The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-09
BLOODY AFFRAY IN JAMES STREET.
lmOst y Double MuYder-One Man Shot
Dead and Another Mortolly Wounded
The Perpetrator Arrested-Iiis Statement
Tie COrOners sInquest-Important Evidence
Elaelteh.

| Dead and Another Mortolly Wounded
| The Perpetrator Arrested-His Statement
| Tie Coroner's sInquest,-Imp portant Evidence
| ELECTED.
bloody afray occurred in James street Cherry
shortly sfter O'Clock Thursday night which result
cd the immediate death of man. and feared the
| fatal injury Of another
II seems that the night in question Michael wogan,
Jr., who claims TO be private wstchnan and Deputy
Sheriff. dance house at 90 James street, where he
got into an alteration with Edward Kennedy, which
resulted in a scufe when they reached the street Wo
gan who had old grudee against Kennedy took hold
OF him and insisted escortng him 10 the station house,
but latter resisted and showed fight The scu6ng
and abuse Of the parties attracted crowd OF sailors
and other people who frequent that ncghborhood but
attempted 10 interfere bet the parties Wogan
length became highly ncensed and told kennody tha,
he had him arrested before and hn only for
the sake Of hs brothor but that this mo he would
| the matter out He then drew club out and struck
| Kennedy severe blow on the mouth which made him
bleed profusely. Kennedy still resisting his efforts TO
drag him on Wogan drew pistol and for the purpose of
nmidang him fred 4, the sidewalk but AZ Kennedy
s showed hight, Wogan fired the next shot al his oppo
nsnt's breast, n1icipg dangerous and il is feared
| fatal wound.
Kennedy az soon he shot turned to the crowd,
and recognizing an acquaintance, he shouted" Apple
Jack, am shot; look at my wound'-at the same time
puIbg up his shrt and showing the wound in his breast
lis friend advised him not to expose 1t 10 the cold.
| Immediately AFTER urlpg WOg1H commenced rapnng
with his club, then stopped and eAher through accident
from the fear some attack he aimed his pistol at the
crowd that had assembled and fired third time, the ball
| taking effect in the body Of young man named Michael
CASSIDY, whohad nothing whatever TO do with the afray,
but was merely locker The ball entered his side
der the let arm and lodged in the spine manner 10
| cause death in less Than an hour.
The explosion Of the third shot alarmed the crowd,
! most OF whom away from the of blood. one
| woman standrg behind Cassidy when he shot,
and had TO step aside as he 'e 10 the pavement One
sailor maned, who cared for the wounded until
! 10 orI 4 a n which
The two wounded men taken 10 the City Hospital,
whore Young Cassidy died Kennedy is still alive but in
a most pre- c2ious condition.
worap immediately placed unier arrest by Captain
WalliDg, his completely in the anar needs explanation
very much. When taken to the station house he
marked that bo sorry for the boy (Cassi-
dy) but thought tho other fellow got his deserts.
Ibis Michael Wogan jr., is the same person who
brought to trial months since by Fire Marshal Ba-
ker for arson in the fret gree, but the jury found him
gslty OF minor offence. Judge Russell supended iudg
ment in bs in view of some donots ohis criminal
ity few days since Wogan arrested the charge
OF persoDatpg policeman and eStortirg money but the
magistrate discharged him. rs the cOmplHnt not
tanned by legal proof. wogan claims 70 be private
watchman but il is said he is not His father Michael
Wogan, Sr is highly respectable man. He 4 mem
bcr OF the Old police force and is still pri-
vate watcbman. 1t may be that he sometimes
claims OF the latter to be watchman. He has for
time been an applicant for employment IN the Metropol
tan police iie IS young man, well built, and strong
None the parties this affair bear vcry good charac
ters Cassidy before he died told Captain waling that
he lived at No IFS South Fourth street, Williamsburg
lie was but II years Of age. The police of the Fourth
ward think they recognise in him an old offender I'd
ward Kennedy about 70 years Of age, and lives at No.
| 1873 Cherry street.
| scme time since, wogan who was acting as deputy
sheriff. arrested Kennedy and since that time angry
feeling bas existed between the parties Wogan makes
tho following statement in explanation OF his conduct
| the affair
woGAS's STATEMENT
shall be twenty years old in June next; abouSa
month ago was Deputy Sheriff. and arrested kennedy,
and since that he swore me, and said he
would have my life and since that he aud Casey and q
whole gang OF other loafsrs and rowdes / know have
have my lie; last nght about after twelve, sup
pose, Kennedy and Casey came up as was standing
the James Cherry streets and begun blow
and threaten, and finally Kennedy said 20 tho
dock and fight told him wouldn't do it, and finally 10
get away from them went into 100 James street and
| stayed little while and then out and as came
out met them again watching at the door when they again
began to rroaon then went into - James street and
they followed inside, and he told again that must
the dock and hgh and told him oouldnt do such
thing, my hands were tied in the law you soc, I'm
sell ii he'd LIT ne goI wouldn't lay hand to man;
they followed 10 the and kept threatening
lar and said he would Gu, my CUTS oat; / took
up my club aud gave the alarm rap twice. but didn't
and d set answered Kennedy then drew bis knife and
made stab nj m. but didn't bit much; I then took
out my rcvevrr and hrcd shot into the ground and told
him u he Didn't e, go Of me I'd hurt him he then made
another plunge at with his knife, and both fell
down to the ground, and while falling the pistol
went on and shot Kennedy; then got UP and picked up
my revolver, and In picking tup il acc dcnlally went OF
| and shot Casey
coRoYER's INQUEST.
Coroner Hills commenced investigation into the
death Of Cassidy or cagey yesterday at tho City
Hospital wogan, who was in attendance, WINS much
cited the affair had taken The following named
John shelley, Jos II Hannum
Jw. duncan, jos. NJ Price,
james Lewis, J. ". smith.
The following Is tho evidence in full, taken at The
john L. Rcn residing a No. 81 James street, being
sworn said-i do not know deooased lat night, about
below fron where was standing. 1 saw Michael wocan
and deceased qusrelng. NO prisoner sar 10 deceased
Go home ooccsscd replied tina, be would not, that ho
had much right there anybody else; the prisoner
then said " II you or your friends have anything aganst
me- take out Of me MOI" " deceased thcn sad, "ou putty
your hand On me you darc the prisoner then put his
hand the shoulder OF deceased lightly, when they both
olenched and the prisoner raped with his club, and
doing dropped and he picked up: wogan Insisted
hi letting him go and fired shot down the walk,
which hit no one; deceased continued o keep hold Of pri
soner when sho, was orcd and deceased ZEN; some one
said Jack am shot" AZ this time the policeman
mp do know who fred the first shot know tho pri
soner some nine years; DO not know that he police
man.
John Jones, residing No Ioi James street, bong
s~orn derosed hai he standing by ths store Of the
place where he llvCd which iquor store; he heard
noise in the street aud went out, when he saw Nike
wcgnn and another having hold Of each other; wc
mouth with his club, and told him him he |
did not Jet be would shoot him; nc then nred shot
upon the sidewalk straight down was standing near the
parties at the time again wogan told the lct 60
but he did not DO even en Wogsn then ired another
shot. which tooE chet IN inc soc N tnc uccessed, VINO
fell down an pulled Noran On top OF him; tho latter
stranr 10 his feet and struck the sidewalk with his 1
club several times; p third shot fired, which /
proceeded close from Nogan, bat I do not know |
thai be lrcd 10. a. I did not tho party |
firing. To Jurcr-I saw woeap point the pistol |
down on the first shot; have known the prisoner by
name for about sx weeks; did not tho commence.
men, cf the ofhcuty when irst the parties they
were strugglDe do not know that tho prisoner Is a /
wstehman heard that wogap arrested the dc. /
and Tint the latter had threatened 10 BE- revenged
upon him heard Wogsn state this b parues with
whom he oonversing did no, hear for what he
arrested wa since the occurrence that heard woean
say this; do not know the other person who shot
be merely bysander like the rest q looking
NJ the ARRAY II was bg man who was wresng with |
the prisoner, and he the man who was killed the 4
smaller rockmarkcd before The third shot
fired some three minutes elapsed during which time The
prisoner rapfirg with his club.
Thomas MullTs. ~ No 81 Oliver street worn II knew