The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-18
TWO COPS ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
ILLNESSES SAY MLtUGHLIN
WANTONLY SHOT PATTERSON.
DcSanna Almost Iiclpcssiy Drunk when
Dorwlch Was Itllled at Morris Heights
Woman lit Four Times In street
Iuslilahe-Mnt Gilman dubbed Ilrst.

Two policemen are being tried in two
parts Of General Sessions on the charge
Of murder IN the FIRST degree Frank
Mclaughlin Of the Yves, S1ty-eighth street
station is being tied before Recorder
Con for $. ootng and killing John j. Pat
terson negi1 watchm7a in Wc-t Sixty
eighth street He ia also under indictment
for having assaulted a reporter
The other Policeman is +. t.. Devanna
OF the Morris Heigh.i station lie is accused
or having murdered George Dorwich a
boilerm Hker.
Both trials crowd the court rooms For
a time Yesterday Policeman Ling, who il
under indictment for larceny on the charge
of having robbed John Prtchett. the Ala
bama FARMER VINO waS arrested IN tho Ten
cerloin, was spectator at Mclaughln's
trial.
In his opening address to the jury Assist
ant District Attorney Mott said hat he
would show that the killing of Patterson
by Mclaughlin was deliberate. The first
witness was Robert Tellair. a negro. He
said that he vas walking through Sixty
second street when Mclaughlin walked up
behind him and hit him over the head with
his club. Ielfair said there was no provo
cat ion for the assault
Then he walked over to Patterson, said
Telfair Patterson was wat ching u build
cr's shanty IN he treet. | saw him hit
Patterson. and Patterson said. What are
ouhit ing me for, haven done anything
Then the policeman grabbed him and they
fell together While Patterson was on the
ground ] saw Mclaughlin draw his ~
yover and fire a shot at Patterson. Then
Patterson ran behind the shanty. / ran
across the street into house.
Edward Frazier, another negro. told
practically the same story az 10 what hap
pencd MP to the time that Mclaughlin
struck Patterson. Then, according 10
Frazier. Patterson started TO run, and
Mclaughlin fired two shots at him.
Mr.. Martha Simmons, a negress gave
some additional details OF the shooting
She said that. after shooting at Patterson
once. Mclaughlin raped hs club on the
sidewalk the police call for assistance
and then fired at Patterson again. II APP
peared from the testimony Of Mrs Sim
mons and other witnesses that th.uES began
10 fall about that time from the roofs e
the houses Mrs simmons saw a fiat
iron drop, Then Mclaughlin fired two
shots at the roof Of "a West Sixty
second street In that hou-e lived Mrs.
Sarah lucas. Mrs simmons learned in
a Few minutes that Mrs. lucas had been shot
She helped dress Mrs. Lucas and get her
to m r. hospital.
Mrs. Lucas corroborated the testimony.
She said s he NasaWakencd by the shooting.
She went to he window and was shot. She
had four wounds, three in the face and one
in the shoulder. She showed the scars on
her face. only one bullet was found in
the room
other women who live on West Sixty
second street gave practically the same
testimony. McIHughliu's trial will not be
concluded fora couple of days.
Policeman D"yauna was one ofthe Rough
Riders in the Spaneh-American War. BE
said TO be an expert horseman. Tho
principal witness against him yesterday
wasJamts i. Malone, who was in the Morris
Heights Hotel when Dorwi oh was shot
Drvanna, Malone said, ca me in very drunk.
He staggered up 10 the bar and asked
for whiskey,' testified the witness, "Mrs.
Murphy, the wife Of the proprietor, refused
10 give him any. Devanua became abusive.
DorSich and / were waiting for our dinner
IN the dining room. We heard an argu-
ment and found that Mrs. Murphy was
trying to put Devanna out. Devauna
pulled a gun with his loft hand and fired.
Dorwich faded away. / told Devanna 90
get out; that he hadn't hit anybody, and
that he might hit some ono If he kept on
shooting.
Then SOM one came from the dining
room and eai that Dorwich had been shot.
Devanna put his gun away and went out.
lie was 80 drunk that he staggered, and
finally fen across the railroad tracks
Jol n Robe - AMI John Donohue, bar
ten or in the hotel, also told Of the shooting