The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-06
e!0llY TaaGfBy gy a NEGRO.

White IEan Shot Dead--The Mrrderer
Arrested Intense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
Before Coroner Rollins.
The neighborhood OF Twenty-second street and
Eighth avenue az nalf past eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning, was the scene OF a bloody tragedy, which
eliminated ia the death OF Peter Rooney, laborer
who lived 40 2Sj Seventh avenue, he having been
shot by Robert Fry, q coiored man.
From what could be learned concerning the mat
yer Il appears tdat Fry who bears the reputation OF
being res pectaole anu industrious man. Is employed
us nostier Tor Mr. Brown, Washington market
butcher keeping mis- stables IN Twenty second street,
near the conner OF Eighth avenue. At the time
named John Murphy. nephew Of Mr.. Brown, Wth
two other boys, named Phlip Farrell and Jonh
Meaney, called on Fry at tue stable, when the
nephew commenced skyarking VITA Try IN q
friendly manner This familiarity OF their compan
Ion vita O colored man so iTTitaied Farrell and
Meany that taey commenced an assault on Fry, ana
he pushed one OF them over but without iniurng
him. III Tact Il did not seem 70 Do MS intent 10 40 So
Meaney and faue being much eAced, started or,
but soon iotRr4ed with deceased his ataer Patrick,
and patrics Farley Thomas Lynch, who keeps
porter house near by, seeing tlle parties greatly
angered ana anticipating trouble, followed along
after them and immediately after turning the corner
into TWentf street saw Rooney aud Fly nrug
at each oiAar simultaneously.
Fry, IL is seid, lad Been warned that Rooney and
his party we're n search Of him Tor th2 purpose OF
INJECTING severe punishment, ana advised TO be on
his guard, or they would take undue advantage OF
him. After exchanging suot or two each Rooney
lodged behind tree, aud on appearing again Fry
SHOT MIN ii the breast, near the niedan llna tae
BAH passing inward and upward. Rooney instantly
fell 10 the pavement, when Lynch ran up aud found
hlm gaspl1g ana nsensibe. Lynca then took from
Farrell alge butchers knife ana IN possession OF
deceased was found hatchet-hamnet.
AT that uIOa.eat Fry. fearing beng lgncnei by The
excited people WAC rapidly collecting started 70
run ava, ald was Goty pursued 10y large number
oil people Altcr going several BLOCKS tig was over
taken and ares ell at tie corner OF IWenty-!Ourth
street ana Seventh avenue, BY onieef Reed OF the
Twenty-ninth precinct. After returning 10 the scene
OF the tragedy Rooney was IoAnd H. be dead Inc
prisoner MAS taken 10 Tue IKeny-nintn street police
station but Tie body Of the deceased was conveyed
to inc Sixteenth precinct station h0use, West T~eu
tleth street.
Philip Farrell and Patrick Rooney, brother OF de.
ceased, were arrested and locked up on tie
charge OF taxing an active part in the tragic
occurrence, and the police ale masna Efforts
10 secure Farley and MeaneY on the
same c0arge. heoney, the deceased, Is said
TO be uniavorAbly known 10 tie police, he having
been arrested on several occasions iOr dlsorderly
conduct &c. de was thirty years ul age and
native OF TINS city. Fry, the prisoner = tarestour
years OF age, but his place OF nativity did not tran
spre.
Coroner Rollins was notified, and viii hold an
inquest the body OF deceased to-day, when further
aud more reliable particulars VIII be ELECTED. IL
may be stated nat Fry and his friends alege thai he
mas repeatedly been threatened with violence AT the
hands OF deceased and those VITA whom he was III
the habit OF assoc,ating
Many believe that the prisoner, considering q
determined aud deadly assault had been or vas
about being made upon him. was justified iii using
his pistol: but that must be determined nv the eyl-
G9nce 70 be aduuced before the Coroner and Jury.