The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-20
SCANNED AVENGED,
The Murder Of Thomas Donahue, Under Ball
TO Appear for Trial for the Assassination of
Florence ScanBel-John Scanned Accused.

TO Appear for Trial for the Assas ssination of
Florence Scannel-John Scanned Accused.
Shortly after IL O'Clock last night, Thomas Dono-
hue (who accused before the Coroner of killing
Florence Scanned, but who after he had been de-
while walking along the Third avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, with his two
cousins, Dennis and Thomas Donohue, was met by
man who approached him with his head hanging
down evidently to conceal his features. With
short start the man stopped In front Of the party
Thomas Donohue, and instantly fired. The report
was distinctly heard at Twentieth street by the
The ball entered Thomas Donohue's left breast.
The assailant, afer shooting, turned around and
ran rapidly along Seventeenth street, pursued by
several citizens, but he disappeared in Irving place.
On his road he threw away an ordinary slouched
nat gray spring overcoat, and a brown wig all of
witch had evidently been used as a disguise. He
was also seen to throw away pistol, which was
picked up by Mr. Mcdonald, Of No. 1872 Third avenue.
The other articles were picked up by Sergeant
Loonie, OF East Twenty.second Street Police, who
while going his rounds, was talking to officer Bur-
scene of murder, and who both hurried to the spot
upon hearing the report of the pistol, and found
Bonohue bleeding from the wound in his left breast
D0NOHUE RECOGNIZED HIS ASSASSIN.
The Sergeant asked Donohue who had shot him.
and the wounded man at once replied that it was
John Scannel, and that he had recognized him in
spite of his disguise Donohue's companions also
said that the murderer had run away along Seven
teenth street. The Sergeant therefore went RAPIDLY
in that direction, and saw a carriage in which were
two persons, hurriedly driving away. Suspecting
that the murderer might be IN that vehicle, the Ser
taken, and this delay gave the fleeing assassin a
chance to escape The Sergeant having found the
clothing before alluded to, then returned to the
police station, Donohue having been borne by his
friends to his residence at No. 34S East Eighteenth
street.
THE NATURE OF THE WOUND.
DR.. Kimbark having examined the wound pro-
nounced it very serious He could not positively
assert that it was fatal although the fact that the
bullet was very large one, that it made jagged
wound, and that it did not bleed much externally,
is almost conclusive evidence that it is mortal
SCANNEL'S HOUSE VISITED.
AS DOnohue has asserted positively that John
Scanned had fired the fatal shot, visit to the Glen
non House, Third avenue and Twenty-fOurth street,
formerly kept in part by John Scanned, was deemed
necessary.
The person in this house said that John Scanned
was at Copake on the Harlem Railroad and had
been there for at least eight weeks. IT, therefore,
the assailant was John Scanne he must have come
to this city to shoot Donohue he had often threat
ened ne would do on the first opportunity.
JOHN SCANNED OUT ON BAIL.
When John Scanned before attempted the life OF
Thomas Donohue, and was arrested, he was bound
in $1,000 bonds to keep the peace toward Dono-
hue and all other citizens for twelve months.-M Y
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