New-York tribune., 1868-07-27
PRoBABLE MURDERS IN HoBOKEM

A LAGER BEER SALOON KEEPER sTABS THREE
OF HIS CUSTOMERS-THE RESULTS or SUN
DAY BEER DRINKING-DlSGRACEFUL SCENES
ON THE FERRY BOATS.
In West HObOllen, at a saloon known as
"The Shades" the foot Of the,Iil terrible stab
bng afray occurred last evening 1t seems that hye OF
six canal went into the saloon. and while there a
dispute between them and the proprietor IhOnas
Roach, who stabbed two Of them with "a ehiscl-
it was feared fatally Roach was arrested and
taken to the Police station In West Hoboken;
and afterward to the police station at Hoboken Ferry
The HObOen police laid great stress on the fact that the
affair occurred outside of their Jurisdiction Roach Is
thick-set muscular man, with rather small eyes, ana
sandy hair When taken 60 the lower station last night
he linen coat which, together with his face and
arms, covered with blood He has bad name, and
pronounced desperate character 1t is said that he
killed in California several years ago. In 1862 he
shot the saloon where the afray occurred
yesterday, and the wounds were dressed by the same
physician who attended on his victims last night.
Roach gave the following account Of himself am AZ
43 years old; have been watched for some time by
the Canalmen and they have tried TO kill me- don't
wish any Ill; have wife and four children; my
father is the parent Of eight ten children, and he
always wanted to live in peace with everybody these
have several times tried to get into troube they
wanted my money and my valuables; they banded
themselves together and cOrresponded for Instruction.
have a right to protect my wife, my children and my
property. robbed Of $14OO by them in 1853. Now
they came again and surround my house, so had to
keep them off with chise and the adze, they would
would ruin Look at my hands see what they have
brought to do" The prisoner has mean look which
strikes the spectator unfavOrably His IS crooked,
his hair and whiskers short, and his head is fiat.
Thos Cayanagh one Of the wounded men said: "I and
another young went into the saloon (The Shades,
aud called for lager. -Four men came in; their
Mathew Maddep, Pat Madden, Morris Fox and
Harry Canavan; do not know how the dispute arose;
~ holI I,,1I %
another; Roach down; went up to part them
Reaches wife was standing by she said for themio be
peaceable: that che did not want them to fight
tried to part them but could not;
Roach was down, aud pulled at the man who was on
top OF him just then struck me in the left hip
think 1t with bayOnet and think Roach was the
one who had IT," Mathew Madden brother Of one Of
the wounded men, said: Roach did the execution and
the sticking; was peace making with another
tho first thing 1 knew Roach got into
row; first, he drew a revolver; next he got
out gun with a bayonet II; he said he would stick
any dn who came near him; his wife told him not
to hurt anybody who peaceabe. do not know how
the thing commenced all know the men were lying out
on the ground all bloody; Roach awful fellow and
he swore he would stick the first who at him."
Madden was stabbed in the left inguinal region aud
otherwise injured that the focal matter escaped
Henry Canuyan stabbed just in front OF the left
shoulder through the pect0ral muscle The wound was
pIODcd To the deptn OF inches. Ie gone
TO be unable 60 give any deposition Drs Chabert and
Treusch wero Immediately for and attended to the
wounded man, but their efforts Of no avail.
Shortly after the they brought to the
Weohawken Police Station, where laid on the floor they
presented ghastly spectacle. Near by was large tin
pail filed with blood TO oyerhowng. The bodies were in
most unsghtly condition.
Tho OF the victims are Henry Canavan and Pat
rick Madden Thomas Cayanagh also stabbed IN the |
hip but eerously All sorts Of rumOrs were flying at
the Ferry One gentleman said that q great |
fuss was made over the wounded men, when |
they were drunk than anything else. He
said that though they we're badly wounded, they
not nearly bad reported. Both men were alive at
the Hospital when Reporter left at 1870 this morning
while tho excitement was at high pitch up 70
midnight. A man taken into the Police sta
ton at about II o'clock, covered with blood Three
officers required TO handle him. His hair was
coted with gore and he struggled with the police like
tiger At this uncure Roach looked with almost smile
his boodbespattered face, and urged the officers to
give il TO HIM"
The Of the second occurrence was given as follows
by an eye witness At the beer garden at No IS Wash
ington-st, young hired seat in swing, which
was kept there himself and two young ladies. John
Sanger the in charge of the swing,
told the young that he had swung over
his time He replied that It all right, and that he
would settle SO he took another turn but at the end,
Lunger said he would not pay the bill in full Here "A
dispute arose touching the matter. The pohoe
came up, aud after doing what they could
toward settling the dispute finally attempted to arrest
the keeper place He resisted and more officers
were called and the clubs used freely before LANCER
could be brought He looked on as being one
of tine stronnes in Hoboken He was hualy uoned,
after several attempts, and locked up
While our reporter was returning the Hoboken ferry
boat two disputes and it only through the in
reference OF bystanders that preserved. !
About a roughs ere on the lookout for
fracas and they seemed much in not having
one