The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-04

ment, and particularly the police Of
fcers, is without any foundation and
not true. They say that recently it
has been the practice for patrolmen
to shoot at any prisoner who attempt
ed to escape from them, even though
the arrest was for simple misdemean-
or, and call attention to the shooting
of Michael Moore and Fred Smith, who
have beeen shot by officers within the
past three days.
Frank Clark, who was with Nc
Donough at the time of the arrest, and
also at the patrol box in charge of
Patrolman Miller when the shooting
occurred, gave the following version
of the affair yesterday afternoon:
"McDonough and 1 were starting
home from Seventh and Broadway at
about O'Clock" he said, when O'Neill
came up to McDOnough and told him
that he was dead onto his game, and
that he had better go home McDon-
ough told him that he was going at
once, and further, that he was behay-
ing himself, and did not need advice
from the police. We went on down
Seventh street to John, and went into
the saloon there and had beer each
When we came out O'Neill was there.
with Officer Miller, and, after asking
US why we did not get off the street, as
he had told US, said that he was go
ing to arrest us. We went down with
them to the corner of Seventh and
Broadway, O'Neill having McDonough
and Miller me. McDonough was saucy.
and O'Neill struck him a blow in the
face, and then McDonough knocked
him down. I don't believe that he
kicked him, and 1 am sure that he did
not take his club. While they were
hght1ng, Miller, who was holding onto
me, struck McDonough with his club
on the back of the head, almost knock
Ing him down, and then McDonough
ran. O'Neill fired three times, and I
am pretty sure that it was the second
shot which struck McDonough, and
that the last shot missed. O'Neill did
not shoot into the air, but directly at
McDonough We had done nothing
for them to arrest us, but were going
home peaceably"
David Geary, nineteen years old. en-
ployed by the Towle Syrup company.
and living at sos East Fifth street. and
Hired Forsyth employed in the Great
Northern freight house. called at the
once OF County Attorney Butler yester-
day afternoon and detailed the incl
dents Of. the shooting as witnessed by
them. They were standing at Seventh
and broadway and saw McDonough
run up Broadway toward Seventh
street. AT about the same time the
olllCer commenced to shoot and at the
third shot McDonough fell to the
ground
John McDonough, a brother of the
dead man, said he heard of the shooting
about an hour afterward and started
out to learn the particulars. He claims
to nave met a special policeman named
RAFFERTY, and Patrolman Ashe walking
together According to the story told
by John McDoncugh, he was told by
special rafferty, that he had better go
home or he would get his head beaten
OIL. There was some more words and
then aMcDonough says Rafferty, fired a
shot at him. - =
At the suggestion of County Attorney
Butler. Officer O'Neil- was arrested last
evening at his residence on West Third
street and locked up at the central stat
ION charged with murder. O'Neiu was
given cell and supplied with a. chair
and blanket, articles which are not
furnished the usual run of prisoners
He did not care to talk about the case.
saying that he would tell his story
when the proper time came O'Neii1
VIII probably be kept in custody until
after the coroner'S inquest