Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-08
New York.


JUDGE McCUNN's DEATH.
NEW YORK, July THE announcement of
Judge McCunn'S demise, coming as il did upon
the heels of the vote to remove him from
the bench, a painful rumoT cTept into cir
culation that the Judge had died by his own
hand. This was the more readily believed by
some who knew of McCunn'S highly sensitive
nature, and his deep modification at the action
of the senate in voting to remove him from his
high position. 1t is impossible, as yet to learn
the cause of his death; but it is asserted that his
death is directly traceable TO proStrahon from
the heat, superinduced by mental anxiety and
excitement attendant upon the trial of his case
by the senate.
Ireland in 1925, and was consequently in his
iorty-seyenth year. After leaving home, a mere
child, he began to seek his fortune as a sailor on
the old ship lronsidcs. At the age of 16 years,
he landed in the Metropolis penniless, but brim-
full of ambition and determined to win the bat
tie of life. He did not oter and wait but went
to Philadelphia and began to learn at once the
trade of a cabinet maker. A few years later he
came back to New York, aud feeling a great de
sire TO enter into the legal profession, was taken
in mental capacity, into the office of Charles
OConnor, when the latter was member of the
firm of Benedict & Boardmau. In short time
young McCunn became a very valuable adjunct
of the concern, displaying in attending TO the
outside business degree of alertneSs, inteli-
gence and nicely of perception that soon rem
ubISu ulll " HIS All tula
time ne was assiduously reading law and pre-
pairing himself for his future legal career His
relatives, who were with him at his last mo-
mentS, state that he died of grief and broken
heart.
THE STOKES TRIAL.
There Is some excitement around the court
| over the death of Judge McCunn.
The first witness in Stokes case Saturday was
| John Moore, who testified that he saw Fisk 90
in the Grand Central hotel, January 9Th after
wards the boy Redmond came and said Fisk
| was shot. Witness went in and caught the colo
mel under the arms. There was no one present
| but the two of them.
He was just going to ask care you hurt? p
when Fisk said: "He was too quick for me this
time" When Fisk's colored driver asked him
what happened, and on telling him, the cOlored
| man said "Wonder the old man didn't null on
| him before he was fixed" and afterwards said,
81 carry two myself for some time"
The cross-examination brought out no con-
tradiction.
George W. Bailey was next called, but the
court wouldn't admit what the defence wanted
| to prove by him as TO what Stokes said and did
before the murder.
ERIE MATTERS.
The Times says the English stockholders re-
| presented by the agents here are said to favor
| the election of directors who will choose for
president one who will resign in favor of Van
derbit as soon as the law is repeaed prohibiting
director of the New York Central being a
| director in Erie.
The sewing-machine strikers resume work to.
morrow on old time and wages. They received
no assistance from the eight-hour league and
their funds gave out.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The Grenadier band sailed for London on Sat
| urday.
large number of New England delegates tc
the Baltimore convention were here Saturday
on their route.
A Dublin dispatch says q prominent Feniar
named Martin Hauley Carey drowned himself il
Libbey river in fit of insanity.
The number of deaths from the heat Satur
| day was not over dozen.
The thoroughbred stock property of James s.
| Watson, of Valley Brook stud farm, was sold
at auction yesterday, 10 horses bringing $16,610
| The highest price was $3.50 for the dam o
| NarraganSett with colt by bennington.
A horrible case of malpractice has developed
| at Morrisania. Bridget Erdmond, wife of 8
| German laborer, and an unborn child, died from
| the operations of a midwife named Brown
| while DR.. McIlroy, who attended the dying
woman, is said to have given burial certificate
| with full knowledge of The crime.
| There will be general inspection oftenementi
| in this city tomorrow by the physicians boarC
| of health, made necessary by the great NOR
tally of the past week.
The highest thermometer to-day was 80, ant
in the evening it stood II. Also slight showers
Officer Donohue of the fifth precinct, Williams
burg, was found Saturday night lying insens
ible on the sidewalk with his skull FRACTURED
and face badly bruised, and died day. He il
supposed to have been beaten by a Bottle row
| gang Of roWdies.
The funeral of Judge McCuun will take plac
| tomorrow from st. Peters church, wher,
| solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated.