, 1872-11-06
nm cn1c AGo DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1874

cinct Police, happened to be standing at the cor.
the time and perceiving the flight OF Scannell,
ioined in the pursuit. The fugitive then ran
down to Fifth avenue, and along Fifth avenue
to Twenty-ninth street. and suddenly turned up
Tweuty-ninth street toward Broadway, when
Captain McElwain overlook him. Scannen
turned round, and recognizing McElwain, who
was Sergeant in the Eighteenth Precinct when
the first shooting occurred, said, sob! is ityou
ready real to 60 With you. Captain NoElwain took
hold Of him and started to go to the station
house with his prisoner. Scannen was BREATH
less with excitement and exertion, and the per
spiration was rolling down his face They nad
gone but few steps when they we're surrounded
by an excited crowd OF the friends Of Donoghue,
who had Witnessed the assassination, when an |
attempt was made to relieve Captain McElwain
or his prisoner, Cries OF ''Shoot him :" Lynch @
nell would doubtless have at once expiated |!
his crime on the nearest lamp post but for |
the determined conduct Of Captain Nc,
Elwain, who o{E drew 41 bis re revolver ana ana
laid . hand on the prisoner. Patrolman
Munier, Of the Twenty sixth Precinct, who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood, then came to
the assistance Of the Captain, and the prisoner
vas safely lodged IN the atatlon.house; = ae a Mas
vas found strapped an empty pistol-ho1ster. He
was locked up in o cell, and several officers we're
sent out with lanterns to search for the pistol.
In the gutter in front OF No. EGO Fifth avenue,
being, as il supposed, the weapon which had
hean 1r1sed by Scannell, for five Of the chambers
had recently been discharged. The pistol, which
was found by Officer Maloney,. OF the Twenty
ninth Precinct, was placed IN charge OF Captain
Burden.
In the meantime, the dead body Of Donoghue
| had been removed from the floor Of the saloon,
| and taken to the West Thirtieth Street Police
| Station. Police-surgeons Beach and Henry then
| examined the body, and found four large pistol
shot wounds, three in the head, and one in the
arm, near tho shoulder. On being searched, q
fully-loaded Smith l. Wessons revolver, 0 bank
book on the Fifth National Bank, nearly 800 in
money, a gold watch and chain, and several arti,
| cles Of jewolry we're found on the body. A small
| Catholic prayer-book was also found ln one OF
his pockets. The body was laid out in the back
| room Of the station, where large numbers Of the
| friends Of deceased were permitted to look upon
the face Of their late companion, and many Of
| thom wept at his tragic and untime1y end.
Soon after the shooting, Superintendent Keso
arrived at the station-house and expressed his
satisfaction that the assassin had been 81 50
| Marsh arrived at about II o'clock, accompanied
| by x-CoroDer DR.. Aaron B. Rollins.
| DR.. Marsh examined the body, and found one
pistol-shot the left side Of the nose, two in
ann, near the shoulder. The three last-men-
toned shots were received, evidently, after
Donoghne was prostrate on the ground Death,
in the opinion OF the Doctor, resulted from the
wound in the face, and must have been instan-
taneous. At the request Of the friends of the
deceased. DR.. Marsh gave permit for the re-
moyai Of the remains Of Donoghue to his late
residence On Eighteenth street, near Third aV-
enue, where the Deputy. Coroner will to-day
make post-mortena examination Of the body OF
the murdered man. Coroner Young Tll hold
the necessary inquest in the case.
Among the witnesses Of the affray are Mr.
BENJAMIN F. Brady, the celebrated penman !;
Richard Murphy, Of No: $50 West Twenty.sizth ST
so West Wt Twenty-fourth street; and Henry Ham
ilton, Mr, Brady stated to Times reporter
that he was lust entering the saloon when he
saw scanne1 fire the first shot at DoDoghue.
The latter fell on his face, and scanneu then de-
Iberately fired four shots into his body as be
vas laying on the floor. Mr. Brady said that the
whole affair passed so quickly that 1t was over
before be could realize what had occurred.
Detective Hagan went back to the prison o1
the Btation-house to see Scanne1 this morning
Of the cell, said, very calmly: Where did tht
| bullet hit him z" HaSan, nstonished at tht
:. GOODNESS Of Scannell, was disgusted By the ques
! | ton. and replied: II don't know didn't 1ool
.. !. | at the BODY" Scanneu said nothing for mo
ment. walked up and down his cell, and then
+ coming again to the door, said: My mothe
, not N say ANYTHING more, and the detective left
" Donoghue'e brother came to the station-hous
+ this morning, and sat in Captain Burdens roo1
o waiting the arrival OF the undertakefs "agot
. to bring his brothers body home. He was CON
! pletely unneryed, and seemed almost crazy fro1
= grief. Up to q late hour this morning, polltl
clans OF al grades poured into the statlon-hous
to see the body and learn the exact facts regard
i ing the affair. Among the number we're Q,
!, Police Commissioner Dodge, Francis HouGhta
Z ing, Commissioner Thomas Dunlap, and man
i others.