Daniel Kelleher, Jr. Arrested for Attempted Murder
Chenango Union, Nov. 12, 1885
Bainbridge {Chenango Co., NY]: On Monday last Justice Van Horne issued a warrant for the arrest of Daniel Kelleher, Jr., a boy about fifteen years of age, who resides in this village. the warrant was placed in Officer Aylsworth's hands, and on Wednesday morning the prisoner was brought before the court, Hon. Elliot Danforth for the people and Leroy Bennett, Esq., appeared for the prisoner. The testimony taken in regard to the case is as follows: Monday about 12:30 a freight train going west stopped a few rods below this station when young Kelleher boarded the caboose. When asked to get off he became abusive and insolent to the brakeman, Bennett Pangburn, of Oneonta, who followed him to the platform of the caboose to see that he got off, which he did. As he struck the ground from the moving train he was thrown down, but quickly regained his feet, and drew from his hip pocket a revolver from which he fired at Mr. Pangburn, who was standing on the rear end of the caboose. One shot struck under the car and the other shot was fired in the same direction but he did not know where it struck. the young would-be murderer said, the day before the trial and while under arrest, that he intended to have shot the brakeman but his nerves were not steady enough It is said that young Kelleher was under the influence of liquor at the time of committing the act. After the lawyers had had a short argument on a few points of law, Judge Van Horne held the prisoner in the sum of $500, in default of which he was taken to the county jail at Norwich to await the action of the grand jury.--Republican
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