The morning call., 1893-05-16
is LAWTON SANE?
He Boasts of the Success
of His Scheme.
A Search in Their Houses Reveals
Proof That They Were Implicated
With Daley in Larceny.

The adjourned hearing of the charge
of murder against Daniel Daley for the
killing of John j. Lawton at the Potrero
on the morning of the 9TH inst. was re-
sumeG before Police Judge Conlan yester-
day. Attorneys John 7. Dickinson and
j. II. Long, as before, represented the
accused.
Frank Carroll was the first witness called
for the prosecution when the case opened
yesterday. He testified to having met ].
j. Lawson by appointment early on the
morning of the shooting, aud TO having
agreed upon the signal to be given for the
forcing of an entrance into Daley's rooms.
Witness swore positively that Daley and
Mrs. Lawton were together. Daley fired
instantly without word being spoken.
and j. j. Lawton fell back. Witness
brother was shot while pulling the curtain
from be window. The witness also stated
that no member of the party had pistol,
as far rs he knew.
In crOss-eXamination Carroll admitted
the planning of the raid upon D lley's bed
room.
The c0nspirators had three meetings on
the Monday and Wednesday evenings of
the week before the shooting and on the
morning OF the very day. The heavy
plank with which they forced an entrance
was found in the YARD outside the Kitchen.
They forced the kitchen door open and
dropping the plank ran in body TO Ddley's
BEDROOM which they entered without cere-
mony. John LawtOn ran TO the head OF
the bed aud John Carroll to the window.
-Four shots were fired by Daley. The first
hit Lawton, the next two missed, and the
fourth hit Carroll.
j. +. klenck, an other of the conspira-
tors, who appears 10 have been the last Of
the gang to enter the house aud the very
first To make his escape, cOrroborated the
foregoing witness testimony, except so
lar as The question OF weapons was con-
cerned. He said that when Carroll (JOhn)
was placed in the wagon to be taken to the
Receiving Hospital he (CarrolD handed to
him pistol which witness turned over to
Officer O'Neill.
Questioned regarding proposed violence
| on the part Of the four, witness stated that
| John Lawton gave positive Instructions
| that no violence should be exercised.
Deputy Coroner Leon Jones testified to
finding pistol in The pocket of the dead
man, John Lawton, and to powder burns
on the lapel of his coat.
Policeman O'Neil was recalled and
| identified the pistols,
Here tie prosecution rested, as John
| Carroll was not yet strong enough TO tes-
| tify. and the defense asked for continu-
| ance, which was granted. The hearing
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Renewed interest has been aroused in
the case from the confession of Daley
| that he had BEEN Systematically steal
| ing from the Union Iron Works of
| tools. Daley's house was searched some
| days ago and large quantities of tools were
| found there. But as a statement was
made to the effect that others, including
| the Lawtons, were Implicated, Detective
| Rogers and Sergeant Bennett visited
| Michael Lawton's house at the Potrero
| &c q dow md
stance having been recently dragged
| across the flooring of the cellar.
| Then John Lawton's house, 41S Fulton
| street. was visited, and a brass arrange
ment IN tended for winepress was found
| there, made of brass that has been shown
! TO have been distracted from the Union
Iron Works Also. among the tools found
| In the houses were two or three pieces of
! bIasswork such as are only manufactured
ut these works. Among them was a
| swiye-spray, portion of the machinery
used on United States cruisers.
Another proof lies in the story that one
day about fortnight ago John Lawtun
| and his brother left the formers house
| on Fulton street and drove to Mikes house
| on the Potrero. There the wagon was
loaded with stuff, covered over with sacks,
and the TWO drove back TO John Lawton's 5
| house.
1t is known th at others were in the gang
and Daley has x,t:tessed that one GAL
| lagher residing on Gilbert street, and one
Rogers. on Colingwnod street, were i'm
| pllcated with him. The name of man
| living on Powell street was also given, but
there is no proof of his guilt.
As to Michael Lawton, the general
opinion is that he is crazy. Sergeant Ben
nett said last night that Mike came to
| HIM the day after the shooting and said,
| well, l did that work pretty well,
didn't l?' Bennett demonstrated with
| him on his glee when his brother lay dead,
| but the remonstrance had no apparent
| effect. His threat TO disgrace his family
because his father-in-law would not ad-
vance hin $500 also places him in bad
| light.
Mrs. John Lawton said yesterday that
she had always been afraid OF Nike, and
had advised her husband to have nothing
| to do with him.
Some say that the bitter feeling between
Lawtou and Daley arose over division of
the spoils, but that remains TO be pro ved