The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-26
NEWS SUMMARY.


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CITY Anairs
On Saturday afternoon last, an affray oc-
Cured at Fifteenth and Willow streets, which
resulted in the death OF Samuel J. Shines. So
far as could be ascertained, the facts as fol-
lows-Simes and Henry Dram were sitting in
the coal-yard of Mr.. Thomas j. Dram, on Willow
street, near Fifteenth, when Michael Welsh and
James Donnelly came in. Welsh and Dram had
some words about small sum of money, during
which deceased made a remark that Welsh took
umbrage at. dispute arose quickly, sue
ceeded by blows, Welsh and Donnelly both
striking Shines The latter then ran into the
Office of the coal-yard, and being followed
and again attacked by his assalants ran
from there into Willow street. where he aud
Welsh clinched and fell to the ground with
Welsh uppermost. Patrick Deegan pulled
Welsh off and found that Shines was dead. 1t
is supposed that his neck was broken by the
railroad track across which he fell. Policeman
John Doyle arrested Welsh and Donnelly and
took them to the Ninth District Station-house,
whence they were removed to the Central Sta
tion to await the action of the Coroner. De-
ceased was 16 years old, and resided at No. 1926
Buttonwood street, Welsh resided on Callow-
hill street, below Seventeenth, and Donnelly at
Seventeenth and Pearl streets. They are aged
respectivelyLl6 and II years. An inquest will
be held to-day.
Detective Farley, of New York, reached
this city on Saturday evening from Reading,
having in custody young man named Lewis
j. kiplins whom he found on q canal boat at
Reading, Pa. The arrest grew out of suspicious
that Kiplins had some connection with the
Nathan murder, owing to remarks he had
made on the subject Kiplins has respectable
connections in New Jersey his father residing
at place called Rosevile, between Elizabeth
and Railway, but doing business in Maiden lane,
New York city. In a conversation he had with
person after the officer reached here with him,
he said he left home at the age of sixteen years,
and had been away ever since, and had not been
in New York since that time. Subsequently he
said he was in that city seven weeks APO. The
detective seemed to think his prisoner innocent
of any connection with the murder of Mr..
Nathan
About o'clock yesterday morning party
of men who are said TO be adherents of the We
cacoe Engine Company entered tavern at the
corner of Fourth street and Washington avenue
and called for drinks, when one of them re-
marked that he had been whipped by 'some of
the Southwark fellows, and he was going to
have satisfaction. The party then left the tavern
and proceeded down Washington avenue to
Third street. where they attacked some men who
were standing on the corner. They were driven
back along Washington avenue and up Fourth
street to Clark, where several pistol shots were
fired. They then ran through Clark street to
Third and stoned the Southwark Engine house.
-Four men were arrested and taken to the station
house at Second and Christian streets, but were
discharged, as they could not be identified. Two
or three persons were badly beaten, but no one
seriously injured
The dedicatorv services of the Bethesda
Presbyterian Church, situated at the corner of
Frankfort road and Vienna street, took place
Yesterday. In the morning the Pastor, Rev.
William 7. Eva, assisted by other clergymen,
performed the opening services, which con-
sisted of sermon and appropriate prayers and
singing by the choir, supported by the organ.
In the afternoon Rev. Herrick Johnson, d. D.,
delivered a discourse, and in the. evening SER
mon was preached by Rev. Addison Henry, d. d.
Joseph McCrosen, aged twenty three years.
residing at No. 761 S. Seventh street, was
stabbed in the back and badly beaten about the
head yesterday afternoon during disturbance
at Passyunk road and Shippen street. He was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, where his
wounds were dressed. His assalants made
their escape.
George Blakeley, who engaged in an alter
cation with George Boehm at the Baldwin loco
motive works, on the morning of the 18th inst,
and who it is alleged, inflicted injuries on the
death, went into the Central station yesterday
afternoon and surrendered himself to the au-
thorities
AS the cars from New York passed Frank
ford last evening, about Z O'clock some men
and boys standing near the road threw stones
and bricks at the cars, breaking a number of
the windows and injuring the brakeman, seve-
raj of the stones striking him. Word was sent
from the Central Station to have officers at the
point to protect the train which passed at q
later hour.
Frank H. Willard thirteen years of age,
stabbed Thomas Topping, fourteen years of age,
in the breast during quarrel yesterday after
noon, at Hancock and Chenango streets, inaict-
ing a severe wound. Topping was removed to
his home on Hancock street, above Chenango
and Willard was arrested and locked up to
await the result of the injuries inflicted on Top
ping.