The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
M'DoNOUGH is BURIED.
,O'NeiI, Who Shot Him, Is Suspended
Pending Trial.

The funeral of Martin McDonough who
died from the effects of pistol shot fired at
him by Patrolman William O'Neill, took place
Yesterday morning from St. Mary's church.
Rev. Father Shea conducted the services at
the church and the remains buried
in Calvary cemetery. Yesterday afternoon
pending ONeill from the force. The order
reached the Office of Chief Goss late yester-
day afternoon and was as follows:
Officer William ONeill having been charged
with a serious offense. therefore it is hereby
ordered that he be suspended from the police
force pending the investigation of said charges.
O'Neill was arrested Thursday evening and
locked up at the central station, charged
with murder. I4e has since then been kept
at the station and will probably remain there
until after the coroner's inquest which will
be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock in
court room No. 8 in the court house. Lieut..
Boerner yesterday afternoon had an extended
Interview with O'Neill and took down 81 long
hand statement made by the officer, detail
lrg the INCIDENTS leading up to the arrest of
McDonougn and the shooting. Patrolman
Miller. who was with SNeill at the time of
the arrest, and struck McDonough in the head
during the scuffie at the box prior to the
shooting, will also be called on by Lieut.
Boerner to make a statement. The explana-
lions of both the officers will be copied and
given to the firm of O'Brien & O'Brien who
are to defend O'Neill. Another COPY of the
statements of the officers will also be made
for Mayor Doran and handed to that official
Monday morning.
While the verdict of the coroner's jury will
have legal weight in the trial of the case
against O'Neill, the sworn testimony of the
witnesses WILL it Is expected, do much toward
clearing up the conflicting statements as to
what actually occurred at the time of the
arrest and at the patrol box at the time of the
shooting.
prominent official in speaking of the case
yesterday, said it was very unfortunate af-
fair, but would probably have the effect of
checking the too frequent use of revolvers by
members of the police force. There had been
the official said, number of cases lately
where policemen without cause or reason had
pulled reyolvers and shot at men who had
committed only minor offenses, if they had
committed any. Nothing had been said re-
gardipg the indiscriminate shooting by DO
lice officers in the public streets, and so far
as he could learn no orders had been issued
either by the mayer or the chief of police
which would prevent future occurrences of
this kind. The fact that a coroner's Jury
would investigate the case. the official said
was good thing and if the verdict would
have the effect of instilling into the minds of
the police officers the fact that they were not
allowed under the law to shoot down or at
men charged with petty offenses the general
public would be benefited.
Special Policeman Rafferty, who shot at
John McDonough, brother of the man
killed by O'Neill, WILL it is understood he
called upon to answer in court for the Of
tense. John McDonough after hearing that
his brother had been shot, started out to
inquired concerning the shooting Rafferty,
according to the story of John McDonough'
advised him to go home or he would have
his head beaten off, and when McDonouph
answered back Rafferty, pulled his revolver
and took a shot at him.