The evening world., 1894-05-02
SAW HIM FIRE ONCE
6tenographer standfast Sure Nc
Ardle, Jr., Used His Pistol
There Had Been Two Reports and
DonneIIy Was Struggling.
Court Clerk Tayior's Testimony Con-
tradicted in Part.

4 standfast, stenographer OF the
xo,,rt OF Common Pleas. was the first
witness called to-day by the defense IN
the examination Of Michael Donneiiy. De-
fore Justice Martin, on the charge Oh
attempting to shoot Patrick j. McAruie
m Judge Bischoff's court, on Aprli -
lawyer Severance questioned the wilt
ness. Standfast said he was taking 10
Nudge Bischoff when he heard q LOUD
report. Turning, he saw Donnelly with
! uistol in his hand n W or three
persons struggling with him. Standtast
aid he glanced at the McArdle group
and saw McArdle. ST.. just rising from
the floor.
III ST saw" continued the witness.
~ssyoung Stephen McArdle with a revoi-
<yer in his hand, which he pointed at
the crowd around Donnelly, and hred
one shot. I called for a club, with
which I could have struck the pistol
from his hand. Some n grabbed aim
and 1 called out: What do you want
TO shoot for. too?' l afterwards saw a
pistol and a watch on the floor. l told
Clerk Taylor to pick them up which
ne aid. After the excitement subsidized,
mr.. Freedman went to Clerk Taylor ana
asked for the watch and the pistol"
The witness was sure that at least
three shots were fired. ~Cross-examlned
~ Col. Townsend, Mr.. Standfast contra
dicted Clerk Taylor's testimony maj Don,
nelly vas sitting down when the hrst
When the stenographer. first looked at
Donneily the latter had the revolver
pointed down and IN MSA iSs we aipeG-
which is a big. .3s-calibre AFFAIR, just
Continuing: MT. ,standfast explained
'front.' OF him with the revolver pointed
towards Donnelly. and that when the
weapon was discharged. young McArdie
was within five feet of him, n ne was
md not when 1t fell to the floor:
The witness was also sure that the
shot fired by young Ard was the
third report he heard; T., AVID identified
by the witness as the man who asked
Taylor for the watch and pistol. -
Policeman O'Connor, of the West Thir-
IN the corridor of the Courthouse when
he heard the noise of the shooting, and
met McArdle running from the court
Eoom. IN Mc Ard oa held a1, his sh hana to his
O'Connor said the TWO pistols were
handed to him, and he examined both.
In the larger one, which belonged to
Onnell ne IOuIu tndt .tWo VI w
cartridges had BEEN discharged. All the
cartridges had been taken out OF the
other pistol when O'Connor got 1t. Dom
nelly was turned over to O'Connor at
the entrance of tho courtroom.
According to the witness Court Ofhcer
tMcOuade rushed up and tried to strike
Donnelly. but waD warned not to do SO
by O'Connor.
Policeman Grimm. who is on duty at
the tourt. House, said he examined the
pistol found. on the floor. One cartridge
had been discharged.
There was a delay of half an hour
while a subpoena was sent after Lawyer
James r. Koran, who was associated
\ with Lawyer Mcclure defending Nc
Ardle in the suit before Judge Bischoff.
The defense only called Koran to get
the nam of the owner OF the watch
found on the courtroom floor after the
shooting. Lawyer Horan said the watch
belonged to Edward II. Blanc. a stenog-
rapher In his FIRMS office. The witness
was then excused and a subpoena. made
out at once for Mr.. Blanc. 1t is the
object of the defense to show that Blanc
had a struggle with McArdle to prevent
him from shooting Donnelly and that
tn the scuffie Blanc lost the timepiece.