The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-23
GA CHRIsTENING.y


A miniature Dsnnybreek Fair More Of the
EviI RHects ef Ruus-A Man Beaten to Death
Probable Death Of Another One.
Some days ago one James Smith, residing on
Wyalusing avenue, near Fifty-fourth street,
West Philadelphia. was presented by his wife
with fine boy. OF course, James was happy,
and, fixing upon n name, set down Yesterday
afternoon as the time for the christening of the
new son and heir. The child was taken to
church and named, and the parties returned to
the house of Smith, where the affair was duly
celebrated by eating, drinking, and merriment.
Among the friends assembled were Thomas
Colder, Hugh Colder, Pat Colder, Peter McCue,
Redmond McManus, and James McCaulley. All
OF these parties like the ''craythur," I" and there
being 'lashings" of 1t to be had, they lndulged
the hour OF o'clock their animal got
the better of their moral nature, aud
a genuine Irish row followed, the result
of which has been the death of one of the par
ticipants and the probable death of another.
The Golders and McCue all live in one house,
on Westminster avenue, near Fifty-fourth
street. Thomas is the father of six children;
Hugh and Peter are unmarried. Thomas, for
economy, says he keeps cow and pastures her
upon lot in the neighborhood which he
rents for that purpose. McCauley also keeps
q COW. Two years ago Thomas rented the lot,
of which he is now lessee, and held 1t Tor the
season, much to the disgust of McCaulley. Last
season. he being absent, McCaulley secured tAe
use of it. but this season Thomas applied for it
in advance of McCaulley, and secured it. 1t
hands becoming thoroughly intoxicated, true to
their Irish nature they began quarrelling, and
soon miniature Donnybrook Fair was enacted.
Thomas who states that he had twelve or four
teen whiskies, can scarcely remember any more
of the occurrence than having received a
"whack from shillalah," in the hands of
McCaulley, over the head. The rest
know nothing further about the
fight than having participated therein. The
battle was kept up for the space of about half
an hour, at the end of which time McCaulley
and McManus were carried into their residences
near by in dying condition. After the brawl
had ended the remainder of the party returned
to the house of Smith, and renewing their
carousal, kept it up until midnight. They then
reterned to their homes. physician having
been summoned to attend to the cases of
McCaulley and McManus, he announced that
the patient could not possibly recover, where
upon warrant was issued for the arrest of
Thomas and Hugh Golden and Peter McCue,
and they were taken from their beds at j o'clock
A. M, and locked up in the Sixteenth district
station-house.
McCauley fingered in great agony until IL
o'clock this morning, when death ended his suf-
ferings. Besides being badly beaten about the
fatal nature. McManus is lying very low, and
the chances are that before night he will furnish
a subject for the Coroner.
The parties are all hod carriers, and come
from the counties of Cavan and Fermagh. The
prisoners look upon the brawl as natural ap-
pendix of "a christening" but deny any intent
of attempting to Kill their victims. McCaulley
leaves wife, but no chilnren.
The whole affair is another example of the
evil caused by the demon rum.
PRIZE FIGHTERS ARREsTED.-On Saturday
evening Lieutenant Smith, of the Eighteenth
district, noticed crowd of men proceeding
down Allegheny avenue towards the Delaware.
From the behavior of the party he imagined
that fight was to take place. Summoning
squad of policemen, he proceeded after the
crowd, and on nearing the river found ring
pitched and the principals stripped for the fight.
He then directed his men to secure the princi-
pals which was done without much difficulty.
The rest of the crowd succeeded in escaping.
The "fghtists' were taken to the station, where
they gave the names of Commodore" Hen
drcks and Patrick Carroll. They were given
hearing before Alderman Mcdonald, who held
them in $500 each to keep the peace.
WIFE BEATERs.-Two weeks ago John
Rogers, residing at No. 62S Andrew street, was
sent to prison for wife beating. A few days
since he was released, and last evening he again