The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-16
MURDER IN PHILADELPHIA
a MIDNIcHT TRAGEDY.
SCENE IN A DRINKING SAIGON,
A Bounty Jumper Commits
the Deed.

This morning, between 10 and o'clock, a cool
and deliberate murder was committed in drink
ing saloon, at No l27 South Third street, kept by
Smith & Caruthers The victim was Michael
Allen, a single man, aged about thirty years
who was shot dead by an individual known as
! "Reddy" hailng from New York, aud an
alleged thief and bounty jumper. Two stories
are told in re gard to the affair. One statement Is
that the two men were in the saloon together,
| and that Allen, on account Of an old grudge
| which existed made an attack upon "Retdy"
! and struck at him. The blow fell short, when
| "Reddy" drew pistol and fred the ball pene-
tratDg the breast OF his assailant, causing instant
| death.
Another statement Is that "Reddy" won't 10
! the tavern kept by Allen in Second street, below
Dock, known as Camp Allen," about week
| ago, and raised row. Allen put him out when
"Reddy" threatened to kill him. Last night
| "Reddy" was in the neighborhoOd of Third and
| Dock streets, when he was informed that Allen
was in Smith & Caruhers' drinking cellar.
| Freddy" went there and saw Alien, aud without
| any notice put his hand in his pocket as II he
| was going to draw some weapon. Allen seeing
| this knocked him down. "Reddy" Jumped 70
! his feet and took refuge behind the counter at
| the same time drawing q pistol and disCharglng its
contents at Allen. "Reddy," after shooting oft
| for parts unknown, and up TO II o'clock this
morning had not been arrested.
The murderer Is about twenty years of ago,
II
is about five feet five and half inches high,
stOutly built, with a light complexion much
frcckled, and full face naturally red hair, dyed
back and is represented 70 be a most desperate
character having deserted from the United States
military service often enough 10 merit five or six
different hangiDgs OF ms being eventually
arrested there is no doubt. Tho Coroner will hold
an investigation at the Fifth Ward Station House
this afternoon, TO which the BODY was taken. A
post.mortem examination was made this morn
ing
TERMINATION oP 4 PRIzE FEGHT.-This morn
ing the early trains from the interior broughtiuto
the city large number of thieves and rOughs,
who had gone to Scranton for the purpose of wit
ncs sing the fight between two bruisers known as
Denney Harris, of New York, and Peter Martin,
of Philadelphia, rs stated IN THE TELEGRAPH OF
yesterday. We learn that the men entered the
ring at 10 4. NJ, and the fight lasted six rounds.
Harris had the best of the fight all the while cut
ting Martin in the most dreadful manner, while
he was unmarked. In the sixth round,
Harris hit his man right and left and
got down on his knees in which position
Martin ssruck him a dozen blows, The United
States detectives rushed in the ring at the tine
Harris made his claim to the referee, and a gene
raj stampede took place. Harris, CorcOTan,
Chaflers and some others were arrested. Martin
is badly punished both eyes being nearly closed,
The right eye was closed in the second round
The parties arrested were all taken TO the Office
ARREST OF A BURGLAR.-This morning an
individual giving the name of Henry Cook was
arrested upon the charge Of burgIary. He
effected an entrance into the store Of Klein &
Dreifoos, No. 2l9 N. Second street, by climbing
over the transom. Two officers saw him in the
| place and watched him helping himself to the
plunder for over two hours. Finally he opened
| the door and walked out. He was four times as
large as when he entered the establishment, and
upon being examined ii was discovered that he
had on dozens of shirts and drawers, Wlth other
goods placed around his person, amounting in all
70 the value OF S2T5. He had the appearance Of
an extremely corpulent man, and had he not
been seen in the place by the officers, he could
have walked along the streets without exciting
the least suspicion. He had also S75 in green
backs which he had stolen frSm the store. He
was taken before Alderman Welding at O'Clock
this morning, and committed to answer the charge
Of burglary.
The SOLDIERS VorE.-rhis morning the SOL
diers' vote, 50 far as counted and certified to by
the Prothonotary Of the Court Of Common Pleas,
stood az follows
Lincoln, ln,..s',,.s''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' zoIo
Mcclellan n,.,,,s,s.s,,,,,', 1888
Majority for Lincoln ..'..s','''','.'' 1885
The vote poled in the 18th Regiment stood l5l
for lincoln and IS for Mcclellan. Company Of
the same regiment gave Nnoolu and hcClel-
Ian ~.