Wouldn't strike Mullen. but lat him
threw him off. John cliuched with Null
In and when they fell Mullen hit his
head on the corner of the chair.
Ben Whitaker, William Cooper and
Henry Jenkins testified. They corrobo-
rated the testimony gwen by Cook aud
Bardsley.
This afternoon Coroner Lincoln heard
what john and Michael Moorhea1 had
to say at the Cransto n Jail.
The two brothers Will be tried In the
district court Friday morninx.