The sun., 1870-03-17
H'CABE's LAST EXPLOIT.

The Fourth WnrI Politicians Amer tn oir
Ha l-''iu Cocktails mud Pistols before
FREAK nI-Three Persons shot In n
Frnnkfort street Bnrroon - McCabc's
torrth OF July shooting.
Among the dances on Tuesday coeuinp that of
TIE Ftatcs James McCabe Association. ia Brooks's
Asscmb Rooms, Grand ,trcot, was second to none
In respect TO the quantis OF liquor imbibed In
spite Of this, somo dissatisfied persons did not get
enough to supply their wants. and accoi dngly de-
cded to try fresh fields and pastures new. Ac.
cordnRly. when tie ball broke up 9 about o'clock
~ NJ a crowd, among whom was John McCabe, a
brother o' he McCabc, went 10 McColdrick's "a.
loon, at 6s Frankfort street. popuary known ss the
Dead House." to take IL an eI ra cargo of fusel
On arriving there John McCabe, feeling generously
dist oscd, called for drinks for tho crowd The bar.
tender, Thomas II Draper, howe~cr, knew bis cuq.
toner, md declined to serve any iiquor without pre
payment. saying to McCahe that he kneu lis game
WHEN was TO got hi- gin without psyihE. Where.
uron McCahe shouted on, You're a liar," Draper
th"n o1ere to wager IS that McCabe had done so
be'orc, and Tut lis hArd in HE pocket to pun Gu,
'he money wien neCabo struck him on the fore.
Road with his ns,
Draper horcupcu jumped over the bar to stapplc
with NcoHre, when the latter drew n revolver and
fred upon hin ilc bah passing close 70 he head and
wrist and tried o wrench 'hc pistol nom him, but
tefpre lie could do 50, the pistol WIS discharged
three times, each shot taxing eject an a different
man.
The three men who were shct are Michael Ora.
r'r a brother cf Thos. II. Drapcr) Of ~ North OK
iofd RI 'e'. NrooSlYn: Richard Downing. Of 80 Madi.
son street; and James Kelley. Michael Draper wus
rushing to his brothers assistance when tie second
sos was fired. This struck him In the loft thgh
ana iod;ct tnore TIE thiri shot strnc, bowling
IN the chest, the ball entering just below tho
eit nippc and passing obliquely up until II
l3dx9l against his chost bone. The other man
tkcllcy) was shog through tie hant, DoNling aud
icaie Draper were borne TO the oak sire ct police
station TO have their wounds examined irapcr4
gave tgt little trouble the ball telng extracted I'm.
medialelY, but DoNlug's rase was more serious
Alcr ranlJ trying for nearly un tour extfac' the
osli by means of the forceps, DIR. Doran had 20
MIKE an ihcision hilhcr UP ana cut the ball out.
When tuken out u found 20 be hat ened by con.
,act Win his Jredst bone. Kelley Is a friend OF
Mctabc. nai accordnely dill not show up at tho
punro station. While il"se men were on their way
to The station, Draper anil McCatc We're struggling.
and eventually Draper Knocked h,m down on the
io frU1 III. hand, but IL was Immediately rcciptured
ny ono of McCahes associ,toa, and tie whole party
dispersod Dowliug's sIory Is as follows:
went TO the ball of the McCnbo Association IN the
Asers,y Eeoms In Grand street. and oft there about
'U 50. \: NJ: 10 company WIN iriynd We went 70 the
ionni large Tlrty assembled. including John Nc
ior aihks aud VIM, tney were b,ifg sol reaGy Sat
" inNscI yh AhArrel az c trd ot :h0 mar and before
bai been t'eI" two minutes the i-tul was nred aud
~ nNscI fttgrk : | id no, ael NcCahs Ere IT. and
lnh know what they were quart.llug about sorne
men Gssstei me TO 'hU OiL street pchce station
ard he doctor vas teattsoncd for hchiluaters; il
wa nearly M hour before Lc arrived, and wAs try
iNnt from lgss OF blood. '
John Nc' tbo (giias Bueky - Is 4 potrrious ruff
fan 1nd loaicr. He is At the head Of gang Of
four'h Ward rOwdic.. Last 4th o. July this mnu
Mc' hbo cot into quarrel vita one O'Bricn. oppo.
size The cay Hal, and Il that time he ilrcd nyo or
six shois at random into the 81 Iwd Fortunately no
Que va iuri, bot, rs in 'hc present case, II
merely piece ofgood fortune that severnl were not