The New York herald., 1866-08-27
TRAGIC AFFAIR m MERCER STREET.

a Man Called Out Of His he'd md Murder
ou-ly Assaulted, the Motive Being TO Prevent
His TestifyinG I'm Case Of Burs inry-Arrc-t
OF the observation-disclosures Examination.
AT late hour on Saturday night John Hssan. tom.
porary stopping Mercer street retired bed, and
soon Afterwards four men with whom ho was acquainted
called and knocking at his door, asked To bs al.
mittcd, which DONE At tho request Of those
whose names John shannon, Philip II Hargrove
George Daniels and Charles Brooks-Haslan dressed
himself and went out In thsr company. After taking
drink Hargrovs made OF language which Induced
Hasiam 10 believe that they contemplated inac,,ng vio
upon him. accordingly he returned 70 hsro
Hs went down again In about ten minutes and accom-
panied tho men, who still standing AZ tho door
q basement at tho corner Of spring and Mercer
streets He had been there but short time whom shannon
drew from bis pocket a long, sharp baded clasp knife
and stabbed Hsam Ia tho rgh side of the neck. nlici
ing fearful aud perhaps mortal wound. shannon IN
santy took refuge in tho house No ig Mercer
street, whittier he pursacd by oflcsr of tho
Eighth precinct and arrested After taking the prisoner
To tho station house search ~ made for the other par
tsa, and they secured Immediately after
the stabbing Haasfn conveyed 70 his room. wbere
surgeon attended him and dressed tho wound Haaan,
appears, n wisnsss 10 Of burglary about W bs
tried Philadelphia The defendant being friend n the
pugoncr and they exceedingly snxlDus be should
bo kept out of court. Hence the probable motive Tor
attempting 70 take hts life
a. ths victims condlon was considered criilos coro.
saumann was yesterday summoned 20 take ante.
mortem statement, copy ~ which, tog"tber ~ith tho
verdict OF the Jury, vii 30 found below
vorsDyD xks'H To IN II
About half past twelve o'clock last night went 20
acquainted knocked At my bedroom door and wanted to
Ia at up and let them ln they lid mo y drcas
and took lager bsor and went up s,Affs
70 bod again while gong Philip H0gfoye SAID 70
John shannon e2.s eesnsss 70 shu .s % = ioui ss
% stairs then and kept away fom uem fof aboat ten
minutes coming down again met them a ihs door,
pened AZ No IOi Mercer street vhsre J An s'opplnz
temporarily; then all vent down % The corner =
Mercer nnd Spring streets into hariGent
ana had a drnk, u ~ then Altsr one 9'eloek,
and I said, " III - homo X - uis
John shannon b-gan % talk . me and 80 'Yos .en
~ btcn you Will tell more tales, aDd issisnily
struck me with a knife At ne ait ado " ny threat,
the knife flash rooosbxo the pnton.f nov pres
other two rn~n zero named aJosht snd aChafisy. 4
% halloo murder. and cbariey sAlj Dol ha4ioo
vsni ao~n ia'9 .ssgs .,as ~ ss,n IN ~ 49,,
from lors u blood witness In cAss n b9fxav
n Philadelphia. aud dont know q afy ether m9uss
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rhomAa RobinNon. " ~, hsiBg dolly fworn. d"Er2.s
and say~-I hay. ,rsminsi %. per-on and vosna q
John Hasian, found gaEet1fed ~o4uf ia ths nsek,
night SIDE 'he ciAyice. cpuadsf bin = - ~
Ibs cas- vas nsn submitted % 10 Jsry -ho rssasrsa
the following
That John Haaiarn ~ ~ injuries ~ f'ab
wound IN me nsrk FROM gockss khfs rscsssa ~ ihs
hands of John sh4lnoE
After the rendition n thH verdict f0fopsf Nsa,
mann corasnsd khannon toe r0u4bs v ASST ias
sus ~ H.siafn. inJanss HaAiAin - thirty yssfs
of age and ratlss u Engisnd AMI lives 10 rssou3
moo near Tlfty aeysnfh street IN fesAf1 y The
turs of the w0urd Hasian says - ~ ~ shitk wH
r~coysr Ososxe Danlsis tbafi~s Brpcsa and Fbilip
H Hsrpor~, the parties ~hq wefs siil hhanngn - tas
tine n tse nurdsro1s assault hsid sceenores
before The tart
a. tba ums Hs.srs stAisfaent 80 beirg tai~n ks
r~reiyef q daststh from Phsdsiphla g0lfyinG him -
spps4r there nsrt wsinssSsy end ggs - ev1esss IN
the ~ barglsfy referred -.