The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-04
A FAMILY FEUD.

Police Drama in Three Acts, with Happy
Denoucment-An Irish Why of Doing IL.
william McQuilan, OF l2l East Fifteenth street;
william Carroll. Of 40 East FIFTEENTH street, and
Hugh McCauley, OF 40 East Fifteenth street, are
three brQthersin-aw. On New Years Day they
followed the custom Of the country and called all
their friends and relations ana drank whiskey
straight About nine O'Clock ct night the three met
ut the house OF william McQunlan. AL Of them
were somewhat the worse for the wear ana tear Of
the day, and were disposed to be quarrelsome.
After drinking each others health on the opening
OF the New Year Mr.. McCauey madc some jeering
remark to Mr.. CARROLL and Mr.. Carroll resented 1t
with something still more bitter. Then Mr.. Nc.
Quillan ct once sided with Mr.. McCauley. Mr..
Carroll, VINO Is large and powerful
man, took his two jeering brothers
in-law by the backs OF their heads
ana knocked their respective cranlums together.
He also blackened their eyes and left traces oil Ills
nandiwork all over their beautiful countenances.
Here the ladies mterrered and separated the con.
testans
Mr.. McOauey ran down into the street and stood
OF the door, yelling like an Infatuated wild beast:-
"Come out come out, ye dirtny, low Corky; come
out o. cud ate amy man liver KEN from yer
After long and prOtracted yelling Mr.. Hugh Nc.
Cauiey succeeded IN placing himself IN the hands
arraigned before Judge Scott on a charge of drunk.
enness and disorderly conduct. In the afternoon
his vile, an excited ana virulent-loOkin0 female,
came TO plead for his release. IL was Immediately
granted by Ills Honor, but Mrs. McCauley was not
satisfied. Be the eternal, DILL have satisfaction out
Of That Billy Carroll, she said to her released hus-
band as he was going ont Of the door.
EGO r0lght back there to the JoOdge ana shware
yoS1 qs Sgn n% M s ana S gage youth get Will
Spurred on by the revengeful lady. McOauley and
McQuillan (whO was in Court came forward and
made O formal complaint or assault and battery
against Carroll and warrant was accordingly is
sued and placed In the hands OF OfllCer Anderson.
Yesterday afternoon all the parties made their ap-
pearance. Carroll In charge OF an officer.
They were respectively placed at three different
sides OF the outer room, and they glared at each
other Ike chained tigers an Otlicer stood beside
each man. as II expecting another cmeute at any
instant. The converse ton between the happy rela-
uves commenced by MIR. Carroll saying to the two
others:-
"What pair OF damned fools yer maxim, OF yer.
min2 Shure, We wor all drOonk.n
MCQUILLAN-We wor, Huyhy, that's thrue; and
oil don't iolke to be too hard on man.
MCCAULEY-Afther wot you've done are you will.
lin to pay Tor our two days. loss OF WOrkp
CARROLL--I am not, for haven't liz; am ont OF
work meself. If thats what you name I'll shtand
the prosecution first.
McCauley and McQuillan then had O private con-
ference, and when the case was called the three
brOthefs-in-law walked quietly up together. enc
Cauley against Carroll, McQulllan against Carroll"
said The Judge.
MCQUILLAN-Oi withdraw the charge.
MCCAULEY-Oi withdraw the charge.
Then the immense Carroll took hts TWO repentant
brothers by the hands nearly shook the arms OF
them They lett the Court the urpane Sergeant
Thompson remarking "Well, that's Irish anyway