The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-09
CALLERAN's SONG.
Lady Friends Requested 1t and
Murphy Didn't Like It.

Murphy Didn't Like It.
Situation Which Led to Trouble In
which Mrs. Murphy, Who Had Been
Told They Were Killing Murphy, Took
aHand-Calleran WIN go to Jail.
Last Sunday John Calleran sang a song
and that song has lead to lots of trouble
for John NJ. Calleran is stout young
man. with a round face and hair which
is red. Mr.. BARLEY Murphy objected to
Mr.. Calleran's singing and as result
MIR. Murp by ana MIR. Callsran, In the
expressive language of Mr.. Daniel Mo-
Carly became all buttoned up together.
A little later, when hostilities were
renewed and Mrs. Nurphy took hand
in the fracas, they became "all tied up
together" to use again the words of Mr..
MoCarty. Mr.. Murphy said In the
police court, yesterday. that CalleraD
was the aggressor and moro than that
used knife which infiiotsd q wound on
Murphy's person. judge Robinson
found this to be the case and Calleran
will spend the next three months in the
county jail he is also called upon to
pay fine OF $40 and costs for incl
dentally, as 1t were, assaulting Mrs.
Murphy.
The knife WAS In court. II IL a big dirk
or clasp knife such as is used BY sailors
and is capable of doing deadly work.
The affair took place In the tenement
house on the corner Of York and Maple
| streets.
Mr.. Murphy was the first witress. He
told how Calleran's singing in neigh
| boring tenmeent disturbed him while he
was trying to get a nap; how be invaded
the other tenement and requested Caller
AL to stop and how Callerar did stop
singing but only to knock Mr.. Murphy
down, then pursue him with knife and
cut him. After telling the story of the
| affair, Murphy was han ded over BY
Coun ty Attorney Libby to Carroll W.
Morril, Esq, who appeared for Callerau.
Murphy objected very enormously to Mr..
Morrill's method of cross examination,
finally announcing 81 Amt no lawyer
| and you can't cross question me-" He
answered some questions, though. in
| which he denied that he was the aggres-
sor.
| Next Mrs. Murphy told how she was in
the kitchen with her baby when her at
| tention was drawn to her husbands peril
little girl ran in with the dreadful
tidings. In telling OF it yesterday, Mrs.
Murphy said: "The little girl says Mrs.
Murphy, for God Is sake come out she
says They're killing Murphy I went
out and said to Dan McCarty 'Don'i
let them kill Murphy.
Then Mrs. Murphy told how che had
seized the knife which was in Calleran's
hand and how Calleran had run out Of
the house.
Calleran, who took the stand in hii
own behalf, explained the singing of thu
song. He said 'sThere were some lady
friends there and they asked ms to sing {
song. So I sHug the best I could.
| Murphy was there. He had some liquol
in him and wanted TO show his Irish
suppose. This man Murphy said b,
could lick any man in the house. I TOLD
him to go ahead and he struck me light
and followed him and knocked hin
down. When vas going out Mrs. Muir
phy shovsd me down few stairs ane
then Murphy grabbed me by the throat
MES. Murphy was scratching me ant
pulling my hair. got away to avoii
trouble.
Murphy added that he went away bare
beas ed and that he did not carry knif,
aud had ne yer before seen the knife II
court. On GROSS examination, he In
formed the court that he had beer
l"drinking q few"
Then Daniel \. MoCarty told how tn,
combatants were tangledsup together. h il
story corrobornted that Of Calleran unit
it came to the hat. He said ha put tn,
hat on Callersn's head. Calleran has
said he went away hareheaded. Mo
Carly said that he and Calleran ha.
drunk a half pint during the afternoon
, When asked as to Murphy's condition, h
replied that that gentleman chad goo,
society jag on
Mafy Ming, dkeu IT UesoiAeu VIM vi
| knife was Ia her opinion one that be
longed to Patsy Murphy, brother t
BARLEY. She was sure of this because sh
had said when Patsy showed her tn
knife, sob, what a dreadful knife
She old not see the han die but she WA
sure it was the knife because. she ha,
) made that remark aboutyit.
On the othe. hand, when PATSY Muir
ply himself took the stand, Re ttrne,
/ the knife ovsr and over and round an
! round and then said he did not kno,
J | neither it was his or not.
Deputy Hartnett testified to seeing
cut or a scratch on Murpby's leg;
might have been either. Murphy's trous
: ars % ara torn