The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-16
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some trouble in the afternoon, a SORT Of
drunken row, to tell the truth, but when
l left we shook hands, and ] supposed
we were friends In the afternoon had
little quarrel with Mrs. Shea and
Paddy came in. We had a scuffie, dur
ing which my pistol was accidentally
fired, striking me in the arm. l came
down town and missed my pocketbook.
It contained $500 and / supposed 1 had
lost il in the scuffie. I went back to get
IT. I raped at the back door and Paddy
told me TO come to the front door.
went in and told him wanted my pocket
book and ne called me a Cd d lying
s. and shot me. When I fell ne
kicked me twice. He ought to be prose-
cuted. He had no occasion 10 shoot me.
had no gum
This is in substance the statement
Dawson made to County Attorney Ami
don. He does not think ne will recover.
EDGINGTON'S STORY.
J.E. Edgington, who drives hack num-
Der 10, was seen:
did you take Mr.. Dawson UP TO
Paddy Shea's place Sunday night?"
Yes SIR
"Will you tell about the trouble7"
81 don't know very much about il ex-
cept that this man that got SHOT came TO
me at the Manhattan hotel about 8
o'clock and asked me what I'd take to
haul him out to Paddy Shea's place.
told him and ne got in and l took him up
there
WAS Mr.. Shea outside when you
drove up?"
NO. This man got out Of my hack
and went around the building toward
the back door While ne was gone Paddy
and a policeman came out. 1 couldn't
tell who the officer was al the time, but
when ne got into the light 1 recognized
him as NJ. Gamble who had been on a
beat down town here. Shea asked me
what I was doing standing there in
front. I told him I was waiting for
man 1 had brought up. The two men
asked me a question or two as 10 the de-
scription of the man had brought. Shea
then went into the house and after ask
ing me come more questions Mr.. Gam
bic went in. Presently Mr.. Gamble
came out and Just as he stepped Off
the porch this man Dawson stepped on"
Did Dawson knock on the front
door?"
NO. Shea opened it without waiting
for a knock. I supposed he had knock
ed at the back door
Did Officer Gamble go back in?"
NO. ne went on north toward
Petzold's."
Didn't he stop near the building?"
He didn't stop till the shots were
fired"
How long after Dawson went in till
the shooting occurred?"
half minute or So"
Did You hear any words passed"
NO. Not till the shooting / heard
mumbling sound inside. there were
TWO pistol shots. I coud see Dawson as
he fell and heard him say as quick az
the shots were fired. %. Paddy.
Paddy
Did You think that Officer Gamble
and Shea acted as if they were expecting
trouble?"
L thought from the questions they
asked at first that they were looking
20, somebody, but when MIR. Gamble
walked away I didn't think any more
about il. ! had hauled this man up
there about O'Clock in the afternoon On
the day Of Ringling's circus with wo-
man and l supposed he was just going
out there again to see ner. have learn
Ell that the woman was Paddy Shes's
Wife
CANDLES STORY.
Officer Gamole was seen yesterday az
ternoon in Paddy Shea's place and ask
ei to tell What ne knew concerning the
shooting on the previous night Mr..
Gamble said:
Il do not care - be interviewed or %
make a statement, as 1 am the prose
cutting witness. in the case and do not
care 10 De quoted as having said some
thing I did not say. I am treating all
the newspaper boys alike. l an sorry
that / cannot tell you all know about
it. but I d not think IT advisable"
Where We're You when You heaDd the
first shot h-ed?'
I was standing near the southeast or
ner OF the building occupied by Mr..
Pe;zold.''
AS soon as I heard the shot I ran
10 the front door OF Paddy Shea's place
l opened the door ana jumped over the
body 81 Dawson, who was lying 50 close
10 the d5oC that could not open il more
than half way"
WHAT we're the first words Paddy
Shea said?''
He said: Officer surrender; I did
this in selt-isfense'.'
Where was he standing when you
entered?"
He was near the end of the bar win
a revolver in MS right hand I walked
I'D 10 MIN and he gave il % ne
What did he ssy?"
81 do not, care to tel what be said