The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

from the BACK gate in the yard in the rear
OF saloon. Witness never saw the de-
ceased with a gun.
Ed Shceny, who ifs In the saloon business
near the Santa Fe depot. saw Conroy at
his saloon on Tuesday night. He bought
pint OF whisky there. lilo paid for the
whisky and went away. He cs,nc back
with the empty Task and threw Il on the
floor and said ITS all on When be left
the saloon he said: Its all up tonight
This was about S p. m. Conroy was drunk.
Angus Roberts was in Huddleston's
saloon about o'clock Tuesday night Saw
Conrcy at the saloon that night. He shook
hands with witness and went out the back
door. Witness heard shot directly after
Conroy went out the back door. II may
have been ten or fifteen minutes later.
When The shot was fired Fiaherty was sit
ting in a chair in tho saloon.
Cross: Witness had been in the saloon
all tho evening when Conroy came In and
shook hands with him. Witness had known
deceased about four months. II was about
fifteen minutes after Conroy went out that
he heard the shot Nobody went out when
the shot was fired.
Frank Furey, a railway switchmnn. tes-
tined that he was in Huddeston's saloon
Tuesday night about . o'clock when Conroy
passed through the saloon and went out
the back door. Ii was about an hour later
that witness heard the shot fred Flaherty
Was sitting in the saloon drunk when Con-
roy passed through the saloon and he did
net so out of the saloon until after the
shot WAS hred
Gross: The back door of the saloon was
closed when Conroy passed through. He
opened the door and went out Flaherty
did not 20 out Of the back entrance of The
saloon that night He might have gone
out the front way. Witness did not see
John Clark and Fiaherty leave the saloon
about IL o'clock. g
Redirect; Flaherty was in the saloon
when Conroy passed through the saloon
aud remained there till after the shot Was
hrcd Witness was asleep in the wine
room when Flaherty aud Clark left the
saloon
Reeross About 4 half hour after conroy
passed through the saloon Flaherty walked
UP TO tho bar and tooilsa glass OF beer
4 MS was after the shot was tired.
Counsel asked how this could be when
me shot was hired about an hour after
Conroy went out.
There was no lucid explanation given OF
this discrepancy Witness said he was
asleep. but in answer to a question OF
counsel for the defense he was quite posi-.
tive that Flaherty was sitting In the saloon
when the shot was fired
Dr.! clarendon, county phyGician testified
mat he examined the wound in. Conroy s
neck. The feeh was powder burned. The
Wound was in 4 direct line through the
mech. Inc powder burn was above the
collar band. The neck was broken from
the shot. Gould not approximate how far
the weapon was held from the body It
must have been close to have caused pow
der burn.
James Clark, railroad man. testified
that he boarded at Conroy's prior and UP
70 January II. He was mt a lodge meeting
| The night of the killing. He went into
3uddleson's saloon about 10;l5. Flaherty
| Was there asleep in the saloon There
| were four or i've others there. After Wit
ness left the saloon he went over to the
switch shanty. lie. was there when John
Clark came over and told that Conroy was
dead. They all then went over to tho sa-
loon and found the body in the rear. The
closet IN the yard was beyond the body
Witness knew conroy about two months.
| When CCnroy was drinking he was very
/ troublesome. On the Sunday before the
killing conroy aud Flaherty had a fight
at cohroy's house. conroy asked him for
! whisky and he said he had none. when
Conroy assaulted him. They made friends
4 after that. They were friendly on Mon
day and Flaherty continued 70 board ut
the house. Flnhcrty was a peiceable.
quiet man. He never had any weapons
Cross Flaherty was with John Clark
4 when he came over to the switch house
TO tell the boys that conroy was dead
4 Flaherty was with the crowd when they
went over 10 see the body. Did not hear
/ I'laherty say anything Witness did not
the trouble they had on Sunday. Flaharty
| was ut Conroy's house on Monday but
did not know whether F'laherty was there
1 Monday night or Tuesday
| James Cnniey was In Huddleson's saloon
ON the night Conroy was killed. He SAW
! Conroy between . and 10 o'clock pass
! through the saloon and go out the rear
| door Witness heard n shot in the rear
OF the saloon about 10 o'clock, but no.
body seemed to pay any attention to H.
To the hest OF witness knowledge Fiaherty
was sitting In the saloon apparently
asleep when the shot was fired. Witness
did not notice Fiaherty whom Conroy went
out of the rear OF the saloon
/ Cross. II WAS about fifteen minutes
1 after Conron went out the rear door that
witness heard tho shot fred. Witness was
asleep in the saloon when the body was
found. Roberts Was apparently asleep in
the saloon when the shot was fired Sew
eral others were sleeping about the saloon
Witness could not say positively, bnt II
i was his belief that Flaherty was sitting
lin the saloon when the shot was fired.
Nobody In tho saloon paid any attention
Ito the shot. Witness did not SEQ conroy
speak TO or shake hnnS; with snybody
when he passed through tho saloon. Rob-
erts was sitting there In do-c.
Ed Fairfax of Galveston testified thai
/ he had known Flnherty about ten years.
His reputation was good. never saw him
with any weapon whatever. Did not think
he was n man who would harbor resent
mcnt Witness had worked with defend
ant al various times and places. He had
never heard any one discuss Flaherty's
i reputation.
j. r.. carwile testified TINT he had
known defendant since 1895. His reputs-
ton was that Of n peaceable. orderly cin-
zen. Witness also knew Conrny When he
was drunk hc would pick fuss with any
body. Flaherty was always quiet when
drinking.
r. j. Padion testified he had been here
ten or twelve days. Flo had known Fla
herty all HIS life. They were raised to-
II Gcther. He met Conroy nj the house when
he went to see Flaherty and the Clark
q boys. Witness saw Conroy IN Tuesday
morning He. witness, Flaherty and the
1.-Two Clarks had drink together About
4 S or q O'Clock Tuesday might Witness, Fla
eety and the two clarks went into Hud-
blossoms saloon. They were drinking,
singing and dancing and having a high
old time. Witness got full and sat down
and went to sleep. lie knew that Flaherty
had no pistol. Everybody was paralyzed
drunk that night.
II ID. b. Donnevan had known Flahorty
since last October. His reputation was
good. When Conroy was drinking he was
livery Quarrelsome.