The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-11
ASST. ENGINEER
MULvIHIlL ALSO
MAKES STATEMENT

Assistant City Engineer Denis F..
Mulvihill made a statement today rel
ative to the disagreement between
himself and City Engineer Maurice f.
McKenna, as follows:
"I am thankful that I was not kill
ed when City Engineer Maurice F..
McKenna made his attach on me in
his office Thursday morning. I firm
ly believe he was not in his right
mind. George Clancy, one Of the
boys employed in my gang came UP
to me and said, McKenna wants to
see you IN his office
"I had met him in the corridors
when I first entered the building and
had said good morning to him 80 that
7 was aware that he knew I was in
the building.
when I entered Mr.. McKenna's s
private office found him in one cor
ner and went up to him at which he
turned and demanded of me why I
had been absent the day before. He
wanted to know what was the matter
with me that I did not go to work. I
said, there was nothing the matter
with me but my wife was in bed sick
with the grip so I stayed at home to
very well to send you word
GAS I said this he was standing
within a foot of me, but as I finished
he grabbed me by the lapel Of my
coat and my sweater, at the same
time calling me a vile name.
He struck me four or Ave blows in
the face with great force at the same
time drawing me to him. I did not
have the slightest chance to defend
myself. The next think knew I was
on the floor.
"I was trying to get on my feet
with Mr.. McKenna holding onto my
collar, blood streaming from my face
and blood all over his hands when
w. c. McKenna, attracted by the
drafting room and begged his broth
er to desist. At this Mr.. McKenna
said, "Get to HI out Of here, I can
attend to this little --
"When I had scrambled to my feet
once more he pushed me into a cor
ner and said, I do not care for
Mayor Buckingham or any other
mayor.
During this time when he was as
saulting me the door into the drafting
room was closed or partially so, I do
not now remember whether or not
closed it, or whether he did.
"He started to wipe the blood off
my face with a towel and said to me.
I will give you a good trimming any
time I want to-" I cannot say posi-
lively whether he kicked me when
was on the floor or not as I was
more or less dazed from the blows
and the fall.
1--WE went out into the toilet room
to wash the blood off ourselves and
said to him, you are a poor man
to have around here to treat man
same as you have done me- At this
he said to me, shut up or I will
give you a - good trimming
"I retorted. you have trimmed me
for the first and last time and I don't
think after this you will ever trim any
one else around here Going out Of
from this at which he replied, you
are little coward
ct finished washing up the blood
from my face in the basement and
told Clancy that I was not goingi to
work any more that day.
"Now regarding Mr.. McKenna's
statement that / picked up a paper
I do not remember seeing any in his
office, although there may have been
some.
ct am positive I did not have one
in my hands and I surely did not
use any insulting language towards
him as I said less than a dozen words
to him when he attacked me. I was
now wish had been as should have
escaped all the beating that I receiv-
ed
'"This is the absolute truth to the
best of my knowledge and will make
oath to it. AS I said in the begin
ming, should not have said any more
about it than I did Thursday night,
when I declined in the presence Of
witnesses to say anything about it,
but for the fact that Mr.. McKenna
comes out with a false statement and
makes me out in the wrong"