, 1872-11-04
Further Details of the Donohue
Assassination.
One Of the Most Co1d-Blooded
Murders on Record.
Woodruff and Claflin Decline to Be
BaiIed by George Francis
Train.
Miscellaneous Local News.

Special Despatch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
NEW York, Nov. 3.-The killing Of Thomas
Donohue by John Scanned, in this city, last night,
was, to all appearance, q most cold-blooded as
sassinatlon. The tragedy is the sequel Of q
bloody feud between two political factions in the
Eighteenth Ward. The late e1-Alderman Flor
ence Scanned aimed at the leadership in that
district, and was opposed by Dono-
hue. Florence Scanned had several
encounters with Donohue's friends.
at different times The last WAS in Uonohue's
place in the fall OF 1870, in which a number OF
shots we're exchanged. One of them struck
Scanned in the body, and he died, after lingering
nearly two months, in Bellevue Hospital His
shot, but the charge could not be substantiated.
Soon after the fight, John scannen and Donohue
met in Third aYenu5 and Eighteenth
street, and the quarrel WAS reopened. It ended
BY Donohue being shot in the breast. He WAS
long confined to his bed. John Scanned left the
city for time, but ventured to return about
nine months ago. He was placed under bonds
to keep the peace, but never relinquished
his determination to kill the supposed slayer
of his brother. Their meeting last night
and Twenty-eighth streets WAS not accidental
While Donohue was in the upper loom John
scanneu WAS seen in the crowd below BY some
OF his acquaintances, who observed that he WAS
laborlng under suppressed excitement. When
Donohue came down stairs he saw his former as-
toward the exit. John scanneu glided
swiftly towards him, placed heavy navy re-
, Toi7er at the back part Of hia head, fired: and
nell shows no signs Of contrition.
WooDHuLL AND cLAFIlN.
Mrs. Woodruff, and her sister, Tennie G.
ClaHin, continue in Ludlow Street Jail The
frst-class coils tor pay prisoners are all occu-
together in aeantily-furnished cell on
the second floor. No one has come
forward to bail them, except George Francis
Train, whose offer was refused by the prisoners.
They lock upon e, themselves as ,predestined
that she has known from the first that she must
suffer for her conscience's sake.
The HeTdd says OF their nefarious newspaper
operations: 1t is alleged they combined . sys-
tenn Of blacknail more odious than any
known to history. It!7~is stated to have
been their custom to threaten respectable
citizens, men and women, with the publication
OF charges against their honor, unless heavy
Sums were paid, and many weak persons are said
to have complied with their villanous demands,
to is that Of . vagabond. Instances are put for
ward in which proof-sheets, containing these
ibels, have been forwarded to intend
cd victims.
NIB. BEEcHER
to an immense congregation in Ply
mouth Church to-day, selecting his text from
philippians II. 80. It WIS a brilliant e1horta-
lion to religious duty, containing no shade what
over Of personal application. Members of Ply
mouth Church say neither the pastor nor the con-
zregstlon Will take any notice whatever Of the
Woodruff FLANDERS.
FRouD8's RIVAL. .
>. Father Tom Burke has decided to reply to hIr. |
t!ouaes recent lecturea On Ireland, and fbegin- |