The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
DARK FOR OOUGHERTY.
Witnesses Say They Saw Him
Near Eeyers's House.
Drank in a Neishboring Saloon lust
Before the Murder.
Arraigned in Court and Remandcd
for Further Investigation.

Several new links were added to-day
to the chain Of circumstant!sl 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
Laughiin's private Office. and after an
hours conversation Dougherty was led
In. Seven men OF all ages and sizes were
placed in a 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.
q bricklayer. who lives on the floor over
the Meyers at l6ca Avenue l, A: The other
place Is at the corner OF Avenue a ana
Seventy-ninth street, few doors away
from where the shoStiTg TOOK psSee e also
lives In the same house. Identified
Dousherty.. after which the latter was
eeul dT pcs SGSe 9eny G S BUT cap
Pickett said that man named George
scroggy, who also lives IN the same
house, had positively identified Dough-
After the Identification the witness
made q statement. 1t was to the effect
assn N s am
standing at the door OF the house 1909
Avenue. A when Dougherty came up
Meyer ns skf lived IN ase honse so they " an,
swered yes, but that they knew he was
not home then. but might be expected
Dousherty. according to their story,
then went away. but about twenty min
utes later. returned and Invited the
copied. and all four then proceeded to
O'Rourkes saloon.
4 was the same saloon In which. as
day. Day a murder was Committed a Few
'BuiI" Powers shot and killed Del
owned by a man named Hunt. who az
forwards sold out to O'Rourke:
The men remained drinking in the sa-
loon for some time, and O'Kourke this
morning said he served the drinks and
that Dougherty paid for them.
On leaving the saloon Dougherty. 1t Ia
could show him on what floor Meyers
lived. Thereupon. Scrogsy declared TO
Capt. Pickett, he opened the door with
his nishtkey ond walked up the stairs
Two families 1--we on each floor OF the
stab NJ tC
brothers family. Dougherty said IAN
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 Eightieth
street; having announesd his intention
of waiting for Edward Meyers.
The theory of the police is that Dough.
erty remained in the vicinity, but that
in some manner Meyers got into his
house without being seen and that when
Dougherty returned again 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
ne .h SaG had s aad
he could not Identify the murderer, ant
he could not identify Dougherty this
from his window. across the street, buf;
his eyesight Is bad, and the distance
was too great for him to recognize III,
The woman who came in with TIL
party. Is named Meyers, and IT wa
thought she had some connection viii
out to be the aftianced wife Of Forge
Gently from St. Croix and sentenced L
eight years Imprisonment. What tn
police wanted with her did not leak out.
The witnesses were taken up TO IN
Harlem Police Court by Ward, MAJ
with Dougherty.
In. making gu. their atridavits in tn
Harlem Police Court the Witnesses wer
while In O'Rourke's saloon Doughert
was so excited that lie forgot to tax
the men picked it up and handed it t
Dougherty sat IN the prisoners PEI
saw him just before his arrangement
he denied that he had ever had an
had quarrel with him and at the tim
Of the latter's death both were on tn
best % terms.
'T dc,''t want to say anything now,
innocent Of the crime charged, wa
not near he PlaaGiss, s at the time Of III
:ss KING AMI e0 the p saa s!'Sha
comes. M. father has engaged a Law
e, for me md vii ! WIN walt to see hi
Just then representative OF Howe
Hummels Office entered the courtroom
saying that hls firm had been retaine
by the defense. An adjournment wa
asked for Until Monday next. and Il
application was granted
When lac surrendered yesterda,
Dougherty denied any knowledge OF Il
shooting. de also denied having bee
in the vicinity OF the murder. and th'
he could prove he was miles away fro
the place. This morning he refused pos
lively to make any statement whatev,
when questioned BY Inspector NJ
Laughlin.
A peculiar thing Is that he doeB n
at all answer the description sent Of
by the police in the first instance A
the witnesses at first declared the mu
derer was about Ave feet six inch
high. Dougherty is only a little oy
five feet. and does not weigh more thu
40 pounds.