The New York herald., 1870-12-02
RUM AND LEAD.
A Young Man ON . Spree Murdered in o
Barroon,-He Dies Asserting that He
Accidentally shot Himself Escape
Of tie Suspected Murderer.

very singular and somewhat mysterious shoot
Ing affair, which has resulted In the death OF
young man, was yesterday brought 10 the atten-
tion OF Coroner Schirmer by surgeon Marsh, Of tho
Centre Street Hospital On Sunday night last George
Johnson. alas Patrick Vaughan, youth OF twenty
years. who follows boating for q hvelihood; John
McCarty, OF No. $40 Water street; Michael Kerri-
gan. living at No. II Rutgers place. and one two
others, visited various groggeries, drinking 70 ex-
cess and early the following morning brought up at
drinking saloon In Mott street, near Chatham
square, kept by one Dobbs, formerly notorious
around
SLAUGHTER HOUSE POINT,
In the Fourth ward, and there INDUCED In divers
drinks While AT the bar Vaughan and Matthew
Dobps-orothcr OF the proprietor-had some angry
words, during which, 1t Is alleged, Vaughan
threw glass OF ale INTO Dobbs' face,
whereupon tho latter drew 4 pistol and
shot his adversary in the abdomen and immediately
lhaue Ms escape. McCarLy and kerrigan Tearing
laial result placed Vaughan In a coach and forth
with removed MIN TO the Centre street Hospital,
anu aiier leaving tneir names and residences
fastened away ana failed return 10 make IN
quifies as 10 the condition their wounded com
pani0n.
Now comes a
VERY SINGULAR PART OF TIE STORY.
On Tuesday Detective Dolan, oi the sixth pre-
cnct, seeing Vaughan In The hospital, asked him
under what circumstances he WAS snoi, and was
told by the sufferer tnat he had accidentally shot
Vaughan continued 10 fail, and on Wednesday
afternoon surgeon Marsh, thinking his condition 10
be extremely critical told his patient, who had re-
malned rctlceDt as TO how he was snot, that he was
LIKELY TO DIE,
and suggested the proprey OF stating before it was
too late how ne had been wounded. Vaughan then
repeated to the doctor the same thing he had told
detective Doan--vz., that he had been shot by the
accidental discharge OF his ewn pistol. soon alter
making this declaration Vaughan sunk into "A stato
OF insensibity from which he never rallied. He died
al late hour the same day.
Notwithstanding the voluntary CONFESSIONS OF de-
ceased that his wounding Was tie result o accident,
" Is positively asserted 10 be susceptible OF PROOF
that deceased was deliberately shot III the abdomen
by pistol IN the hands oil Matthew Dobbs, for
whom Captain Allaire OF the Fourth precinct, and
his Officers are in hot pursuit
Yesterday the relatives OF Vaughan made applica-
tion for the remains, winch being granted they were
removed TO an undertaker's, 40 Madison street,
wnere Deputy Coroner Joseph Cusnman and Dr.
| Amabie, OF the Centre Street Hospital made u
POaT-MORrEM EXAMINATION
and found pistol shot wound oil the left side OF the
abdomen three and tnree-quarter inches under the
/ umblicus, the Dali passing inward and downward,
penetrating the lntestnes and burying itself In the
| body. Death, In the opinion OF the medical gentle
| men, was caused by peritonts, the result Of the
pistol shot wound. A Jury was empanlecd and
after viewing the body it was removed 10 the house
| OF O friend living at 81 Henry street. where the
! funeral ceremonies viii be held
Coroner Schirmer has charge or the case and viii
| commence an investigation to-day, provided the
witnesses who have been summoned are forth
coming.
Deceased ia said TO have borne hard name and
travelled with a gang OF suspicious fellows who
prowl around the docks ut night In search OF plum
der. and whose headquarters has been slaughter
House Point corner Of James and Water streets-ths
scene Of many murders within the last twenty -nve
years.
This case presents some novel features, ana should
1t appear on the nquisition that deceased was Mnr-
dered without just pr0vOcaton II will be one OF tho
most remarkable instances OH record OF dying man
making . determined enort 70 shield his murderer.