Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-06
rIontas New Ya1Eria., Of NoaI.y.
Horrible Tragedy ia brooklyn, 5

Pom tie New York Times Of Monday.
Horrible Tragedy In Brooklyn 81
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WhilSths S6Sshing details Of one awful ifpgsdy
n our midst ale yet itsshifi The public mind, az.
olbefliss occurred, Seld6a il eyer Supposed u
atiociIy, 10 lake lis Nice. THIS ieyoigag slIalI
occurred between 1 and 9 O'Clock yesletday (Snn;
dayl morning, at The corner Of Raymond Street %
Fulton avenue, Bfooklyn, and resulted ia 1ne
his sroIhel, Robert johnson, and seyels i9JuLY y
Patrick MoDonouth all effected with knife 10
The hands OF Michael McGotuian. The following
ale The particulars: ..., * 7.
Il Spne6ts that Charles johnson, Robetl John.
sou, WiIIiam Johnon, Pattck MoDoaougb and
James Campbell, had been spending together o.
Inc house Of 1homas Johnson Ia Gfoher Of The
other JohnSons nhnledyon Lafayette street, near
RAYMOND. Robert Johnson liyts al Bedford. Soon
ailet l2 O'clock he started fof home, All OF The
pailies nsmed as being in his party, walked with
him 10 Raymond steel, where a0eF some ilile
conversation, Charles, The dFcepsedi ptpPpssd, as
Il was a pleasant night, TO walk part OF The WY
home with Robert All SSSentel lott but VII.
libn1, who said hs would wait where he was unlll
tLeIf return. They started up Raymond street,
and iust OIL The corner OF Fulton avenue they dls'
coyeIed three men subsequently found 10 he ma.
med Michael hlcGorrnan, Michael McGee and
Patrick Sotley) extended acio&s The gutter, face
downward, and feet extended In The street,
Seeing new pair Of boots near them, anu sup
posing temto BE- sleepinf cg the effects Of strong
drink, one OF The patty remarked, Somebody will
steal iEoSs bootSt we had better start them home,
or the 81, P's viii take them in,' Acting upon
this suggestion, they attempted 10 arouse lie men
by shaEiugthen, and then BY rubbing THEFT ears,
but only succeeeed il urolSilg Gofman, who,
swinging up suddenly, said lie would go home for
nobody, drew knife Iron bis pockei, and thrust
Il several times into Charles Johnson, inflicling
punclured wounds or the abdomen, and then
struck St Patrick McDonougl, inaioting an incis.
ed wound on his right thlGh, some eight inch
es in length, when lie escaped from The fiend with
his associates.
The whole Transaction was The WORK Of o mo-
meDt When The knife was drawn, The deceased
called out twoleh,' end after he SSssaOOed, sung
out that he was murdered, anil his companions
wete stabbed when they came 10 bis assistance,
while The others 1ed. Charles a. livingston, q
private Waterman, heard The cries NJ murder, md
Immediately after tapping for assistance, repaired
10 The spot and saw o portion Of The Transaction.
He attempted 10 arrest the infuriated man, but Il
was with great difficulty that lie escaped with his
own life, alter defending himself AGAINST The khlls
for whole block, breaking his club 10 pieces oyeI
The man, who vowed determination 10 kill him.
Mr.. Livingston, having ESCAPED from his nsSall.
ami, started fOt assistance, and a(let going Three
blocks 10 tlie corner OF Myrtle avenue and Navy
slteet, he found officers CuSler, YeSor aud Skid
more OF the Fourth District Police, who prompt
ly started for The SPOT aud succeeded In finding
MctiOrmon on Fulton avenue, near Gold suett,
hvc blocks from The scene OF lie murder. lieWaS
determined mol 10 be taken alive, using his knife
freely and II was with The greatest difficulty tat
he was oyerpUwere,l and secured. Even then ht
made desperate efforts 10 Telieie himself, The
knife, coveted with blood, waSiounI IN his poke
ani acknowledging The deed, SAIL he WISHED Il
kill tlIe policeman anil 1T least twenty ltlshnlen
The two wounded Johnsons were Immediately
conveyed 10 tlls Brooklyn City Hospital, on Ray
Ihonl street, but Charles johnson was past al
medical skill, aud breatltd his last in few hours
Ills brother, Robert, II Is leo;eJ, cannot live
AlcDouough was taken 10 his boarding. house, OF
Raymond street, but al 70 O'clock yesterday WEI
removed 10 The Hospital. Ills injuries ute not con
silered at present dangerous
The knife found had The point broken OIL which
Il was supposed might be in one Of the injured
natlies. lie was asked In lie cells what kind o
knife his was, nnl he replied that II the one the>
wanted 10 know about lad the point broken oil
il was his; and When presented 10 him coveret
with blood, said that lg owned the knife, nl't
coull tell il II covered SIX inches in bloWl. Durin.
The day ytSirulay he chpnged his manner some
what, aud pretended mol 10 know lOf what cfnt
hu was detained, The hssnllej parties are sail
To have Upen sUbcr, although they acknowledge Il
having drank one glass Of liquor apiece during The
evening. When Alcnorman was nrtrstrll he wa
mol intoxicated, but evidently had been--his as
SOciates also. AS The case now Appeals this Il
ole Of the most alrOclons murders that has eSel
happened in our midst,