The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-13
THE SCANNED HOMICIDE.

day-surrender Of DonOhOe and His lie.
lcase-Statement Of Counsel. rta
The excitement growing out OF the Scanned homi.
eide Which was raised to so high pitch Monday
owing to the contention between Coroners Rollins
and Flynn as to which of them should conduct the
inquisltlon ON the case was alayed yesterday be-
cause Of the forciDle withdrawal OF Coroner Rollins
from the investigation, TO whom 1t by right be.
longed. Rather than have an unsecmy and unpro.
ftssonal wrangle over the remains of the deceased
Alderman Coroner Rollins gracefully retired nom
where duty called him, leaving the charge
OF his associate. Yesterday DR.. Shine summoned
the following named gentlemen 10 view the body
and act as jurors In the case:-
Samuel Holiness merchant, 80 PARK row; william
Oliphant, "a Park row; Edgar Patterson, merchant,
q Park row; James Fognon with Knox, the h tter)
Edward Edgatts, Astor House; Alfred Lawson, No.
Aston House; II. Bangs, 23l Broadway; Charles 3.
Overton, 235 Broadway; Eugene Charm, Delmonico's
Broadway; Dudley Sutel, ~ Duane street; M. OTTO
81 Chatham street; Daniel SWeeny, Chatham street;
Alexander T. woodward, 81 Duane stree.
DR.. Shine announced that after viewing the no ~
10 e in the afternoon the jury would be DISCHARGED
I'LL eleven O'Clock next Monday morning. when the
Investigation would be proceeded with ut the Colo-
SURRENDER OF poNoHoR.
Late yesterday afternoon Thomas Dolohoe, accom-
panied by his COUNSEL appeared at the CITY all FIR tie
purpose OF surrendering himself to Coroner Flynn
TO abide the result OF the inqustion. Earnes. search
IL, 81,
his absence Coroner Keenan,, who was PRESENT too
the responsibility OF releasing Don0hoe on his paro
III eleven O'Clock tomorrow trhmsdal morning,
When ne will appear for further disposition On be-
half OF his client the counsel suDnilted follow
ing written
STATEMENT
Mr.. Thomas Donohoe presents himself 10 Coroner
Flynn, having understood that he has been charged
with being the cause OF the death OF the late Flor.
ence Scanned and public attention having been d.
recied TO him as more or less connected
wh soc hat event r nor As na|abns
that the suspicion OF such thing rests upon
MIN to tender himself to the authorities for the full
est investigation or his conduct The charge ii u is
made, he utterly Denies firmly and honestly be.iev.
ing that ne in no way contributed to the death OF
did on That occasion was forced upon HIM by It's
necessities was demanded by se!r.defence and will
be fully developed al the proper time.
Donohoe IL a tai, iincly developed young man,
about twentY-eight years OF ago, and bears The
press OIL gentleman.
Resolutions of sympathy by the Andrew
Jackson Club-A Letter from IA Frieud OF
the Deceased Alderman.
At meeting OF the Andrew Jackson Club, held
last evening at the club rooms corner OF Thrty third
street and Lexington avenue, Lander Buck presii-
ing, the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted in respect TO the memory Of
the late cx-Alderman Florence ScannelI:-
Whereas tho hard hand has again fallen in our
midst and sed fore the noble generous IA
Where's has pleased Him Who aoeth all things we
to remove from our companionshp once genial and
life and in the funess Of his strength suddenly stricken
Resolved That while accepting in submission the
awful decision of the Great One,
and Of from EXPRESSING o n a
for his ruth and deVoca 70 ursps anu wa
in de death ,I leaves NO eueny behind him
attend In body the Of our brother tomorrow
ResoSsd That copy Of the above preamble and resoa
tons be and copy thereof forwarded to the re
The funeral of the late Alderman will take place
today at ten A. NJ, from 81. Stephens church,
Twenty-eighth street. Where il high mass ana the
usual ceremonies VIII take place.
NEW YORK, July Il. 1870
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
find In the HERALD OF this morning an article
relative to Florence Scannel deceased to be buried
tomorrow. In that article find many things not
truthful or just to the dead Alderman and hope as
you claim to be independent and in st towards all
those who seek political prelernent you VIII give
room to this communication.
have known Florence Scanncil well for several
years, and during that time have never known or
heard Of his doing mean act. lie has never
wrOnged any man Of dollar, and never attacked q
he was arrasned before Congress was only beca"se
ne would not speak in regard to his friends although
ne answered everything IN regard to himself without
He ran last fall for Alderman Of the wealthicst
Ward In the CITY. and was elected, though
proved his DEATH The fact was that Florence Scan.
nell had never In his lifetime closed his heart, his
hand or his pocket against those poorer than itn-
self, and when the poor demanded aud Iris own
pocket gave out he applied to his friends who were
able to help those who were poorer. This was The
practice of Scannel for years. and hence strong
love grew up in the hearts or the workngmen for
Florence Scanncll and I'm the OF last Decc-
Der Tor Alderman he received The Almost If not
entire, vote OF the worklngmen OF the Aldermanic
district.
This communication Is not written for the purpose
OF influencing public opinion the question OF who
Killed Florence Scannell, about which this writer
knows nothing, but TO vindicate The character the
dead-a man who though without the advantages
OF education yet IN the native nobility of his char
acter was not capable of mean acG and died The
victim of assassination. Without wealth or patron
age, and with every political aad positive influence
against him, Florence Scanned youth OF twenty
four, was able to carry the most wealthy and aristo
cratic ward OF New York. Such q man must have
something OF brains or OF heart reaching to popu.
lar sympathy-sOme virtue above ordinary colupre
hension-Or he could not have been leader.
RIFLE.
PaOiPECr PARK FAIR GROUNDS