The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-17
TR0Y'S ELECTION TRAGEDY.
-slrs SEGA IDENTIFIED ~ ZEE NAY
Wao KILLED rowe BOSS

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Thor. March 16-At the Coroner. inoue,
to-day over the killing OF Robert Ross. the Re
| publioap WORKER At the poIl. In ,hs Third die
| trict OF the Thirteenth ward. on election dsy
the fact that the machine nspublieans use,
| tissue ballots and what are known az doubl,
| ballots At the riotous Republican caucus o,
Feb 2 vas admitted bv georre Dunlop. IN,
Republican candidate for Alderman at tina
caucus. who was elected on the day that Ros.
was killed. The RepublIean Alderm.r
who made this admission vent ON tr
tell how members OF the Republlcsr
Poard OF INSPECTORS at that caucu,
were hand in glove with him in mi,
crooked business Every one IA now speaking
Of this caucus as the Revolver Caueus" This
was the name given to II to-day by Frank x
Black. the nepubIIesn LAWYER associated with
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Fsgan IN
prosecuting those charged with the murder al
young Ross and the shooting Of his brotber
William Ross. IL is necessary TO keep tbe.e
matters eontinually in mind. A. the m.obIn.
Republicans are endeavorinR to place the re-
suit Of this Republican riot upon The sboula.r.
Of the regular Democracy Of Trov The man
arrested sre John n. Poland R.npblican
Bat Shea the Democratic heller and ehum
for fifteen years OF Alderman Dunlop and
SS"I -. ~ Nepuvne ne n's. TWO arg J,
the i.,,sr i'm .hoo,,n, WINS, IT., n
.he M.er WIN shooupg william John II.
,ha sn.,,~s,,. sOou fepu'Auon in
The most important f.ature Of to.d.v,s IN.
yestination WAS that sbea was nosi,i,.lv id.n.
ttoa "A ~ t. -, - iuVu
'i-,S. W a es SUI "e man VINO
Robert Ross's head. Thers was a s.n.s,,on
over this testimo nJ. as none Of the previous
Witnesses. not even the Ross brothers. could
positively identify Shea as the man who fred
the shot McGough was positively identified
as the man who fired the shot into the head Of
William Ross. and which IL now buried in the
young mans neck. Another witness positively
s,,,ins an, 49,. s"uns ps'o'
curing that terrible row at the polls on cleo
that DoIand did a. not Are . .ha, u'''a'''
49, '. ~ nv ~, .'e eno'
this city mors crowded than to-day. The first
witness WAS Adam Rosa second uo oorroho
49, ,,...,.,sv ee.onu' no torrooo-
ia'eu 'he testimony OF MS orotner John- He
said tbath saw McGough FIRE the shot at
VII am Ross and saw William pitch forward
from me ne. nn,iin last across TIE road
brother Robert was reaching for McCiough
fel shsa ran me- n hot Avn .wes ana when ho9srt
surgeons who made the autopsy on Koherts
body declared that the shot penetrated for
ward. inward. and upward. Several witnesses.
however. have testified that Robert was on tha
ground and that his head was bent forward'
and this will explain Adam Ross's Testimony
on this point The witness. psoceedips SAID;
shot was nrgd over my head aud drew nv .,,cs
aud casd saea by IN; Ihroat aud struck hiin over
The head. ran to my brother Robert and took his
s.d ~ my arm. locked into his eyes and parted
MS q nps oa ne ne Wa dead
S-,,Sw many ,hats r.,. n-.n: a.,
four shots and McS,ouch AIRED Two ~ "'s
Q.-wsrs you At the Republican caucus Feb 8. A.
fts W
. 8-Mere mere any threats made there against you
'br IS9r or, oro,hefs a;-n NJ ina, Know OF
The crown nm from, Of rb baI1 sc Joeh soand IN
A-Not until after had ny brothe' = head in nv Ias
o-Did you see anybody else WITH reviewers beside,
shea AMI hc,io 81 Al d,e not
ny NJ tasanILM mere were those clubs distributed
Az our nm nenionea IN Ss'tsruAJr tes'monyf A.
rshy ana N,iliam ouigfy y nA'" "A"sf H.
Yckey oiisfs X.-iion't know.
,2-who tod them TO come to yoar shop 10 Ess the
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