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

went back over on the engine side and sat
down alongside Of Peter l3cranc. Bob Glass
came up and said While / have no ami
mostly against either Of these men
If was as big and could lick
as many as some cf these men around here
claim they can, I would have certainly
taken 1t up when they came in here call
ing suckers and / remarked that
Fitzpatrick had been a bully on that or
der and that he had met his match in
Loud, and that Keenan, would some day
meet his match and that It might be IN
fortunate enough TO be me- Five or six
minutes after that keenan, rushed In
under the rope at the door,
He was white to the lips
He said, Ponder, you are a - -,
and let drive at me ] ducked and re-
ceived the blow on the top Of my head.
| fell to my knees, getting out OF my chair,
when I got another blow ia the back Of
the neck. l got one more blow while go
ing under the ropes in the shoulder.
Il ran off the sidewalk and Keenan, af-
ter me. / turned and put my hand in my
bosom and told keenan, not to come any
nearer. He threw his right hand to his
hip pocket his left pointing at
me. He said: Oh, no. by -
you can't bluff me. got one. too.
He then made a break for me. l
backed back until l saw he was about to
ClOSts Nltn 1 DlAlEA LllE lllSAOA 4 iidA HOAhC
trouble getting 1t out of my bosom, as 1t
was caught in my shirt. When I did get
it out Keenan, was almost upon me.
Il raised the pistol and pulled the trig
ger. 1t didn't go off. / pulled again. 1t
went off all right; 1 kept on pulling for
about two and a half seconds and fired
the five shots. Even after the first two
shots were fired he kept coming on me.
When / saw him go over across the street
fr7g / 81 hack
into the engine house. Kearney was then
coming out under the engine door rope.
lie was calling put that up, Tom, put that
up and started in the door Glass said
10 me: Give me that pistol, Tom | went
| in, got my coat, met Officer Speight and
told him ! was the man that did the shoot
! ing He turned me over to Chief McDer-
mott. That's all 1 have to say, gentle
men" 7n vim
'Win you sign that statemept2" asked
| Coroner Goette. liz vi
Ponder hesitated minute and then said,
| Eyes"
The statement was then readoto him and
he signed it.
The funeral Of Frank Keenan, took place
yesterday afternoon from his late resi-
dence on Broughton street. From the
residence the body was taken to the Ca
thedral, where services were CONDUCTED
by Rev. Fathers Balm and Schlenke.
The popularity of the deceased and the
general esteem in which he was held were
well attested by the large attendance upon
the funeral.
The following acted as pallbearers:
From the fire department, Foreman Jer-
emiah Murphy of the chemical engine,
and John Hanley; from the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, b. Winters and T. j.
Hogan; from the Workingmen's Benev-
client Association, John ]. Connors, j. ].
Dewan, Patrick Lyons and James Leacy.
There is a general testifying among all
the friends of the deceased to his good
character and his general good behavior
during his long residence in Savannah.
Chief Puder of the fire department paid
high tribute to the efficiency and good
behavior of the deceased fireman.
"Keenan was born fireman." he said.
From the day that he entered the service
TO the day he left 1 never had to speak
word of reproof to him. He was not
afraid of anything, and never hesitated
to go into any place on account of the
danger. He took great pride in his work.
He never complained and never said that
somebody else should do it when he was
asked to do anything, or that he had done
more than his share of the work already.I
have never known @ better fireman in
every way than Keenan,"
Some of the friends of keenan, have
suggested the propriety of getting up a
subscription for his wife and child, who
as the result of his killing, are left PEN
niless and without means of support.
Suoh a list has already been started, and
a number of subscriptions have been
placed upon it. keenan, left no life insur-
ance, ana his family has nothing what
ever Any subscriptions left with ex-
Mayor j. j. McDonough, Messrs. O'Connor
& O'Byrne, or at the store of J. J. Joyce,
will be thankfully received. The commit
tee which has the matter in charge will
call on as many citizens as possible, but
in case any one is not SEEN il will he glad
to receive any subscriptions from those
who feel inclined to contribute to this
fund.