THE BYRNE FAMILY

 

Who we are and how we got here!

 

This book is dedicated to the memory of

Edward Charles Byrne

March 15, 1918-May 27, 1992

Whom I love and miss very much!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first Byrne of our clan in America!

 

The first Byrne of our family known in America is Edward Byrne. We believe he arrived in America around 1840. He lived first in Conneticut and married a Ellen Martin. The family had a children named Henry and Thomas W. there. The family moved to Baltimore around 1850. Edward was listed in Baltimore as a candle and soap maker. In Baltimore Edward J. was born in 1863. Maggie Byrne was also born in Baltimore. There was also a child names Mary Ellen Byrne who was born in Baltimore, but died before the family got to Leavenworth; which leads us right to May of 1865. The Civil war is over and the Byrne family decides to go West. We’ll have to use our imagination to figure out how they got there. I have a theory that they helped build the railroad. (Edward worked as a stonemason in Leavenworth and he also worked for the railroad there.) I believe they went by Wagon and horses. Edward J. is our ancestor! He married a Mollie Wright in _________________. They had three children. Henry Joseph Byrne and Mary Monnie Byrne and Edward Byrne. Edward J. got himself into some trouble one night. What really happened we will never know. Following is a retype of the original newspaper article.

 

FIND CLARK

  • SHOT BYRNE
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    • Dr. Yohe said he was called to attend Byrne Saturday night, and examined him in the police court room. He described the wound and apparent course of the ball. He cut the ball out shortly after Byrne died. The bullet was here intorduced and examined. It was of large calibre and badly battered at the end. He testified while in the police court room Byrne requested to be taken home that he might die on his bed. He heard Byrne make the statement that Officer Clark told him to run. That he did run and two shots were fired, One hit at his heels and the other struck; that he then ran about three-fourths of a block and fell. He did not hear a third shot. Dr. Yohe testified he heard the first two shots and also the third, that the third was about three minutes after the first two. The ball he cut out of Byrne was a 38 calibre. This ball was then compared with those in McDonald's revolver, and found to be much larger.

    He was after several other witnesses gave testimony, recalled and said that it was likely the bullet he cut from Byrne had struck a rock, glanced and hit the man. The bullet looked as though it contained a hard substance like stone. He went over the nature of Byrne's wound the second time and told how it might have struck a bone and been turned.

    6/28/1895

    WARRANTS FOR

  • TWO OFFICERS
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    • MRS. BYRNE ALLEGES HER HUSBAND

    WAS MURDERED

    MCDONALD AND CLARK ACCUSED

     

    She swears that her husband was killed in an unlawful manner--That it was done Deliberately and with Malice- McDonald Arrested and Released on Bond-Both Men have good records as Officials-- McDonald claims his arrest due to spite work.

    There was a big stir around police headquarters yesterday afternoon over Mrs. Mary Byrne, wife of Edward J. Byrne, who was killed late Saturday. At 2:00 yesterday afternoon, in the police court room, the inquest began to determine who killed Edward J. Byrne, who was fatally shot while trying to escape from an officer Saturday night. The room was packed with friends of the dead man and the officers accused of doing the shooting. Many others were present out of mere curiosity. The room was very hot and the sweat poured off the spectators.

    Three lawyers, John T. O'Keefe, John Haussermann and Edward Carney were present watching the interests of clients. All the testimony was listened to with close attention. The coroner's jury was Dennis Ryan, Frank Phelan, H. Harris, Lawrence. Brady, J. S. Robson and Joseph F. Brua.

    Marshall Maduska the first Witness

    Marshall Maduska was the first witness. He was at his office when Byrne was brought in Saturday night by Officer Clark and Watchman Dolan. Dolan told the story at the police station about Byrne taking May Brushwood to his house and attempting to assualt her. On hearing the story he sent Byrne to jail in charge of Officer Clark. He heard two shots fired two or three minutes later. He ran toward the jail when he heard the shots and met Clark, who said he shot at Byrne and thought he might have hit him in the legs. It was ten of fifteen minutes after the shots were fired that Byrne was found and removed to the police court room. The pistol used by Clark was a 38-Calibre Colt. He testified that McDonald was the first to tell him that night that he (McDonald) had fired a shot in the ground. He further testified that McDonald was at the police station when the shots were fired by Clark. He did not know the exact spot where the shot was fired by McDonald.

    Watchman Dolan Testifies

    Night Watchman James Dolan, of the Santa Fe, was the next witness. He said that when he went home Saturday night at 10 o'clock, two women ran down stairs and cried a man was in the house. He found Byrne, who said he wanted May Brushwood to go over to his house and find a paper. A frew minutes later the girl ran back and told him that Byrne had mistreated her. He tried to lock the doors and pull down the curtains. He told of the areest of Byrne by himself and Officer Clark' what occurred at the police station, which corroborated the statement of Marshal Muduska. Dolan said he later heard the two shots in rapid succession. It was an hour and half before he knew that Byrne had been shot while escaping.