The evening world., 1894-07-07
DARK FOR OOUGHERTY.
Witnesses Say They Saw Him
Near Meyers's House.
Drank In a Neighboring Saloon lust
Before the Murder.
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 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 a 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 a 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."
The two who acted so promptly were
q brickiayer. who lives on the floor over
the Meyers at 1903 Avenue A, The other
place Is at the eSrner Of AVENUE and
Seventy-ninth street. a few doors away
from where the shooting took place.
Then man ,bs ns snms Mehses TnT nsS
(, DoUeherty, after which the latter was
led away. None OF the other witnesses
Pickett said that a man named George
Scroggy. who also lives In the same
house, had positively identified Dough-
After the he's Identification the witness
made statement 1t was to the effect
that about II o'clock on Thursday night
standing at the door OF the house 1903
and asked 4 a man named Edward
sMsred yes but that they Knew hey
not home then. but might be expected
ut any minute.
thc1 SvsS Sut about twenty
utes later returned and invited the
three men to take a drink, They nc
cepted. and all four then proceeded to
told in The Evening World" yestsr.
day. murder bs was the s'm mani snomn few
more, At that time the saloon was
wrsa by ,ad m out a aIn VINO ar
loon for some time, and o'Roprke this
morning said he served the drinks and
that Dougherty paid for them.
On leaving the saloon Dougherty, It is
asserted. asked one OF the men IL he
Sculd .hSw him on What Moor Meyers
Capt. Pickett, he opened the door with
his nightkey and walked up the stairs
Z to the third floor.
dat house. and Scroggy pointed out the
rooms In which Meyers lived with his
brothers family. Dougherty said Al
right" and went down the stairs again
Scroggy went up to his rooms and the
other two men mentioned also retired
At that time, they say. Dougherty was
standing at the corner, Of Eightietf
street, having announced his intention
Of waiting for Edward Meyers.
The theory Of the police is that Dough
in some manner Meyers got into hi:
house without being seen, and that wher
pongherty returned dag again he found tn
walk.
morning at Headquarters was an ice
the shooting He said Yesterday tina n,
he could could mot not the
morning. He had seen the shooting
from his window, across the street, bu
his Is gaS af no ths
The woman who came in with tn
RSotsht Is shs hsd sS@e
the case. Instead, however, she turne
out to be the afiianced wife OF Forge
esnay from st. STex and
eight years Imprisonment. What tn
police wanted with her did not leak out
Harlem Police Court by Ward Ma
Gilligan. and Capt Pickett followed late
with Dougherty.
Harlem Police Court the witnesses wer
even more positive. They said tina
while In ORourke's saloon Doughert
his change OF the counter, and one {
the men picked 1t up and handed 1t
BY s sad oot si
To an Evening World" reporter. VIII
saw him just before his arralgnmen
money tFansa s with Meyer aaG ne Sn
had a quarrel with him and at the tin,
Of the latter's death both were on tn
best of terms.
II dort want to say anything now.
innocent of the. crime charged. | wa
ana % prod ane time iRs Gf N
comes. My father has engaged a iav
before speaking further"
Just then representative OF Howe
Hummers ofiiee entered the courtroom
saying that his Arm had been retain,
by the defense. An adjournment ";
asked for uliil Monday next. and Il
application was granted.
When he surrendered yesterda
~ Dougherty lenied any knowledge Of Il
shooting; lie 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 poi
lively to make any statement whatev
when questioned by Inspector NJ
~ Laughlin.
A peculiar thing Is that ne does II
at all answer the description sent O
by the police In the first Nuisance. ;
the witnesses al first declared the mu
derer was about five feet six inch
.f high. Dougherty is only a little ov
five feet, and does not weigh more III
40 pounds.