The evening world., 1894-05-01
BODYCUARD WITH HIM
McArdle Again Appears in Court
with His Servitors.
Trying to Find Out to Whom the
Gums" Belong.
Young McArdlc Acknowledges that
lie Was Armed.

examination VI i'sfItT bpih'N'y'
who fired some shots from his revolver
at Patrick J. McArdle In Part ii. OF the
Court OF Common Pleas a week < to-
day, was continued before Justice Mar
tin. In his private room at the Tombs
Court to-day.
McArdle was accompanied by his body
guard when he went to the Tombs this
morning. but the same rule which was
enforced at the proceedings yesterday
vas put into effect. and the li.nkerton
secretary. David II. Freedman. were
told that they must leave the room.
Lawyer Richard T.. Creep, OF l6 FIX;
s SS nai p; Tosn wa, 'h sor fr IT, witness nTosscS Ssllsa
Mr.. Green said he was In the court
room shortly after the shooting, He
made a search for the bullets. and found
one on the fioor between two benches
on the west side OF the room.
The bullet was, he said. lying directly
underneath the hole In the. ceiling. The
In a piece Of paper, and Mt the request
OF Col. Townsend handed 1t to Justice
Martin.
side Lawyer Severance, on the opposite
side OF the room, long enough to. glance
At the bit OF battered lead and SILVER.
Lawyer Green told OF the excitement
excused. David II. Freedman, McArdle's
private secretary, look his place; u
says. saved his life. and thereby has in
CURED the %latter,.s lifelong gratitude.
Mr., freedman has p~ompadour hair. a
curly black mustache and had o head
The witness rehearsed the events OF
the shooting. He said he and McArdle
the l%atter's son. Steve. had Just got
up to leave the courtroom, when he
aau npn,ally ntt hIa hn nd In tho aiHe
pocket OF his sack coat.
1.-THE next instant" continued Freed
man. 4 was looking at a big revolyei
square at Mr.. McArdle. / jumped for
him and caught hold OF Donnelly about
the same line that Mr.. Severance did.
gr il ed the pistol so hard that 1t
While Freedman was testityins, Nc
Ardle got UP and whispered something
to Justice Martin.
The latter interrupted the examination
Of the witness to say:
II hav. been requested by Mr.. McArdle
to order the removal OF Mr.. Danne,ly
nothing Objectionable in Mr.: Donnelly's
him removed"
Mr.. House was up In n minute to say
Your Honor. this Is plainly n bluH on
the part OF McArdie to make It appear
thai he is in mortal fe'r Of my client
Justice Martin. and the proceedings were
resumed. .McArdie, however. kept his eye
on Donnelly. and when the latter. moved
slightly from his position beside LAWYER
quickly, 80 as 10 bring Col. Tcwnsena's
ample proportions betwaen him and Don.
nelly. II his fear was assumed It was
well done.
Freedman swore he never owned a
pistol and never had one IN the house
LAWYER House BROUGHT out that Freed
man had been indicted by the Chautauqua
County Grand Jury for grand larceny.
md that the Indictment was dismissed
because OF the death or the complain
ing witness.
It ail went down on The record.
stephen ]. McArdlc, son OF Patrick
]. McArdl". was then sworn. He said
he was beside his father when Don
ran towards Donnelly and caught hold
OF the pistol.
There was a surprise in store for this
Assistant District-Attorney when he
Did You have n pistol IN your pocket
when YOU were in court?"'
II refuse to answer" the witness re
piled.
Justice Martin ruled hat the witness
must answer.
We'll. then, I did have a pistol. !
pulled It ont when saw Donnelly's pis'
toll pointed ut my father"
LAWYER House smiled.
Young McArdle could not he made IN
say that he fired n shot. He pleaded
that he vas excited and dropped the nis-
toll on the floor. Whether II exploded or
not. he was not prepared to say. He
brought the pistol from Albany to pro-
tect himself and his father. because he
had heard that Donnelly had threat
ened to shoot both his father and him.
self ''at first sight" McArdle could
not. however. say whether or not the
pistol was loaded. and he could not re-
member anything clearly except that
Donnelly had shot at McArdle senior.