The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-21
Waterman Told Hin Policeman Began the
Trouble That Led 10 Shooting.
CLAIMED POLICE WERE DOWN ON HIM
He Would MOI Permit Them 10 Have Funny Busl-
ness In and Around The Building
Testimony as TO Cassy S Drinking

AT the inquiry into the cause leading
70 the death Of Matthew Casey which
was continued by Coroner Eugene II.
Lincoln yesterday afternoon, some inn
portant evidence was given by Fred
erick r. carr secretary of the ostby ~
Barton company. who gave the coroner
Cascy's own account OF the trouble be-
tween Oficer Kent and himself.
During the first part OF the testimony
Mr.. Carr stated that ii was part OF
his duties To examine the clock which
the watchman had To wind at II differ
ent stations i'm the building every hour,
beginning at y. IN. and ending at
"a. IN. On the day after the shooting he
examined the clock first at about
o'clock in the Fifth police station. To
which IL had been taken, and again at
about o'clock i'm the afternoon. when
he removed the recording dial. The re-
suit of his examinations was that after
II o'clock the previous night there was
no indication that Casey had attended
to- his duties: at least the dial did not
give any Indications.
at $50 o'clock on the morning after
the shooting" MIR. Carr stated, II saw
Casey at the Rhode Island hospital
He was lying on a cot. and when he
saw me he said: Good morning, Mr..
Carr / asked him how it happened,
and he asked me IL / would not defend
myself / said ] would under certain
circumstances. and asked him what he
meant The police are all down on
me- he said.
II then asked him why the police
were down on him. and he replied be-
cause he would not allow them 10 have
las.
building. | then asked him what
brought on the shooting. He said the
officer came across the street. Before
somng across the street said Casey,
he yelled out to me, You ------ -------
Irish ---. go back i'm the building
where you belong. What are YOU do
ing out here. anyway" 4 was stand
ing there peaceably doing nothing. so
replied To the officer. What for?'
by that time the officer had reached
me and struck me.
Mr.. Carr further testified that Casey
gave him 90 understand that while the
officer Was coming across the street he
had "A revolver in his hand all the time.
After the officer had struck him. and,
seeing that the officer had a revolver,
he pulled out his own revolver and
then the fun began. He repeated sew
cral times that the police We're down
on him. and that he had TO defend him
self That seemed TO be the burden of
what he had to say. During my con-
versation with Casey there was po-
lice officer at the door. who cautioned
me several times against talking too
much to Casey. as he was nervous and
excited j didn't see that Casey was
nervous. He seemed TO me perfectly
rational. think there was also "A nurse
present. Mr.. Ostby's son was with me
and there were three other occupied
cots i'm the room. the nearest one about
FIVE feet away. The occupants all
seemed 10 be listening, and | think they
could hear what was said"
Patrick r.. BagIey testified that the
first time he saw Casey was on the
night OF the shooting. He was with
him for short time previous to 1.
o'clock. Casey came into Bagley's
place at l2s Pine street with Hugh
Mcguire at about 90 minutes before
midnight. The men remained until q
few minutes after IL o'clock Casey
drank some small beers. what ar,
called dice boxes, probably seven ol
eight. Bagley was not sure whether
Casey drank lager or ale.
Thomas r Coal<ley "A bartender. cor.
roborated Mr.. BaEley's testimony. Wit
ness did not consider that Casey was
under the influence OF liquor, strictly
speaking. but still he had been drink.
ing. There was no conversation about
any officer while the men were i'm there