The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-02
Desperate Conflict In Hose House In hiIa-
deiphla.
TWO FIREMEN sTABBED--ONE DEAD.
from the Philadelphia Bulletin. Jan 20

TWO FREMEN srAsBED-oNE DEAD.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin Jan. 20
Between and two O'Clock yesterday morning,
desperate fight occurred In the Warren Hose House. in
Barker street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth,
which has resulted in the death of Of the par ties
and placed the lie Of another in Danger The facts
we have CLEANED them, appear to be as folo~s-A
the company, and in the habit Of bunkng in the hose
house got INTO dispute which en- led in a desperate
scufie between Robert smith and - Roundtree, IN
which John Hunter and James McCarty interfsred.
Smith drew knife aud stabbed Hunt in the abdo-
men, and tbeI plunged the weapon the neck OF Me-
Carly. Information OF the sanguinary conflict
lodged at the Kinth Ward station house. and Lieutenant
Wetmore proceeded at to the place. and with the
assistance several members Of the company succeed
ed in arrestng Smith the charge Of committing the
deed.
Yesterday afternoon the prisoner was EN- before
police magistrate thompson and after the examination
of several young mcn, who In the house at the
time, he committed to await the result of the in
juries OF the wounded,
Hunt,r aged about 10 years was taken to his resi-
dence in Ann street between Nineteenth aud Twentieth
streets where he was attended by Dr. RUSSELL He
pired between four and 1--we O'Clock this morning.
McCarty conveyed to his residence, corner of
Twenty second Fbert Streets and up the present
writing there Is little or no hope entertained for his
covery The wound in his neck is about one and half
inch in length and extending upward,
The pr soner, SIN tn, admitted voluntarily to the lieu
tenant that he stabbed the parties. He appeared to be
sober and the weapon used was pocket knife
Hunter died at the Pennsylvania Hospital whittier he
was conveyed from his home in Ann street. He
employed in store in the neghborhood of Third and
Market streets.
The folio owing is the evidence elected before the police
magistrate Thompson, at the station house in Flbert
street, where the examination took place.
Mitchell Graham sworn.-Ths morning, between one
and two O'Clock, young man named Roundtree was
singing at the Warren Hose house in Barker street. the
defendant, Robert smith, told him to stop; he kept
singing five or Fix minutes after he told him TO stop
tree got up and struck him back and they were
for five or six minutes; during that time VIM. Lockhart
and Mr. Ferguson tried to separate them; then Smith
haoed out where's my capY and went to the far end
of the room to get 1t; he then running up with q
knife open, and struck John Hunter and James Nc
Carly he struck Hunter in the pit Of the stomach and
struck McCarty in the side of the neck II inter ran
down stairs and by the time he got TO the corner OF
schuykill Fifth and Barker streets he so
could go no further, and was taken to Dr. Russes in
seventeenth street, between Chestnut and Market;
Smith, about fifteen inmates after he struck them,
raised his right hand forefnger and pointing with
of his fingers of his lett hand said: cd d-n them,
have Civ. them that much and intend 20 kill them
saw knife 10 his possession some time before, the
blade of which about three inches aud half long,
and judge II to be the knife because never
him with any other; the parties seemed TO be
friendly terms so far as know Smith sober at the
time.
Vim. Elliott, sworu-Tbs morning, about halfpast
in the Warren Hose house; smith told HIM TO keep
quiet he kept singing aud Smith went over to him
and struck him with his fist Roundtree struck smith
minutes three four trying to separate them;
they got separated, aud 1t seemed be all over was
said he was stabbed; he vent down stars and Z went
down after him, aud McCarty and Hunter went around
TO Dr. Roberts, and when got there they we're ringing
the bell. The Doctor said he sick nd
down, and said take him around to DR. Russell. Going
along Hunter told to take hold OF his arm that his
eyes running around and he could not see; Mr..
Sloan went ahead and walked Dr. Russell up: we took
them TO Dr. Russels Office; he told me 70 take them
home, and he would visit them at their homes; WIN.
Cook and took McCarty home, saw Mccarthy when
the doctor came and he was going 70 sew the cut up
when came away Mccarthy stabbed in the ne ok;
! did not see Hunters wound
william Cook and corroborated the evidence
Of Graham and Eliot, he also testified as follows
when smith picked up his cap he said he would get his
knife out and he would cut them the next th ny saw,
he had his knife open and two three had hold OF him.
trying to put him back the FIRST thing knew after that
Hunter running down stairs and said he was cut
in the stomach; didn't hear OF IL then until
they all went down stairs and five minutes after smith
showed the length Of hts blade aud there was blood
IT, about two inches Of its length he had gwen
all be said 10 me; he wiped the blood OF on the door
jamb; he was sober; he did not seem excited then.
John Evans was sworn, and corrOborated the state
ment OF the other witnesses. He also s.d-Smth said
want my cap; Smith with the knife In his hand,
coming down the foor and swinging IL about be said
IL will cut Of you'll win some of your eutras
outr Smith strike both Hunter and scCArty; one
of them hailooed out 81 stabbed:p heard smith say
afterwards that he had given them about two inches;
the blood on the knife he Afterwards took his hand
kerchef and wiped the blood OF the knife and said, II
wonder who has the worst Of hn After he had wiped
the knife oil, stairs and said he (Smith)
had "done IT," II am sorry for It," taid he sbut 10 II
be So let 60 so didn do II in fun--when done Il
intended 70 kiH them
After hearing the evidence the Alderman committed
an a~.ift har milf