New-York tribune., 1872-07-22
TIE LAW BREAKERS RECORD:
TnREE BRUTAL MURDERs.

James ClOOnau, age 30 of No. $50 East Thirty
ninthst, died IN Bellevue Hospital, on saturday, from
stab wound in the groin inflicted by James Finau in
liquor saloon at Thrtyninth ST. and secOndaye, July
Is. The deceased and his murderer went to dogfght
at DutchKis, l. l. July A. While two Of the dogs were
hghtiug Flnan and his brother Patrick, both of whom
had made bets. jumped into the pit whereupon Cloonan,
who owned OF the dogs refused to allow the combat
TO 20 on, unless tho Fulans came out James
Finau .was greatly angcrcd at ClOOnan, and
in a quarrel that followed, threatened that
he would zip Coonan open after they got
back to the city" The did again until the
evening Of July 49, when COOnan received letter ask
ing him TO 10 the liquor store OF Michael Fay at
Thirty and secou1-avc, and settle the stakes
of the dog fight C0Onan went 10 The saloon and had
scarcely entered the door when he was Extensively
spoken to by one the Fulan brothers quarrel and
blows followed. James Finan then opened large
pOcketkuifc and fatally stabbed CoOnan in the left
groin. Patrick TlDau about striking the wounded
man on the head with glass decanter when his hand
seized hoy of the Dystanders. Coroner Keenan,
VIII hold au Inquest James Finsn He'd from the city on
Ills victim leaves % widow and three children;
MARGARET Brown age S5 OF No. 42S ", M3@shnstoR.St} @
Michael Boil became ntOIlcated aud when returning
S PIIrrk BTScy SS m To % DesiT6ssesst Tie woman lay
upon the AoOr and refused to Get op ii alleged
meinS iais ilom mn she Gled at an early hCuf
ycsierday morning Dvyer locked up to await the
verdict o.. "a CuToueT's jury.
AD ofcer ol tic Eleventh Precinct Police met
ldlt ia>l uLui anu UPON N'NotivuiA- A4i A't'tH "
had been shot by some person, and was 50 weak from
loss Of blood tuat he could hardly walk The wounded
taken TO the Eleventh Precinct Station House,
SnitG siJ MI he resided M No SIG Rymgton.st
tie had been shot, ne said. 10y Nicholas White OF No So
LeWis-st. There been quarrel previous 10 the
Shooting and De could not explain the cause Of the
llay smiths wound found % be IN his left side.
aud declared by the police surgeons ~ be idi ana
by lher OrIcIs he was taken al once 10 Bee'ue Hos
IaI Officers were out IN search Of White ami 40
ie hour last iisht he locked up in the Eleventh
PIoeluct etauonh0use.
POLICEMEN BEATEN BY ROWDIEs.
Officer Mclaughlin Of the Twenty-eighth
Precinc, ordered q crowd of coored who Oh
structng the sidewalk Clark and BIOOme-sts. TO dis
perse Oh Saturday -ht. John ROes refused TO obey
and spnue.nc upon the officer held his arms that lie
could not defend himself, While tie other roughs beat
him upon tie head and stole h, pistol Another officer
came McLauglus assistance and arrested Roes and
Louis Edgar, who were locked up.
officer sherwood oI the Eighteenth Precinct
sauIted bY eight unknown men at Fourteenth ST. aud
sc,Ondayc., ta.ly yesterday, aud rcceIIcd slight Ill
Odcsr NcCtaa Of Hs Third Brooklyn Police Precinct
nh9tItoch, carry ,ottIa9 20 I'lI7, -tlE Oi usOl
V.u Bluut and DyEeuau--ts. He attempted TO arrest
seized l. around TIC waist, Vr,uched hs club from his
hand Ie-,-a lL- p.i,'L.t L. @Lt 3 lhe 9!IceT on ihe
inE O.l't ii ~ lt i,.r W flt dl ioin BOND
john Dou-hcIfy, Peter KcrIiglu James COuuery James
Bond anu 5amcs scott were arrested. They belong to
the notorious Patch gang. Justice DelmaT commit
4 ..ni.ar assault aas committed upon an officer in
Brooklyn, J.. d. Yesterday morning. A crowd OF
drunken men mem were standing @ & IN t3nt Of Higgins M a
ordered them away. The gang jeered at HIM aud
arrest the ru leader, when he was assaulted by the
ofIeIs, one of @lon Cornelius Itown; seized MS club
another ,l,er, wLO arrested Brown. TIE rest OF the
OTHER AFFRAYs.
An afiIay occurred on Saturday, midnight,
Ia, le al
and Hudsoiaye Brooklyn between a crowd Of drunken
men, aud Michael Riley, p, Of No 22O Johnson-st,
who wac beaten the head With beer-boteiby an
unknown colOred man.
As John Lee age IG, Of No 3j MoJt-st, entering
his house carly yesterday morning, he attacked by
William Maoy of No $40 West Twolitl-st., and stabbed
IN the neck. The wound infected was declared by a
police surgeon to be Of a very serious nature.
Thomas Kenny age H. ONO 43 First ave was stabbed
IN the hand by an unknown man ln the hallway Of
Luke BrannaI of No 20 East fwentyninth st., was
cut over the left eye with knife by Thomas Cullen,
yesterday, during night N the liquor store OF Edward
DOnuely, al FOrtyOu Il. and Third ave- Cullen was
Cornelius Keefe age O Of No 424 East Ffty-ninth ST.
shot IN the shoulder ~ an unknown person yester
Jennie Craig Of No II Amity-st assaulted by Mary
A. Caik Of Fort Hamilton village yesterday, ana stab
'edlp heI ght haud arm ana hedd WIN par OF sGls
>, The wounds inflicted lot dangerous. The |
ederick Banger quarrcled with Carston Wigeers at
No. . Avenue g yfsieiday, and stabbed him In the
walking springst, Yesterday, he struck on tie |
tnonth y stone thrown from hOusetOp and severely
wounded , ,. . ~. "a,
syck on The cad Witn an iron ball u pounds ia weight
troT nv Lis b rOther in play at East NewYOrk yeser.
- md had bis ,klll fractured.
'y N,,s MaTV Den W, OF No CO Kngst, assaulted
,cIerdy iy r I'm Murphy, who strdck her the head
y,b sid and on a. face with plate, aud threw boil
IDg water upon her DO, ,, t., rt "a ,,,,,,,. ,,,,.
g., % en,s,t Ioise ~ 40 Stcwart-st., Brooklyn, last
"a hs sud w. dsu0eron ly stasbed in the thigh and
lett The MIlEhis we're ..--,.., ,.
Jobn Copnel Of No lO6 r. rliton-st assaulted Mary
tackmeyer at her Teslden, - TO; & iVL Iaiutioh.sl}
IrOOkIyn, last evening and a HA0N A0i III " ieaIiH
tuauDcr. lie was arrested. . -. .,
William Walsh aud Edward swe. ney Two I9nshs en-
u cd The dwelling of Vim. 6eekpOt, u no 100 Hamilton
ave- bT0osIyD last evening, and, koehins tbe owner