The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-07

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Mr.. Amidon asked:
what is your business?'
81 conduct a cigar business and run Z
saloon
"You are friend Of Paddy Shea's arr
you not?'
Paddy Shea and I have not been OF
good terms for IS months. When he go-
in trouble, though, couldn't help go and
help him out"
You went on his bond, didn't you?"
Yes, SIR"
Officer Louis Butterfeld was next
called and was asked by Mr.. Adams to
tell where he first saw Dawson and the
circumstances connected with it.
''The first time I saw Dawson he was
on the floor inside of Shea's place.
helped to pick him Up and place him on
the stretcher in the patrol wagon and
afterwards went with him in the wagon
to the Wichita hospital"
Did you help disrobe him?'
| "Yes"
What kind Of a looking man was he
! physically"
He has the finest chest and arms that
I ever saw"
Mr.. Amidon asked him If he had the
| free use of his arms all the time, and
he answered yes.
MISS HANSON WAS PRESENT.
| Miss Annie Hanson. who was the nurse
| girl for Paddy Shea and took care of his
| adopted baby was next called by Mr..
| Adams.
Were you at Paddy shea's on the
evening of the day Of the trouble?"
"Yes. SIR
do you remember hearing shot fired
in the afternoon?''
"Yes sir''
where were you"
81 was on the south side Of the house
in a buggy, holding the baby
what did you do when you heard the
shot?"
Il got out Of the buggy and ran with
the baby into the back door Of the
house,
81 saw Dawson and Mr. Shea with
revolver in his hand"
What was Shea doing?"
"He was holding Dawson's wrist or
hand"
"I'H ask you if you were there in the
evening at the same placer
"Yes"
did you hear anyone knock?"
Eyes"
what was said?"
''Mr. Shea said, Whose therer"
"What was said from the outside?"
'The kid"
''What did Mr.. Shea say?"
"Come around to the front door,"
''Who opened the door,"
ED Dawson" -
Where did he hold his hands?" 7
Down by his side.''
''What did you next hear?"
81 ran when I saw him. 1 was scared.
heard two shots in rapid succession and
thought that the baby was shot,
lid you afterwards go into the room
where Mr.. Dawson wasp
"Not until Mr.. Shea came and told me
TO get some water
what did Dawson say?"
'He said. You did this. Paddy"
What did Mr.. Shea say?"
Because you were trying to shoot
me-"
w udt ulO DAWSON say
"'You were too quick for me-"
"What else did Dawson say?'
HE cussed. I'm going to hell, quick;
it's getting hot down there"
Mr.. Amidon got the witnes mixed in
the cross examination. He referred to
what she had said at the preliminary
and what she told on the witness stand
yesterday. She said that it was the first |
time she had ever been on the stand and |
that she was nervous and didn't know |
what she said. When Mr.. Amidon tried |
to refresh her memory she could not re- |
member. She contradicted herself on sew
eral occasions but it was plain to be seen |
that she was ratified. She was dismissed |
from the stand and after five-minute |
recess she was recalled.
Didn't you tell Mr.. Sutton when he |
came up there three or four days after
wards that you didn't know much about |
the afair?"
81 don't believe did"
Mr.. John McNaghten and Mr.. Richard |
Cogsdell testified as to the general char
acter of Mr.. Shea. Neither of them were
on the stand more than five minutes
each.
SHEA IN HIS BEHALF.
Mr.. Adams told Mr.. Shea to take the
stand. he doing the interrogating. When
he got in the witness chair there was
profound silence to hear his every word.
what is your manner"
Patrick O'Shea."
''What is your age?"
''I was born in 1865: am 80 years old"
where were you born?''
''In the city of Limerick, Ireland"
Where were you on Sunday night. No
vember 14?'
"At my place of business on North To-
pella avenue, near Twenty-irst street"
'Was that the day of the dificulty?"
"Yes"
Sunday"
Eyes"
"You may now state the circumstances
20 the jury"
II had been outside serving a small
,cttle of beer or some cigars to a gentle
nan who was in a buggy. When I came
n saw Dawson have a gun pointed at
he woman. Miss Whaley. l heard him
;ay, take that dress on said. Ed.
lon't shoot that woman. She had just
aid YOU can kill me but 1 won't take |
he dress off, He turned on me and
aid, You D. He then began jabbins
nc with the gun. caught the gun 10
,eep him from shooting me. We fell and
ny head hit the screen door and knocked
he lower hings loose He was cursing ;
nd swearing. My hand was cut two or
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