The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-02
MURDER IN The TwENTY-FRsT
.M WARD.
Challenger Of Votes Clubbed and sheo-Ar.
rest or the Accused.

Challenger Of Votes dubbed and shoo-Ar.
rest OF the Accused.
About three O'Clock yesterday afternoon report
was made to the Central ONCE from the Twenty
precinct that Q man named Patrick Kelley, aged
twenty i've years. residing at No. $40 East Forty
ninth street, had been shot by Daniel Noble. In
spect0r Dilks at sent out general ALARM order
ing his arrest Half hour later Captain Mills, OF
the Eighth precinct who secured the precinct in
search OF Noble found him and took him to the Gen.
tral once.
On being arraigned before the Inspector Ser
Resnt OF the Eighth tSchoneld represented that he
had seen Noble In the Eighth ward about the hour
when he was said 70 have shot Kelly in the Twenty
first ward. Upon this statement and the adj
dttional information that Kelly was not dangerously
wounded, Inspector Dnks Get Noble at liberty.
About an hour subsequently information was re-
ceved at the Central ONCE that Kelley was In criti-
cal condition. 1t was also discovered that the
geant was mistaken as to the hour when no had
under these circumstances sent out two detectives
from the Central once to secure Noble, search
Sa ne mad Mas o not MN oun N MS usual
Roundsman Pickett, of the Eighth precinct,
who was searching for the accused, arrested him in
saloon on the corner OF Broadway and Houston
locked up.
such are the particulars Of the action Of the police
down town. Inquiries at the Twenty-irst precinct
at ten O'Clock last night resulted in discovering that
Kelley Will probably die From the officer who was
present at the scene OF the disturbance the following
STATEMENT OF OFFICER BREAKELI
About two O'Clock T.. M. | was on post No IL;
that included the Ninth electoral district of this
lTwenty-hrst ward. The polling place was at No.
900 Second avenue saw crowd OF men rushing
past me on the opposite side OF the avenue. left
the polling place and followed them down towards
First avenue. When arrived at the corner OF
Second avenue and Thrty.sixth street l heard per.
SONS calling. "HurYV officer: a man 1S DelnH
murdered About midway down the block, between
First and Second avenues, met Sherin O'Brien,
who was at the head OF crowd coming towards
me- ana asked him what was the matter. He said,
1T is all right" or words to that erect. then
the street met Daniel Noble an his brotner John
returning at the head OF another crowd. asked
soSn what ~ s the matter s sas
met them the latter crowd opened to per.
o man (Kely) lying on the ground. With the assist
ance OF another oflcer We lifted the man, who was
as
he was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
The above Ia the of1cers statement At eleven
O'Clock visit was paid to Kelly at Bellevue HOspi
tai where, through the poiteness OF DR.. Gibson, an
Interview was had with the injured man. He lay
dton. his wife being present to administer to his
necessities. An examination showed that he had
been shot from behind the bail entering the back OF
the Another ball had entered the back on the
left side, passed through the kidneys and made Its
ex 1t In front. The surgeons express the opinion
that he cannot survive the wounds.
STATEMENT OF MR. KELLY.
At eleven O'Clock Kelly was SO low that 1t was
very dificult for him TO articulate. He, however,
succeeded in making the following brief statement
Of the affair, taking an ntermissi0n between each
sentence to recruit his energies:-
/ was q challenger at the Ninth district OF the
Twenty-hrst ward; about two O'Clock q man pre-
scented himself and attempted to vote challenged his
vote, as knew he was not resident OF the district;
a quarrel ensued between me and some democrats
present and / went ont; the crowd of r0wdies at
tackled me on Second avenue, between Thirty-ifth
and Thirty.sixth streets, and was knocked down
with club; got up and run down the street, pur-
sued by the mob; further down, AZ was running
away / was shot from behind and fell upon my
face. After was down was shot again. l saw the
man who shot me and Others saw hun.
The wounded man at this stage Of his narrative
became exhausted that he could not proceed.
The surgeons OF opinion that he will live day
two but the Coroner has been instructed TO take
his ante. mortem examination to-day.