The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-30
THE JOHN CASEY'MU
TIE END or 4 ONCE T7TRITfNG
LAMB OED or 1LDAEY.
Rum and the Gaining pnhic-A roiicc stlry
abert " Wc,uHn-A Little Norcy Bi.pai-


| Sunday morning, cvC men ne. In TNoh;y.s- vtn;a
street near Sixth avcLuc, aud Ltd ,ome
! words seven shots were dlschargtd; two mon
! were borne TO tae Tlrtlsth stree. police station.
| and two others were taken e Witnesses. Tie two
woundsi q. John casey and James McCcinlc;, were
soon rfcrwatd borne to Dellcvue Hospital. HE
ot,cr two, ulgrl Kelley and joseph h,NarI, were
locked w In the station.
| At1lS O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Casey died A
| St7s reporter was in Bellevue soon aftcrward lie
| found Coroner riyEn in the waiting room. engaged
| in official business.
| Pcpor;er-Do you intend to do anything in this
case todayS
| Coroner Flynn-No. we .hal TO nothing except
| ic: the jury tho Yoly.
| Repor'er-Whcn will the inquest take place
| Coroner--on Saturday at 10 o'clock at my once.
| The Coroner turned away, and began a CONVEX
| saton with gentleman who seemed intimate with
10th Mccormick und Casey. said This gentleman to
Mr. Flynn:
This il a lad case. Here ia man cut down as
you might say, in tie roNcr OF his youth. II
rnr nrN VINO nAxg ouARRrLs
| could be hanged there would be some senso in a."
Coroner Flynn-Thars 90.
Tho gentleman ourtinu,o; Here was Carey and
Mccormick boys tcretAer-lrousht up tozctncr.
| II outsiders hadn't come between them and made
| trouble. this thing Wouldn't have happened. Tao
men who made tie trouble are tie ones who ousht
to he HANGED
| At this point Mrs Casey entered. and took \ scat
She was trofsod IN black silb, and Is apparently
thirty or thirtytwc. and rather s,out She has orc
Chi d by Mr.. Casey and viii probably soon be IL,
mother Of another. In the corse Of conversation.
Sd, said tHat Mr.. Casey lad recently sold cat lis
business in Albany, and residence Which he
owned; that they had been in Saratoga nearly al
the seaicn; uLat on the way down to New York
on the boat, size saw that he wss
DRINKING TO EXCESS,
and vas afraid thu, he might get to gamb'ine. Sic
asked him 10 give her some Of hi' money TO keep
but after puliing some out OF rs pocket he cut II
baci: and refused t. give Ter any.
Il told Linz he'd lie sorry. she said. between her
sohs. =" Il was all drink aud ga nuaGg"
1t,' said we Coroner sympatheucaly, chats
Mrs. Casey added t.at she did not hear OF the
shooting until oeioeS IN tie morning aud dii t
him ccad Ste mourn.uly continued. "D'tnt
drink. drink. DRINK and gambling Is at the bottom
While she was seated in the w'i'ing room a negro.
en- plol cd - COOS 1T the hospital Ia white linen can
and apron. came no. Like the majority his race
le vas laxative, without intending 10 be intrusive
lie saw that Mis-. Casey was m deep grie sad know
ms Who SHE was, oDcnei conversation.
TEs iRrQuEScr OF NrKDLRs.
Pears to me 1t was just Ike was in war times
Thar they is. IN Tire dead hoGse. IN staeks-Jst IN
stncGs.
Mr.. Casey (yncAatly )-wLa.'s the matter with
Nc-ro-o. some Of 'em shot, and some Killed by
Hecitrnt-Jusi stacks OF eul. Ncbber see such .
Mrs. CASEY CcoSin, around the room absentiyl-
WHAT are they gong Ga do with thems
srgct and end "a to Pot.er's field
| Mrs Casey-Wel, II don't NAB lncch difference
20 taem amer THEY'RE gone what done VITA tncm.
Mrs Casey soon went lwny with some friends wa 10
htd come 20 make d,sposii on OF her hnsbanls re.
mains. Tie jury entered and vcUcl the body.
wI,e DR. IaY.ur cyp.airCl that 'ho 1l! Lll en- To-.
I'd about an inch and han above the nave,
directly on the rc!3a line bad cut t.. smaller IT,
testibes twice and the larger intes,.Hes twice disc
| aut, iron is general direction, was undoubtedly
| imbeGdcd IN the spine Death resulted from hi.
ilarmirion AMI p'r3tonns. Dr. Ta,lcr added q, Il
Sa'ty would s,y hu. lulc al,er catering the hospi.
tai, iurther ,.an that
AcoEMIcK SHOT MN.
lie also manifested some anxiety whcn told that he
McCormlck's wound was jus, above tie ankle.
tertiary HOSPITAL TO await tie Coronet's action
Leaving Bellevue the reporter went over TO the
Tirteth street police station, where Kelley and
Howard were locked up. The sergeant in clare
could tell little about the assassination beyond VIA,
had tecn sireld, told He sud tn,t Wien the per.
sous were taken into The station on sunday morn.
| lug. Casey Cd not seem 10 be seriously injured Hc
eat dOWr, and turiis the examination picAel up A
pounds, aid
nuurD 1T At HOWARD,
hitting linn on tac ear AID knoeking lin senseless
Killed lie recovered quickly, aud has ouly a biack
and biue ear TO show for the assault Howard true
| name 10 said to be Frank Purcell
A the tine the arrests were made two rayo yers
were iouni. one OF these MAS on the person OF
McCormick SILVER mounted weapon, carving a
cartridge Vi peculiar make, With two barrels dis.
CHARGED. The other was found in the middle Of the
street With I'VE chambers empty, maxine shots
IN - discharged, the exact number thai AL the Wit.
nssses say they heard. No arms were found on
kelley VI uo ward
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
lhe theory of tae police Is that the dlmeulty had
Twenty fourth street IL is said that Casey snd Nc
Cormick had some trouble about her eighteen
months ago, which had never teen satisfactorily
settled Caseys friends deny this. but are YET very
retecnt, aud profess to know nothing OF tile cause
An interview with william Kelly developed little
OF note. lie either knew nothing, OF II he did
know, would not reveal 4nythinr. lie said that
lie atted mp, up oatroom IN Apa.y; opposite the
i, for $1,000 and tina, all he "' had ''i at
TIVE time OF his death, so far as lie knew. was
week. Kelley said he Knew Casey aud MoCormick
had hreu on bad tcrms-had had misunderstand-
incs-but taat II was about money matters, aul not
abou, \ woman, as the police thought. Kelley was
nervous ana questioned the reporter closely con
corning Cascy's death.
| oS rHE TRAIL AT LAST.
Up 20 this point the reporter Was utterly at fault
| OF the scent IL was incredible tiat Casey suuu' 4
have come down to Twenty and sixtI
| avenue, found McCornicS there. amt BEGAN the
shooting The first question which would naturally
arise would be, How should Casey know that Me
Cormick was thtrei How should he even snow
that Mccormick was in the neighborood or in
town. IL Was more ;han probable that the men had
recently met and had angry lords, II indeed they
had no; met the very evening before the shooting
On this belief the reporter started out. anu after
patient search Discovered saloon whore Casov
Nc, ormick, Howard. and Kelley had spent SuudaI
evening. The proprietor told the story as follows |:
LANDLORDS STORY.
Last night Sunday at ~ o'clock, Mct ormick,
Howard and Kelly came here Aboui hall au hour
AFTER Casey came, with friend. They were driving
q two-hOrse livery team ind Casey asked II McCuT.
mick was in MY house. said lie WINS and
they sent their team TO stable by to be taken
care OF, came in. They AL drank several casscs
Divine, AID Casey at longih became unruy He
i said finally I'm broke I've gui no money / care
tor no $ Of b.. on top earth, aud can lick any
| one in this house"
Mccormick replied, " When you hrd rlen,y Of
money was tue uue for you TO express youiso Il IN
| this Style
Carey retored by saying, "rll lick you, or any
s. VI a D. who takes your part"
| Spelling FOR FIGHT.
| McCormck-Do You intend 70 lcN me?
| Cisol-Ies are you IScit Pulling n Tistol
which was seen by five or SIX persons IN the room
! Accommodation Gods sake don't shoot mo--