The New York herald., 1872-10-21
A MURDER RECORD.
Twenty-Five Men in the Tombs
Charged with Murder.
A CHASTITY ARRAyo BLOODY spEe1REs
A Few Particulars Of the Crimss-A Terrible
Record for Year-Fostsr and stokes-The -
Murders Never Heard 0f-A Flame
Of Hope stn Burning.

Record for Year-Fostsr and stokes-The -
Murders Never Heard 0f-A Flame
Of Hope stn Burning.
1t may well be said that murder is common
crime In this city. 1t comes, too like an epidemlcs
bringing series OF bloody deeds and deaths. Some.
times the deed is done in open day, again a4
night, and at times it is the climax OF long ana
intricate plot that bafes all eucidation. In trac-
ing the causes Of this greatest of crimes TIA
records show that rum and women WELD the pistol
and the knife in most instances. Very seldom do
we hear OF murder for mere robbery. Drunken-
ness and jealousy seem to be the great propeninG
forces to the gallOws. Yet not always to the gals
lows, for the process that leads thereto is tedious
and the courts are cautious. But whether the law
seizes the criminal rightly wrongly, the victim v
Is here still and the murder is done. eaf
That Egyptian pile known as the Tombs, so fun
OF SO many stories of ghastly crime. harbors now q
number OF poor wrctches charged with MURDER
Within the falling walls OF that damp stony builds
ing what deal OF suffering, woe, sorrow and re-
morse fills the minds Of its inhabitantsl II ghostS
do ever appear, what an array Of ghastly forms.
with feeble movement, with revengeful faces, with
strangled throats and protruding tongues and
staring, senseless eyes, must be lowering around
the prison corridors in the nighttimel What
visions in their sleep must the poor culprits have,
locked up, from weeks end to weeks end, in the
dark gloomy cells of the Murderers Row. Twenty.
three men, ten In the prime Of youth and manhood.
lie here dreaming poor. weak hopeful dreams Of re-
lease dreaming horrible dreams of justice; dream.
ing as none but men charged with the crime Of
murder can possibly dream, or can be imagined To-
dream-sadly, II innocent; but how terribly start
ing II the blood lies upon their headsi
bo1 with hin -
murders that, doubtless the public has forgetteu
most OF them. Who knows how many murders are
committed in our midst that the world never hears
Of? Would 1t be asn to say that the poor liieless
corpse that Is kept from rotting by the dripping Of
the water upon 1t on slab In the M0rgae is al.
ways accidentally drowned" or that 1t is case
OF "suicideW There are dark nights on the
wharves, and the noise from the splash or a
drunken man or woman does not reach where re-
lief comes from. There are dark nights tOO out In
the river and neither the cry for help nor the waif
Of the victim can reach the Shore "An unknown
man. often, It is to be feared, means scrhcrc Is q
brother murdered in the river" t
With these cases, however, the Morgue AMI non
the Tombs, Is concerned. Through tile kindness of
Mr.. Mark Finley the Warden OF the Tombs, q
HERALD reporter was recently enabled to ascerl
tain the names and the number Of prisoners in tho
Tombs who are now awaiting their trial for mur-
der. The total number is twenty-five, and the
following gives the names of the accused, the
names OF the victims and the dates on which the
prisoners were taken to the jail
Avery d. Putnam.
JANUARY Q, ls72.-Edward s. Stokes, for the MUIR
April 8, 1S72.-Frederick Heggi, for the murder
of Frederick Seigfreid
APRIL q, 1s72-David Murphy, for the murder OF
MAY IS, is72.-James Larkin, for the murder Of i
MA MAY SO, is7a-Patrick clifford, for the murder Of
JUNE II, 1s72.-George Connor, John Clancy ana
Martin Connors for the murder Of William Morris-
JUNE IA, ls72-James Tully, for the murder Of Au-
gustus Brown; Emile Andrie, for the murder Of bis
JUNE Is, 1s72-Attilla Rovo ana Giovanni Brown.
for the murder OF Daniel DOn0hue.
JUNE 49, 1S72-August Wood for the murder Of
JUNE 10, Is72-william Dunnigan, for the murder
Of his wife; James Kelly, for the murder OF David
July 4, 1s72-Thonas coleb, for the murder Of
JULY 20, ls72-James Lamb, for tho murder Of
Martin Mcdonald; Nicholas White, for the murdeI
JULY 20, 1s72.-Jacob Bender, lor the murder Of
AUGUST q, ls72.-Joseph Dykes, for the murder
sErrEMBER 4, ls72.-william J. Sharkey, for the
murder Of Robert S. Dunno.
This is startling record. In some Of thesa
sufficient to make mems blood run cold. 1t would
be impossible 70 soon to forget the case OF tho !.
monster Dykes who kicked and beat his mother td
death. Though the old lady In her dying houE
absolutely refused to make q charge against the (
tOdy to atone for his crime. The case
OF Heggi was also one Of peculiar In
terest, as ne was arrested long alter thd
poisoned The. murder Of Dunne attracted . good
deal OF attention at the time OF its occurrence,
Sharkey, who did the deed, being noted politician
in the Eighth Ward. After firing the pistol In the
barr0om, giving Dunno his death wound, SharkeY
great reparaton. Nicholas White Is well known
porter house keeper on the east side Of the city.
and he shot James Smith In the street. He Is said
to be wealthy and to be In hopes OF acquittal.
Murphy, for the murder OF David Barry, was tried
and convicted and sentenced to be hanged. A stay
OF proceedings, however, was obtained In his case
and he Is now awaiting the decision OF another
trial. The case OF Emile Andrie for the shooting Of
his wife was one OF almost romantic interest. Love
and jealousy and murder Were all mixed up In it.
his wife's brother. who pursued him after
The two principal figures however, among thia :
crowd OF men charged with murder are Foster and
Appeals, before which tribunal he viii probably bd
taken in November next He Is hopeful for his life,
and shows no signs Of fear that he will be adjudged
a real murderer. Stokes bears his position much
less fretfully than he used to bearit His great
confidence In an acquittal by jury having been de-
the perilous position in which he was placed, and
he has now become toleraby rec0nciled TO the tor
lures and prvations of prison existence. Hs health
is not falling and he too Is hopeful. In fact the
wretch In the Tombs from whose sinful breast Heay-
en- has yet taken the poor consolation of little
hope for the future. r3a