New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
CRIME.
PROBABLE HOMICIDE-A CITIZEN CLUBbED IN
DIsREPUTABLE HOUSE.

PROBABLE HOMICIDE-A CITIZEN CLUBBEp IN
DIsREPUTABLE HOUSE
Late on Sunday night James sullivan en'elou
the low basement saloon No "a Green"icns' 'no 80
OF abandoned females canal bOatmen sailors anu o'
rough characters The place is kept by one Charles
Smith who has figured prominently IN many uIiculueS
in his place and whom the Police describe as uese'o
character Sullivan became engaged III dllncuIS
81. - , tte inmates. which was ended by Smith,
Nh rIibed sullivan causing dangerous wounds, ana
reudcrng sullivan insensble. Ihe wounded man Was
removed TO bis residence 10 bycsaU On Monday
"t Goroner Flynn received intelligence that sullivan
n%lsht % "a critical condition. and accompanied by DR.
& be went 70 his residence and took ms ante-mOrtem
statement which corroborated the above account;
Detect,e Officer Hey OF the Precinct
arrested smith, and he yesterday committed 10 the
Tombs to await the result Of Sulllvans injuries -Four OF
the abandoned females connected with smths saloon
have been arrested and detained as Witnesses
sTABBING AFFRAY IN MOTT sT.-ANTE- E-MoRTEM
STATEMENT.
Yesterday morning, John Sweeney and
another man. accompanied by two females, entered the
Decentralization at the Of Chatham and Doyersts
An tbe Marty were under the influence of liquor They
paruOk Of refreshments for which they paid One OF the
then left the saloon and went upon the SIDEWALK
requested him TO take OF his companion who was
then very much under the influence OF liquor. some
words followed. 9Hd the companion of the man then
ioined him. and in the melee Dugan stabbed by one
OF the the right side. abdomen and arm, causing
dangerous wounds. The unknown man fed and made
his csc,,ne sweeney after a severe struggle was
taken into custody by Sergeant Mcdonald OF the sixth
Precinct and locked up. The wounded man was taken
10 bellevue Hospital where Yesterday Coroner Schrmer
attended and took his ante mOrtem statement He cor
roborated the account given above but was unable TO
saw who stabbed him. The Jury rendered verdict
That John Dugan came to his wounds at the hands OF
some person persons unknown TO the jury coroner
Schirner then committed Sweeney TO the TOmbs, TO
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
ARREST OF THIEVES AND RECOVERY OF STOLEN
PROPERTY.
On Sunday night last the tailor store of Her
man Mamlok No 72 sixthave, was entered by burglars
who carried off stock valued at $780, Detectives McCarty
McGowan and Crowley, after o lengthy search Mon.
day night succeeded IN arresng two OF the thieves
named james Gillen ana LOUIS Douglas' pel m oE ,e
They also arrested Louis MendesOhn alleged re.
Ttv f;r he tTiang sum of 500 All the accused were
locked up in the Twenty -ninth-st. station house.
At the TOmbs Police Court, yesterday, JUS
tice Hogan committed Thomas Kane, whom Detec-
tive Wilkinson OF the rwentysxth Precinct had caught
i'm the act Of picking the pocket Of unknown
in Westst While the officer was arTestng the thei tne
woman was view in the crowd and could not again
be found and accordingly the officer made the complaint
against the thief Detective Officer McGvuey yeser
day saw well dressed professional thieves leaving
the men became alarmed and of The officer fol-
lowed pursuit and overlook and arrested of them,
prisoner who gave the very original name Of John smith,
was committed 10 the Tombs.
THE wEEKsvILLE HOMICIDE-yERDICT OF THE
CORONERS JURY.
Coroner Whitehill held an inquest at the
Fortynnth subPrecinci Station House. OF Broad
way and Grceneave Brooklyn, relative TO the death OF
William Fitzpatrick, who was killed Sunday morning
last by Francis Drake coored front Of the residence
OF the latter near the line OF the OF Bualoave.
and Warren.st number Of witnesses examined.
Richard Thomas Moore (cOOred testified that about II
Moore James Bradshaw (whe), the deceased. and him
self we're going across graveyard near the Hunterhy
Road when Bradshaw asked hm TO call Drake ou OF ms
house, he wanted 10 see him. witness called him out,
and as he came out he pulled on me coat br1dsnS|
pulled of his coat too and they then commenced hgh
ing; Bradshaw threw Drake, when the lat
ter cried out, Don't bite me- Fitzpatrick
and witness pulled Bradshaw on aud he then wanted to
get away, but deceased told him he should lot go-that
ceased, and told him TO come on, When Joseph T. VII
lams (colored) procured pistol and club while wit
and said You -, III blow your brains ont . ne
fired, and deceased fell; at that time. williams was
Drake previous TO the night witness and bradshaw
If he had KNIFE and he replied that he had not Never
him :; after the fight over. Drake aud ms wife, and
Williams, followed witness with clubs, but he made his
! escape.
Elizabeth Robinson corroboraed the former wtnesss
statement the fight and shooting The fight lasted
about threequarters Of an hour Fitzpatrick was stand
ing about I6 feet from Drake when he was shot
Jordan Watts testified that he witnessed the fight that
previously he heard deceased tell Bradshaw "lf you
don't lick that Niger, III lick you"
James Bradshaw testified that Drake called him suck
er in saloon In the negborhO0d. and that Billy Fitzpat
rick and some others urged INN 10 Ieht tat IN me hght
he had the best Of him until struck the head with
CluU by abOlltI COlOled man
Mrs Mary Drake, wife Of the prisoner tesudcd 10 see
ing the ght, and saw Bradshaw ble her husband when
she got the pistol the door OF her house had been
broken open the night before but she did not know who
did IL.
Francis Drake, the prisoner, testified that Saturday
night the 18th inst, Bradshaw 20 his house and
broke In the door witness escaped ~ the back win
dow; next morning he stoned by Bradshaw and de
ceased. Drake testified 10 the fight afterwards and
stated that IL his intention 10 shoot Bradshaw, but
accidentally shot Fitzpatrick Several other witnesses
examined and the case being given To the jury they
brought IN following verdict THAT william Fltz-
patrick, deceased 10 ms death by pistOlshOt
wound the hands OF Francs Drake. June l3 1869,
and that the said shooting done In sefdeicusC"
The prisoner rcCOmmtcd 10 jail 10 await the ac-
ton Of the District Attorney in the matter Of the pre-.
sentiment Of the case 20 the Grand jury
ARREST AND COMMITTAL FOR LIBEL.
Mr. Daniel w. Van Acran was arrested yes
terday al the suit OF A. A. SeOvcr esq. wcllknown
Wast banker and director in several large railroad
corporations, on the charge OF libel The arrest
made By Capt JOurdan Of the Sixth Precinct and the
prisoner arragncd before Judge Bedford Of the Court Of
General Sessions The alleged libel sua circular pub
lished and circulated by the defendant IN which he
from the City OF san Francisco for public plundcIing"
that he swindled certain merchants OF NewYork city
and Boston, purchasing goods for which he paid,
ana finally settling with his victims for ten cents the
dollar; that he guilty OF "yarlOus rascaes upOn
citizens" and time iucarceratcd IN a Jan at
Chicago. Copies Of the hellOuS circular found
upon the person OF the prisoner when lac arrested In
default Of $1,000 bail, required by Judge Bedford Won
Aeran committed on the charge Of "cruel and
malicious libel"
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