The evening world., 1894-07-07
DARK FOR DOUGHERTY.
Witnesses Say They Saw Him
Near keyers's House.
Drank in a Neighboring Saloon lust
Before the Murder.
Arraigned in Court and Rcmanded
for Further Investigation.

Several new links were added to-day
to the chain OF circumstantial evidence
surrounding George Dougherty, who is
under arrest on suspicion of having
murdered Edward Meyers. the race
track messenger, who was shot in front
Of his door shortly after midnight yes
terday morning.
Capt. Pickett, Of the East Eighty
eighth street station, who, with his ward
man. had been at work on the case all
day yesterday. brought nearly a dozen
witnesses to Police Headquarters this
morning. Among them was the brother
OF the murdered man and n woman.
They were taken into Inspector Nc
Laughlin's private Office, and after an
| hours conversation Dougherty was led
| in. Seven men OF all ages and sizes were
placed In row. Taen the witnesses
were asked II they could Identify the
alleged murderer.
On the instant two OF the Witnesses
stepped forward and laid their hands on
Dougherty's shoulder, at the same time
saying:
| This Is the man"
The two who acted so promptly were
|
bricklayer. who lives on the floor over
the Meyers at 1903 Avenue A. The other
was saloon-keeper O'Rourke, whose
place is at the corner Of Avenue and
Seventy-ninth street, a few doors away
from where the shooting took place.
Then a man named Michaels, who also
lives in the same house, identified
Dougherty, after which the latter was
| lah Of q W lie
could positively Identify him, but Capt.
Pickett said that a man named George
scroggy. who also lives in the same
After the Identification the witness
i made a statement. 1t was to the effect
Patterson, Michaels and Scroggy were
standing at the door Of the house 1865
Avenue 4, when Dougherty came up
Mee askff lived IN sse hdnse rhsy
swered yes. but that they knew he was
not home then. but might be expected
at any minute.
Dougherty, according to their story,
then went away. but about twenty min
utes later returned, and invited the
three men to take drink. They &C.
copied. and all four then proceeded to
O'Rourke's saloon.
1t was the same saloon in which. as
told in The Evening World yester-
mon mont ago, when s the e mann known 't as
"Bull' Powers shot and killed Del
more, At that time the saloon was
forwards sold out to O'Rourke.
The men remained drinking in the sa-
loon for some time, and O'Rourke this
morning said he served the drinks and
that Dougherty paid for them.
On leaving. the saloon Dougherty. 1t is
asserted. asked one Of the men II he
could show him ON what floor Meyer
lived. Thereupon, scroggy, declared to
Capt. Pickett. he opened the door with
his nightkey and walked up the stairs
to the third floor.
, fiat house, and Scroggy pointed out the
rooms in which Meyer lived with his
brothers family. Dougherty said "All
J right" and went down the stairs again.
ScrOggy went UP to his rooms and the
other two men mentioned also retired.
At that time, they say. Dougherty was
standing at the corner, Of Eightieth
Of waiting for Edward Meyer.
The theory OF the police is that Dough
erty remained In the vicinity, but that
house, without being seen, and that when
Dougherty returned again he found the
hail door locked Then he whistled and
brought his victim down to the side
walk.
Among the, witnesses present this
morning at Headquarters was an ice.
man. who had been Ia. an eyewitness &c
he could not Identify the murderer, an6
he could not identify Dougherty thi.
morning. He had seen the shooting
his eyesight is bad and the distance
was too great for him to recognize the
, mans features.
! The woman who came In with til,
party Is named Meyers. and it wa.
thought she had some connection witt
the case. Instead, however: she turnet
Goldhorn, who was brought back re
; Gently from St. croiX and sentenced I,
eight years Imprisonment What thu
pcSGe wa ,ne %n nsr d,l ka not eak X oIt
Harlem Police Court by Ward Maj
G!llisan, and Capt. Pickett followed late
+, In making ont their anidavl.s in rh
i Harlem Police Court the Witnesses wer,
, even more positive. They said tina
9 while In O'Rourke's saloon Doughert.
his change OFF the counter and one o
4 The men picked it up and handed i, t
{ him.
, Oousherty eat in the prisoners pei
E by himself and looked perfectly c6oi
( To an Evening World" reporter. wht
. sew him just before his arral-nment
he mon asnsd ,nst he had hsh Esr had any
6 had a quarrel with him ana at the tim.
: OF the lstter's death both were on tn
= best OF terms.
: II don't want to say anything now,
r he added, save that I am absolutel!
$ innocent Of the, crime charged, wa
n not near the place at the time OF tn
= shooting. and | will produce the strong
est kind OF alibi when the proper tim
comes. My father has engaged law
yer for me, and viii wait to see hin
before speaking furth 81"
Just then a representative Of Howe a
+ Hummels office entered the courtroom
!. | saying that his firm hai been retaine
| by the defense. An adjournment va
y asked for until Monday next, AMI tn
y APPLICATION was granted.
- When he surrendered yesterday
8 pougherty denied any knowledge OF III
shooting He also denied having bee
I in the vicinity OF the murder. and Ma
. he could prove he was miles away fror
< the place. This morning he refused pos
lively 10 MAX. any statement whateve
= when questioned by Inspector Nc
laughlin.
\ peculiar thing is that he does no
At all answer the description sent on
} ny the police In the first intsance. A
1 the witnesses ar first declared the mur
\, 1erer Was about five feet six incns
- high. Dougherty 70 only little owe
!. I'VE feet, and does not weigh more tina
! 10 pounds.
l. rwo-Weeks-n,d uabH Abandoned
L5uiE Beck. niiETlsn. Of l5t E-sI One Han
:, tret aad Twenty thrld street, found rem'
e hahy weeks old IN tho areAway at 227 Ea