The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-28
OWNEY MADDEN Is
PUT ON DEFENSIVE
Two Women Swear They
Heard Him Say lie Would
Have Doyle Killed.
PROSECUTION ENDS CASE

wen Madden. recognized leader OF a
hand Of West Side young men known as
"ovney Madden's Gophers.' was put
the defensive yesterday before Judge
Not, in General Sessions at his trial
An, the murder OF " liam Moore. called
IN gang circles Patsy Doyle. at Forty
hrs, street and Eighth avenue on the
light of November % last. Madden Is
accused of i~nstigating the murder.
Arthur Beidler and Hoppe McArdle
are now serving long terms for the
actual killing OF Doyle. Both men have
he,n brought from Sing Sing and will
nrohably be called to-day to establish
Inc contention OF the defence that the
killing Of Doyle was the result OF a
hasty decision and that at no time did
they get orders from Madden to put
DOYLE out Of the way.
TWO women have sworn that Madden
looked upon Doyle as an i%nfortner They
testified that they heard him say he
would have Doyle killed. Freida Horner
was one Of the prosecutions witnesses
Yesterday. She admitted that she had
iiyed with DOYLE. She told of having
heard Madden and Beiler go. over the
Milling OF Doyle for two nights after
,he murder. The witness testified she
heard Reiler say TO Madden that Doyle
had been shot by him. She Was staying
a, the time with her friend Margaret
Eyerdeane. who also was a witness.
on cross-examination by Charles F..
collIgan, counsel for Madden. Miss
Horner said she had been a witness at
the McArdle trial n had told a differ
On, story at that time. When asked for
a reason she answered. when I was
l1n - y~a.knr \
realized that I must tell the truth and
erase the lie from my soul This l nave
done"
That ended the prosecutions case n
Mr.. Colligan said he would show that
Madden never knew Doyle and that he
had no reason to want him killed. He
referred to the prisoner as a young man
% years old. who. not strong. had spent
much Of his time in hospitals.
II was shown in cross-examination OF
witnesses that Madden had been In Belle
vue and Flower hospitals suffering from
Cunsh9t wounds.
Mr.. Colligan said proof would be Of
fered to show that Madden was not in
A restaurant at Thirty-third street and
Tenth avenue at $ o'clock on the night
n the murder, as had been testified. He
was IN a barber shop two doors away
until 9:20 O'Clock. the lawyer said. Two
BARRIERS testified concerning the time he
left the shop.
Miss May O'Donnell. 229? Eighth ave-
nue, for many years "A cigarette maker
and now an usher In a theatre. was
called by the defence. she said she had
kept company with Doyle for three years.
but asserted there was n j. lousy over
her bet seen Madden ali poy'e. for she
had never known Msdd u except to ste
him around West Side da ce halls. She
said she was passing the saloon when
Doyle was shot and did no; see any II
the accused men there.
Anthony Romanello, +30 West Forty
sixth street. wore Doyle had stabbed
him last August In a row over Mss
o1Dvrnell. He also said he had never
seen Madden in his life and could not
pick him out in the court room.
The trial will be CT ntinued this II orn-
ing, when 1t is probable Madden will
take the stand.