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misteIIoneous iReaOlnu.
Horrible TRAGEDY.

which occurred at Brooklyn. New York.
While the sicksning details Of one awful
tragedy in our midst are yet fresh in the pub
lie mind, another has occurred. seldom IL ever
surpassed in atTocity, to take its place. This
fevolting affair occurred between I and 2 O..
clock yesterday (sunday) morning. at the cor
0er Of Raymond street and Fulton avenue,
Brooklyn, and resulted iu the death Of Charles
johnson. and severe injury to Patrick McDon-
ough-all effected with knife in the hands Of
Michael McGorman The following are the
particulars, as gathered from the police and
several Of the parties plessOt at the time Of the
transaction
1t appeSrs that Charles johnson, Robert
johnson, William johnson, Patrick Melon.
ough and James Campbell, had been spending
the evening together at the houSe Of Thomas
johnson, Ia brother Of the other JOhnstOns
named) on Lafayette street, near Raymond
Robert Johnston is in the employ Of Mr.. Heath,
the contractor on Glove Road, and lives at
Bedford. Soon after l2 o'clock he started for
home. All Of the parties named as being in
his party, walked with him to Raymond street,
where. after some little conversation. Charles,
the deceased, proposed, as it was a pleasant
night, to walk part Of the way home with Roo
ert All assented to it but William, who said
be would wait where he was until their return.
They started up Raymond street, and just at
the corner Of Fulton avenue they discovered
three men, subsequently found to be named
Michael Nc Gormon. Michael Nc. Gee and Pat
rick sorley) extended across the gutter, face
downward, and feet extended into the street.
Seeing new pair Of boots near them, and sup
posing them to be sleeping of the effects of
strong drink, one Of the party remarked, some
one will steal those boots; we had better start
them home, or the NJ. P.'s will take them in
Acting upon this suggestion they attempted TO
rouse the men by shaking them, and then rub
bing their ears, but only succeeded in arousing
Mr.. McGOrman, who springing up suddenly,
said he would 60 home for nobody, drew q
knife from his pocket and thrust it several
times at Charles johnson, inActng punctured
wounds Of the abdomen and bleura, mates and
arm, from the effects Of which lie died in
few hours. He next attacked Robert johnson,
stabbed him in the back and abdomen. and
then struck at Patrick McDonough, inHictng
an incised wound on the right thigh, some
ell. .ht inches in length, when he escaped from
the 6end with his associates. The whole trans
action was the work Of . moment. When the
knife was drawn, the deceased called out
watch and after he was stabbed, sung out
that he was murdered and his companions
were stabbed when they came to his assistance
while the others fed. Charles A. Livingston,
a private watchman, heard the cries of murder
and Immediately after rappiug for assistance
repaired 10 the spot and saw portion OF the
transaction. lie attempted to arrest the infuri-
ated man, but it was with great difficulty he
escaped with his own life, after defending hiln'
sslf against the knife for a whole block, break
ing his club 10 pieces over the man. Who
vowed a determination t kill him. Mr.. Liv'
ingstou having escaped from his assailant' and
after going three blocks to the corner Of Myr'
lie avenue and Navy streets, he found officers
easier, Velssr and Skidmore Of the 4h Dis
trict Folice, who promptly started for the spot
and succeeded in finding McGorman on Fulton
avenue, near Gold street, FIVE blocks from the
scene of the murder. He was determined not
to be taken alive. using his kuife freely and
i. was with the greatest difficulty that he was
overpowered and secured. Even then he made
desperate efforts to free himself. The knife
covered with blood, was found in his pocket
and he acknowledged the deed said he wished tC
kill the policemen and at least twenty Irish
men. His companions we're arrested near
where the murder occurred, and with VIM
johnson, we're all safely lodged in the Fourth
District Station House. The two wounded
Johusons we're Immediately conveyed to the
BrOotlvn City Hospital, on Raymond street,
whara thew received the immediate attention
Of DR.. Henry W. Holmes, physician in that
Institution. and Mr.. John Morgan, superlnten'
dent, but Charles johnson was past all medi-
cal skill, and breathed bis last in few hours
His brother Robert, it is feared. cannot live
McDOnOugh was taken to bis boarding house
on Raymond street, but at I9 o'clock on yes
terday was removed to the Hospital. His in
iuries are not considered at present dangerous
McGorman is said to be we'll known to the
police, and is desperate character when IN
IiouOr. He once attempted to kill Mr. Bagley,
contractor in Herkimer street, when aroused
by him in Cimilar manner and IN whose EN-
plOy himselfand his two associates were las
week as bank diggers. When attempting u
escape at this time, he stopped several citizens
in Fulton avenue and inquired for aPOlcemAn
saying that several men had been stabbed OIL