The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-07
KILLED IN A QUARREL.
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--, mar I didn't hear keenan, saw any
. sing and did not know what he was talk
~ about. ! asked him II keenan, said
Il s---bing 10 him in the building. He said
n, 10 was in the lane. l told him I had
+. lining 70 do with him in the lane. II he
. lad said anything in the building he had
-tzht 10 tell me before he left. He tod
M ne didn't want 10 report 10 the chi T
fr- I told him 10 go ahead He said he
7-snred TO prosecute keenan,, and tn q he
wanted me for a witness. / asked. him
v-,st Keenan, had said or done 10 him. and
n said he had pointed his finger at him.
H We got thr 1ugh all our work and started
or- meal relief at $50 O'CLOCK. l didn't
ssa keenan, any more until nearly G. I was
sitting al the front door, the second
from the corner reading. when keenan,
passed by toward AbercorD street About
+. three or four seconds after heard several
ristol shots in quick succession. 1 ran
over on the engine side. and when l got
near the door l saw Founder outside with
q pistol in his hand. He had it pointing
10 the street and hell from him. l asked
him what he was doing and he said he was
going TO give himself up. looked across
The street and saw keenan, stagger
against a tree on the edge of the green.
I ran up and asked him II he was hurt
H. said yes" caught him around
The waist. His knees bent and lowered
sim 10 the ground The blood then COM
nenced 10 flow out of the wound in his
neck I asked. somebody 10 go for a doc
tor Just then DIR. Aiken came across
he street and tried to stop the blood.
keenan, died in three or four minutes after
got 20 him"
Did Founder and keenan, ever quarrel
around headquarters?" one of the jurors
asked.
NO. They were always friendly, so FAR
Is know"
Policeman speight was on duty at the
,allyport at the barracks when the shoot
ne took place He hurried to fire head
quarters and met Founder, who said he
was the man who did the shooting. and
handed me revolver. ! put him under
arrest and started with him to the bar
racks On the way asked him what the
trouble was about. He replied that Keen
an had been cursing and threatening him.
Fireman Robert Glass said he was doing
some work in front of the big engine be-
tween half past FIVE and six o'clock. There
was a rope across the door in front Of the
engine.
Il heard some one" he said. land when
looked around saw keenan, coming I'M
der the rope. He walked over TO Founder
ana said to him: You're - low, con-
temptble -" and hit Founder
who was sitting down, two or three times
in the face. Founder jumped up and
backed off, under the rope, and into South
Broad street keenan, followed him and
after Founder got four or five feet off the
sidewalk he put his hand in his bosom
and drew his pistol. He fred two shots,
but wasn't taking any aim. and ran back
behind the engine, as l was afraid one of
the bullets might catch me. | went up to
the front door after the shooting ceased,
told Founder to give me his gun and go
to the barracks. He said: wait till l
get my coat saw Policeman
Speight, Chief McDermott and Officer
Scuy coming up the street. I told them
TO take Founder TO the barracks as he was
the man that did it. l went inside then to
Bit horse, then came across the door and
saw Duffy coming across the street and
asked him e keenan, was dead. He told
Officer NcTfugh TO take me down 10 the
barracks, and 1 asked him what for. Then
the chief of police came over, and after
asking me where the telephone was. told
me TO go down to the barracks, which l
did"
Glass said keenan, struck Founder with
his fist, and that Keenan, had no weapon. /
He did not see any pistol during the day
and had not heard Founder make any
threats. Founder he said, was struck
by Keenan, two or three times,
though the latter did not have
any marks. 1t was probably half
minute after the blows were
struck" he said, that the shooting was
done"
Did you remark after the shooting. BY
- Founder done him?" asked Juror But
timer
No; there were no remarks passed"
Glass said Founder backed out into the
street under the ropes followed by Keenan,.
Founder seemed to have some trouble in
getting out his pistol. 1t was the first PTS
tol Glass had ever seen around
fire headquarters, he said, so far
as he knew, none of the
iremen were in the habit of carrying pis-
tolls. He didn't recollect ever seeing Poun-
der with pistol before. He considered
keenan, the best man, physically speaking,
In the fire department. He was a little
larger than Founder, and the latter would
hardly be able to cope with
him he said. Founder might
have secured aid from other firemen
If he had attempted to do so. He did not
think he and Founder could have
overcome Keenan,. Berance. he said, was
also standing in the same ROOM He did
not know of his own knowledge that
Keenan, and Founder had had any dift-
Guilty before. There might have been
come bad feeling he said. as they had
some trouble before the fire committee.
before which Founder and he were wit
nesses. He didn't know whether Poun-f
der's life was in danger or not. Some
words were spoken when the men were
IN the street, but he did not hear Whas
they were, nor who spoke them.
AS there were about twelve more wit
nesses to be heard, and several of them
were not present, it was decided to adj
tourn the inquest until tonight at $50
o'clock, when the hearing win be resumed.
Founder was locked up pending the re-
suit of the investigation.
The police court room, where the inquest
vas held, was filed. Aldermen Hudson,
ralligant and Willink, Chief Puder and
Assistant Chief Mcclure, and number of
other city officers were present. Fire
man Founders father remained in the
room until the investigation closed.
keenan, was well known here, having
resided in Savannah about eight years
his home is in Baltimore, where his par
ents now live He was about Is years of
age, and leaves a wife and one child. He
worked for a long time as longshoreman,
ana was very popular with the members
Of the union He was man of splendid
PHYSICAL strength, and was the center rush
OF the Savannah foot ball team for two
seasons
Mr.. Founder is a quiet. steady-going
man and has a record in the fire depart
m 1t for good behavior and attention to