The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-12
Warrant eut Charges Him With
Murder in Second Degree.

The resul, Of the Inquest held before a
jury Yesterday morning 10y Coroner Lloyt
On The body IF Frank Linhr,cat Of No 4S72
Easton avenue, who WIS shot and killed on
the grounds of the Baptist Sauitarium
v edii"Saay evening in the riotiug AZ Taylor
avenue and the Suburban tracks. was the
finding Of a verdict that the deceased came
10 his death from a EunShOt wound in the
chest. inflicted by Michael OBono,an with
fei'r;oEs !utcrt Il warrant charging ruur-
der IN the second degree was issued against
obonCvau, and Charles II. Turner flr-
nished bond for him in the sum Of SI0H
Coroner Lloyd stated to The Republ!s i'm
nediately after the jury had returned this
N'Et!ct ;hat he proposes TO SHOW to the
rioters and crowds that they must not dis
'hdrs" IRE arms TrOmiscuously; that they
have no business carrying them without To-
gal permit, and that 50 long as there, has
been no declaration Of the riot act. The
Laws made for the protection of the lives
and property Of the people must be pre-
Sry'd iLEioiate. no matter If a street car
strike is in progress.
The Inquest came up at 10 o'clock in tb,
C"roners office. The following were the
jury: Andrew Herpel. r. ". Lahn. Nike
Becker. 4. Dietz. Louis Norman and Peter
thompson. The SIX employees III the Sub
urban railway. who were arrested on tht.
evening OF the unfortunate affair. were
present Their names and the positions
they held with the railroad company are
as follows: William Musgrave. rnotorman
on car No. Ia. Charles Roman. conductor on
ear No. li2. Frank Powers, inspector on ear
No lt2' Nike Conway. motorman on car
No. li3: John Nalty conductor on car No
l'" Daniel VDonovan. Inspector on car No.
l'3. Attorney Orrick g Bishop appeared
for the six prisoners, as did also James
+. Dawson. attorney for the Suburban Rail-
road Company
ha
hon. Eugene GartlaHd. Thomas O'Meara and
Robert ;. Ball: A. kceyil OF No. I7!S Euclid
avenue. Frank Schaffer of No. iSis Easton
avenue, Joseph R.ppette Of No. Il+G North
Euclid avenue. q. 6. Brown OF No 4jGS
BELL avenue. Charles J. NJ Donaldson of
IS Lincoln Trust building and william Muir
name.
Coroner Lloyd conducted the inyestiga-
tiop Of the witnesses. The police officers
vino had been called as witnesses were first
examined. They testified that there was a
large crowd assembled at the Suburban
tracks and Taylor avenue on Wednesday
evening at about o'clock. as cars Nos. l72
and I13 OF the Suburban line were going
north past the BAPTIST SanitariHm: that
stones bricks and other missiles were
thrown az the cars by the mob, and that
several shots were fired from she two cars
by the conductors, mo,urmeu and inspectors
who were Dn them.
officer Garland said he saw the defend
ant, Ianiel O'DonoyHn fire shot toward
the crowd on the grounds OF the Missouri
Baptist Sanitariiim in the direction wher.
the body OF Frank liebreCht was after
wards found. mOrTally wounded only one Of
the officers testified to having fired his pis
tui. and he clai:n-d he discharged II In the
air. None OF the officers except Garland
could swear that they had seen any OF the
strcot-cIr employees fire q pistol.
William NUSgrove and John Nolte en-
md testified thar Ihty In
the air. D'Doncvan declined 10 make Il
statement. further than that h.. was en-
pirycd 10y the Suburban company. The
other employees testified to the attack on
tht. car. tut said that they fired no shots.
The verdict was sUrpris. TO ODunovan
and his employers.
Il did nu, try to XIII any one" said
O'I.ouoNau to Il Republic reporter while
the clerk was making out ms bond. The
crowd was throwing rocks and bricks AZ
u. one uf them struck me in the side Of
the head. ana / shot at the man whom L
thought had thrown it