he killed 6'Meara and boasted that he would kill any Bridgeport po-=
liceman who attempted to place him under arrest, On appeal, the
State Supreme Court held that this constituted malice and affirmed the
conviction, One justice dissented because the trial judge had sent
word by a messenger'to the jury which. had deliberated for 18 hours
that he would meet with them at seven o'clock the next morning, This
was sent with the approwal of both the prosecution and the defense
but the jumige messenger exceeded his instructions when he ‘told the
jury that he thoughtthe judge would adjourn the court until the
following Monday which would be through ERE Thanksgiving which began
the next day, The dissenting justice maintained that this exerted
influence on the jury in arriving at’ their decision, Rafferty was
hanged at Waukegan on Feb. a7, 187), _ '
O67 LLU. che
69) Tite Lu
(2 The 37,
he killed 6'Meara and boasted that he would kill any Bridgeport po-
liceman who attempted to place him under arrest, On appeal, the
State Supreme Court held that this constituted malice and affirmed the
conviction, One justice dissented because the trial judge had sent
word by a messenger to the jury which. had deliberated for 18 hours
that he would meet with them at seven o'clock the next morning, This
was sent with the approwal of both the prosecution and the defense
but the gumige messenger exceeded his instructions when he told the
jury that he thoughtthe judge would adjourn the court until the
following Monday which would be through EKK Thanksgiving which began
the next day, The dissenting justice maintained that this exerted
influence on the jury in arriving at their decision, Rafferty was
hanged at Waukegan on Feb. a7, 187), *
66 ILL, 118
69 ILL. 111
feta t
he killed 0'Meara and boasted that he would kill any Bridgeport po-
liceman who attempted to place him under arrest, On appeal, the
State Supreme Court held that this constituted malice and affirmed the
conviction, One justice dissented because the trial judge had sent
word by a messenger to the jury which had deliberated for 18 hours
that he would meet with them at seven otclock the next morning, This
was sent with the approsal of both the prosecution and the defense
but the game messenger exceeded his instructions when he told the
the next day, The dissenting justice maintained that this exerted
influence on the jury in arriving at their decisioh, Rafferty was
hanged at Waukegan on Feb. 477, 187). :
66 ILL, 118
69 ILL, 111
72 ILL 37
RAFFERTY, Christopher
Rafferty, a white resident of Chicago, I11., had been arrested in the
Bridgeport section of that city on a charge of breath of the peace y
aonvicted and fined, On Sunday, August 4, 1872, he had not paid the
fine and a Police Sergeant filled in his name on a warrant p reviousLy
signed by a judge, dated it August 5) and gave it to Policemen Pat-
rick O'Meara and Scanlan, ordering them to arrest Rafferty, Shortly
after midnight, they found him sitting in a saloon and informed him
that they had a warrant for his arrest, O'Meara stood by the front
door to prevent an escape while Senflan stood near a rear door, ‘With
out warning, Rafferty drew a pistol and shot O'Meara, inflicting a
fatal wound. He also fired two shots at Scanlan before he was over@
comes His request for a change of venue was denied and his first
trial which was held in Chicago was reversed on appeal for this rea-
son and he was granted a change of venue to Lake County where he was
convicted an# second time and sentenced to die, This conviction was
also reversed on appeal on the grounds that the warrant for his
arrest, which i j j j
he shotied no r or tat tees fis SSiyieesGn enous g™have BeBn SBM hand!
of murder iis tird trial, also he a lm
glaughter inst sad in a conviction and the sentence of death, At this
trial, it was shown that he had purchased a pistol three days before
RAFFERTY, Christopher
Rafferty, a white resident of Chicago, I11., had been arrested in the
Bridgeport section of that city on a charge of breath of the peace y
aonvicted and fined, On Sunday, August 4, 1872, he had not paid the
fine and a Police Sergeant filled in his name on a warrant previously
signed by a judge, dated it August 5, and gave it to Policemen Pat-
rick O'Meara and Scanlan, ordering them to arrest Rafferty. Shortly
after midnight, they found him sitting in a saloon and informed him
that they had a warrant for his arrest, O'Meara stood by the front
door to prevent an escape while Senfilan stood near a rear door, ‘With-
out warning, Rafferty drew a pistol and shot O'Meara, inflicting a
fatal wound, He also fired two shots at Scanlan before he was over@
comes His request for a change of venue was denied and his first
trial which was held in Chicago was reversed on appeal for this rea-
son and he was granted a change of venue to Lake County where he was
convicted amm second time and sentenced to die, This conviction was
also reversed on appeal on the grounds that the warrant for his
he shotied no prisr natiees RES Bgk geitted, tn, evidence andobhat,, if
i d der, His tird trial, also held in Lake Coun-
Oe ates need fed o a conviction and the sefitence of death, At this
trial, it was shown that he had purchased a pistol three days before
RAFFERTY, Christopher
Rafferty, a white resident of Chicago, Ill., had been arrested in the
Bridgeport section of that city on a charge of breath of the peace 5
aonvicted and fined, On Sunday, August h, 1872, he had not paid the
fine and a Police Sergeant filled in his name on a warrant previously
arrest, which was illegal, in evi
he’ shoted no prisr natices his Bonveeisked,dm avidence.andythat., if
gleughter insfead gf murder, His tird trial, also held in Lake Co
Y, also resulted in a conviction and the set.
