The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-15
MORE BLOOD.
One Man Murders Another I'm the Eighth
ward-DetaiIs OF tho Tragedy.

,uicides. and murders make the staple Of writ
Ing and reading. Tue appetite for the terrible
has been cultivated TO such degree Iltnin as,
II iaStling iype some sensational head. we throw |
IL dow N In contempt, Admitting then the pos
likewise admit mat IL has been fed TO safety
by divers acts and scenes OF horror during the
last few weeks: Without mentioning the many
gave abundant food TO the morbid taste and
now we have again, to crown the list, homi-
eide last night In the Eighth Ward. ~ -,
On tne southern eide Of q street-Arrison by |
nBme-whieh luns westward from Fifteenth
street, below Chestnut, stands dwelling, one ol
house, No 1872, the last horror. the one OF las,
night, was enacted. The building Is very
comprising only three rooms and back
Kitchen, Two families lived in It's rather
door 1eH and rI' the third :S55Ty apartment were
rented by O man named James Dempsey. His
family con consisted OF q & %ite and two % children
were occupied by Joseph Bonohue, his wife, AMI
two children. Dempsey followe the calling or
carpenter. Tue former was about 81 years OF
sge, the latter is about 40 years of age.
ings OF il-will had for some time existe bitter
in kind, but never leading TO blows. Dem2sey
isalleged TO have had the reputation OF q loose
ant ioul-tongued man. He, accordi ing TO report,
often INDUCED IN the most vile Language con
Cerning Dopohue, speaking thus ABOUT him
both in ana out of his presence. or course Don.
ohue could not but itel sggrieved ana become
anRered, aDd, in order 10 pat stop 10 @ @tne
others Blanuer, short time since had shertns
wit issued against ntm This was never served,
however, and Donohue, unrestrained by the
law, waxed still more vehement In ABUSE;
Last night both we're at home, and both had
been drinking. Eariy in the evening some
rough words had pa sed betwesn them, but
they separated without blows and retired To
their rooms. About 10 o'clock Dempsey pro.
ceeo ed up stsiIs to the door of Donohue's apart
meni, and there commenced calling upon MIN
| In the filthiest manner, using the most insult
Ing and "a e4sSpeIspg sSpass tSs sStbers WorSs at
leugIh threw open the door, and springing al
Dempsey plunged knife into the back part OF
| his neck, drawing IL thence around the left
side iilI il issued at the front. The knife was a
common clasp one, having blade two inches
| The victims ear IN its course. The wound in
the neck was very deep oil The me 9aIo,d ,n @ artery h
! side of the neck, were cut.
The weunded man fell in the open doorway
! Of DoDohue's apartment, rapidly bleeding 10
death. About Ii o'clock he expired. The man
! who struck the fatal blow, prompted by unrea-
s0ning anger now norrlneo AZ JUS result, me ne
| ueSlre to escape. One OF Dempsey 8 sons mast
aooper T i Notsing could avail, however, to save
the victims life, though The doctor applied all
Dempsey Del cno ran to tie Fifth District Station
House and gave Information OF the tragedy,
when Police Officers Lawrence and Ross we're
detailed TO Investigate the matter. When
they reached the mouse the bleeding body
of Dempsey was YET Jylng on the floor, aud
WEN WIEN i" told Win That he Would would have to be
taken into custody, he arose quietly and
| rad spurted from the wound of his victim still
| covered his hands and wrists, and the front of
his shirt. No attempt had been made to
| remove IL. The knite was also secured. II
was clotted with gore on blade and hapdle-an
evioenco of the fatal ., rength with which IL
had been driven TAe entry wall and the
doorway were splatteTed with the blood OF the
When arrested Donohue said f. aukly.-"I did
| II: l 90 NIT it and tnsJ's the knife with which
dId it; had sherih's writ issued for him and
S.,Dt xuas LAT mi al a n
myself, let the consequences be what they
might"
| brought out from his cell and questioned.
Without any reserve ne again said:-"Demp-
sey came up to the landing and called me -.
and every hing that man could call me besides
gentleman; WAS angered until my passion
arose 10 such an extent that conld not control
myself; l flew out snd did this deed, which
am sorry for now. He did not strike me; he
has never struck me nor any Of my family; ne ne
10. night. think; 1 sometimes drink; in the
early part ofthis evening took two drinks o
whisky; have Snerih's writ after this man,
AS he gave utlerance TO his sorrow for the
commission of the deed he spoke emphatically
and raised his hands, st1ll covered with the
dried blood of his victim, TO heaven.
No excitement whatever was raised in the
neighborhood of the house In which the deec
was enacted Few save The immediate neigh
knew OF It's % af h @1e Ui sns
| whatever may have been the relations OF thei
husbands, were on the pest OF terms. and afte
soed each other. The demon whisky was a.
the bottom of the wnOle affair. According tC
the admissions Of the murderer, both he anC
his victim hsd been drinking during the course
of the evening, ana perhaps that full investiga
ton of the tragedy which must take place viii
disclose the fact that both were sensibly under
the influence OF liquor. The deed carries Its owI
moral.
THE INQUEST.
AT 10 O'Clock this morning Coroner Daniels
held an IL quest into the case, The following
evidence was elicited-
Robert Dempsey sworn-My father, James
DEMPSEY, went up stairs last night about II
O'Clock; he insulted Mr.. Donohue; my father
Donohue aid 80, Ho I and heard him Spring ou
of bed and jump at my father; did not see my
father cut; went up stairs and spoke To my
| room, near the door, bleeding; l then went &c
| the Station House for the police; when Donohut
came down stairs went up; l heard the noise
or two before they had some words; my father
went up stairs two OF three times to quarre
with Donohue; he said TO the police that he
won d give hims elf up; no one went up to the
| room with me.
James Ross affirmed-Last night about II
O'Clock boy came to the Station House anG
said his father was murdered; the sergeant sem
offiC er Lawrence and gself up; We went to the
house; | opened the door; we went In and
the back room, covered with blood, and said
~ did the deed, and here is the knife did II
with, ,"and ne put the knife on the table; then
got a car die and went upstairs, and saw de-
ceased lying there; told officer Lawrence "a
take Donohue to the station House. and tina
would go for a Doctor; went for DIR. Hooper; he
came and said he could not do anything foI
him; Donohue acknowledged that he did 1t, end
gave us the knife.
| OfiG er James Lawrence esWorn-Corroborated
the above testimony.
Merry Donohue sworn-I wassNtting in a chail
| In our room; my father was Mt work making
book case; he was oiiing II; he had the knife In
| his hand; told him to give me the brush anC
let me try to oil the case; while l was OiIing II
| INV fol har ant n nod Qa M nj