New-York tribune., 1870-09-20
IHE SCANNED VENDETTA.
ANOTHER ACT IN THE TRAGEDY.
THE END NOT YET-sHooTING OF THOMAS DON
oHUE BY FLORENCE sCANNEL's BROTHER.

THE END NOT lET-SHOOIlNG or lhOMAS DUN
OHUE BY FLORENCE sCANNELs BROTHER.
Soon after II o'clock last night, Thomas
Donohue the alleged assassin OF the late Alderman Flor
ence scannel was passing along Thirdave. Oh his way
homeward.
He was walking between his cousins, Dennis and
Thomas DonOhue, tea merchants on Thirdave. near
seventeentb-st. The party had proceeded but few
steps from the store of the Messrs Donohue and were
Just on the corner OF Seventeenthst when they were
met by whose features were partially
concealed by q black slouched hat. Hating directly
in front OF them, the stranger made movement as If to
draw weapon from beneath his coat, and he did
his features for the monet partially revealed and
DOnohue at recognized him as John Scanned, the
man who had attempted his life and the brother OF
the man whom he (Donohue) was alleged to have shot.
Before Donohue could utter word or make move
ment his defense, Scanned had placed the muzze of
Derrnger pistol to his breast and fred The ball entered
the left breast Of DonOhue and fell backward the
pavement exciaiming " l am shot"
Scanned at once dashed across the avenue and ran
through seventeenthst toward Irving place In his flight
he cast off his hat brown wig and light mixed
coat The report OF the pistol had attracted the stten
ton of those passing in the neighbOrhOod, and they
oined the companions Of the wounded man in the pur
suit of the assassin.
Sergeant Looney and officer BurleGh Of the Eighteenth
Precinct, who were on post near by, also hurried to
the scene and joined in the pursuit. light
wagon In which were seated two men,
driving along seyenteenth-st and thinking that
the assassin might be one OF these.
the wagon was stopped but Aneher OF the men proved
TO be scanne and the only information they could give
relative to the affair that they man running
rapidly along the street and tupn into Irving place
thorough search Of the locality made but Sean
mel could not he found He had conederates probably
TO assist him to escape.
Donohue was carried to his residence, No 543 East
Eghteenthst., and DR.. E. II. Kimbark, ami other ply
sicians summoned to attend him. The wound was made
by large ball. which, in the opinion Of the surgeons,
had passed through the left lung The hemorrhage
not excessive.
The Surgeons remarked the condition OF DOnohue
very precarious Coroner this morning will take DOno
hues anti mortem statement 1t is believed he s the
only person who recognised the person who shot him.
Soon after the shooting Capt Cameron visited the
Glennan House. at Twenty ourth-st and Third ave. OF
which John Scanned is the owner The wife OF Scanned
said that her husband had been for the past two
mouths stopping at the little village OF Copake On the
Harlem Railroad and that, far she knew, he hsd
not been In the city during that interval.
The house Iscannei's parent in East Twenty-stth
ST. was then visited His mohe said sire had not
her John since the funeral Florence in June last
and added that she had not heard OF him being in the
city
She was much concerned ON hearing Of the shooting,
and that her concerned IN the AFFAIR.
Nothing has been Of Johu 4 Caunel by bis old
sOclates in TINS city tht past lNo lnctr
seems 10 be no but that he had made all his plans
and believed himself sufficiently disguised 10 accom-.
plish the shooting OF Donohue aud avoid recognition
The story OF the aray In which Florence scanne was
shot on the 81 Of December last and the subsequent
occurrences, which ied to the present fatal event. 1,
briefly foil0ws John and Florence Seanne entered
Donahues saloon. at the Of Twenty thrdt and
sixthave.. for the purpose OF driving out a number
of persons who. 1t was segod, "eoouzing there
for the purpose OF repeating the polls general
melee ensued in which clubs and pistols used and
Florence scannen was shot the hall lodging against the
spine. He was removed Bellevue Hospital.
where he lay helpless Tor several months. and
later he was taken 10 Ihe house cf b,s parents
Twenty st., where rsriy In the summer he drd
Shortly after his DEATH John Sesnne met Donahuc VINO
accused Of firing the shot mat Killed Florence anu
dared him 70 mortal encounter. This ~as on foni'h
ave. near seventeenib ~, and Donshne t"'A te'"So
Bradey's stables near by. He subsequently eh'eleu
complaint before judge Dowmg and John scsnlrll "'-
held TO bail In q 900 H. Keep peace iof Cd" year