The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-22
Longo

Quoted an inquest in the case of Pa
trolman James Golden, of the Dun
more police, who died last Wednes-
day from wounds received Tuesday,
August ID, and II was decided that
his death was due to shots fired by
Tony Longo.
The most important witness in the
case was John Flack, a young man
living in Dunmore. He testified that
while he was taking a bicycle ride he
met Golden about 9.45 o'clock on the
night in which the shooting occurred.
lie stopped for a while and chatted
with the officer, who made the remark
that he expected trouble at Domin-
icos saloon.
A short while later Flack heard the
sounds of quarreling in the saloon,
and, on entering, found two men
named Gerrity and Loughney, en-
gagged in a scufIle. AS he entered,
Loughney arose and remarked with
an oath that he was not afraid of any
Italian in the place. Tony Longo
seized him, and a free-for-all fight
seemed imminent, but 1t was prevented
by Long John" brother of the pro-
prietor of the place, ejecting the bell
llgerents.
Patrolman Golden then crossed the
street, according to the witness, and
laid his haid on Tony's shoulder.
Frank Longo, the latter's brother,
then interfered and tried to pull his
brother away.
BOUGHT A REVOLVER.
officer Golden kept fast hold Of
Tony, who tried to break away and
began beating him over the head.
Then Frank went into his barber shop,
which was nearby and came out an
instant later with a revolver in his
hand, which he gave to Tony. Tony
| Strengthened up and fired a shot at
Golden's head and then Flack jumped
on his back and bore him down.
He fired two more shots then from
half PROSTATE position, both bull
let's lodging in GoldenS body. Then
he broke loose and witt the revolver
in his hand, dared the crowd to follow
him and disappeared from sight.
Another important witness was
Thomas Cullen, also a young Dunmore
man. About 10 o'clock Tuesday night
he was walking up the street from
the Young Mems Institute rooms,
when he heard a noise coming from
Dominc's saloon, and stopped to lis
ten. He saw the door open and two
men elected, and then the crowd fol-
low.
Patrolman Golden crossed the street
and seized Tony Longo. who tried to
break away from his gasp. One of
the crowd of men came to Golden's
| assistance and the witness then saw
Frank Longo run to his brothers aid,
aud hear him call out, mo inter-
| ference!" or words to that effect. Col
| den then began clubbing Tony Longo
on the head with his stick and the
next that tie witness heard were three
! shots, Tony then ran up Willow
| street.
WITNESSED THE SHOOTING.
did you see the shots fired?" asked
one of the jurors at this point.
Yes, sir" answered the witness.
"Who fired them?"
| "Tony Longo," replied Cullen
promptly.
On being asked whether he saw
Frank Longo hand his brother the
pistol with which the shooting was
| done, the witness replied in the Mega
| tive.
James Golden, brother of the de-
| ceased officer, testified that he visited
| his brother at the Lackawanna hos
pital Wednesday morning and asked
him how the shooting happened, and
received reply as follows: Frank
| Longo came out of the barber shop
| and gave Tony the revolver, and then
! ] was shot"
The patrolman asked his brother
whether Tony Longo had yet been ar
| rested, and that was the substance
| of the conversation between them.
John Loughney, who had the quar-
! rel with LOngo In the saloon, tes-
titled to seeing the scufle IN the road,
and to hearing three shots fired. but
was unable to remember anything
! else.
James Coolican was put on the stand
and testified to finding a revolver in
| a field about seventy feet from the
saloon on the day following the shoot
ing. 1t was lying deep In the weeds,
which were trampled and broken
! where Longo had rushed over them
! during the night. When he found the
! revolver there were two cartridges in
it and thre shells. He took the weapon
| home, but was compelled to discharge
the remaining two shots, as his wife
would not allow him to bring it into
the house otherwise.
COOLICAN OBSTINATE.
For some ineXplicable reason Cooli-
can refused to surrender the revolver