The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16
ANpTHER Tragedy.
BauIal MURDER or A POLICE OFFICER.
burglary and attempt at Rape by tbe
Murder0us Gang.
SEVERAL OF THE PARTIES ARRESTED.
INVESTIGATION BEFORE CORONER COLLIN

- Asseher $suta Imrdcr of police officer occuNed
lboxt Adf past t1o clock yesterday morning In sue
upper port OF the city it appears that at tho sme
named caccrs Thomas Wsocr and Arthur hork' o. Tue
fwcntv mir u preoi~cs en- dnty IN so''nseesn
rreet ssovouihavenAs when they observes
m sung mos coming mp the thenl
wAeo within about ty or the corner OF mo avenue
.ic mon who tats woman with them stopped in front
q, a ua,oncss shqs thcSo,r of which they earse spcn
and III hands snsrsi the pfcriscs In fow 1sesns,
Afterwards ihe nacesa, hearing the woman IN heshop
help hasonod 10 tho place ami "ponsnh'er-
my the men rnsLsl past them with the view OF
e.caps,c isayng tho women, whose person they had
a.tepcd vieaAe, In ahs rear OF the rromisssi In
their hastoao get away of tho ri'ianIy gangdro"
eisio and placing TO the right side OF officer Walkers
head Jus, above discharged it, the ball passing
INTO the head AMI paetrutns tho brain Tho wounded
aao oic o so Instasily foil to the pavement AT that
,oomcnt officer Rark pursued or tho men
arouc6 into tise avenue, assd aarrosted
the fellow after beag compelled To knock him down
with htselah The prisoner, who gave his name John
Ward ks b egcd to,be the individual who shot officer
Walker as Nr Rork, just previous TO the soataa saw
him his hand AMI extend his arm IN the tirecton
,f where Walker Ollcer Fickinger of the Same
precac gvAs lives just opposite the carpenters shop,
hearis Discharged firearms and call for besp ran
out as.saeocodad in.arrcs,ng tUo men, who wfro
ming pay with others rho had been in the shop these
raen gave tsar names James Murray and Matthew
smith 49,
The SiStosEti prccpt sataos house boing nenr the
tho saprler the prisoners were taken nssse and
Temporarily detained tAo officers then hastonod back
20 carpenters shop, front G which, on thoPavo
ncnt cNy fsssd their assciate Walker, lying nsertsc
OF nsoasibnity with awouad in the sdo OF hjshead,
from which tho blood gushMg freely fhey con
veye,f~sfsm 10 the Sixteenth precinct e,ation
Lad Pol ek1Su
Rannsy 10 .&Send hssn. Tho surgeons sosnd
Mr. Uaaler in exhausted condition from sss< -Of
Mood saaablo to sender apy permanent Ssast
amplcmlssl that In be conseyed TO the jews
Hoepai, Fwanr eighth stzect nclr Seventh averse,
which ws.aoeordir ely dUGe Ar..Wakcr never spoke
wori after etng shot, and expired sat six mock yes
To-day moNpiDs "a uedate2y after occuUenoe'
information 10 thcIswcny-C nth precinct sta
t.on hous sfsan,y,ninh street. nesz Fourth aye0ne,
when Acting Captain JohnJ Ward andfeTgeant Hashes
with officers st:spLliig, Ccnser. HeiaAs, Webb, and
others vi the force, hastcned 10 whcseMr Walker Sa
murderet and secured TITO neghtsrhood with inc
OF arrestxs peus concerned in tho murder, as
they ssr.retadssn stables and slGntios by
Henry Miller GaSssciill, Patrick smIeh, Patrick Col
iius, James F@re, ference QusCn, HbeGas Brady ana
JOSEPH Murray Lhcse last Dansf prsos ars, with tho
others previously ansstcd taken. to tho Twenty
ninh precinct static and leaked up to await the
resttof an inquisaop
AZ later hour in thcxsorning Sasgeants Hughes pro
seeded tina barroan Of Allen Caseran the south
cas-. casicr Of Seventeenth Seventh avenue
this hatns pisoo If great resort lor thieves bar
glars 40 the men who hero often asssrhcd tho police
OF that n ecnci Tho Sergeant arrcsts CaGepcn and
after clos ~ w his place tsck him to tas station house
" a wi.n0;s .
In the - citcmeuf which prevailed tho shooting
81 officer ~ ker the woman whom tbs sllalps Ind at
attempted ,. violate made aer escape, aad yet the
oicers hs.f unable 10 dad her Undoubtedly she
would be tao give the Of many # not all the
in whose company she wassat the tiunesof the muir
Ter alsox her particulars calculated 10 furlhcr<he
,nds Of Justeo
Previous u. breaking into ttc carpenters shop se
gang had been IA Patrick Brcsnc dance house, 1876 West
Seventecnh s It, that being thsaighty resort OF suh
characters Thsx range fran nineteen 10 twenty
ave years OF age
THE INQUEST. .
Yesterday aeuv on C9roaer Coils. empanp jary
who ptesceded 70 te Jewish hospital, and after taking
viewIsS tho body. returned TO the Twenty niAb pre-
elnct station house. where tho investigation Was COM
mencod Bcloy wig be found coss Of the tesiirlony
xaken thns far
Arthur Rork being Suly sworn, daRscos and saSs:--
lam attacked to the rxny ninth preos.t patrolsea;
ty order Of Che captain Mr. Walker ANT myself haze
paroled tog.lher casas' clothes abeut two ocstb
shis morning went down Sixteenth sseo TO the Sow
enh avenue ad then came up Seventh s1suue 10 seven
secntB street; walked 40 Scvonteenth as.rcct slowly
when hoard loud ssalking on ,hewest side Of.
Seventh ayonuc sge got in th dark behind avagon fora
Few mlnxes hear what they had tosay they talked
though they haze been in scsso difficulty, mad accused
,~me Of the party a not hayicg done their duty;
then hearda door braten open, AID Immediately there
after heard female ~<ream tsd tho deceasss there
was n solid farntly in
him that esleyed INC rowdses went there ~ take
ad, antage Of unptotected ysran: NO wet on |
rather lively towards Seventh avenue passed the
tenement house..o the coopers she'd where We heard
thc Dose; irs saw ac@wd OF about Eve, and then
went over tie opposite side Of tho street, aud
pres nuy two from tho cOopers shop |
AID walked tho street; the screams yet can |
ftnned n1d supposed thsre were men yet IN
,ide; we arrived at the door TAO deceased my sft
side the screams continued IN very sutiscatng man
ncr az though tho warnnn was choking Ne dcccased 4
soua al hse r, Oliver ard cooked u AZ this tue took
niuc nom ny pocket sli hcld Il ~ my lcii aaad aud
ceased stlt eve arc officers YOU canned rascals
alo You doing 20 this woman herc' made an ehort |
10 p opcn 'he eor, and az the sauie TINE there wa
effort ado % pus5 opca from pcrsAnS inside We had
a. stcp iack whsn ono out " tho lct towards
Tho avenue; doocasod tanned oxsJds ham 70 crab
was Try rsary open, just as tho shot was hred
nan sn o, and W no by the right nrcd my 60
volycr ~ s, bat without eea ss ne ran In.o 5.'en.h
a pnnr vl'n ON ,hc ecaic IL che hcck, at"eeh sn
icouh .Ad s en;eonih sirccts ycd anctisr shot oa,
Riin @ilhplt elect ch 10 me again, D,s INC plsoi
woad uvt r'vUfe, bycasgn0 OF tnesNplcpcd caps chok
ing up about hunrcd and ity ieet sst OF sov-
onth 1vcngc, 10 sixteenth street he threw on ms hati
au ves aud turned atcnnd tree box; followed
hIn the head with my revolver and knocked
hun down brought him back the samo nay on tie way
ibai met citizrn, Who told there two dfsd
men lying IN Seventeenth street around the corner;
the prisoner back 70 tho SPOT and found per-
there but feceescd, tying Nat en- his hack with his
feet towards tho house, shook him and called him by
several tines but he mado Answer DO had hH
iclf extcnd nearly al right saglc with bs body
bu,dns his rev0usr on hiJlseast IN bis night hand,
went down to tho aud ftood undcr lamp and
Of the parties coming towards sre, and tried
my revolver SEQ IL u would cock supposed the man
coming TO pay prisoner; tried my ovolyor,
aud NJ Il weskcd discharged ~ the man approasrag
me and tho crowd Dispersed hurried with my prsoncr
10 the siN,ecnih prccnc, citation houeo on NY way 70