The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
DARK FOR OOUGHERTY.
Witnesses Say They Saw Him
Near Meyers's House.
Drank In a Neighboring Saloon lust
Before the Murder.
Arraigned in Court and Remandcd
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 or having
murdered Edward Meyers. the race
track messenger. who was shot In front
of his door shortly after midnight yes
terday morning.
Can't. 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 dozen
witnesses to Police Headquarters this
morning. Among them was the brother
Of the murdered man and 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. Then 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"
James Patterson. twenty one years old.
. bricklayer. who lives on the floor over
the Meyers at 1903 Avenue A.. The other
place is at the corner Of Avenue A and
Seventy ninth street, few doors away
from where the shooting took place.
Then a man named Michaels, who also
Dopgherty after which the latter was
led away. None Of the other witnesses
could positively identify him. but Capt.
Pickett said that man named George
house. had positively identihed Dough
After '' the nsI Identification the witness
made a statement. 1t was to the effect
that about II o'clock on Thursday night
Patterson, M,chaels and Scrogsy w ,sr!
Avenue. A when Dousherty came W
Meyers lived in the house. They an
not home then. but might be expected
at any minute.
,Dougherty. according to their story
three men to take drink. They &C
cepted. and all four then proceeded tc
told in "The Evening World yester
day. a murder was committed a few
es9 when sbo the an man k knSwn ps
more. At that time the saloon wal
owned by a man named Hunt. who af
terTards sold out to GRSIrkei ~,
loon for some time, and o'Rourke this
that Doughertty paid for them. :,
asserted. asked one Of the men II HI
could show him on what floor Meyer.
lived. Thereupon, Scroggy, declared I,
his nightkey and walked up the stair
to the third floor.
Two families live on each floor OF tn
m NJ Mpvara
Siother's family. Dougherty said "Al
right" and went down the stairs again
Scroggy went up to MS rooms and IN
At that time, they say, Dougherty wa
standing at the corner, OF Eightietl
street, having announced his intention
of waiting for Edward Meyers.
The theory of the police Is that Dough
erty remained in the vicinity, but tina
in some manner Meyers got into hi
Dougherty returned again he found tn
hall door locked. Then he whistled an
brought his victim down to the side
walk.
Among the witnesses present thi
morning at Headquarters was an ice
man, who had been an eyewitness, I
the shooting. He said yesterday tina
he could not identify the murderer, an
he could not Identify Dougherty thi
morning. He had seen the shootin
his eyesight is bad, and the distanc
was too great for him to recognize tn
mans features.
party is named Meyers and it wa
thought she had some connection wit
the case. Instead, however, she lurne
out to be the affianced wife of Forge
Goldhorn, who was brought back r
Gently from St. Croix and sentenced
eight years Imprisonment. What II
police wanted with her did not leak out
Harlem Police Court by Ward Ma
Gllligan. and Capt. Pickett followed late
In making out their aftidavi,s In II
Harlem Police Court the witnesses Wei
even more positive; The, They sale, said tn;
his change off the counter, and one
the men picked 1t up and handed 1t
him.
Dougherty sat in the prisoners pc
by himself, and looked perfectly coo
To an Evening World" reporter. WI
saw him just before his arraignmen
money transaction with Movers. new
had quarrel with him and at the tin
Of the latter's death both were on Il
best OF terms
81 don't want to say anything now
he added, save that ! am absolute
innocent OF the. crime charged. l vi
shooting, and / viii produce the stron
est kind Of alibi when the proper tir
comes. My father has engaged la,
yer for me, and | will wait to see hi
before speaking further"
Just then a representative OF Howe
Hummers Office entered the courtroom
saying that his firm had been retain
by the defense. An adjournment "
asked for until Monday next. and I
application was granted.
When he surrendered yesterda
Dougherty denied any knowledge OF /
shooting. He also denied having be
In the vicinity of the murder. and tn
he could prove he was miles away fro
the place This morning he refused pc
lively TO make any statement whatev
when questioned by Inspector N
Laughlin.
A peculiar thing is that he does I
at all answer the description sent c
by the police in the first instance .
the witnesses at first declared the m,
derer was about five feet six incl
high. Dougherty is only a little oN
five feet. and does not weigh more tn
40 pounds.
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