The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-10
CAMAC
ACCUSED
QU|GLEY
Inquest on the PawtuCket MUIR
der Begun Yesterday by
Coroner BabCOck.

Coroner Babcock OF East Providence
began the inquest on the death of Abra-
ham A. Camac in the Seventh district
cour room yesterday, Camac being the
victim of the murderous ARRAY in Paw
tucket last Saturday
The first witness examined was Patrick
Rock. the proprietor of the saloon.
where the affair took place After de-
scribing the situation OF the rooms, Rock
told of the events In the saloon just pre-
vious TO the shooting. camac came in
and bought rs cents worth OF beer, but
did not drink any of It,
Quigley came into the place Saturday
afternoon about o'clock and bought a
glass OF beer. He was present when
ouigley was arrested by OFFICER Flynn.
| the former saying he had come to give
himself up. but did not say for what.
Thomas F. Vance was the second wit
| ness called. He is coroner for Pawtucket.
| He told of visiting Camac to get his
| ante-mortem statement. He found Camac
I'm bed His testimony follows:
| CORONER VANCE TEsTIFIEs.
| II was unable TO get very close to
Camac, on account of the room being
| very small and as there were then about
five persons IN the room. Heard Camac
| say that Charles A. Quigley was the
| man who shot him with loaded revolver
about two hours before that. After the
| Identification OF Quigley. who was with
| us, / stepped over TO the bed and took
the ante-mortep statement OF the said
| Camac.
| "It was in substance that on Oct 4.
Il q Af1t H. he
| shot by Charles A. Quigley, the said
| Qugley having In his hand a loaded re-
| volver and firing bullets from the tevol-
i yer. One bullet hit Camac In the side
/ and Another hit him in the back. Camac
| made his statement knowing that he was
about to die from the effects of said
| shooting.
| II ther went out and got in the wagon
| and rode down 10 Pawtucket with the
| said Quigley and the others. Camac
| made a statement in the fear OF approach
Ing death and that he realized he was
about to die from the effects of being
/ shot by said Charles A Quigley.
| Quigley was not present when Camac
| made his ante-mortem statement. Il
| asked him what he shot Camac for and
4 he said Camac had no business TO med
die in his affairs and that Camac ought
| TO have kept away from his girl. Com
| ing back from the house to the police
| Camac got all he deserved.
| II asked him II he was not wild to go
| and shoot a man the way that he shot
| Camac. He said We'll I have been
drinking very hard for a month Then
| Cant. Vananda said to him But the girl
| has been married only one week and
why should you be drinking for month";
| to which Quigley made no reply.
| Quigley seemed to be very intel
llgent young fellow and appeared
| to be very calm and collected. The only
| time he showed any remorse In my pres
| ence was at the house where he saw Ca
| mac lying in bed. Quigley said TO Ca
mac, 1t is too bad Camac answered,
| You didn't think that way before you
shot me this afternoon, Quigley.'
oUIGLEY WANTED TO TALK.
while going from the house In the
| wagon Qugley said, 4 guess 1t Is on the
bulletin board in Providence by this time.
and / suppose my picture will be In the
paper tonight He had other CONVERSE
tions with officer Flynn while going to
and returning from the house in the
wagon. He seemed TO want TO do all the
| talking.
"No inducements were given Quigley
TO get him TO make any confession. He
| did good deaf Of talking without any
| solicitation He said he supposed the
people were pointing him out as young
| murderer. He wanted TO make state
| ment to Captain Vanandas but the cap
| tain told him he did not want to listen
! 10 his story,
| when I first saw Quigley he appeared
| 10 be perfectly sober. He appeared a
| very intelligent man, and his conversa-
| tions were those of a sober man. He even
| went so far as to say that he bought the
| revolver with which he shot Camac In
: the city of Pawtueket Was In his -eeHa-
| pany for one hour, and I am sure from
| all that | saw OF him that a quarter past
| on the 4th of October, 1902, In the after
noon Quigney was perfectly sober.
Police Captain Vanada asked him why
he shot Camac. He said that ne shot MN
| first I'm the side. then in the back while
Cafnac was trying to run away from him
| and that he shot Camac becauce Cama'
/, interefered with Quigley's girl.
Officer Timothy Flynn OF the Pawtucke
| police force was next called lie said tina
/, when he arrested Quigley ne acknowl
| edged that he was the man who did th'
shooting. officer Flynns testimony was
very similar 20 that Of Coroner Vance. III
. told OF finding the revolver and cartridges
on the prisoner
SORRY HE DIDN'T SHOOT HER.
Continuing. Officer Flynn said: IT say
| 10 Quglcy I wonder why you didn'
, shoot the girl?' lie said: No. / wanted
/ | her 10 live but he was sorry he had no
shot her. he said. on coming back. III
told me that he had been drinking hare
| for about three weeks. or II would no
probably have happened lie said n
thought ne would get out OF II when tn
| Camacs told their story and he told his
lie said ne was TO be married TO this girl
| the wife Of Camac. this month. Las
| Wednesday afternoon. oct. /, he received
| , letter from her mother stating that sh
% , had left the house and gone over q
-amac's and got married To Camac.
Witness said that Qugley was sober a
;he time he was arrested.
The next witness was Fred DAILY, tn
B | bartender OF the saloon where the shoot
lng occurred lie told Of the circum
stances as already published.