The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17

cohireres called upon him yesterday after
noon. They were not permitted to see
MIN, his condition being such that to speak
simply meant death
henny surrendered himself at the Cali
Iornla-street station to Lieutenant Esoia,
shortiy after 5 O'Clock, acknowledging
that ne had shot Dolan. When searched
two Smith & Wesson revoIvers were found
IN ms pockets, and one had three cham.
bers empty
de was sent to the Receiving Hospital,
where Dolan identified him as the man
VINO shot him, and was then taken to the
CITY Prison, where he was booked on the
charge OF assault to murder.
Last night Kenny made the following
statement to Captain Lees:
The reason why shot DoIan was on account
ol poisoning affair in 1891. Mehan and the
Two Doian brothers tried 10 poison me. They
na nau some stun they put in my beer. This was
sumo time In June, July and August OF 1891.
was cooking at 10 Sacramento street, and
rat Mehan was the waiter. Dolan made the
STUN lot Mehan, and he was 10 nut 1t in the
peer. got so stupid from the stuff that left
town. went away in tie fall of 1891, and
went 10 Denver, where I cooked. From n
yer went 10 Washington. l was in Denver
Mont, cooking in miners boarding house
ior three months. Then ] went TO Spokane
!or a couple OF weeks. Then worked on a
tunnei on the Northern Pacific Rail-
roau' IN the mountains l worked there two
years In the drift. l have been in this City
LOT the past two years last November. have
Oeen working on and off in the various restau-
tahlsi worked at 90 TIird street for two or
Inree months past. l have worked al 419
hearny street and 410 Kearny street, cooking.
1his morning started out 10 get satisfaction
lot the poisoning in 1891. want to give you
me straight story. l have not seen him for
quite while, for almost five months. never
spoke to him about the poisoning: He wanted
10 Deg my pardon some time ago for poisoning
me, but would not accept II. ! went TO the
saloon TO settle up Il grudge l had against
Doian- When went in Dolan bowed 10 me
ana bowed to him. He asked me what
wanted and said wanted glass of beer and
ne went 10 draw glass when l opened fire at
him. fired three shots at him. l bought
Two plStols-one yesterday morning and one
tnls morn1ng-paying So for each. intended
one 10 do the same thing 10 Mehan with if
saw MIN. spent nearly all my money for the
pistols. bought them and the ammunition
at an auction place on Kearny street, between
sacramento and California.
Ny right name is Eugene Kenny; they
eail me- Barney in order to reflect upon me.
Barney Is sort OF a nickname. l was born in
ireland, in the county of Galway. l have
been in America since 1888. | came direct to
New York and then to san Francisco. l was
In New York nearly two years, then came out
here. am not married and have no family.
have cold and the grip, and have been
twice TO Dr. Bazet at the Phelan building.
lhe doctor gave me some medicine. 1 sleep
very well-ten or twelve hours d night If l
want to.
Alter the shooting / went up Market street
to Eighth. down Eighth to Mission, to my
home at 13 Anthony street Mrs. Welch keeps
the house. have been there since last June.
remained there for about twenty minutes,
then went back to Market. down Kearny to
California, where met one of MorSe's men,
and told him | shot Do an, and he told me TO
give myself up at the California; station.
linen l had something to eat on Sacramento
street, below Kearny, and remained there
about twenty minutes Then 1 came up to
Kearny and California streets and read the
papers, and then went down TO the California
street station and gave myse up to the SER
geant in charge. ! told him wanted TO give
myself up; that was the man who shot Dolan.
feel as though wns justified in what did
to many OF your south-of-Market treet police
officers. The poisoning is what made me
leave here. My Christian name is Owen, but
/ have always called myself Eugene in this
country. l belong 10 no church, although my
parents are Catholics. Istill feel the same
boys pretty well to my sorrow. l did not
know them in Ireland. Pat Mehan introduced
me 10 them. met Mehan at 10 Third street
where ! was cooking and he waited on the
table. We, Mehan and l, were always good
riends and spent my money with him. He
is not married man. We never quarreled
and were the best OF friends
There is something at the bottom of this
but do not want 10 make the statement now.
don't want TO implicate certain people yet,
the story will come out later. ! am 80 years
OF age. There was woman in it but she was
good woman. Dolan knew me when saw
him in the Receiving Hospital; he ident titled
il. The Dolans and Mehan were pois on
ing me. The poison got to my brain and in
my system and affected my head. My brother
wrote me about the poisoning matter from