The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
A TWENTIETH WARD MURDER.
Fatal Quarrel Between Two Stable Een-0ne of
Them Instantly Killed-Arrest and Con-
fession Of the Prisoner.

Patrick Cahill q coachman employed In John
Dugan's Empire livery stable, Nos 2sl, 1858 and 265
West Thirty -tnird street, hit In the back OF tile
neck with four-pronged pitchforK In the hands Of
John Wall, stableman, and almost Instantly killed.
1t appears that yesterday morning WALL
whose business It was to cut and mix
the feed for the horses besides doing odd chores had
more than he could conveniently attend to, and de-
sired the foreman, Dennis OBrien, to furnish him
with some person 10 help him. Cahlls brother, who
was hanging about the stable, set to work help.
ing Wall.
The deceased. who had been driving a party to
Jerome Park, returned about eight O'Clock last night
and not finding the feed ready for his horses CON-
menced to abuse Wall, stating that his tea
hill's) brother ha been employed 10 prepare
the feed for his horses, which Wall had
taken and given 10 the ones under his
Charge. This Wan denied, VIII ch led to dispute,
which terminated Nv Wallis Kissing the fork and
striking Cahil on the back OF the neck with such
force as 10 ell him 10 the floor, directly behind the
horses heels. lie was IN the act OF striking the
and W enched it from his hand when Wall rushed
from the stable.
From the moment that Cahill fell he remained nm.
conscious and died IN about ten minutes. Or. Clark
was sent or but before he arrived at The scene or
the alray Cahill was dead. Upon examining the
body I, found that the iron band on the end of
the lolk, who fastened the latter to the handle,
which is about three feet long had come III
Oicer Donollge OF The Twentieth precinct, being
notified OF the murder ascerained that Wall, alter
no lett the stable, had gone TO his room, which IS
located over the stables, aud ionnd the murderer
changing bis clothes. ready Tor flght. Upon the
officer Approaching HIM lie exclaimed, ~ guess he II
! be Out 10y ten O'clock"
He was conveyed TO the station house and given
| into the custody OF CAPTAIN CAREY.
a HERALD representative visited Wall IN his cell
last night and informed that To the time the
rev commenced they were friends. having leen &C.
qualute1 with each other for tha last twenty years.
ana worked for the same man III Ireland Tor Jour-
4 teen years together, during which time they
! never had any trouble. lie claims 10
| have been acting IN seli-detcnce, aud states
| that Cahil came towards HIN with his
SHIRT sleeves rolled up In mcnaclug condt and
fearing he was going TO harm him he dealt MIN hlow
| with the fork which he held IN his hand lie ad-
| m,tied lng Cehil, ana stated he supposed he
would have 10 die for IT, Afer an interview with the
HERALD representative Sergeant James told him TO
| lay DOWN IN his bunk again ana go to Sleep lie
replle that he guessed his sleeping was about over
| In this world The prisoner who Is short, mid
/ looRing man, stated they had both been drinking,
| but not to such an extent that they aid now know
| wntt they were doing.
| Cah is twenty-eight wears of age, single man.
| end also resided over the stable where his body
was removed 10y order Of Coroner Young, who will
hoa an inquest to-day. Wall Is married and twenty
i've years OF age, having been III this country four
years. BE SeciIS to he very much IN distress men,
! tails as TO the unfortunate occurrence, but was
! sound asleep on fis board when visited by the
| HERALD representative.