The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-01
THOMAS 0'NEAL
TELLS HIS STORY
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the face; didn't notice where Mike hi
him, 0'Neal had turned from the
street door when Sheehan hit him In
the face; Sheehan was near the telc-
phone; Tom started toward the bar
room door when Sheehan hit him;
Egan hit him too. when O'Neal open
ed the wine room door Egan kicked II
shut; can't tell how long It was; can't
tell how far Sheehan was from
O'Neal when | saw Egan put his
hand on his hip | ran out the back
door and went around to Washington
avenue and mingled with the crowd
and then came back, don't know how
long it was; whea came back Shce-
han was lying on the hall floor; didn't
see him fall. O'Neal asked me for his
hat; could not find his hat and got
one from the bar room; can't tell
whether Sheehan was shot first; live
with Mrs. Flynn talked to Mr.. Leek
she told me what she had testified to;
didn't know it was improper to talk
to her; know Keller and Scott b.
sight, they live at the same house
have nothing to say to them, saw
Ben Price; told him C'Neal haa gone
to police headquarters TO surrender.
VIM. Grimes Testimony
Questions by Attorney Leok. An
20 years DID, have been in Cairo cn
year and three or four months; know
O'Neal, he is my brotherinlaw; he
married my sister; was in the saloon
when the difficulty between 0'Neal
and Sheehan and Egan occurred, was
not the regular bar Keeper; Bob
Kemp was the bar keeper; he asked
me TO take bis place while he wen
home he was called home by his lit
Tie boy, who said his sister was dying
knew Sheehan by sight also Egan. I
also knew Bridges, never saw French
before. My attention was attracted
first by rumbling in the hall, heard
Tom hollow at me twice; ran To the
hall door and pushed It. 1t would not
80 open, tried again and it opened
saw three merr at O'Neal. one hal him
around the neck. the others were
striking at him; Sheohan. Egan and
Bridges. grabbed O'Neal by the arm
and swung him around into the bar
room door, was left in the hall; the
door TO the bar room was slammed
shut; ran to the hall door, but one OF
them swung me around and headed
me for the other door; Sheehan grab
bed me by the arm and showed me;
went out of the front door; no one
said anything after O'Neal was in the
bar room; when | opened the bar
room door to come into the hall
said, What are you fellows doing?
My God, what are You doing?" Shee
han said, Come ON in we don't care
nothing about you" Galligan was
standing behind Egans he said, Eel
lows, wouldn't do that way, !
wouldn't DO that" Didn't see Call.
gan do anything to part them. was
by the front bar room door next to
Washington avenue; did not see Shee-
han when he fell; heard two shots
saw Sheehan three inmates after The
shooting: he was lying face down
saw Bridges with him. he was etoop
ing over him: saw Walter Scott and
Charley Keller few minutes later
know Keller and Scott; was arrested
about an hour later. about 10 O'Clock;
was taken 10 the county Jail and
placed in same cell with O'Neai. saw
O'Neal an hour and half after the
shooting, his clothing was torn, one
sleeve and HIS undefshirt and arm
was bruised and bleeding. Saw him
next day: his face and eyes were
scratched, the skin ON each side of
his nose was scratched, the left eye
was bruised and black, his right eye
was blood shot.
Cross questioned by states Att0r
ney Wilson: Am married. was not
employed anywhere; took charge Of
fhe bar about an hour before the diff
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