The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-23


II has just utnsrired that the assassin was douby
armed on tho occasion Of bis murderOus assault
Bos ides the small DerrinEer with which he irod at
Donohue, and which lie flung away In his III ght
thIough Seventeenth street, and which was subse.
Qucuty found in the of 1874 East Seventeenth
street, the intended murderer also carried a seven.
incn Colts heavy revolver, fully loaded, which was
thrown into the came a-ea. and overlooked By the
onhccr who picked MP tho Derrinser, and hastily
concluded that that the only weapon.
The revolver was found tho next morning
In the same pfea by servant employed
in the house. Fer reasons best known to thcm-
selves, the occupans Of these premises retain
Cd possession OF this formidable weapon uu,il
Yesterday. reiully keeping It's discovery secret
YESTERDAY, ,wever, they sent for an officer OF tie
lie pistol iad not been u ed, ana may serve 10
iIeLtiiy the author Of The shooting
CONDITION or THE WOUNDED MAN.
Mr. Donohue was quite comfortable Yesterday fer
one seriously injured as lie Is, though stil In
rresi pain, and in "a very precarious CONDITION. lie
was visited during the day, In friendly and unpro-
the Port Who expressed decided opinion that tho
patient woud recover. The attending physicians,
Tcy aye not besn sSc d IHs @
| bail, though they nave traced iis course with much
accuracy.
rHs NATURE OF THE WOUND.
Tie bali cut through the lapel ~ the v,st and
entered the ef side directly over the lover portion
| q. rue heart: II fractured aud passed through the
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glanced, without proceeding to the heart, and fui
loved tle inner ucmlrsne Of the chest round To-
| Waid the back TO a poiut that hus not set been
| reached by The probes more miraculous escape
huu. inst nj death was probably never experienced
THH non. JoHS GRAHAM
called upon Nr. Donohne last evening for the pur.
poe OF e1Iross.ns ii symnmAy for LIN IN lie pain.
| iul situation. Alsr spending lev minutes with
the invaid, lie visited the TNen-second street sta
uon house end cbreiuy examined the DISCUSSES and
wcapens cast away by tho fugitive. After critically
|
drew without eXpros Ing any opinion on the case
As matter OF Justice TO all parties we make place
| FOR u iVi.oNmg
STATEMENT ny TIE uoS CHARLES S. SPENCER,
tlc s!nFu'arity OF Which vii attract attention:
| To ne PubHc:
As the friend and counsel Of John j. Sc,nncl |
feel IL uY dur " submit to you t.e following state
ment:
At the time ctn murder Of Florence scarnel, /
WAS employed by lis lIOthcr Vho. in truth, loved
Lil, vita aH nnrcii0n lave seldom seen egualled
TO take charge NJ tie on the part OF Florence
| and himself Donuhue ha been sfot in the arm Gt
the ime Florence received the latal shot which ter.
minated his lie, and John Ms IN Prison, CHAR
| with THIS woundIugo OF DonoGuo. Upon heaVy bail
John was discharged.
| Subsequently. John Llet Donohue, called upon him
| 70 draw, knowing him 10 DO nrneI, upon which
Donohue Not, and soon after caused the arrest VI
John, who gave bail e. Ncop the peace.
TDis 10 the only attack John has made upon Dono'
Through fhe fundamentally of John, DonoNuc
wns hrou8 8ht before CaToncI's ine, charged win
| the murder ct Florcnce John concluded 70 appeal
to the luw.
! Tire jury uoon the Coroner's inquest found that
| DOnonue old shoot Florence. DonoLue was cOH.
| mitted and hailed,
Gricf for lis bro.her's deatl and his old widow
mothers agon' haA seriously pec tod John j, Sean
| mel, both physically asa monuiy; hut tnose WHO
| krOw him well know that, alihOus ho might at
tempt to nVenge his brOthsts murder which ho be
| lieyos To beve been perpctrntet by Donohue, by
| violence yet that he Ia tie last mnn who would dis
| gui.b LWsCf and In the darkness OF night assassi
| nate John j. suannol aid give Douohue fair wara.
| int bCoro he appealed 10 the 'aw. lie would shoot
NJ man upon any DrovOcatiun, except face TO face,
| and giving his enemy chance for iis life,
| Alter hs appeal TO tho Law ho iban iOned all idea
| o. persont Vengeance, snd he allie that he IN
| nocent Of tao lSte shooting pf Dounhue.
| Uc Is ~ and unable TO endure irotr cited conhne.
meet He has umtle proof ~ his Innocence OF the
| shooting Of DonOhue; nnd whenever either DonO,
| hue si.i be out pi danger, ana | sincerely nOpe
| that he soon Will bo he shall die, ! am assured
| that Mr.. Scaune will promptly surrender himself
| Don may lBgpr weeks, and mcantimc should
John surrender himself he must lie In prison with
| cut ANIMATION aud without bail.
| lam also instructed TO nay, and think In Wow
| OF tie grave accusation AGAINST John j. scanne
ought to OlsY the Instruction, that other
be SHOWN fur grave 0hmilJ OI others toward Mr.
| DCnOhu0.
! Personally | have no unkind feeling toward Mr..
| Donohue and would mlst gladly 300 him recover (;
hut Ia the discharge ui my duty TO NV client must
aay that grave alleged facts arc already In my pos,
l session. ClIhhLES Il bPkNORh>