Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-06
g. WITNESSES TO
AID DRUM DEFENSE
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until noon, and 1t was Just about
IL o'clock when he again arrived in
the vicinity of Craig's saloon. He
first stopped in Flaherty's saloon, at
First street and Central avenue, but
had nothing to drink there. A few
minutes after IL he left the Flaherty
saloon and walked toward the Craig
one, a block distant.
"As I neared the saloon I saw Nc
Donald with two other men, Craig
and Smith, standing in front of
Craig's saloon. l walked up to Nc
Donald and said, Hello, Jack In a
gruff voice he replied Hello"
Then said, Jack, you insulted me
grievously last night. Will you apollo
glze?'
"He replied, No, - you,' and
came toward me with his fist at the
same time reaching for his back
pocket, where 1 knew he carried a
gun. stepped to one side, for I knew
he would shoot with his left hand,
and I wanted to get out Of range. l
saw the gun come out of his pocket,
and as 1 did I slipped on small OBJ
struction in the sidewalk and nearly
fell.
"I put out my left hand, and in
doing that 1t touched the gun had in
the left-hand inside pocket of my
coat. l saw Mcdonald with one hand
in the air and the other tugging at
his back pocket, and instinctively l
nnnkRf and
fired twice.
Then 1 handed the gun to Plain
clothesman Luke Conlon and asked
him to take me into Craig's saloon
away from the crowd that was gath
ering."
The remainder of Drums testimony
up to the time of the noon adjourn
ment had to do with statements made
by him to the police after his arrest.
Mr.. McDermit yesterday obtained
permission from Judge Osborne to
have the witnesses for the defense
served at the expense of the county,
on the plea that Drum was INDECENT.
As result, sixty-five subpoenas
were given to court attendants last
night and sixty-two of them were
served. the witnesses almost filling
the top COR corridor of the Court
House today.
A large number of the witnesses are
residents of the Roseville section.
where both Drum and Mcdonald
lived. Mr.. McDermlt is still mum as
to what the defense will be, but
the large number of witnesses
called from the home neighbor-
hood of the slayer and his victim
lends color to the fact that both self
defense and insanity will play part
! in the defense.
In questions asked of witnesses for
| the State yesterday Mr.. McDermit
| indicated that he would attempt to
show that Mcdonald was of quar-
| relsome and trouble-making DISPOSE
| ton, and that when Drum fired the
| two shots that killed him he was
actuated by fear of his own life In
so doing.
If insanity is to figure in the de-
Tense, the witnesses will be used tc
| tell of the many queer and cratic
acts and statements made by Drum
| during the past few years, or since
| he was superseded as county engi-
! neer by another man.
| The first witness called today was
William Skrodsky, who is in charge
of the property room at the City
Hospital. Skrodsky told of examin.
| ing the clothes taken from the DOu1
of Policeman Mcdonald when he wa.
brought to that institution. Hi.
testimony was to the effect tina
neither a revolver or a blackjack wa.
in McDonald's possession at the tint
he was killed.
Testimony given by witnesses late
yesterday afternoon, actual eyewit-
nesses of the shooting, was unani-
nous to the effect that Drum walked
up to Mcdonald as he with three
companions was leaning against the
rail of a porch outside the saloon Of
Thomas Craig, at Central avenue an6
Second street.
Drum asked Mcdonald if he wal
going to apologize for alleged remarks
said to have been directed by him a
Drum in a card game the night pre-
vious in the saloon. AS soon as Nc
Donald had replied mo" to Drum
question the latter reached his lief
hand into his trousers pocket an,
pulled long blue pistol. He leane'
toward Mcdonald end fired two shots
both of which took effect in the DO
liceman's stomach. Drum then turnei
the smoking revolver with the barre
toward himself and handed it t,
plainclothesman Luke Conlon, thel
of the Fifth precinct, who place,
Drum under arrest.
4 The State rested its case at 1871
I o'clock