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 NeishborIng Saloon lust
Before the Murder.
Arraigned in Court and Rcmanded
for Further Investigation.

Several new links were added to-day
70 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 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. Tnen 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
James Patterson, twenty-one years old.
. bricklayer, who lives on the floor over
the Meyers at 1903 Avenue A.. The other
was saloon-keeper OROurke. whose
place Is at the corner Of Avenue A and
Seventy ninth street. a few doors away
from where the shooting took place.
Then man named Michnels, who also
lives In the same house. Identified
Do, Cherry. after which the latter was
led away. None of the other witnesses
could positively Identify him, but Capt
Pickett said that man named George
shs. .ls.. Ia he
house. had positively identified Dough-
After the e Identification the witness
made statement. 1t was to the effect
Patterson. Michaels and Scroggy were
standing at the door of the house 1903
Avenue 4 when Dougherty came up
Meyers lived in the house. They an
swered yes. but that they knew he was
not home then. but might be expected
DousheEty, according to their story.
then went away, but about twenty n IN
utes later returned and invited The
e apee men to take r drink rhey &C;
O'Rourke's saloon.
II was the same saloon In which. as
told in THE Evening World, yester-
day. a murder was committed few
months ago. when the man. known as
"Bull" Powers shot and killed Del
more. At that time the saloon was
OWUeu Dy u man VINO AZ
forwards sold out to O'Rourke.
The men remained drinking in the sa-
loon for some time, and Q, Rourke this
morning said he s served the drinks and
On leaving, the saloon Dougherty. IT is
asserted, asked one of the men II he
gould show him on what floor, Meyers
lived. Thereupon, Scroggy declared TO
Capt. Pickett, he opened the door with
his nightkey and walked up the stairs
to the third ho9r.
nat house. and scroegy e pointed tH' out ut the
brothers family. Dougherty said All
right" and went down the stairs again.
Scroggy went up to his rooms and the
ether two men mentioned also retired.
Z that time. they say. Dougherty was
standing at sthe corner, OF Eightieth
Of waiting for Edward Meyers.
The theory Of the police Is that Dough.
erty remained In the vicinity, but that
house without being seen, and that when
Dougherty returned aga In he found the
hall 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 an eyewitness &c
he could not Identify the murderer. and
he could not identify Dougherty this
morning. He had seen the shootins
ITOIl his WlHuOW, dCTDSS tUt street, Dul
his eyesight is bad, and the distanc,
was too great for him to recognize the
mans features.
The woman who came in with tn,
thought she had some connection witt
the case. Instead, however, she turned
out to be the affianced wife OF Forge,
Goldhorn. who was brought back re
Gently from St Croix and sentenced t
eight years Imprisonment. What tn,
police wanted with her did not leak out,
r1.@ ait t.lf
Harlem Police Court by Ward Maj
Gilligan. and Capt Pickett followed late
with Dougherty.
In making 5ut their affdavts In III
Harlem Police Court the witnesses wer,
even more positive. They said tina
while in O'Rourke's saloon Doughert,
was SO excited hat he forgot to TAX,
the men picked 1t up and handed It Il
Dougherty sat in the prisoners per
TO an "Eyening World" reporter, VIII,
saw him just before his arraignment
he denied that he had eyer had an,
none transasctlop with Meyers, neve
OF the lHtter's death both were on tn,
best OF arms.
II don. want to say anything now;
he added, save that | am absolut 81,
innocent OF the, crime charged. wal
not near u place at the time OF tn,
comes. My ther has engaged a law
yer for me-, ID | will walt 10 see hin
before speak, further"
just then representative Of Howe a
Hummers OFF, entered the courtroom
saying that his Arm had been retaine
by the defeIse. An adjournment VA
asked for ur.A Monday next. and IN
application vas granted
When b" surrendered yesterday
Dougherty senied any knowledge Of tn
shooting. lie also denied having beeI
IN the VIC IitX a -.
he could !rove he was miles away from
the place. This morning he refused posi
lively to make any statement whatryp
Laughlin.
A peculiar thing is that he does no
Mt all answer the description sent on
by the police In the first instance, III
the witnesses at first declared the muir
derer was about five feet six lnChe
high. Dougherty is only a little owe
five feet, and does not weigh more ina