The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

~ Mc0onigle, Formerly Of the
|l1tanum, has Served Out His
u hentence-Is an Inventor.

.-AAl h E T..
0 w. McGonigle. who ten years
.g6k WIS sentenced to the Walla Walla
Den1i entiary for a term Of sixteen
SoalS, has. through his good behav-
lor. tulnllsd the requirements Of the
.1awS md IL now a free man.
XVIII be remembered by the older
roe( ents d the Yakima valley. and
parllculafly the people Of the Al:
stAnjlni: how, one evening In the fall
~ 1913, Charlie McGonigle shot and
kllled his own father while attempt
singsld take the life Of man named
BS(es. Young McGonigle, 1t had
,boeE fumored. had made some slight
atne & remark about one Of Eaves'
des liters, and the latter, black
ssml{h who conducted a shop in the
3Ak(|rium valley, accompanied by his
dad ltter, who carried a horsewhip,
had bne to McGonigle's house to de-
mad j satisfaction. The young man
swa4sAt the barn when Eaves and his
DAD inter- arrived. from where he saw
the Securing a Winchester rife,
10 0ine toward the house and secret
~ Himself behind bush from where
ne deliberately aimed the rifle at
|0a{ y. In the meantime McG0nigle's
c0kqer came upon the scene. He had
)n6t fStufned from milking, and was
tpming around the corner Of the
oti6e Just as the boy fired. The bull
~ missed its intended mark, and
eft1tk the old gentlemen in the alb
solten. passing almost tnrough his
odt and killing him almost Instant
:. Eaves and his daughter ran into
~ house, where the boy followed
nein. In the melee that then took
Iaca Eaves was wounded, and lay at
NJ point Of death for several days.
L d. =. r. Heg, now of the west side.
Who was practicing medicine In this
1tt 1t the time. and who was also
I1Oroner Of Yakima county, was soon
IN tie scene. finding the facts as here
xDeako. Mr.. Eaves died in California a
E1S1 months ago.
ID the trial the defense set up the
tthd1fys that Eaves had killed the eld-
- Hc0onigle, but the lack of motive
H14 the weakness of the testimony
I'd to disprove this, and Charlie
414 convicted. Although ten years
1lD life. have been passed within
IN walls, he does not consider all
Shis time has been lost, since in
\ 11 eA1e his confinement has not pre-
44od him from improving a por-
Of his time in the development
Y 10 mechanical ingenuity. He was
nan of the prison machine shops
|NU1ng q portion of his term. and all
While was at work experimenting
IA new inventions evolved in his
during his unemployed mo-
kW n4ng the most important of his
II ntAons. IN his estimation, is the
&tnm4tic gasoline pump, which is de-
.1E&nd Ito take the place of the ordi-
III Pumps used for hosting large
644tities Of water for irrigation pur-
|1Od9. The advantage of his inven-
|1lu4 over that of others now In use
10 ut Il 10 self operative and auto
naE1A and does the work of both en-
r1uU and pump. 1t is operated by
RneAns Of the force of a float, which
M Turn operates the automizer where
a. vacuum Is created, and by means
series Of tubes and the arrange
of air chambers, valves, etc.,
rs rs u VI u drawn into and discharged
e The pump with great force by
&etlon Of compressed air produced
~ AAOEb10A h04A. AV nC0l OoS IA
on to this in steam is the pulls
ef pump.
Y e, McQonigle has also invented
s-elamping or interlocking car
which .as been tested by local
broad men. who pronounce 1t a
coaD. and will, take an interest in
|mFI6k q patent and introducing 1t
Gd<3ho railroad world.
W9other invention OF Mr.. McGon-
~ ~ self measuring and cOmput-
= A0At for the rapid and accurate
MAJ Of all kinds Of liquid.
yhat he considers one of the most
1porEant Of his Inventions is the dis
94ry Of system of automatic
Nd tepeaters for use in connection
the long distance telephone. BY
HI o. his invention he claims that
uages may be sent for any dis
- over. the common line wire, In
n Sof the more expensive copper
These repeaters are installed