The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-25
LOVE, LIQUOR AND MURDER.
A Fatal Quarrel in Boarding House in
the Fourteenth Ward.



awed frightened and amused the different sections
and classes OF our city population during the past
few weeks has been remarkably accompanied by
hurricane Of crime that fairly threatens to drown
the moral sense OF the community in
SEA Or BLOOD AND HORRORS.
scarcely any day now dies into darkness, or any
night Is dispelled by the dawn, without leaving
blOod-rcd record Of some murderous crime com
mitted In this metropolis the large cities which
form its suburbs. To what this epidemic OF
outrage Is to DC attributed it is Impossible
to say. We only know that II comes upon us
periodically ana that the results Of its violence
are dreadful to contemplate. The frequency OF its
visits recently has become alarming Tor the visits
are now so frcquent Us to form permanent horror
among us. The worst OF 1t is, there appears to be
no effort whatever made to check or eradicate
THE GROWING EVIL
by those whose business and whose duty it is to
wipe 1t out; and this OF course is naturally regard
ca by many thoughtful persons as the principal,
though not primary, cause OF all our troubles in
this respect. Our prisons are stored with
murderers ana homicides OF every degree
and character Of outlines. The victims Of
BuckOut, Foster and others have long since
mouldered into their original DUST but their slayers
are still without receiving the punishment they so
richly deserved, and to great extent 90 un.
few Others as rare, the opinion or Jack Reynolds,
that changing is played out in New York; Is
almost literally correct. Honest Jack fell victim
to the utterance Of that opinion and to that alone;
Tor are there not others whose bloody deeds were
fully as foul as his but who have had the sense to
keep their opinions on the question Of
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
to themselves, and avoided hallOalng until they
got out OF the woods, and who, therefore have so
far escaped the punishment due 10 their enOr.
mites' In fact, comparing the number OF murders
committed In our midst with the number OF down.
right murderers who have suffered the extreme
penalty OF the law, 1t Is as astounding it is oura
geous to think how many such criminals have been
permitted to mDrue their hands in the likelihood Of
their fellow-creatures with IMMUNITY. II their
political friends fail to cajOle the state Executive
into pardoning the guilty wretches, or If their
mOneyed relatives cannot manage to bride the OFF,
GERS OF justice then the energetic counsel for the
defence has still lett the unfaling resource Of an
application to some judge who brings his
TENDER BUT DANGEROUS IDEAS
on the subject OF capital punishment to interfere
with the plain course OF the law as 1t stands and
thus shields the criminal from the punishment he
has 30 fairly earned. The effects Of such examples
the already depraved and evil disposed members
of society could be easily estimated If they were
quent and numerous murders which now startle the
pu bic day after day.
The particular murder which points the moral
here drawn occurred early yesterday morning in
the Fourteenth ward. At the northeast corner OF
Grand and Elm streets there stands q two story and
attic orlck house. The first floor Is occupied as q
Workshop by q silver pollsher named Edward Haw-
ley, VINO boards with Mrs. Bowen, q widow, who
occupies the remainder OF the building and it
MRS. BOWEN
Is a TALL buxOm and rather attractive widow lat
least she was widow until recently Of ABOUT forty
three years OF age, with q grown up son ana
daughter. Among the boarders, in addition to
Murphy, James Hogan and several Others At least
half dozen Of the boarders appear to nave been
who with the income accruing from her boarding
house business, was evidently regarded q most
most ardent Of these was undoubtedly Mr.. Daniel
Foley who alas received only the very smallest
Painful to relate, he knew very well the state OF
Mrs Bowehs feelings was such as to afford him 1T
mcnt; but Daniel was possessed Of an extraordi-
nary share OF perseverance, and he did persevere
unto the end He adopted the policy Of
THE DOG IN THE MANGER.
He determined that II he did not win the widow
nobody else should and he was frequently heard to
declare when In his cups that he would TX his rivals
one by one, B0abdl fashion. He TOOK it into mis-
head that Hawley was the most successful candidate
and Mr.. Hawley himself really believing that such
was the case took no pains to deny the SOFT impeach
enmity which sprung from
MIR. FOIEY's JEALOUSY.
Affairs were III this condition until one day last
lary Mr.. Hawley, were astOnished by the announce
ment that the widow Bowen had just been married.
boarder, Hogan. Aforesaid. Hawley and the other
sultors bore the calamitOus news with
tidlngs the desperate FOey9 The task was assigned
to Hywley. who madly made clean breast OF the
devil in his eye" looked particular birthstone at
hawley, declared that he blamed him for all his |
rest Of them, and then went straightway and
GOT FLAMING DRUNK.
AT supper time ne entered the dining room very
much under the influence OF "lOrty-rOd,n and sat
down at that portion Of the table upon when was
laid The larges, and nd snarpest pointed knife Twas
Bowen NOV Hogan quietly drew the former aside
icoksd Disappointed but SAID, SeSer m,n Sn"
out of the Others way for r' the rest Of lie
night. Foley went out and had more poison.
to the boarding house heavily laden with that spc
ccs OF Fourteenth ward gin known as ''hell's
galret. This garrett is divided into two separate
apartments by very thin partition, which enables
the occupants Of one room to converse easily with
cupled by the sleeping cots OF Denis Foley and
pasricR Murpny and n the other slept John j.
and ruler and booKbinder by trade. Mr.. o. Brien
was
NAN OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER,
and was greatly esteemed by all VINO knew him. |
lie was President OF the Olive Social Club was a |
member OF the Magnolia Base Ball Club and a mem |
Der OF the New York Young Mems Roman Catholic
Association. When Foley entered his |
own garnet room he commenced a violent trade |
against Mrs. Bowen, the newly remarked widow, |
a the course Of which he uttered statements which,
I believed would be utterly destructive OF that
ady's reputation NOW. the young man O'Bren |
vas near relative OF Mrs. Bowen's, and when he |
ieari the abuse Of Foley he gently demonstrated
With that individual saying that her sex ought TO
protect her. and advising Foley to vent his vexation
IN some man, who OF course, could resent an In.
ult. Upon this Foley turned
THE TIDE OF HIS ABUSE
IN the whole family, name and race OF the O'Briens
lnd violently assaied the character of Young
)'Brien's dead father In particular. III you say
hat again, replied OBrien, 'l'll have to slap your
ace" Foley repeated the offensive observation |
md then O'Brien ran into the next room and
Mapped the offender IN the face. The latter then
dressed himself and went down stairs, saving an |
ettle VITA you." In about twenty minutes Foley
eturned and went to O'Brien's door, calling upon |
Inn to come OUT OBrien appeared at the door,
md a scune took place, in which Foley drew large |
nj vyO cYotSc Drio, rs |