The New York herald., 1868-11-26

keeper, and O'Day and McCican. the dead man's
friends, were themselves besmeared with blood for
Campbell had received q cash In the head and the
other persons had been Injured about the body ana
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE WARD.
As soon as the officers had arrested all the parties
they found in the saloon and conveyed Larkn TO the
station house, where he died In ~ few seconds, tho
Intelligence OF the horrid ARRAY had spread, even
at the early hour OF four O'Clock, over tine entire
ward. In short time the friends Of the dead man
gathered about The station house by hundreds. Lar
KIN was somewhat OF politician or rather polita-
clans tool in the ward, and the excitement caused
by his death WIS consequently proporti0nate 10
as m. extensive acqualntance In political s,rcles s
more desperate, az soon as they had learned OF the
death . OF Lark,n started for CamDbes saloon with
,he IN, intention OF ynchIng him; but ON finding tnae
tne police had been before them returned to tho
station house and loudly demanded that the muir
derer should be delivered up TO them Later'ln the
day the excitement had very much Increased, and
tnere y but little doubt that II Campbell could havo
e%d Seeh % he would have suffered death a. the
have been the bosom friends OF the dead man.
THE DECEAsRD
was ABOUT nty years OF age, fully six feet In height
ana OF extraordinary muscular build. He was .
married man and leaves wife and seven chiliren.
under the influence OF liquor or not no
was an inofiensive person, good natured and
pOrtunitics for studying the Character or the man
during his lifetime had been fully equa, to any
that hs so-called friends may have possessed. who
declare that Larkin was, when In liquor, more fend
than man. and would hesitate no more over the
doing OF deed of blood than he would over the,
friend friend of pxSiiisss S % and was CBaawns SScxer i
his late nzzies. He also went ba' Tor the giant when
arrested
THE ALLEGED MURDERER.
Campbell Is q medium sized, muscular man, ana
not OF q very inviting c0untenance. lie had occu-
pied the Canal and Hudson street corner for some
eighteen months at the time of the tragedy, and as
the place had always previous TO nus 0ccupancy.
borne very bad name he was unable to procure q
liquor license from the Excise Board
The police on arrestlng all the persons In the
knife, and two clubs OF which is similar to those
worn by the police at night. All these weapons had
evidently been used in the fight as they were thcxly
besmeared with blood and the smaller club was
cracked In twain. Larkn's revolver was found with
all the chambers loaded.
Late in the afternoon Coroner Flynn empanelled
jury, when Drs Finnell, Knox and Morton pro-
ceeded to the deceaseds residence where the corpse
had been removed and held the post mortem ex-
animation. They found wound over the LETT eye
brow an inch and half In length, extending TO the
bone, with fracture OF the frontal bone and orbtai
plate; portion Of the frontal bone detached and .
stab wound six inches from the left nipple and four
inches from the armpt, penetrating the chest and
heart; stab wound one inch below the navel; z
stab wound to the LETT OF the spinal column aud
about its middle; seven scalp wounds on the head,
ragged and irregular extending to the BONE each an
inch or more in length also fracture OF the Left
the left hand. The immediate cause OF death was
the stab In the left side although any one OF the
other stabs might have proved fatal.
The inquest was then adjourned to Saturday next.
Several OF the jury chosen are friends OF Larkin,
who were very bitter In speaking OF the manner By
which their friend came to his awful end.
Campbell was very reticent about the murder, but
contends that Larkin broke into his place. abused
him and drew a revolver on him before he made any
resistance. He claims that far as he Is personally
concerned he fought In seif-defence. Berrgan and
Ann Hines c0rrOb0rate his version OF the ARRAY,
while ODay and MCLEAN, and man named Timothy
Collins, who was arrested rs Witness tell quite
different tale.