The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-08

tended in front OF him As Keenan,
wheeled 10 60 or another shot was fired
He heard no words pass between the two
men. either before or after the shoot
ing began. After the shooting Ponder
looked into the pistol as if TO see II
there were any more cartridge init.
Valentine BashIer a fireman. testified
that about 4 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
Keenan, came into the quarters where
there were several Of them sitting ia the
back Of the building and said that he
would be back there IN less than a thOus-
and years. he made another remark that
some of the men owed him money and
that they were not men enough 10 pay
him back. He said he had beer
asked II he wanted to 90 back on
the department and had replied
no that he would Poe ia hot water as long
as he was on the department. He then
left the building Fifteen or twenty min
utes after Keenan, left Ponder came over
On the chemical engine side. He asked
kearney If he heard what keenan, said,
and Kearney replied no. Ponder then
said that he wasn't going TO bring the
matter before the chief but that he was
going to prosecute Keenan, and he wanted
kearney for a witness.
About 8 O'Clock Kcarncy and himself,
Bashler said were sitting at The front door
OF the chemical company with their backs
toward South Broad street. Bashler
heard four or five shots in quick success
sion. They sounded as if they We're fired
IN the lane. He and Kearney got up and
started TO the back Of the building. Kear-
ney turned at the engine and came back
lie went TO the Ahercorn street door. and
seeing nothing there. ran 20 the front of
the building, whore he saw Kearnev with
keenan, in his arms. Kearney said: For
Goa sake go get "a doctor" He ran over
70 Dr. Nichols Office. He heard neither
keenan, nor Pcnder make any threats.
Henry Tiliman. colored. who was
standing at the Nicholfs corner, said he
was attracted by the sound Of voices
over toward the engine house. He heard
one man say TO The other don't Won do
It," The other said, Il Will" The man
that had the pistol was backing and the
other was runnng upon him. The man
mat was shot had nothing in his hands
Inc one doing the shooting showed the
other Off with his left hand, after he had
finished shooting.
Or. F. d. Aiken stated that he was in
his office Ettle after O'Clock when ne
heard the pistol shots There was
slight pause, and then three or four shots
IN rapid succession. lie looked out and
saw smoke in front Of the engine house
he saw a fireman laying a man down on
the gree opposite the headquarters He
ran over and found him lying on his left
side. The fireman and Mr.. I,ue-
ders were supporting him. One of the men
was holding his finger on the wound in
the front Of the mans neck. a little to
the right Of the center When the finger
was removed blood gushed out for five or
SIX inches, showing that an artery had
been cut.
DR.. Aiken compressed the wound with
one hand and with the other pressed the
carotid artery at the base of the neck
He asked that another physician be sum
moned, prepared to tie an artery. He no
uced then that the man was dying. Blood
was running from his mouth.
The dying man did not speak and gave
no evidence of consciousness. In about
three minutes his breathing ceased The
wound in the right side of the head
ranged downward and slightly backward.
as If received while the head was bent
forward. The skull was fractured and the
bullet could be plainly felt. After the
death of the man DR.. Harris extracted this
bullet. The face and neck were powder
burned
Either wound Or. Aiken said, would
have produced death. The wound in the
head would not have produced death so
quickly. Some large artery in the neck
was evidently severed and also the wind
pipe.
1t was, nearly 70 o'clock when Ponder
was brought in ard began his statement.
ITO carry YOU back to the first of this
trouble" he said. Il will have to go back
to May Is, the day after the May week
hremen's parade. ] awoke that morning
hearing loud talking in the sleeping quar-
ters. When | was putting on my clothes
Keenan, said to me: "Oh. I've got Laird
wild down stairs l asked him what
about. He said he and Flynn had been
teasing Laird about what Yves in the pa
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the big engine seemed to worry some of
them, but the only thing that worried
him YVES payday. I came down stairs and
Keenan, followed shortly after. Laird was
standing by the chiefs horse. keenan,
said: hear you've been chew
ing the reporters ears. Laird
replied Whoever says so is a liar
Keenan, struck himself in the breast and
said: 'Ycu mean to call me a - liar?'
Laird said: Whoever said was chewing
the reporters ear Is -- liar" With
that Glass turned Keenan, back on the
other side Of the house. What he said
to him don't know. keenan,, Hanley and
l went to breakfast together. In going
down Abereorn street 1 remarked that
they ought not to tease Laird so, he being
an irritable man. Keenan, said: oh, -
he was just the boy to irrltate him. Look
how l used 20 have Kearney around the
building. Hanley replied that Laird was
too quick at calling people liars. Had he
been In a barroom in a game of cards,
instead of in the quarters. he would have
smashed his mouth. He went on to tell
about the hand and how Laird had re-
nigged. I remarked to Hanley that
he had new breakfast route
every morning. Keenan, said it was his
day off and he was going to the brewery
TO get an eighth" l asked what ar
eighth was and he told me an eighth of
key He said they were going to the war
ships. l left them at the corner of Aber-
corn street and got my break
fast and returned to quarters.
was putting up haul down
doles for harness weights and was up on
the step ladder when / heard Bob Glass
say: Come here a minute" keenan, came
inside the door. Glass said: L want to tell
you for information, that the chief was
the first one to propose naming that horse
and he could not have named him after
better man. keenan, said: All know is
that you've got good horses, good engines.
that l like all the men on it, but they're all
two-faced.' Laird was then sit
ting down under the engine cleaning
wheels. He asked Keenan, to explain him
self 'Wen. he said, When Willink
came in here the other day
every one of you ran after him down Ey
that Harry horse Glass said: Mr.. VIII