The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-28
CITY 1NTELLIG ENCR.
PROBABLE MURDER.
Lieutenant Fleherty, of the Fifth District
shot Yesterdnv

Lieutenant F1eherty, of the Firth District
Shot Yesterday Afternoon.
Lieutenant Flaherty, one of the best officers of
the Philadelphia police force, was shot by a ruff
fan named James Monaghan, at Tenth aud
Spruce streets, yesterday afternoon, about four
o'clock. A party of young men, who are known
to residents of the Eighth ward, and feared by
many of them, made an attack upon o colored
man, and were severely beating him, when
Policeman Thompson and another officer of the
Fifth district came up and interfered, taking
into custody two of the rioters.
Their friends then attempted to rescue them,
and fearing that they would not be able to re-
tain their prisoners, word was sent to Lieu
tenant Flaherty, who was at his home, on the
southeast corner of Eleventh and Locust streets
Hurrying around to Spruce street he found that
crowd was gathering, and that it would be
necessary to take prompt steps to get the pris-
oners to the station. Seizing one of the men
who was foremost in the attempted rescue he
was taking him out Spruce street. when he en-
countered James Monaghan, who encouraged
the rioters in resisting the Lieutenant. Mona
CHAN was ordered away. but instead of going
used insulting words TO the officer. Thereupon
Lieutenant Flaherty caught hold of him, and
struggle ensued, during which Monaghan drew
pistol, and the officer got his revolver out also
Almost instantly Monaghan placed the muzzle
of the weapon against the Lieutenants breast,
and fired three shots in rapid succession. Two
of the balls struck rib and passed around to
the back under the Skin causing only slight
wounds, so close together, though, as to make
but one visible wound. The third ball passed
into the body little lower down, and pene-
trated the bowels. Monaghan at once broke
away and ran down Spruce street. The Lieu
tenant, though suffering from his wounds
fired at him as he ran, and one of the other
officers also. That he was wounded was evil
dent, from the fact that blood was seen running
down the back of his neck. He, however made
his escape, and was last seen running through
Independence Square.
The Lieutenant was assisted to his home and
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abdomen was pronounced to be of q very serious
nature. His recovery is exceedingly doubtful.
Lieutenant Flaherty is one of the most brave,
gentlemanly, and intelligent officers of the city,
and thoroughly conscientious In the discharge
of his duties. That he was terror to the
roughs of the Fifth district is well known.
The man Monaghan who shot the Lieutenant is
the one who in August, 1865, murdered James
Moore at delegate election. The Lieutenant
married the widow of Moore, and this fact no
doubt had made bad feeling between the parties.
Monaghan also shot a man in a saloon on Ninth
street some months ago. He is son of Harry
Monaghan who keeps tavern on Walnut street,
near Eighth, and is Democratic nominee for
assessor of the Eighth ward
LATER.
This morning Lieutenant Faherty was easier,
and the physicians aud his friends are hopeful.
There are in his body three bullets, two of
which entered at the same spot, on the left side
and, following along rib, lodged against the
This is the dangerous wound. If the intestine
is cut, the injury will In ali Likelihood prove
fatal. If NOT the physicians declared that the
brave Lieutenant will be up in five wecas. To
days will be required. No effort has as yet
been made to cut out the bullets. Ali last night
the detectives and police were searching for the
desperate Monaghan, villainous, blood
thirsty wretch, who long ago merited death
on the gallows. 1t is to be seen now whether
justice will be meted out to this worst of all
Dem ocratic roughs.
DENoUEMEKT.
This morning the Pinkerton Detective Agency
in this city received letter which exculpates
Scott who has been the cause of so much eX-
citement, from the murder of the banker Hertz
Ter. Itis in answer to letter of inquiry ad-
dressed to the Warden of the Joliet Prison,
Illinois, asking the date of the escape of Scott
from that institution, and runs thus
from joliet Prison on the Soh q osobsr Sas @ we Ssefpse aSs
man with the necessary papers his way to Spring
held ONO 70 bring him back" !"
The murder in question was committed on the
10th of October, 1867. When Lieutenant Fla
herty, after terrible tussle arrested Scott on
Locust street, the evidence against him was of
the strongest nature, and was uncentradicted up
to the receipt of the surprising letter. Taking
this letter to be true, we are compelled to ex-
press our astonishment that Scott did not indi-
cate his innocence of this crime before. He Law
many months in the Jail of the town where the
crime was committed. Why did he undergo
this Incarceration when, by informing his
counsel of the time of his escape, the strongest
kind OF defense-an alibi-might have been
proved, and he would have been released? And
what object had he in escaping from that jail
when upon the production of this incontro-
vertible evidence he would have been acquitted?
Taking these questions into consideration, it
looks as though there is a mistake in the dates
in this answer of the Warden of Joliet Prison.
IL is irreconeilable with the facts in the case.
INSTANTLY KILLED.-The Coroner has been
notified to hold an inquest in the case of Au-
drew Kibble, aged 25 years who fell into the