The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21


Tony Revolver, While the Strug-
gle Was in Progress.
The effort to secure the release OF
Frank Longo, brother of Patrolman
Golden's slayer, which was made in
habeas corpus proceedings before Judge
Edwards yesterday, afternoon, did not
prove successful. Evidence amply suf-
ticient to establish a prima facie case
OF his completely in the killing was ad-
duced by Assistant District Attorney
Thomas, and Judge Edwards ordered
him taken back to Jail.
The defendant is charged with hav-
ing furnished his brother the revolver
with which the shooting was done. The
commonwealth claims that while the
struggle was going on in the street.
Frank Longo rushed into his barber
shop nearby, came out again on a run,
and slipped a revolver into his brothers
hand.
The defense, represented by Attor-
ney w. r. Lewis. of Taylor & Lewis,
contends that this is not so, and wants
to have it inferred that the shooting
was done with a revolver snatched
from the policeman's hand by his
slayer.
The principal witnesses for the COM
monwealth We're the dead policeman's
brother, John Golden, and a young
man named John Flack.
Mr.. Golden testified that his brother
told him on his death bed that "the
barber" handed to Tony Longo the re-
volver with which the shooting was
done. No name was mentioned, Mr..
! Golden admitted on cross examination.
SAW THE ACT.
Young Flack says positively that he
saw Frank hand a revolver to Tony,
| and denied with equal positiveness that
Frank was in his barber shop till the
shooting began, as the defense tried to
| show on cross-eXamination.
| Flack says he was riding down Wal
nut street, on his wheel and stopped
to talk with Police officer Golden, who
was standing a short distance down
| from Dominico's saloon. Golden said
to the witness that he expected to have
some bother at Domonico's as there
| was a noisy crowd there.
The witness strolled up to the sa-
| loon and went in to see the fun. on
entering he found John Loughney and
John Gerrity struggling on the floor.
| They were separated by some of the
! proprietor's friends and when Lough-
ney regained his feet he said he could
! lick any - Italian in the house.
| Some of the Italians took umbrage
| a. this and VIXEN il was seen that
| furthe" fighting was imminent Tony
Longo and John the High" n brother
of Ehe bartender, caught hold Of
Loughney and put him out.
| officer Golden came on the scene
about this time and proceeded to re-
store order. Just what lead up to it,
was not brought out at the hearing,
but officer Golden laid his hand on
Tony Longos shoulder and told him
he was under arrest. Tony answered
Me no arrested. No, no." or some
thing like that.
FRANK TOOK A HAND.
Tony tried to pull away from the
officer, and his brother, Frank, tugged
at the officer to make lin. loose his
hold on Tony. Flack pulled Frank
away from the officer and thrn Flack
and Loughney pitched on to Longo.
Flack was on Tonys back, Lough-
ney had him by the shoulder and
officer Golden grappled him from the
front. AS they were thus engaged in
| a fierce struggle, Frank LOlgo, who
had disappeared into his barber shop,
which is next to the saloon came
rushing out and passed a revolver to
his brother. Three shots quickly fol-
lowed and Officer Golden toppled over,
exclaiming. I'm shot" At the same
time he dropped his club and reach
ing for his whistle blew for help.
Tony got away when the police
mans grip was released and ran down
the street fourishing the revolver and
threatening to shoot if he was pur-
sued.
A number of other witnesses gave
testimony of an unimportant nature
among them James Coolican, who
found a revolver alongside the fence
over which Tony scrambled in his
flight. He did not bring the revolver
with him, he said, as he had been ad-
vised it did not belong to this case"
Judge Edwards agreed that the revol-
yer was not germane to the inquiry
in hand, but directed that it be de-
livered TO the county detective. The
witness said he would do this.
WITNESSES WERE ABSENT.
Acting Coroner Paine was to conduct
an inquest last night in the case of
Patrolman Golden, but vas unable to
do 50 on account of the non-appear-
ance of the witnesses.
The inquest will be held at o'clock
tonight in the borough building at
Dunmore. Last night, DR.. Paine was
present, as We're also the six Jurors
but none Of the witnesses were on
hand, and after waiting until Q o'clock
1t was decided to hold the inquest to-
night.
Longo still remains at liberty, and
no clue whatever has been yet found
as to his whereabouts.
Frank Longo's assertion that the