New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-08
TRAGEDY IN A TENEMENT H0gSE.
A MAN FATALLY STABBED.
1HE ALLEGED PERPETRATORS IN cr.ro,,

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was tie scene OF an apparently deliberate murder,
about - o'clock yesterday morning. John Dooly.
mau upward Of 30 years old, the victim he having
been stabbed in the reyien of the heart BY sword
cane. laid 10 have be<n in the hands Of Martin Dovd
o.c,pyn ng apartments on the fret door Of the above
named premiits. The latter, il appears, has been in
the house but two or three weeks, he having routed
room, there 10 live in, and FOR no other purpose He
took notion. however. TO open small runshop in the
front room and when the fsCt became known 70 the
landlord. Dowd was notified that he must close his
trplirg shop or leave. He did cot see III 20 do either
the one or the other ani continued to clandostinely
introduce po scDous drinks through site-windoN at
night. and yead the same the sy 10 his companions
and oth,rs who made sppicstiou for such beverages
as he dispensed.
On Saturday night Thoma- Cassidy living in the
same building, Dowd, ard Others, assembled IN th.
gIoggery and drinking to excess, became quite dscr
derly. At ensth Dowd attempted to sing an lrsh
song and IN doug 50 gave Ofense 10 Cassiday, who
insisted that lie should step. AAer angry slterca-
ton, Dowd and Ca,sidsy clirchej, and in the 6gh;
which ensued between them they alarmed the Whole
house, 80 great was tie noise.
Mr. Dooy at tie time was in the second story bsck
room about going to bed, when he ha,tened down
stair minus his shoes and CDgs, thinking to make
peace between the belgerens and settle the disturb
ance Tie moment he arrived at the scene Of conflict
Dowd grasped him by the throat, when John Dcoy,
hearing the voice Of his father a. IN distress, Jumped
from his bed on the hoor and uunirg into Dowds
room released bis father at the same time thrustng
Dowd into rear apartment, where the latter seized
champagne bottle. rushed out and struck the elder
Dooly on the head with il, the blow partially knocking
him down. Dowd then grabbed the old man by the
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the two backed with 20 much force against 'se haI
door as 10 burst It open aud they fell to the uocr
Dooly be;rg underneath. Dowd stu held 'ast 20 the
throat OF his victim, when Dooly exclaimed tie :
choking me- Young Dooly again nter;ered aud sep
arated the belligercuts aud put Dowd into the hai
The old man was much exhausted from the choking he
had received, but managed to get up stairs AZ he
was about entering Lis room to go to bed BOY used
some insulting language toward him, and he went up
stairs forthwith to exposuate With the lads parents
Returning TO his own room, snd when aoopt
70 enter il is alleged Dowd rushed up from his room
with the dagger pant Of swOrd-cane, the blade Of
which is nearly eighteen inches in length and plunged
it into the breast Of Dooy, who sank to the hoor and
expired almost instantly. The steel pierced the heart
and being instantly withdrawn, was dropped by the
murderer on the floor beside the dyingman. Dowd ran
Doo,y ir., having received the impression that his
father had been thrown down stairs, haseued TO the
Precinct station, and requested In
spector Bennett 10 send couple Of policemen TO the
house Officers Connor and Young were quickly the
scene Of the MURDER and ascertalnng the true state o
| affairs, went to Dowds room, and hndmg 1t locked
from the inside demanded admission. They asked ID
vain and having alternative left, then burst in the
door. D,wd, having been seen by witnesses
TO give the fatal blow was taken into custody and sent
20 the Station House. On searching his apartments
oferyar,ls Officer O'COnnor found, concealed IN
| funk. the cane part OF the deadly weapon, ncIwta
standing Mrs Dowd had asserted mOoi ".,,ivcIv IL :,
she Lad nothing of!he KIND there She told the oieer
that she knew nothing of the fatal afray but soor
afterward, in an mguarded moment she remarked
| "If should tell all, il would hang him. meaning hel
| husband. The police subsequently arrested a mar
| named Ryan, his son John, aud Thomas Cassday aud
wife, and detained them in the Staiion-IIouse Wit
nesses. The boy Ryan and one or two OF the Others
are said to have seen Dowd strike the fatal blow.
| Coroner Gamble was yesterday notified Of the mur-
der and proceeded TO the bloody scene where he ar
ranged all the prelininarcs for holding nqusition.
| The investigation will take place today at the
Eighteenth Ward Sation.IIouse The deceased was II
temperate inoensve and industrious man. and for the
last five ak Yeas he has been in the employ OF
| Andrew J. Garyey Mr.. G. gives Dooy an excellent
character. He was a native Of Ireland. Only wife
| and son survive him.
| Dowd bears bad name among the Police Of the
Eighteenth Ward who have known him well for some
time. Dwng the last two years he has kept drink
ng crib and bad resort in First avenue between Tweu.
! 1eth and Twenty.iirst streets, known as Freedom
Hail. lie is about 80 years Of age, aud native Of
Ireland. His wife is brght-looking woman; they
have no children. During the fight Dowd was very
sorely beaten about his head and face. His eyes
blackened and bloodsbot. In the melee pocemaDs 6
club was used and broken.