Show JOHN T SWEENEY his trial for handing mulloy the pistol the prosecution in the case of the people vs john T sweeney murder in the first degree closed its evidence ladt evening before the adjournment of court three witnesses swore positively that they saw sweeney hand band the revolver to mulloy and heard him tell him to shoot hughes one ot of the witnesses said molloy malloy received the weapon at the foot of the stairs in the alleyway while the others say it was as at the head of the stairs the defense opened tb this I 1 morning b by y calling several witnesses who tes testified tined that the reputation of mr sweeney for pea peace c e and quietness was good prior to the k killing t ailing of hughes mrs sweeney the defendants wife wlee testified that the pistol used by mulloy malloy did not belong to her husband he never owned one neal mulloy malloy was called as a witness and te testified stifled I 1 am now serving a term in the penitentiary for killing G J hughes was in cupit brennann Bren nans saloon on august last had been drinking drink tag bad an with hughes Hughe fg witness then save gave a detailed account of the quarrel up to the tiring firing of the fatal shot the pistol was handed banded to me in the sa saloon won and not on the platform sor cor out in the yard I 1 am sure I 1 got the weapon in the ibe saloon dont know who handed banded it to me there was a crowd there I 1 had bad the we weapon apon in my pocket as I 1 went up the ste steps ll 11 I 1 did not see sweeney gal on the platform 0 r m lie be did not hand me the gun there or in the yard nor did any man living I 1 had the gun before I 1 got therland there and brought it upstairs with me to mr clarke I 1 do not know gun it was it may nave have been given to me by sweeney in the saloon I 1 dont know I 1 do know he be did not give it to me outside I 1 drew w it 0 out u t of my pocket when I 1 fired I 1 was more active than haeher hughes I 1 suppose J I 1 was afraid 0 of h him M and if I 1 had not fired when I 1 aid I 1 would have been in his place now all he be threatened to kill me I 1 did not run ran from him if you were being abused and likely to be shot would you run away like a little don dog I 1 wanted to take my part as a man and I 1 did and im not sorry for far it either I 1 ive ve traveled all over the arld world and never bever had a row like that before I 1 was not going to run and be shot in the back some friend gave me a gun I 1 never spoke ten words to sweeney before that time do not know who gave we me the pistol you labored hard bard to convict me and I 1 am serving for murder in the second degree to judge powers moffatt tt or any other man might have put the gun in my hand |