Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-04
MOONEY BOUND OVER.
haa Who SAot James DsnA UnSsr
 $l,0o0 Bonds.

Thomas Mooney in the city court to- day was held by Judge Burpee in $l,- GOO bail for the superior court on the charge of assaulting James Dunn with intent to murder him. Such is the result of two weeks spree Moon ey has been on and his habit of carry ing loaded reyolvers on his person. Had Mooney left his weapon home yesterday he would not be in the pre- dicament that he is in now, even though he was on spree.
 Dunn was bartender in Maurice McCarthy's saloon. 43S South Main street. Monday night Mooney got three drinks of beer on credit and this seems to have been the burden of his theme all yesterday afternoon. Dunn was not working, but was playing pool with friend, and Mooney wGS following him about the pool table talking to him about the fifteen cents ho owed for the three drinks of beer.
 '.Oh. cut it out, cut it out.' ex- claimed the proprietor of the place, ''and come and have another.' So Mooney walked up to the bar and had a drink. A little while later John w.. Blackwood. who seems to have been quite q friend of Mooney's, took Mooney up to the bar to have another drink. Dunn was standing near and Mooney struck up the old tune of the fifteen cents for the beer he had the night before. Suddenly he plucked q of |, tS holding it within foot of Dunn's face, said: If you move an inch I'll blow your block off," And immediate ly there was report and Dunn fell to the floor.
 The way Maurice Mccarthy, who seemed to have witnessed the whole proceeding, tells the story. is thls: "Mooney withdrew from where Dunn had fallen to the side of the room af- ter the shooting, and he held the re- volyer out from him. went for him and he tried to shoot me. and I be- lieve he would have fired at me only that was too quick for him. I got him the way wanted him and then called to the bartender, John Coon ey. and he got the revolver off him. We went to Dunn's assistance then and Mooney was making off when Cooney ran after him and pulled him back. The shot he fired at Dunn was meant for Dunn. l don't think it was meant for me. Mooney was talk ing to DuDn about some drinks he had had the night before, just before he shot him. He tried to pick an argu- ment with me about the credit he had. but l told him to cut it out and to come and have another drink"
 The other witnesses were Harry Day, Louis Kelly and Blackwood. The latter said he was slightly deaf, and did not know what Dunn and Mooney were talking about before the shot was fired, notwithstanding that he was close to Moneys elbow, standing at the bar drinking at the time.
 Dr Thibault. who gave Dunn medi. cal assistance immediately after the shooting, testified that the bullet, which was of 3S caliber. entered the left side just above tha thigh, and passed around the abdomen beneath the skin. and the intcstines. but did not touch the latter, and lodged in the right side. The bullet was. extracted after some trouble. Dunn was uncOn- scious when the doctor first saw him and he had some difficulty in finding where he was shot. His condition this mornin,r Was as well as could be expected. He had slight fever. but the doctor did not expect anything serious to arise. This fever would re- suit from shock
 Mooney had little to say for him self. He looked to have been on a spree. He is tall and dark haired and his face appeared to be congested from the effects of excessive use of strong drink. All he said was that he had been drinking and he did not know what he was doing.