, 1866-03-29
HOMICIDE.
4 Man Killed in House OF Ill Fame
--.A Drunken Quarrel and fts
Fatal Consequences.

We arc 70 accustomed to hear OF Assaujtt snd
drunken squabb!e1 In these lranset dens OF Infsuy
s4th arc shametuny abundant in this city, that wc
zssza5 pttach any great importance To them or b.
- Hose than passing thought on the resuIts
:Ykn naJ scIue. They fo.m tho staple connod[,
he Police court, where every morning msy
.Sean N Interesting vadety Of broken besds and
!Aese c3res the19 ase the e3a1ne1!G Of what might
have been saynee murder. and that murder IL not
uosr frequently the consequence OF th.ae saloon
IoHe. ls EeletaHJ dpe TO TIT marost accident.
Young men Of wild dlspost,on, not necessarily
q - Hdons nature, very Cflen .'go The round n nf
.hese Infamous places Of su evening 10 zee HE"
inst yorns man TO becorue familiar with such low
resorts where 'iife'' te to be teeu md wnete Too
ftequently also death Il to be found.
A case qf panslauehtcr has just been BROUGHT 10
lrht by the police, which wildly illustrates lie
danger to which men are eIpo6ed who make a
Practice Of fsequcndnR these vile sbodes. Il WAS
not s1 was so oniy 20 accident r.
murder. End re1y painful one
Last Monday nirht young men, named Joseph
Franllln Russell PRIMER. engaged in the ptLcc Of
ttom Ills work, and being conslderably under the
influence Of Liquor, he took fancy to ses life" By
ssoge ipto apon q I, 1e :, No 81 81
Patrick Datncy. The roouf orer this saloon arc
occupied by ir1naler Of disreputab1e chat-ctet.
% Geaiurc ~ scll snosn IN the annals Of Tic POLES
Court. Euesel soon found his way 10 their
abote, the Dntusal entrance to the ZANE
snsr1ty Of thefe Cla-E street dise., tic raoaa and
thcuTptr Iooms. and the women all form part Of
the same institution. The youns mau had not
laeu long In The house when dispute arose be-
wise intoxicated. Hard word. parsed between
them. Rurseli used fnsultps ianguase to re
fnlied-and she retaltstcd By a voileJ OF ahnse.
From vile words they came 10 vller bIowe, and the
yonue man raised hts hand and pnshed toe woman
aeains, The hot iron and her facc was conadcrzhly
bruised. Mnddencd with race and smart1ng with
the pain. she seized the poker. and while Russell
1imc. struck him iuriopsly over the head: literally
sinking the iron several inches into the hzatn Rms.
.el, fell eense.ess to The door and EM 1mmednts1y
ttans fe17ed him to bis own ronm at No. 400 South
Clark street. Here he fingered in great agony,
never speaking einsIe word, OF exhibiting any
s!gnf Of consciontne1s tii yesterday morning al
The a1air came 70 the knowledge Of capt. Hickey
S aes Sna 10 e, e9 ss
found Thai The wolnan had fed Immediately por-
ceiytnc the extent Of tne injuries she had inflicted
search was instituted the various resorts which
thc wns IN the habit Of irtqnenting, bHt no t:acs
could be found Of her whe1eubonis. At length thf
pohee Tccelred information that che vas Soncealet
| OWL, and yestesoay evening cha wat susTen
de,ed to Captain Hickey, who placed he1 Il
custody ss The Armo1y; She ia youn!
rrpearznce but with The marks Of habltual dlss!pa
tion visipe IN her eountcn.nce. She did not appea
TO be .! AZ Impressed NTH the enosm,ty nor Of ~ y
she only struck In sclfde'ence-
Russell VII. youth II somewhat irregular hshit
At limee. bnt on The whole, bore respectable chal
ac,es. he wns known among his COMPANIONS !
the city as young man OF 1see-hcarted, generou
disposition, prone 10 tndutse stona1ly In drint