New-York tribune., 1901-01-05
WITNESSES DEFEND u,DOyNELL.
TESTIMONY AT THE CORONER'S INQUEST
To INDICATE THAT HE WAS ASSAULT
ED BY KENNEDY.

The Coroner's courtroom was filed yesterday
morning. when the inquest into the death OF George
Price was resumed before Coroner Hart and
jury. When Miles Mcdonnell. the accused man,
took his place in the courtroom he cool and
collected His wife in the courtroom
sylvester H. Freeland. paperhanger. said he
was In the saloon and Mcdonnell. Kennedy
and Price standing together talking the cigaa
counter. He turned his back and heard shot
hred- Turning. he a pistol in McDonnell's
hand pressed against Kennedy's side. He went up
ana said. Mac. think what you doing and.
seizing the pistol. turned IL from Kennedy 1t
was discharged. Witness then went cut of the side
uOof' ana heard two more shots. He returned and
found Courtney lying the floor wounded He
said he saw no other revolver than the in Nc
DonnelTs hands
John Ehler. bartender at the Onawa CATS. de-
scribed the conversation between Mcdonnell Ken
nedy and Price They rad a drink ana xhey, some
one think Courtney. gave Kennedy a push TO go
IOf McDonneh Mcdonnell said: You have come
10 dO me. but you can't and Kennedy drew a re-
NOIver and Mcdonnell pushed bis arm up. and the
outlet Went into the air. Then Mcdonnell drew his
IeVoIVer and put il to Kenendy's side and said.
IOin' nave got YOU but Ill spare your life for
the sake of your children
Charies Garthe, night cashier in the Onawa
care testified: II heard Mcdonnell say. You
punch came here to do me- Kennedy replied Yes
and drew his gun Mcdonnell grabbed mis- hand
and showed it up in the air the gun went off, and
drawing his gun, said: Tom I've got YOU
chidren's sake Then / ran out and all ran ex-
eept kennedy's friend and McGinnis who was try
ing 70 separate them. 1 heard the second shot as
reached the door. / met the policeman and went
N N win MIN, Shivering- He asked who did the
smoothing and SAID Kennedy
John McGinnis said that Price had a conver-
sduoh with Mcdonnell. in which he said: ''You
cant get out OF this saloon until you see Tom
hSnhedy. Then Kennedy and Mcdonnell had a
1alk ana apparently their differences were settled
McDOnnell challenged any to tell II he had
Salq anything about Kennedy, and Phzer took IL
anything to say. speak up Pfizer said: ssIonfr
stand for that, Tom and words followed and
Kennedy pushed Pizer away. While talking 10
Ptlzer witness heard pistol shot and looking
around saw kennedys hand i'm the air, Mcdonnell
nOdlnS his wrist. The witness admitted that there
was pistol in kennedy's hand He heard two
shots fired.
Robert "A. Kay who saw the fight and Abraham
Ttlzer gave substantially the same evidence and
tne inquest was then adjourned until Monday
morning. ~'
Harry Murray. thirty-eight years old alias Au-
gust olsen, OF City Island. who present at the
0nawa cafe when the fight between Miles Nc
DOInel and other gamblers took place. and w
sent a letter TO Mrs. Mcdonnell demanding money
from her on the ground that he was shot i'm the
saloon by her husband. arraigned before Mag
lStrate Meade in the Harlem police court yester-
day morning on the charge Of attempted extortion
Detective Marks, Of White Plains said he had a
warrant FOR the arrest of Murray for the larceny
OF S.hio worth Of copper wire from White Plains
Magistrate Meade discharged Murray on the ex-
tOrJlOn charge and Detective Marks arrested him
on the other charge and took him White Plains