The evening world., 1894-04-24

pVnltllN WAS uplTpaCneu at tTIS IOiIl
by some friend. who evidently told him
t. keep quiet. for he refused to talk any
lurthcr.
flushed for Ills Assniinnt.
McArdlc and Friedman were also very
much excited. While Donnclly was
making the charges of murder and
fraud against McArdle the latter be.
times rushed forward as II he would
attack his late assailant.
lie accused Donnelly OF blacltmail.
and denied TINT, he had ever set fire TO
ing him. however. and he refused TO
talk. He directed ali inquiries to his
lawyer. David Mcclure.
with u torid complexion and red mus
tache. He was neatly dressed In a
suit of hrownish grey. and wore "a
In his pocket besides the pistol. was
found IA bunch of keys, n knife. n
pocket comb. SIS in bills and some loose
change, md several letters and several
legal documents.
McArdls, is a nne-lookins man. Of
erect build, and well propor!onsd. H.
Sas s dpssssd e s a black aef p pr!nos %lpe nt
suit. Friedman is Slightly. built, with
brown hair and red mustache.
Taken to the Tombs.
In charge of Policemen Michael Con
nor and Michae Griffin. Donnelly and
McArdle were taken to the Tombs Pc;
them G sII the w a las nSa ehSw ot,,d ielioE Ssd
their hands full in keeping the curious
back. A. the Complaint Clerks desk
in the Tombs Police Court, McArdle
made the following statemnt:.
MY name IL Patrick McArdle. ! am
fcrty-five years of age. l am an iron
m~anufacturer. and dealer. and live at 226
suit was dismissed in court Michael Don
nelly, the plaintiff. fired at me l think
five, times. with a pistol. l lodged be
hind the desk and thus saved my life.
on this declaration the complaint
charging Donnelly with assault with at
tempt to kill was made out.
Two RevoIvers Found.
Policeman Connolly produced a large
3S-calibre Remington revolver, out ef
which two bullets had been discharged.
to him by ID. H. Friedman and. John
McQuaid. who were m court, anc who
told the officer that they had taken it
Policeman Michael Griffin. an attend.
ant In the Court of Common. Pleas. who
Smith & Wesson S2-calibre revolver,
stated, had been picked up underneath
the chair where Donnelly sat.
After reading the cpmploint, I,oiice
Justice Martin held Donneily in 5000
bail for examination tomorrow.
No testimony was given. Neither the
complainant nor the witnesses were de-
talned.
The statement made this afternoon t.
an Evening World" reporter by William
Taylor. the Clerk of the Equity Tern
Of the Court of Common Pleas, WHIT
seems to have been the most COLLECTED
nan in the room while the shooting wa:
going on, tends to show that while Don
nelly, was unloading his pistol he wa
AFTER Donneily fired the first shot
saw McArdle's son, Patrick J. McArdle
jr., who was standing about three Zee
Ing nickel-plated revolver in his hand
He, was quickly seized by a ~bystande
and the pistol forced out Of his hand; J
either fen or was thrown towards wher
Donne.ly was standing.
II cannot say. that, young McArdl
discharged his pistol, but | am positiv'
. thai ! heard at least threet shots. =,
when the shooting began Donnell.
and the elder McArdle We're about tel
irst time McArdle cried out: 'Yo'
wouldn't shoot me, would your.
"Donneliy replied, Yes, ! would, yo,
thieving - Then Donnelly. who wa
struggling with his attorney, pulled tn
"@There was much confusion and ex
D element. | cannot say just how man,
g shots in all were fred"
r showed NM sHat baliet mark back of the jury
: box. about eight feet high. up on tn
wall and some twenty feet benin.
where ,Donnelly stood. Up IN the cell
ing and to the left of Donnelly's posltio
was the mark of another bullet. Thi
: mark was probably where Donnelly's sec
ond shot lodged while he was ~strugglin
with Attorney Severance.
The first shot fired by Donnelly which
passing between McArdle and his sor
grazing the older mans left ear, ma
possibly have passed out at the windov
: which was open. just back Of McArdl'
sr. 4 mark shows up on n OF n ,
n bullet.
of the Tombs Police Court clerk as ,evi
n dence. the smaller one. a .32-calibr
hammerless new nickel"plated Smith
clerk Tayior's description OF the one h
v saw in young McArdle's hand. has oni
: one cartridge discharged: This .empt
shell probably accounts for the 6Illel
hole back of the jury-box, behind Dor
nelly. and may have been fired by youn
McArdle.
II. as many assert. four shots wer
il was discharged has not yet been i
Gated, nor is Il known who fired TIL
III fourth shot.
On Is Donnelly Insane?
I. 1t Is said that Donnelly got In tro,
or BILE several years ago by annoying a
IN actress at Wallack's old theatre. ar
ne that he wa incarcerated for a time b,
cause of alleged mental alteration.
MIR. McArdle, as he walked back TO Il
Courthouse from the Tombs, said:
'Donnelly. since we dissolved partne
ship. has threatened my life. He Is
the present time under an indictment
Albany for criminally libelllng me. !
lis has told people that he would shoot m
RS aud | was not altogether surprised wh'
o no tried to-"
Judge Bischon's story.
n Judge Blschof was seen in his pr
"a waite chambers, a short time after II
W. shooting by IN Evening World repo
ter. He diu not seem to be the lea
excited, and gave the following versIt
THE case, which was a partnersh
accounting, came before me yesterd'
no afternoon. | do not think the amou
a. involved was as large as has be-
oil stated, and would probably not exec
Is $50, UO. -,
ny 'When the case began yesterday Il
m. counsel for the defense stated TO II
=, that II had in April last been brougI
nj before Justice Barrett, OF the Supren
RS Court. From the evidence at that tin
he IL seemed the men had been engaged
an illegal business of buying 'scra
iron from railroad employees; JUST