The morning call., 1894-07-16
King McManus' Brother
Badly Wounded.
END OF A WRESTLING BOUT.
He Throws Charles Sweeney,
the BaII-Pldyer.
WHO RETALIATES WITH A GUN.
Sweeney Is Arrested and Bursts Into
Tears-McManus in Criti-
cal Condition.
END OF A WRESTLING BOUT.
WHO RETALIATES WITH A GUN.

king" McManus' saloon, 16. Third
street, was the scene of a shooting affray
yesterday afternoon in which Con Nc
Manus, the Kings brother. was the vic
tim, and Charles Sweeney, the Dallplayer,
welded the deadly weapon.
The King" accompanied by "the boys"
went to a picnic yesterday morning and
left his brother Con in charge of the
saloon. Sweeney was one of the bar
tenders. Business was not very brisk and
between l and 2 CLOCK in the afternoon
a dispute arose as to whether Con or
Sweeney was the better wrestler. To SET
tie the dispute they went upstairs to one
of the rooms, where they grappled and
tried to throw one another without sue
cess.
As the room was rather small was sug
gested that they should go downstairs to
the bar and resume the contest. They
wrestled in the barroOm and finally Con
threw Sweeney and landed on top OF him.
He was mad and gIipped Sweeney by the
throat.
Sweeney fought desperately to get out
OF bis clutches, and as soon as he regained
his feet he pulled out a pistol and fired
three shots at Con. The first struck him
in the right arm, the second lodged in the
bar and the third struck him in the ribs
on his right side and Dlowed its way round
to his liver.
With a groan Con dropped to the floor,
but almost Immediately Spraug to his feet
and made for Sweeney, who seemed par
alyzed at what he had done and wisely
skunk out of the saloon.
Con was carried upstairs to a bedroom
M Afo(1 h Maf nall
two other bartenders. who were witnesses
10 the shooting. DrS. Bunker and Far
mum were promptly summoned and at
tended to the wounded man. They found
that the first bullet lodged in the muscles
of the arm, and the third had apparently
lodged in the liver. They looked upon this
as dangerous, and refused to permit any
one 10 talk to their patient
information of the shooting was tele
phOned to police headquarters. and De-
tective Cody was detailed TO find Sweeney.
The shooting took place about . o'clock,
and two hours atterward Cody and Spe-
cial Officer DOugherty found Sweeney
walking along Sixth street. near Folsom.
Cody placed him under arrest, and he
burst into tears and said: Pm sorry for
What l have done, but l was afraid of
him" And he pointed TO the marks of
Cons fingers on his throat. Further than
this be positively refused to say anything,
He quietly accompanied them to the
City Prison. When searched a Smith u
Wesson revolver was found on him and
booked as evidence against him. He had
the appearance of a man who was on the
verge of delirlum tremens. and after being
put in a cell he was so nervous that dose
of ant-delirium medicine had to be given
him. Then he sobbed and sniveled till
he fell into a profound slum Der. No
charge will be entered against him pend
ing the result Of his victims wounds.
Detective Cody then went to 16 Third
street with the object OF obtaining state
ment from the wounded man. but the
physicians declined to allow him to be
disturbed, on the ground that 1t would
be dangerous. Mr.. Phillips. McManuS'
brother-in-law. handed him a bullet that
lie had picked out of the bar, which evil
IDENTIFY belonged to the revolver found
upon Sweeney.
There was a strong disposition on the
part of those in the saloon to say as little
about the shooting as possible. a dis
patch was sent to the king" telling him
of the affray and urging him to return at
once.
This is not the first time Con McManus
has felt the inconvenience Of having bull
lets in his anatomy. About two years ago.
during a dispute between the WEIGH and
McManus political factions, he was shot
by Jack Welch on Third street. near Har-
rison, and had close call for his life.
w
when in the Receiving Hospital the
liking" rushed into the hospital and made
strenuous efforts to hit Weclh with black
thorn while he was on the operating table.
Sweeney was inclined to talk last night,
and gave his version of the affair. His
sleep had steadied his nerves, and he was
quiet and pleasant IN his manner.
"Con and / had been drinking all last
night" he said. land we got to the saloon
about 7 O'CLOCK this III Orning. Con was
very drunk, and l placed him on a lounge
SO that be could have nan before he
began his duties In tending bar.
About 10 o'clock Mccarthy, the bar
keeper. came on duty, and | reused up
Con and got him upstairs to Eugene
O'Rourke's room. He had not got over the
effects of the spree, and was in an ugly
mood.
81 advised him to go to bed and l would
attend the bar Tor him, but be wouldn't,
and kept wrestling with me and throwing
me around the room. AS both he and his
brother Frank were particular friends of
mine | stood his rough play as long as
could, but when he threw me down and
tried to choke me | asked him to drop it
and he told me to go to.
II got away from bin and went down.
stairs and took his place behind the bar.
Then he came down with the O'ROurkes
and continued drinking. He was crazy
with drink and he began wrestling and
I0OIlnR again Win Inc. he WdQieO me 10
drink and because | refused he pulled out
his pistol. pointed it at me and said, To
- with you; you have got to drink and
then fight me- He was prevailed upon to
put away his pistol, but before l knew
what he intended doing next he hauled off
and hit me blow that sent me staggering
against the lunch counter.
al kept my temper and wanted to get
away from him, but be was between IN
and the door. When he made another at
tempt 10 get at me pulled my pistol and
fired at him. Il was done in self-defense,
as Con is a much stronger man than l,
and in his crazy mood didn't know what
moment he would get the drop on me-
Sweeney was for years faVorite on the
diamond. lie travelled East and played
there with great success Ee was never
mixed up in any serious row before. Once
he gave cable-car conductor an unmeT-
cIful thrashing for insulting young lady
he was walking with.
A little over year ago he was appointed