The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10

horse trough on the corner of First and
Brannan streets about l o'clock when
McNally and several friends, who had
been drinking, came up TO him. One OF
them, either Mike McGinnis or Peter
Barry, struck him in the face.
Carney 10 avoid trouble walked about
fifty feet along Brannan street and stood
in front of restaurant, but McNally and
his friends followed him. Seeing they
were bent on trouble Carney pulled ont a
revolver and warned them not to attempt
to strike him again or he would use his
gun. He walked away and turned the
corner onto First street, hoping that he
would not be followed
McNally and his friends still kept after
him, and he wheeled round and tod them
that if they persisted in menacing him he
would shoot. McNally threw off his cost,
and, declaring that be could thrash Car
ney, gun or no gun, advanced toward
him, while the others made a movement
to surround him. At this moment Car
ney fired. and the bullet entered Nc.
Nally's chest. McNally staggered and
fell TO the sidewalk. He rose to his feet
and some of his friends assisted him to
walk toward the saloon on the corner
where he again sank TO the ground:
DR.. S. NJ. Terrell, a physician in the
service of the Pacific Mail Company, who
was in the company's. office, was sum.
moned. and after making 4 hasty exami-
nation of McNally pronounced his wound
fatal.
Corporal Cockerill appeared upon the
scene and rang for the patrol-wagon. Nc
Nally was taken 10 the Receiving Hospital
and DIR. Bunnell found that the bullet.
after entering his chest, had ranged down
ward and perforated the intestines He
al ha nnfn hot oNo oil,
couidnot live many hours.
After the shooting Carney walked toward
the entrance TO the Mail Company's
wharf Captain ]. f. Anderson. the super
intendent of the dock, who had been ncti-
fed of the shooting, met Carney and placed
him under arrest, taking the revolver from
him.
Captain Anderson took Carney to a
cablt-car at the ferry and conveyed him TO
the Receiving HOSPITAL, where Corporal
Cockerili was waiting for them. Carney
was ushered into the presence of Men ally,
who at once identified him.
Chief Crowley had been notified of the
affray, and he sent Stenographer Heyne-
mann to the hospital to take McNally's
ante-mortem statement. Carney was de-
tanned till Heynemann arrived. This is
McNally's statement:
My name is Michael McNally, and / am %
years OF age. only came from the East few
months ago. did not have any trouble with
the man VINO shot me. do mol know him, but
have seen him several times.( / never had any
trouble with this man before. The Shooting
occurred a little after O'Clock. / took up
Pat McGrath's fight, very good friend OF
mine. took off my coat and was going to
fight Carney, when he shot me and fell right Il
down. A couple of men had trouble with HIM
Nobody struck McGrath to-day, but McGrath
and Carney had trouble.
Carney was then taken to the City
Prison and charge OF assault to commit
murder was registered against him. He
objected at first to make a statement. but
finally did so.
II shot in self-defense," said Carney. al
did not fire particularly at McNaliy. but
into the crowd. / should think there
were about dozen of them. They had
been drinking, and while was talking to
two friends, they came mp to me, and one
of them hit me on the nose. | walked
along Brannan street TO avoid trou bic. but
they came after me, and | pulled out NV
gun and warned them TO let me alone. I
then walked away for about 800 feet and
they came at me again. McNally pulled
off his coat and so did two or three Others,
Thinking my life was in danger, fired at
the gang. did not specially aim at
McNally.
This is the result of bitter fight We
had in the Marine Firemen's Union about
two years ago over the election of dele
gate. There were two candidates Barney
Ward and Con Harrington. / was a
friend of Harrington and worked for his
election We contended there had been
fraud in counting the ballots, and the