The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-14
THE MURDERER CAUGHT. ;.
The Unknown Man." Who Was Toand Dying
at The Corner Of Eighth Avenue ard Thirty
sixth Street, Turns Out to Have Been
Murdered by Friend-The Viii
lain Caught-What Mr.. Ber-
ryman Saw and HearCs

In the HERALD of yesterday appearea an account
OF the finding the night Of the 1tb, the body Of
an unknown man at the corner OF Thirty sixth
street and Eighth avenue, who had evidently been
most foully dealt with. The body Was that of a
young man, very well dressed, and was apparently
about twenty eight years OF age. The back part Of
the head was most horribly crushed as though with
some heavy blunt instrument.
OF the hundreds who viewed the body at the
station house and after 1t was removed to tho
Morgue none seemed to know who it was or that
they had ever seen him before.
Between twelve and one o'clock yesterday Sun
day) morning three or four gentlemen
APPEARED AT THE MORGUE
and stated to Warden Brennan that friend OF
theirs, named Patrick Mcnamara, aged twenty-nine
years, and who had been boarding with q Mrs.
Ford, at No. 245 West Thirty.Hfth street. had
been missing since Friday night, and they could
get no trace Of him, they fearful lest he had
been mul dercd. Mr.. Brennan conducted them In
side the building and showed them tho body Of the
unknown man, when they at once recognized 1t as
that or their missing Observation-Disclosures. Fully
convinced that the unfortunate man had been MUIR
dered, and determined to probe the matter to the
very DO tom, they started or to hunt up the perpe
traitor OF the foul deed. They first went to the
Twentieth precinct station house, where they found
Captain Caffery TO whom they impaired what in-
formation they had just obtained
AT THE DEADHOUsE
and by whom they were most heartily joined in
their investigation and search. All the remaining
portion OF the night they worked as only men insti-
gated by such motives as were theirs can work, but
to no avail. Yesterday morning they ascertained
that their friend had been seen III company with
man named John Keefe, at the saloon at the corner
Of Forly.fourth street and Third avenue, where
they were both drinking. Being informed that
Keefe lived at No. 81 East Forty. eighth
street they bent their steps in that direc-
tion but on reaching the house they were in
| formed that their man was not there nor mad he
been during the previous night. The peope about
the place told the party that keefe had come In
about haf- past two or three O'Clock saturday morn
ing and gone to bed, where he remained until near
eleven O'Clock the same morning, when he got up
and lett since which time lie haC not been seen IN
that neghDOrnOOd.
Believing now more than ever that Keefe was the
murderer Captain Cahey and the friends OF the de-
ceased determined to redouDe tneli efforts IN the
prosecution OF the search. The friends took
direction and the Captain and detective Mcdonnell,
OF MS precinct, took another. All the most
NOTED HA,NTs OF
and retreats for outlaws of every description were
yIste but without success until about ten O'Clock
Yesterday murninG, when one Oh the party Of rienos
went into 3Os Pearl street and were rewarded by
finding the OBJECT o. their search. Without making
any disturbance, or even 1ntlmating the cause or
their visit, they returned 10 the street to get an
oficcr OF the Fourth precinct TO go in and arrest
Keefe who was taken to the station house and
locked up. Information OF the arrest was at once
sent to Captain artery, in whose precinct the muir
peant Heape was sent down with instructions to con-
vey the prisoner the Twentieth precinct station
house. This was soon accomplished, and shortly
after the arrival Jonn Bergman, OF $50 west Thirty
sixth street, came III ana volunteered some inlor-
| nation which proved to be OF the most important
character He stated that he got of street car az
the corner of Thirty.siXth street ana Eighth ave-
| nue. about one O'Clock on Saturday morning, and
shortly after reaching the sidewalk he saw TWO men
standing q short distance down Thirly-s2th street,
ard heard them qnarrehing. They talked in a
| pOlsterous manner ana as though they were
| BOTH PRETTY DRUNK.
| They called each other "PaUsy" and Jack" re-
| spectivey, ana after talking some time Jack said
other (Patsy) meant money he would not have stood
II 80 long. AS he SAID this he Jack struck Patsy
with MS fist They continued their quarrel for some
| minutes when Mir. Bergman saw one OF them go In
the middle OF the street ana stoop down as though
| ne was picking up something. whether he actually
| dId nick ANYTHING w or not Bergman was unable
! to say, as 1t was rather dark where the parties
were.
| still 0uarrellng the two walked up towards the
corner OF the avenue, and Mr.. berryman supposng
nothing would come OF IT, started down the street.
| When ne had gone short distance he heard one or
the parties say "ctay where you are, Patsy. am
| bad man and am too much for any one about mere
| nothing more Of the occurrence until
| he SAW IN THE HERALD
| the account of the finding Of an unknown man at
the exact locality where ne mad heard the disturb
ance. -
his friends by familiar name or PATSY" while
| JOhn Keefe is addressed as 'Jack" by those who
| are well acquainted with him. keeie himself, or
| course. denied oil knowledge OF how Mcnamara
| came to MS death, but he ala acknowledge That
street and third avenue III company on the night Of
| the murder.