Richmond planet., 1900-10-13

side the booth when the shooting cc-
curred. / know but little about it and
do care TO talk stthis time. Ask Mr.
Beatty about is, he was sitting near
the window
Mr.. Beatty refused to talk absolute
~ NJ shat time. saying: 1 wi tsll all
know at the proper time"
DorLE's STATEMENT.
John Doyle said at was near the
booth about s o'clock when Benjamin
came up TO register some Negroes,
Somehow he and Moynahan got into
. dispute and Moynahan struck Benja.
min iD tho lace. We arrested Moyns-
han and Benjamin left.
About :l5 o'clock Benjamin. called
again. Iheard some loud talking and
then the shots. When the first shot
was hred tried TO get out OF the room
but finding that could not. put my
foot against the door. As to what took
place outsided know nothing.
Mile Hafey said he was inpide the
booth st the time and knew nothing.
Nh. cARPEsrER's STORY.
Mr. Ben Garter, of the Faysste Ma
tionsl Bank was on the corner where
the booth is located He said: '.C wit
messed the shooting. The fret shot
passed me ia the direction OF Water
st. i saw man before me and rec
oguized him ss Mike Moynahan. just
AFTER he passed me he fired q shot,
which was the second heard. In the
'front.' OF him man was cunning. 1t
was after dark and could not tell who
he was Moyu shsn fred several shots
while the man was running. 1 heard
only four shots. At this point police
man ran Co Moynshan and shouted
DON'T do that" The policeman teld
me this man was Mike MoynaAan. +"
POLICEMAN INTERVIEWED.
The Leader called on Luke DOYLE
Newton HarkiRs, the policemen who
arrested Moynahan, and asked for
statement. Mr.. Doyle ssid:
I'VE were standing about rs or 40
feet from the booth. 1t was dark. We
heard several skots-I think four. We
rushed up and Koynahan surrendered.
we took him to the station house.
yhe only thiDgd heard him say was,
here. gentlemen, ] surrender as he
turned over his pistol" Where is
1T is In the ststion house, think" :"
Inc reporter then started to the sta
eton mouse to see the pistol. Mr.. Har-
Eihs also started toward the station
house. The reporter reached the sta
tion tirst and asked to see both wesp-
ons. The Benjamin pistol was shown
MN DS capt. Reagan. While the Lead
er man was examining the pistol Mr..
bar kins arrived. The BENJAMIN weap.
on Is hopkins & Allen tlve shooter,
90 Sanpre. One chamber was empty.
Inc Leader asked the privilege Of
Dreaking the weapon to examine its
chambers more closely. Capt. Reap.
an refused to allow it to be broken.
saying shat it was evidence and should
not pe tampered with until turned ov-
er to the court The empty chamber
seemed TO have no shell in it, but as
tne pistol could not be broken this
conid not be definitely determined.
Inc chamber was corroded and had
the appearance Of not having been fir-
90 Tor some time. It was handed to a
pyssander and he remarked. "This
for some time"
The reporter then asked to see the
Moynahan pistol. Capt. Reagan re-
piled that it was not at the station
house. EtskAsA sNssNs.
ia 1t not the custom to take charge
OF weapons here when prisoners are
turned over TO you. under these cir
cumstances."
sit is"
who has this weapon 2"
| tnlnk Doyle has it. There wss
considerable confusion when the pris.
oner arrived and he probably overlook
cd turning over the weapon. will
send for t."
Mr.. Hsrkins was sent after the
weapon and Mr.. Doyle returned later
with 1t. IL is Smith aud Wesson. 88
calibre. All chambers were ena pity and
nve or them contained empty shslls.
These were taken ont by Capt. Res.
gan and later replaeed.