New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-16
MURDER IN THE XXTH WARD.
| MAN STABBED TO THE HEART
ESCAPE or THE ASSASSIN


ESCAPE OF THE ASSASSIN.
Thursday night, while the rain falling in torrents,
the citizens residing in tleimmedlte vicinity Of Twen-
ty-seyonihst and Eighth av, greatly alarmed at
hearing the cry of murder issuing from house near
by. Many ran to the place from where the noise
proceeded and among others were Officers o Rourke
and Glove of the Twentieth Ward Police. On insti-
tutipg inquiries the officers learned that John Ora
ham had been attacked and stabbed to the heart and
on making search the unfortunate was foundin
a dark alley-way, in an insensbe and dying condi-
ton, he having been stabbed as stated lie died in
few minutes afterwards One Barney MCGEE was
charged with committing the murder and the officers
made search at once for him but the Egyptian dark
ness and storm were in bis favor and he had escaped
Before leaving the neighborhood, however, he had
entered two or more grogshops and boosted that he
had stabbed Graham, not knowing that he had taken
his life The murderer, it appears, was recently in
the employ of Graham, who contractor for lith
work. A difficulty had arisen between them about
settlement, ard last night McGee, arIning himself
with large knife proceeded to the house of deceased
seized and dragged him from his and pushed him
down fight of stairs lie again caught him BY t1e
coat collar and dragged him up an alleyway and
there inflicted one or more wounds which caused
death, as stated.
During the ARRAY Mrs. Graham interfered to pro-
tect her husband, and was severely stabbed in the
ann by the assassins knife. The police were in pur-
suit of MCGEE all night but yet have got no clue to
lis Whereabouts. James Trainor has been arrested
as an accessory 10 the murder and will be held to
await the result of the Coroners inquisition.
Coroner O'Donnel held an inquest upon the body,
commencing at o'clock last evening:
Mary Graham of No 1876 West 27th.st., wife Of de-
ceased testified that her husband came from work at
c o'clock Thursday evening and was sober ABOUT
az clock he went out and while he was out, MoGee
came and asked where her husband wGs; she told
him he would soon be in; he returned and MeGee
was waiting for him; McGee said, John, you were
a decent man home, but since you came here yoa
don't act so clever my husband asked what he
meant, when Niece said, you were to give me halI
YOU paid out for the work DONE and know what you
got today; they continued speaking about the "OiK,
and Barney Niece became angry because ne Couii
not Get half tie money; Niece ran down stairs, ana
she locked the room door 10 prevent him from return
ing: MCGEE did return, and the conversation regard.
III the work was resumed, MeGee was angry, anu
told Graham it would be the dearest job he had ever
when the latter clncbed him, and both rolled down
stairs witness followed; they went into the alley way,
where my husband was stabbed and fell
Ann Wilson residing at the same place, anu W.T.
messed portion Of the difficulty, saw MeGee Striking
Graham.
Caibarine Donnelly, residing al the same place,
saw q scufIe between John Graham and MeGee;
Graham fell and MCGEE of, daring any man VINO
would take Graham's part, 10 come and h5h' MN
Graham YVES stabbed and died Immediately
Richard Coburn. residing at No.l23l West Twenty
seyenthst., tested to having seen MCGEE before he
vent 10 Graham's; James Trainer and Henry McGee
advised him not 20 go.
Dr. Charles Wdje, of No. - GreenEich-st., made
-, y,,rteUq examination of the body of the deceased
ard foupd an incsed wound Of an inch and half IN
Snetb on the left arm, dividing the deltod muscle
Also an incision on the chest two inches IN length
On opening the chest he found the tha To S
inc downward, slightly decorating the upper 0pe OF
the Ieft lung laying open the right oracle Of tne
besrt These wounds were caused by 1nite, or
some such instrument. The wound IN the oreas'
caused instantaneous death
TIE inrv rendered verdict that deceased came