The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-27
"REDDY's" RECEPTION.
The Prince Of Murderers' Block at the
T0mbs City Prison.
10 Receives His "PalS" and MOralixeS
Upon the Dead Aagserty.

Freddy the Blacksmith, y rs the notorious william
yarley is termed Is for the present placed beyond the
possibility of committing any further dcpredatlons.
To character like the "Prince OF Mufderers
Block,u neither brawls, midnight orgies living
OF the hardest kind, or even murder, can have any
effect ana though he is now placed In position
that would drive any less sensitive human being as
crazy as q sMarch haren he takes but little notice
OF the matter, and spoke yesterday morning II It
was quite necessary to kill Jim Haggerty In order to
prolong his own valuable existence. Rcddy looks
himself as necessary evil, to do active service
in thinning New York OF any rougher boys" than
he himself processes to be.
At an early hour yesterday
REDDY COMMENCED RECEIVING HIS FRIENDS
at the Tombs City Prison. Members OF d0g-1ghting,
rat-hunting and other clubs poured In one after an
other TO have chat with their old friend and asso
cate, ana found abundance OF matter for converse.
tlon with the old rough, under the novel circum-
stances by which he Is ut present surrounded. M.
merous female admirers and friends Of the Kit
Burn gang sought Abundance into the interior of
the prison to interview The prisoner; but OF course,
this was not allowable SO far as the former were
concerned
The general conversation turned upon the "mnss''
with philadelphia jimmy" as Haggerty Is familiar
~ styled, and some consolation was rendered TO
THE DYING STATEMENT OF HAGdERTY.
The "Blacksmlth'sn friends all congratulated him
upon the fact OF Haggerty stating that Reddy was
not altogether TO blame; but the principal ray of
hope Ia doubtless derived frem Reddy's knowledge
OF the law upon this particular queston-for one
IN the United States can claim to have been moro
| often under suspicious OF the worst kind. or been
concerned In more deadly ARRAYS and yet got "scot
| enee. At least 1t appeared so from the manner In
| which he spoke OF his "goes ana ''mussesn in
| times gone 10y. lie maintained, IN conversation
| with well known freluenter OF the ''Block," that
nothing could DO more clear than the manner in
| which he was called upon TO defend himself.
| '.iAGGERrY MEANT 10 GO FOR ME-
became quite excited as he rendered his huge sS 60
undergo the gripping rather than the shaking process
1 OF his friend.
Notwithstanding Reddy's apparent faith in an
acquitial the instant his case Is placed before the
! Grand Jury
! He LooKs HAGGABD, ANXIOUS AND cARRwoRS.
His eyes are as watcniul rs these OF hawk, aud he
betrays. IN spite OF himself, sensitive nervousness
| that cannot be overlooked by his visitors
n m my rows b never re- went for Party IKE tns
Guilty; net mai ] thought he would throw up The
| sponge III this way.n The parties calling upon
| THE HERO OF RQWDxlsM
seem more concerned about the affair than the hero
| himself, ana certain amount or earnestness and
depth OF feeling is evlnced by the warm handshakng
| ana slang congratulations OF his former partners IN
| vice. somewhat against his general mode OF pro-
cedure, Reddy is extremely communicative and ex-
presses desire to give every facility in his power
to the public, so that they may fully understand his
| case.
| Post-TEortem Examination on the BABY of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the Body.
| Yesterday afternoon Coroner Hermann proceeded
| to the undertaking establishment OF iaGses Winter
bottom, IN Spring street, to which the body OF James
| Haggerty had been removed from No. IL West
| Houston street, and there presided at postmortcm
| examination, made by DR.. John Beach, assisted by
Dr. Marsh. TIE ball was found TO have entered the
left side Of the abdomen, penetrating the ines-
| tines and lodging in the vertebral column
Death had been caused by internal henor-
| rhage consequent on the rupture OF large
vessels. The bullet, OF conlca shape was evidently
| discharged from large 81 ed Smith 4 Wesson re.
| voyer, but the weapon itself has not yet been pro.
| cured. A large crowd of friends or the deceased
mostly gamblers and others OF that tlk gathered IN
| the autopsy room, and seemed to be much alected
Among those ,p present were Dan Noble, Johnny
| others. The jury, consisting OF Jacob Mobr-
man, Of 200 Spring street; Simeon Z.
| Belmont, OF 21s Spring street; John Tonans,
| SO sullivan street, Francis L. Mead 108 Thompson
| street; Isaac Nurse 20S Spring street; Peter A.
Crawford 10 Leroy street; G. H. Glltzow, 225 Spring
! street; Thomas Ktllean, 1S5 Spring street; John
| Dohegan 202 Spring street; Theodore Fnken, 127
Spring street; John d. Acker, No. Vandam street,
| and Frederick Mertz, 81 Sullivan street, was then
empanelled and discharged to attend at the inquest,
TO be held at the Coroner's Office, at O'Clock
! day. The body will be removed to Philadelphia at
| I've O'clock this afternoon.
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