The morning call., 1893-05-08

frequent our house. Ii he says this WAS
matchmaking scheme on my part TO GET
quits OF money am due him he says what
is not true.
Through my wife's extravagant ways
] was always in debt and often my weekly
wages were not half sufficient 10 meet the
bills she incurred. When Daley used to
visit us before he came To room with us
he knew that L was hard up and would
offer 10 lend me money to tide over
difficulty. but / do not now owe him
cent. | had no idea that he had any base
designs against my wife, and when ABOUT
three or four months ago he asked to room
with us | saw no objection. Isnon got my
eyes opened, however. but could not get
rid of him as was in his debt.
dale used to sleep in my house four
nights of the week and the other nights he
spent with his wife. who lives somewhere
OH Fourteenth street. near W0oGward's
Gardens. She is not out OF the city, but is
living there now"
j. F. Klenk was too excited last night to
give concise story of what took place.
AFTER we stationed ourselves az the
kitchen door" he said, 'ready to break it
open when Mike gave the signal, we
waited for some time, and when the signal
was at last given we burst the kitchen
door open and rushed in.
Jack Law.On was in front. John Car
roll next to him, Frank Carroll was be-
did not get into Daley's room at all before
the shooting commenced. [ heard some
one-1 think Jack Lawfon-say Here,
here, here, in a chatting sort of way, and
then he made as il to wrench the revolver
from Daley, who was getting out of bed
with the revolver in his hand. Just then
the first shot was fired by Daley and poor
Jack Lawton staggered backward and
was caught in Frank Carro!l's arms, who
pulled him back into the kitchen.
Immediately Daley fired another shot
and John Carroll threw up his arms and
l caught him. As l Gd so he put a re-
yOlver into my hand. which 1 afterward
handed to the police and which was loaded
in every chamber.
II pulled John Carroll back toward the
kitchen and then Daley fired two other
shots, neither of which, however, took eff
feet. We got the wounded man into the
lot and | ran to the police station to inform
the police of the shooting and get doctor
If possible.
II am positive no shots were fired by
any of our party. We never thought there
would be any shooting, and that Daley
would have taken it philesophically."
Frank Carroll, brother of the wounded
man in the Receiving Hospital confirmed
klenk's statements and declared as posi-
lively that there were no shots fired by
them. He did not have a gun. He said
they were all the time they were waiting
for the signal talking about what Daley
would say, if he would blame Mikes wife.
and how he would try to get out of it.
They never dreamed of any shooting.
when We went in" he said. Mrs.
Lawton was in Daley's bed. She screamed
when she saw u.s.
Mrs. Michael Lawton was seen at her
mothers residence. Washington and
Maple avenues. She takes the matter
calmly, although it can be plainly seen
she is suffering from the shock of the
murderous shots being fired in her pres
ence.
She refused to make anv statement. but
said that when the door was burst open
she was dressed, ana was just leaving
Daley's room TO make some beef tea for
him. The four men rushed in, and then
she heard the shots and screamed. She
did not know who fred the shots.
Carroll was resting easily last night and
the result of his wound could not be fore
told