The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20

had taken Mahon by the arm and
tried to lead him away. Then" con-
tinued Lambden, 'Harig said, Well
If you want it, I'll give to you.' and
ne fred
Immediately on the shots being
fired, continued Lambden, he had
seized Mahon as he was falling, and
had dragged him to the sidewalk
Then, with Policeman Trott, witness
had placed Mahon in a hack and
driven with him to the hospital, where
he had helped to go through the VIC
TINS clothing. At and before the
time of the shooting he had held Ma
hons right arm and was positive that
Mahon had no weapon, nor had he
found one on examining the dead
mans clothing.
| Lambden was subjected to a rigid
cross-examination, but nothing new
was elected.
Lambden was excused at 1915
O'Clock, and DR.. Keirle, medical ex-
aminer of Baltimore, took the stand
and described the autopsy he had per-
formed on the body of Mahon at II
o'clock on the night of the shooting.
"The bullet" said DR.. Keirle, had
entered the right side of the chest, had
struck the cartilage of rib, passed
under the right side of the heart and
under one lung, and had lodged about
five inches below the left shoulder
blade"
"Mahon,'' continued the witness,
died of internal hemorrhages, caused
by the pistol wound, and two quarts
of blood were found in the victims
lungs. The course of the bullet was
from right to left and downward,
lodging about four inches below the
point of entry"
VIM. J. Porter, public weigher,
was the next witness. He said he had
been with Mahon Oh March 81, having
met him at o'clock and remained
with him all the afternoon. In the
evening, passing Holiday street on
Lexington, he and Mahon had passed
Harig, and Mahon said he wanted to
speak to Harig.
"They had been talking a couple of
minutes" he said, when 1 saw Harig
pull a gun and shoot, and about 10
seconds later Mahon fell. Harig cried,
Don't anyone come near me-
''At the time of the shooting" con-
tinued Porter, ''Mahon was standing
with his hands down, and had not
made any demonstration against Ha-
rig. l know that Mahon did not have
gun
Charles W. Kleagle, hack driver,
told of taking the body to the hos
pital.
Francis P. Grogan was the only
witness who testified to having heard
the conversation between Mahon and
Harig. He was talking with the lat
ter when MahOn come UP and said
to Harig: What are you doing on
this corner?"
Harig-''I am waiting for car"
Mahon-"You are here every night
waiting for a car; what are you try
ing to do, blackmail me?"
Harig-"What are you trying to do,
pick quarrel with me?"
Then friends took Mr.. Mahon away
and as he again lurched toward Harig
with both hands down; Harig reached
to his pocket, rdew his revolver, wheel
ed and fired.
"Then Harig waved his revolver and
said, Don't come near me,
In reply to cross-examination Grog-
an said that if Mahon struck Harig
it must have been light blow, as Ma
hon did not raise his arm.
Albert Worthen, 679 West Fayette
street, testified that when Harig shot
he said:
eff you want it I'll give it to you"
Charles Morfutt, who followed Wor-
Ineu dlSO llu6utlucu Hal lS, anu uc-
scribed his attire on the night of the
shooting, after which he repeated the
stories of the other eyewitnesses in
all essential points. Morfutt also de-
clared that he heard Harig say:
"If you want it, I'll give it to you,'
and likewise asserted that Mahon had
been. standing with his hands at his
sides.
Albert J. Murphy testified that Ha-
rig once told him that if either of the
older Mahons, John J. or James NJ,
ever interfered with his job as con-
stable he would kill one of them.
A number of other witnesses gave
corroborative testimony.
The witnesses were unanimous in
declaring that Mahon's arms were
hanging at his side when he was shot;
that his attitude YVES not one of Of
fense; that there was no attempt to
draw a gun, and that no revolver was
found upon him.
Court adjourned to $50 Wednesday
morning.
Wednesday.
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