The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-24
nRLME IN VIEW YORK.

3 ooIo named Thomas Staple Swift, native of
relsnd. has been boarding at the house No.
,arroII nlace Bleecker street. He was a music
~ch or nv profession, but did not seem to have
cuch business, as he was largely in arrears
~ hoard. and had but few pupils. Two or
bree months ago he began to drink in excess, ]
ny nLe1 ,nuoriablv stajd out late at night. On
SriaaV morning he lett the house and dld
~ retnrn until about o'clock yesterday, {
when he awakened his 50Oui,"atI tSo oy TUT
Nc IN and going to bed. ln tne morn ,t {
nv " roon mate arose and went out Z
sbout o'clock, and left him lying on Tue Deu !
anoarentlv asleep. Shortly AFTER announcer inmate I
~ tho h9use passed through the room, ana
" o rn him Iving on the bed endeavored to roU' %
SiDn 6nt finding he could not, DIS owe, and
noor were called 10, and 1t was found that he
was suffering from the ehects OF o Jun, aud an
With the key in the. lock discovered a four
onnce bottle which .ad contained laudanum,
and in which was d small remnant of the poison.
All efforts 20 rouse the patient proved fruit
less, and he died at 1890 o'clock yesterday |
Siternoon.
During yesterday afternoon Coroner Shirmer
held an inquest over the remains, aud, the above
facts being developed by the testimony, YER
dict was rendered that the deceased had come
TO his death by an overdose of laudanum, sup
posed to have been administered by himself.
Mysterious Murder ut West New York
A man named james Darling, linen
bleacher residing at West New York, in the
northern part OF Hudson county, was murdered
early on Sunday morning by some unknown
man, and as vet the ca,e is involved IN mystery.
IL appears that about l o'clock on Sunday
morning Mr.. Darling, who was sleeping in
front room inI the second story with his two
children, was awakened by an unusual NOISE in
front OF his house. he stepped out on to the
piazza, when Mrs. D., who occupied
heard him ask some man outside what he
wanted At the same instant pistol was hred,
when she heard her husband fall, and then there
were four other shots fred in rapid succession.
Mrs ID. gave an ALARM when several citizens
who were getting out of horse-car, came to
her assistance, at which time Mr.. Darling was |
lying insensble from q bullet wound in the left |
side of the abdomen, the ball taking an upward |
course causing death about 10 O'Clock in the |
morning. Immediately after the shots were
fred two men were seen going from the vicinity
of Darlinp's house around the south side of
Schaider's Hotel, but before 1t became known
that murder had been committed, they had
made good their escape Justice DWyer subse- |
queDtly commenced an investigation, when the |
above were all the facts elected, and the inves-
tigation was adjourned with the hopes OF OBJ |
tanning further Information. The supposition is |
that the murder was prompted by mo tlves of |
revenge. Deceased was Iorty-fve years of age,
and leaves wife and two children.-N T.
Times
The Desperate ARRAY at AIbany-One
Man Killed and Another Dangerously |
WOunded-ParticuIars of the ARRAY.
ALBANY, Sept. 22.-The quiet of this city was
again disturbed last night by the occurrence of
a shocking tragedy on Jefferson street, between.
Hawk and swan. Between IL and IL o'clock, as
PatrOman Wells, of the Capitol Police, was
making his usual beat, he came upon three
Young men, named Fitzslmmons, McAllister,
and Lawless, all OF whom, it is said, had been
drinking during the evening and acting in
very deorderlV manner.
Policemen Wells desired them to discontinue
their disordery conduct and proceed to their
homes. After some parleying they attacked the
officer, who at length drew pistol and fired
three or four times, when all three fed, leaving
Wells lying bleeding on the sidewalk Officer
Buchanan, hearing shots, fastened to the scene,
and on litng Wells found him badly beaten
about the head, but yet well enough to proceed,
with little aid, in search of his assailants. On
going over towards a retired spot, called the
Buttermilk Falls, they met a party of young
men, one OF whom (McAllister) was Immediately
recognized by Wells as one OF the party who had
beaten him. Officer Buchanan took the young
man into custody, when he frankly admitted he
was one Of the party OF three, and said-"I am
shot; take me to doctor" He was taken to
grocery store near by, and on opening his gar
ments 1t was found he was shot through the
back. Nothing more was heard of the other
two until Sunday morning, when Fitzslmmons'
body was found en- q vacant lot near the scene
of the attack on Wells The third one (Lawless)
is still at large. A jury was empanellei at the
Third District Station House on Sunday morn
ing when the following evidence was adduced:- /
David W. Shanks testified that he had found
dead body, which he identified as being that of
Htzsimmons, lying IN a vacant lot adjoining his |
premises, and that he had heard few shots
hrea the preceding night.
James H. Mulllgan testified as TO the body |
found having been that OF Fitzsmmons, and |
lhat at the parents OF deceased resided in New |
York city.
Richard NJ. Byrne testified that about O'Clock |
on Saturday night deceased had been 10 his |
store to pay small debt he owed; he said that |
ne was going to the Academy of Music; he was
sober at the time, and had only drank one glass
OF ale at his place; he was alone at the time;
witness did not see anything of the disturbance,
out saw Policeman Wells and crowd about his
store; after that Wells had asked him If he had
seen the man who had been shot, and he had
SAID that he did not know that man had been
ehot; next saw McAllister taken out of his store
Dy his friends; in little while Wells returned,
seemlng very weak, and he had given him some
DR.. J. K. Bouleware gave medical testimony
mons.
- ttroiessor J. s. Mosher gave medical testimony
90 ~ tne injuries received by McAllister.
1Io Io1iEeant buchanan testified TO arresting
Mary Mcdonald and Margaret Connors testi
hed 10 hearing scufle and cries for help, and
a! SneL that some pistol shots. The case was then
1ulOufhed until o'clock this afternoon.
verdict of the COrOner's jury ExOnera-
HnEthe Ohcer-One Juryma an DIssents,
ALBANY, Sept. 22.-The Coroners iurv en-
SHeS EoSstas 10 investigate the shooting aray, sub.
SmUooe 1eo Ihe following verdict THAT John Ftz.
the hands oSFe nf 70 his death by pistol shot at
in self SrOl vi police officer Alexander H Wells
duty.n "hile IN the discharge of his
one. JoSp was Was signed by all the Jurors excent
Jobn FIt1s,nS,,h ., RILEY, who saws that i,tbe SetT
shot At the hsnI came S to his death by a pistoI
acting as police icer.SNM Y q. a. wells, while
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