Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-12
MOONEY MAY LIVE.

Edward Payne's Victim Suffering From Pneumonia, But Resting a Little Easier Than He Did Yesterday.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday night Patrick Mooney, who keeps saloon and grocery store at 276 Dublin street, entered the saloon of James Finn, 4S8 Dublin street. Among those in the place was Edward Payne, an old-time circus canvas man, who lives alone near the East Noun tain reservoir. It seems that Payne owed Mooney $2.50 and words were exchanged by the men about the bill. Shortly after wards Payne left the saloon. A little later Mooney went out. He had gone but a short distance when a shot was heard and Mooney cried for help. He was found staggering up the path and said that Payne had shot him. Just what led to the shooting is not known.
 The injured man was assisted t0 his home and Doctors Mcdonald, Hayes and Axtelle were called, They found that the bullet had entered the breast and passing through the pleural cavity had pierced the right lung.
 The police were notified about o'clock and Lieutenant Ramon, Detective Egan and Patrolman Smith were detailed to ar rest Payne. They found him asleep at his home, and within two hours after the
 
 bars. The revolver, seven shooter, Eng fish bulldog, with one chamber empty, was found in Payne's house.
 In the police court this morning Dr Hayes said that the patient was in a dangerous condition and was suffering from pneumonia caused by the presence of a bullet in his lung. The fifth or sixth day, he said. is the day of crisis in pneu monia and it would be difficult to tell what turn affairs may take until after the expiration of that time. "I think" he added, "the chances of his recovery are | very unfavorsble." The doctor started to tell of @ conversation with Mooney in | which he stated that he could not under. stand why Payne shot him, but Prescott. ing Attorney Webster stopped him and l there the case rested.
 The report that the men had quarreleo or engaged in an argument of any kind i' denied. In his agony yesterday afternoon the wounded man said: "Why did h. shoot me. I never gave him any provoca ton. no more than the child unborn. simply saluted him, saying good night when he drew his revolver and shot me-"
 Payne went into Moneys store earl! Saturday evening. Mrs Mooney was il charge and he asked her how much h. owed. She said that she did not know 1 put WOuIu loG ulu kuOW III IoW udSh adding that perhaps he knew. Payne sait that it was about $2 75, but insisted ol having an itemized bill. He had no drink there.
 l Dr Bacon of New Haven came to Water bury to-day and was in consultation ol the case with Dr Hayes. The bullet en tered the breast at point where the thir rib articulates with it. It was defiected t the right, taking an oblique course an lodged in the middle lobe of the righ lung. The middle and lower lobes of th right lung are in the second stage of pneu monia. The bullet barely escaped tn pericardium and base of the heart.
 An alarming change set in yesterday al ternoon, when the wounded man began expectorate blood. This continued unt 10 o'clock last night. Any efforts to re move the bullet would immediately caus death. If Mooney recovers the bullet wi probably become encysted in the tissu of the lung.
 Mooney is forty eight years of age ah Payne forty-seven.