The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-04
CALL 1T 4 MURDER
MARTIN MDONOUGH'S FRIENDS DE-
NOUNCE PATROLMAN
O'NEILL.
OFFICERS SHOT WAS FATAL.
TDONOUGH, ON HIS DEATHBED,
SAYS THE SHOOTING WAS UN-
PROVOKED.
OFFICERS SHOT WAS FATAL.
CORONER ORDERS INQUEST TODAY.
Funeral of the Dead Man VIII BE
Held Tomorrow From st. Mary's
Church.

Martin McDonough, who was shot
by Patrolman William O'Neill on
Wednesday morning, died at the city
hospital early yesterday morning. As
sistant County Attorney Donnelly, at
the request of the police department,
visited the bedside of McDonough at
II o'clock Wednesday night for the
purpose of taking his ante-mortem
statement. The physicians at that time
considered McDonough to be in a criti-
cal condition. but said there was one
chance for him, though it was a slim
one. Mr.. Donnelly in speaking of the
matter yesterday afternoon, said he
did not feel like telling McDonough
that he was about to die, and as any
statement he might make would be of
no particular use unless the patient
understood this, none was taken.
McDonough appeared very bright,
and, in speaking of the shooting to Mr..
Donnelly, said he was a trif1e the
worse for liquor, but had committed
no crime. On the way to the box Nc
Donough said that O'Neill had struck
him and in return he had knocked the
officer down. They had a tussle and
While running away from the officer
he had been shot. The only thing
that McDonough complained about was
that he had done nothing to be shot
for and he cOntended that O'Nein had
no occasion to draw his weapon.
After McDonough's death Coroner
Whitcomb was notified and an autopsy
was held by Drs. Ancker and Richie
lpH 10 hill o4
had struck McDOnough about two in
Ches to the left of the spine and had
ranged upward and into the abdominal
region The body was that of a man
in perfect health with the exception Of
a couple of cuts in the top of the head
evidently from a club. The body was
then removed to Mccarthy & Donneily's
undertaking rooms, prepared for burial
and then taken to the residence CT his
mother, Ann McDonough, at 624 Conway
street. Coroner Whitcomb will empan-
mel jury this morning and after the
Jurors have been sworn in an adjourn
ment will be taken until Monday. at
which time the taking of testimony will
be commenced. The funeral of Nc
Donough will take place at 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning from st. Mary's
church, and the body will be inferred
in Calvary cemetery.
County Attorney Butler, seen last
evening, said he would take no action
In the case until after the coroner's in
quest. 1t was better, he thought. that
the inquest be held before any one was
charged with a crime thorough ex-
animation of all the facts would. he
said, be brought out at the Inquest
and If the evidence was to the effect
that either Patrolman O'Neill or Miller
or both or them were guilty of causing
the death of McDonough without due
proyocation, they would be prosecuted
The friends of the dead man are
greatly excited over the affair and
claim that there was no need of the
officer shooting at McDonough. The
fact that McDonough was some dis
lance away from the officer when the
shots were fired, they claim, is proof
That the officer was in no danger of
his life, and Therefore the shooting cam
net be said to have been in self de-
tense. Relatives of the dead man saw
mat the statement made by Chief Goss
that NcDonough was a dangerous
character and always displayed a deal
OF venom toward the police depart