New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-31


TIE THIRTY. NIYTH-sTREET MURDER.-THE TRTB-
usE of Saturday morning contained an account of the
death of Joseph Sutcliffe at Bellevue Hospital, from
violence inflicted upon him ON Monday last. Coroner
Jackman held an inquest the body on Saturday aft
ernoon, and from the evidence of John OFlaherty,
who witnessed the afray, condense the following
account of the fatal occurrence:
The deceased, who quiet, sober, and respect
able man, q years of age was steward on board the
vessel William and Mary lying at the foot Of Thirty
ninth street, n. K. About o'clock Monday after
noon Sutee and one ofthe hands on board the vessel
started down town to make purchases. The deceased
was engaged to be married to young lady living il
Maine, named Melissa j. Randall, and he anxious
to purchase for her some NewYears presents He also
desired to secure possage home in another vessel in
order that be might spend NewYears Day with hisin-
tended After making their purchases the deceased
and OFlaherty visited vessel on the cast side, and
from there started for their vessel both being per-
iecty SOBER At about "a o'clock in the even
ing, they reached the corner of Thirty-ninth
street and Tenth avenue, when they observed
live Young men approaching them. AS they came to-
gether one of the gang threw gassbotte at the de-
ceased while at the same instant another ran struck
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him down and stunning him by the blow. He there
fore does not know what afterward done to Sat
cliHe. When O'Faherty reganed his consciousness,
he saw two standing him in the act of rifng
bis pockets. lie attempted TO regain his feet when he
was again o,is Si' 'ln head with slungshot and
rendered unconscious Subsequently he found hlmsei
very weak and alone in the street. and started for hi
vessel which he succeeded in reaching being obgedto
crawl part Of the distance his hands and knees The
wounded man Immediately inquired if the steward had
come on board, and being informed that he had not he
related to the captain the particulars Of the
4Tbeys appeared 10 think that Sutclife would
tually be found all right, but still the matter caused
much anxiety for his fafety. The on board how.
ever heard nothing further of young Sutclie until the
published accounts of his death the Hospital reached
them. They then proceeded to the Hospital, where
they identified his body.
The evidence of the police of the Twentieth Ward
showed that the deceased was found on Christmas
morning lying insensble on the sidewalk near the spot
where the unrderous assault had occurred. He was
Immediately conveyed to the Hospital, where under
the care of the physicians he recovered sufficiently
give his and that he had been assaulted by
ruff ans and robbed of his watch and $40. Soon after
he reapsed into unconscious condition, and
NAMED until he died. Several small articles of female
dress--whch he lad purchased for bis intendedwere
found upon his person. The injuries Of which he died
were chiefly on the head his skull having been extern
syely fractured, doubtless by blow from sung-shot
Mr. OFlaherty gave Capt. Mailing OF the Twentieth
Ward fair description of the rufans who had assault
ed the deceased and himself. AT late hour Satur
day. officer Irving of the Twentieth Ward arrested a
young man named jeremiah Flynn on suspicion of
being implicated in the murder. He was taken to the
House and locked up until the arrival of Mr.
OFlsherty. Immediately on seeing the prisoner, Dir.
O'Flaherty positively identified him as one of the ruff
fans who had assailed him on Monday night. Flynn
has already served term of two years in the State
Prison. and his picture has long occupeda prominent
position in the Roguet' Gallery. He was locked up
for examination.