The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-08
He tried to get back into the


saloon, but could not.
1.-The side door having been opene d,
Ward left mis- refuge behind the ice bnx
and passed out. One Witness say Us "a
be emerged Givens was standing three
or four yards from the sidewalk in the
street aud shot Ward, He then started
towards his house, aud, putting the re-
volver in his pocket, said he did not get
fair play inside, but bad got IL now
Wards account of this part of the
tragedy is as follows:-'I got behind the
ice box. Some person opened the side
door and / went put in the hallway.
After I passed Givens he fired two shots.
One struck me In the back What Ward
supposed was the hall was in fact an
aIleywav. Whether he met and passed
Owens in the alieyway or in the street Is
quite iinmaterial. The main fact stands,
ne was shot in the back by Giveus. Civ
ems then went home. hid the revolver in
the shed, went out Of the back window
and fed. Finding that precautions had
been taken TO prevent his escape, he re-
turned on Sunday and gave himself up.
Ward was taken to the Hospital. The
doctors tried in vain to find the bullet,
and the next day he died. Before his
which is wonderfully clear. considering
his condition"
The Prosecutor then called Emmett
Smith, a civil engineer, who made The
survey for the diagram, which the Prose
cutor exhibited. While Mr.. Smith was
testifying Mrs. Givens, the wife OF The ac-
cused man, entered the court room with
which became fretful. Judge Lippincott
advised her to go with her children to
one of the jury rooms. Mr.. Smiths
testimony was mainly as TO condition OF
sidewalks, distances OF street lamps from
each other, and distances from owen
Boyle's saloon to Giyens' house. and OF
Owen Boyle's saloon to the saloon OF
Michael Boyle near which the shooting
occurred.
Owen Boyle, was the next witness. He
keeps the saloon on East Twenty-second
street and Avenue Il. Patrick Ward
came inwith John Sweeney and John Rod
gers. "he said. Bonner was there. Couldn't
remember others. Yes. Givens WAS
there, sitting on a chair when Ward came
in. Givens was siGting near the centre,
just where the stove onght to have been.
Ward came iu and called for q drink for
himself and his two companions. Ward
sang and danced. Gtvens was sitting still.
Patrick Bonner aud Patrick Ward went
out, and Givens got up and went out the
back door,"
The witness was q very obstinate one,
and it WAS with the utmost dlfficnlty that
Prosecutor Winfield could draw from
him direct answers TO his questions.
Ward, he admitted, returned TO the
saloon sometime afterward and fell on
the floor. He had been shot In the back.
Witness Immediately went after a ply
stefan. DIR. Brough, he physician, ex-
alnIned him and stopped che flow of
blood. Ward was then sent to the hos
pital.
On REORGANIZATION he said that
Ward told him that Givens had shot him;
that Owens had fired twice at him. He
s-n, - hn TIM hraf QhOr QLG
knew Ward in ireland. He had Known
Givens for about five years.
Patrick Bonner WAS next called TO the
stand. he testified that ne was IN Owen
Boyie's saloon the night of the
shooting. He told OF the rows
that night with Sweeney and
He did not see the shooting and did not
hear the snots. The liuhts We're put out
Immediately after Givens left thu saloon.
Michael Boyle, VINO keeps the saloon
near which the shooting took place, les
| titled that Ward, Bonner, Rodgers and
Glvens entered his place. They
asked Mike IL he hau
| reference to Givens' intention TO shoot
| Ward. He replied that he didn't. and
AWAY mssa SA' Ward assaulted Sivens.
de denied, when pressed by the Prose
| cntor, that he heard Mrs. Givens say:
LOOK out, mes ROluR W Shoou. Sho
| said, Look out. He's LOOKING for q re-
| volver." Witness said a short time after
Ward went out tine back door he heard
two shots fired.
RECESS TAKEN.
The Court at THIS poinr ordered a re-
| cess. AS the prisoner WAS leaving the
| court room on his way back to Jail he
was met at the door by his wife with
her babe in her arms ami her little
hoy BY her side. The prisoner kissed
both his wife and babe and then picKed
up the little fellow and pressed him
closely to his bosom while he planted q
| fervant kiss unon the boy's broWs.