The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-08
KILLED BY CASSIDY AT LAST.
Some Trouble that Resulted in Laborer's
Discharge.


New York, Oct. 5.-James Mcdonald,
laborer, % years old, living with his
family at 291 Tenth avenue, was fatal
~ shot last night at the corner OF Sixth
avenue and Eighteenth street, by James
Cassidy, 81 years old, of IA West For
ty-first street, the nightwatchman OF
the new "skyscraper" being erected at
that locality by Siegel. Cooper & Co.
Mcdonald was employed by the con-
tractors erecting the building, but was
discharged on Tuesday for intoxication
and inattention to his work,
He unjustly blamed Cassidy for his
discharge and remained about the place
yesterday. threatening TO have revenge
on Cassidy for his fancied wrongs. He
drank freely during the day, and the
more he drank the more quarrelsome
he became.
Mcdonald showed up at the excava-
ton last night and Immediately pro-
ceeded to the corner of Eighteenth
street and Sixth avenue and began
shouting out insults at Cassidy, who
was in the basement.
At first Cassidy paid no attention to
Mcdonald, but when the latter's raw
ings began to attract crowd. Cassidy
warned him TO go away or he would
have him arrested.
Mcdonald paid no attention to the
threats until he saw a policeman APP
preaching, when he ran away. Cassidy
went away about his work, but when
he returned half an hour later he found
Mcdonald waiting for him on the side
walk.
Cassidy, Il did not cause your dis
charge and I'll stand no more Of your
monkeying"
Mcdonald only answered with a
string of caths, and reaching down he
picked up heavy iron casting weigh
ing fully ten pounds that was lying on
the sidewalk and threw ii at Cassidy in
the basement.
Cassidy drew a 3s-calibre revolver
and fired one shot at Mcdonald just as
the latter was reaching down for anoth-
er casting.
The bullet took effect in McDonald's
right temple. and he fell unconscious in
to the basement. fully twenty feet be-
low.
Policeman Hussey of the West Thir-
tieth street police station was summon
ed and arrived just in time to hear the
shot fired.
He FASTENED to the basement and
found Cassidy standing over McDon-
aid in half dazen manner. and holding
the smoking revolver in his hand.
w no ulu the SnOOllHB asked Nus
sey
II did," replied Cassidy. 81 won't run
away, il was done In self-defense, and
I will surrender myself when you want
me. Hurry up and get an ambulance for
the wounded man"
Hussey hurriedly summoned an am
bulance from the New York hospital,
and when Ambulance Surgeon Tilton
arrived on the scene the unconscious
man was taken 20 the hospital. where
the surgeon said that his injuries were
fatal
Cassidy quietly accompanied Hussey
TO the police station, where he was lock-
ed up on the charge Of felonious assault.
He appeared 10 be badly broken up
over the affair. but said he had fred the
shot nj self-defense.
Samuel Mattson foreman superintend-
ing the sinking of the caissons, was a
witness to the affair.
He told a reporter that Cassidy had
stood McDonald's insults much longer
than he could have done. and had only
fired when he was forced 10 do 80 TO
save mis- own life.
If one OF those castings had nit Cas-
sidy in the head" said Mr.. MattsOn,
Cassidy would have been instantly
killed am sorry for C2ssidy's sake
that the affair happened. as he IS a
sober reliable man