New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-04
HORRIBLE MURDERS.
WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH BY HER HUSBAND
AFouth W ard Ruilian Stabbed {, the Heart.
One Woman Stabbed by Another.
ATTACK ON Ex.RECORDER SMITH

murders, Ci WhiNh occurred IN tue Elghtn WAN
and the other in the Fourth wsrl, also stabbiaG
sfrsy in the latter precinct. The particulars Of he
bloody affsirS are a. follows, near as our reporter
could ascertain:
THE EIGWTU-wARD MURDER.
In the tenement house rear Of No. N King Aroe4
have lived for some time pas, Henry Ronrke, q is-
borer, and Rosa Rourke, also lsbonpg womaa
named Smith. and her son. boy ten years Of axA
Yesterday noop Rourke home and found bic
wife intoxicated but wha, passed between them does
not appear shortly after 10 o'clock Rourke wcat
cut and the little boy Smith entered the room snd
to use bis own language, "roo,ed out Mrs. Rourks
from under the bed u order that she might feed hcr
infant children, little by and gir as they wsre
crying with hunger" She fed them. and then lsy
down again, when he went out an1 engaged in play
with some children in the street ard yard.
About 9l O'Clock in the evening Mrs Smith, wAS
had been oat at 81 days work" returned homo ssA
found the house in darkness. She struck light vhsa
frightful sight presented 10 her gaze. Upoa ths
floor at one side of the room lay Mr Rourke with has
head covered with blood, and gaspng for bressa,
while on the opposite side lay the husband with his
two children asleep. Mrs. Smith stopped a nomes1
To ascertain the condition Of the poor woman sad thea
hastened out and procured the assistance Of 0o6cen
Iintz and yan Bunt. When the officers entercd The
room Mr.. Rourke dead. They aroused the hss-
band, who seemed much intoxicated, and conveyed
him to the Eighth Ward Station House. R)urks
acknowledged to Sergeant Mount, when drst brough
in that be returned home found his wife drunk saA
| beat and kicked her.
The prisoner was consigned to cell, whore he sesa
f.l asleep. Al late hour Rouke WAS aroused, but,
| in answer to some questions by Capt Turubull, he
maintained dogged silence. He had evideaty beso
DIM king pretty freely but acted the part sf
| drunken than he really was. The prisoner ssA1
that be beat bis wife at noon. but declined ssyisg
whether he moested her upon his return home in the
| evening The body Of the poor woman presented
frghtiu appearance. Her face mass OF gore
and her clothing daubed with blood. Her head looked
| as If il had been pounded almost to jelly. Tho
corpse disturbed but permitted to rcmaia u
| the position it was found by the police.
The neighbors say that both Roufke and hls wife
were given to the use of intoxicating hquov~- The
children given in charge of Mrs. Smith. Rourks
| is All Irisbman and sleborirg mnn, working st Odd
jobs about the city
| THE FOURTH WARD MURDER.
| Last night, about O'Clock, Patrick Dowdey skaO
Patsey the Barber, Mike NuPent, James White, siss
Sobbery jim, Billy the Greek, and two or three
more Fourth Ward Rnihabs assembled in the caller
36l Water street where, after drinking awhile thsy
got into an alterca'ion Two sailors who were stop
ping at the house became frightened at the pugiis.s
demonstrations made by the rufisns and len the
premises. Lockwood then went iuto the whsss
the fellows were, and entreated them to go away -
| they were njuring his house and driving away bis
bosrders. The party became quiet, and soon sner
left the place when Lockwood went out TO search fse
| the two sailors.
| About II O'Clock the fellows above named returusA
asd again engaged in quarrel. which tsruiasted II
fight between the party, during which Pstrtsk
Dowcy was stabbed with knife in the left bfessA
the blade penetrating the lungs and toochss ths
heart. Dowdy cried out that he was stabbed, upso
which al except VIII to ran into the street The IN
jursd man followed them, but sank upon the sidewalk
from loss Ct blood which flowed freely from The
wound Lockwood at thi. time, having no knowt-
edge Of the extent OF the wound went up ~ Whits
and asked bin TO leave the hosse, that he did net
want any disturbance in bis place. The cry OF mar
der was raised, when Officers McCIaeken and Cock
ley came up and found Dowdy lying upon the walk
in dying condition. They arrested Lockwood ss1
bis bakeeper and conveyed them with Dowdy 70 ths
Station House.
| Medical aid was summoned but nothing could b
done for the wounded man, and be died in ltsis
| while Ger arriving al the Polce-station.
| The barkeeper raw knife in the hands VI Jsmse
White alias Slobbery jim, and the presumptios -
present is that he stabbed Dowdy. White went oss
inms dateIy after the row. when spoken to by Lock
wood and is with his accoppice, still at lsrgs-
Several Of toe Fourth Ward Officers detailed -
search for the gang, and ii is probable that they VI
be arrested to-day their baunts are well knows ~
the police.
Pa.sey and Nugert have been repeatedly oa Black
weLi bland and it is ouly few days ago that they
were discharged from toe PenitentiAIy, where thsy
had been serving out a short term.
The deceased like the rest Of the gang. wa ~
torious character ard frequenter Of sailor boarding
houses. The body now lies in the Fourth Ward ST.
ton House, where al inquest will be held to-day ~
the Coroner.
STABBISG AFPRAY.
Two women named Elizabeth White and Margaret
Grove residents Of the Fourth Ward and frequenters
Of N. low dancehoures n Water strest, last night
fe 10 qusrrelng about trivial matter in Of
ssid houses. and during the Alteration that ensaeA
Margaret seized al icepck and stabbed her sntsgo-
Die, herewith in the head iLslcing ugly-iookins
ard dangerous wound. The police were called, and
both women we're taken 10 the Station House and
locked up.
ALLEGED ASSAULT UPON Ex-REcORDER SMITH.
Ex-Recorder Smith, while partakng Of some re-
treatments in Crook Duff. dining saloon last even
ing, Wa, i reported cowsrdy assaulted by ons
DR.. Bradford. The eI-Recorder quickly sprang to
bis feet and severely punished the Doctor Tho
cause Of the trouble did not transpire