New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-26
BLOODY AFFRAY IN An OYSTER SALOON
FIVE MEN AND WOMAN ENGAGED IN TIE
FIGHT - DEATH or FELIX LARKIN' THE
"RACKERr OF O'BALDwIN.

ing at the intersection OF HUDSON anu N"""r'''' -
early Yesterday morning the scene OF 1earlu suusse
between the proprietor OF the restaurant his BARTENDER
and number OF wellknown characters, whose recent
exploits In the pzeing and elsewhere nave prought
them prominently before the public The struggle enued
by one of the roughs being MORALLY wounded whe the
remainder the combatant were all more OF less beaten
and cut
From rhe statements of the various parties II would
.nnear that on Tuesday night Ned 0'Badwin, who is
known as the Irish GIANT" and who was 10 fight Joe
wormald in the prize ring Timothy Collins, the cham
pion Of the light weights Of Americas Felix Larkin, pro-
pretor of hQuor at the intersection OF Charlton
and weststs the baeker of OBadwin in the recent pro-
posed prEe-hght, and somewhat extensive dealer In
real estate David ODay proprietor Of liquor store at
No 65l Greenwchst Of Charton-st, and William
McIAne, said to be prominent Philadelphia trough"
had been out late on Tuesday night and had called
during the evening at number Of sporting-houses
About o'clock yesterday morning the party found
themselves at the OF Hudson and Canasts ana
O'Baldwin babe his companions goodnight and pro
seeded homeward. The remainder of the party Dy III
yjation Of Larkin, went into Hugh CampDehs IeS'"u
rant No. ls9 CaDalst, to procure something TO eat On
entering Larkn reported TO have said III arougn o
TO the proprietor Have you anything to eat you -
Campbell said that he had, but objected 10 Oeis au
dressed in that manner High words passed between the
men, and they finally clinehed, and blows were ih!ci
changed While the struggle was gong on psoo Shot
was fired by of Larkins party Inc pan hsseu
Campbell passed above his head, anu hh"tt0iVu
OF himself that hung above the bar Fno
ing that he was being OyerpOwered, Campbell who is
powernlly built man. over six feet in hight, shook HIM
self free from his antagonist who was also
tall yell-built muscular man, and running along
20 small compartment, where his par-tehoer'
John Berrlgan, lay asleep, raped upon the
PARTITION and called to the occupant to como TO
bic assistance Selling heavy club that lay near Camp
p again turned upon his assaiants and returned Win
interest the blows that dealt him. Bergan, hear
a., tho disturbance, came out from his apartment III MS
urbtelothing armed with club. He was at once at
tackled by the gang, and the melee became general
During the progress Of the fight, Campbell brOA1
heavy club with which he armed over the head OF
acme one Of his opponents He then caught up large
earvingknife which lay upon the counter and singing
out Iain drove him into Of the stalls and contn-
ned TO deal him blows with the knife with which lie was
armed
Collins had fed from tho place when the fight began to
grow serious and reaching the walk shouted for the
police ORcers Jones and Dapke Of the Twentyeighth
Precinct who duty IA the vicinity at once hur
ried TO the scene Of the ARRAY On entering the place.
the oombatants found stln engaged In furious
struggle all being covered with blood aud more or less
cut and bruised Iarkin was in an upright position at
the extreme end Of the box apparently helpless and al
most insensibe, while Campbell, with the right arm
thrown around Larkin and stn elaspiDg the carving
knife was pressing the unconscious man back against
she wall with the left Larln had pistol grasped IN
1t had been discharged 1t required the COM
bined efforts of the officers to tear Campbell from the
body of his almost opponent The box or stall in
which the struggle had taken place between Larkin and
Campbell was besmeared with blood. Blood formed in
pools upon the floor the table articles upon IT had
blood upon Them there upon the gas jet and
the wall bore the impress Of Larkn's bloody head and
hand.
On the entrance Of the officers the other combatants
had ceased fighting On the floor lay two clubs,
l~f4Va fvlf Viz
of having been used in the encounter and Sharps
beating pistol The furniture in the restaurant
turned aud broken On the wall and tables were the i'm
press Of bloody fingers though the combaants had
placed their hands there to prevent falling The whole
affair could have taken but few moments, Ter he ON
GERS mentioned above saw the men 90 into the saloon
scarce five minutes previous to the time when they re-
spondod 70 the call OF Collins for assistance
In the kitchen found shirt, torn ana bloooy' |
which had apparently been thrown OIL by the Wearer
soon the entrance or the police, but III the Voslo
The act was unObserved
Iarkn was borne to the Greenwich-st Police-sation
and the remainder Of the party taken into custody and
locked up Ann Hines the cook. who had received sew
sral severe cuts the hands and sailor named FRED
ere schutze who is reported TO have said that he had
lust seen one Of the pretest fights he had ever VII
nessed," were taken into custody as witnessed.
surgeon was nj once summoned but his services we're
Of no avail in the case Of Larn who died in shorttime
after being removed 10 the station-House The wounds
Of the remainder Of the party were dressed All hau TO
ceyed cuts upon hands and there were aso
commissions upon their heaos anu pOolcS @'VNo u ''
are dangerously injured
Yesterday Drs Knox Finnen, Morton and.Lynch mace
post morton examination Of the body Of Larln, and
found an incised wound above the left eyebrow" ana
fracture Of the skull there was stab wound SIX nches
from the left nipple penetrating the chest and heart
there another wound in the back near the spinal col
umn; and fourth fin the lower part Of the abdomen
Either OF these wounds would have proved fatal In az
Gton there were scalp wounds the head each
0 an inch in length and upward and there were several
severe cuts on the left hand.
Coroner Flynn Iwbo had taken charge Of the de-
cded to adjourn the inquest until Saturday next at
noon az the Coroners Office, No Centre-st. ODay was
allowed TO 90 on his own Tecoglzance. MeLane Berri-
gan and Collins were held to bail in the sum of $500
each, 70 appear Witnesses
burial permit was granted the family OF Larkin to
enable them 10 remove his body from the Station House
70 his late residence order that it might be prepared
for interment.
The affair has created the most intense excitement In
sporting circles where Larln was well known. Among
the places visited by him aud his friends Tuesday even
Ing was Harry Hrs well known sporting house In East
Houston-s Here they met Ned Davis, the loser in the
recent foot race at the Fashion Course and LaiRn ac
cused him Of having sold the This Davis denied
when Iarkn repeated his assertion said that he had lost
$500 on the race and that he would yet get even with
him Harry Hi and Others assured Larkn that ne was
wrong that Davis had sold the race that be had in
fact lost money on it, so confident he Of winning
Iarkn then turned Mr. Harding the pedestrian who
employed on The Daily Nes and accused him OF having
written an unrutul account Of the recent fight between
O,Badwn and wormald. Boston, Mass, Iand ended
by striking Harding blow in the face Atthe Same time
a. ra, rssfol and threated 10 shoot the other Hard
d. was eout 10 draw his weapon when Mr. Hill again
a., nrsyept what promised to be a shooting match Soon
rd lark