The New York herald., 1872-11-26
DE A TIL OF LEE.

The prisoners arrested on Sunday charged with
being engaged in the fight at william Coey's gyog-
gerry, 22S Cherry street, early on Sunday morning,
which led to the
DANGEROUS IF NOT FATAL sTABBINd
OF william H. Lee alias FeHton, alias Baker, ana
Thomas Donovan, were yesterday morning brought
before Coroner Herman by Captain Mount. OF the
Seventh precinct assisted by Sergeant Thompson,
Detective Jarboe and other members OF Captain
Mounts command.
The prisoners were followed down town by as
villanous gang OF rougns as ever was seen out
side OF States Prison, and besieged the Coroners'
olce tosuch an extent that 1t was found necessary
to expel them ana guard the doors.
Coroner Herman then proceeded 70 examine
the prisoners separately, and the irst one called
was Patrick Deany, OF 2l6 Cherry street. the man
who is suspected of stabbing both Lee and Don0-
van. Delany said he was
Al CoFFEYS GROCERY
on Saturday night, and was there assaulted,
Knocked down anu beaten by some OF the parties
engaged In the fight but he denied stabbing any
one, and says he had no knife.
William Cofey, who keeps the rum shop, was
next called. and said on Saturday some men met
in his place to issue tickets for target excursion
OF the Rutgers Musketeers and disturbance
arose as to who Should be rendered complimentary
tickets; Lee and WEIGH got into fight, in which
others LOOK part, anu u plSUO was ulScnafGe0,
by whom he does not know; did not see the stab
bng.
John Welch, Of 60 York street. Brooklyn, says he
was Knocked down outside Of COneys door anu
lay there insensble until the police carried him
away; did not strike or stab any one.
Patrick Golden, OF 148 Cherry street, and en-
ployed as salesman at POI Washington street, was
In Coneys place when Lee and Welch came IN ana
talked about tickets for o target company or the
Rutgers Nusketeers; Lee was
FULL OF FIGHT
and boasted that ne could whip any one about
a Qa q hrhf nd
who was there, had IN old pistol in his possession.
Patrick Roach, Misunderstanding youth living at
No. Pelham street. said ne knew nothing about
the affair; but the trouble with Pat that ne told
one story to Sergeant Thompson and q decidedly
different one to Coroner Herman
John McTlerney, OF 221 Cherry street; Thomas
Rodley, OF No. Pelham street, and Freeman Bran
nigan, OF 2l4 Madison street. were discharged, as
it was shown they took no active part in the
bloody encounter.
William Coney and his daughter Abby, quite a
Incorporating girl, who were brought down aS
witnesses, were also released.
DISPOSAL OF PRISONERS.
Patrick Deany and John Welch were committed
to the T0mbs by the Coroner, and Patrick Golden
and Patrick Roach were sent to the House OF De-
tention.
Deany is said to be an industrious and inOffen-
sive man, VINO has acquired q competency by
honest labor, and not o criminal who had served
terms IN the Pententiary as was stated by mistake
exceedingly bad record, having done service for
one or more terms in the Penitentiary.
Captain Mount, OF the Seventh precinct, Is still
in hot pursuit OF the rOwdy Rutgers Club many VI
whom engaged in the
SATURDAY NIGHTS BLOODY AFFRAY ]
have made their escape and will remain out OF
sight till assured that 1t Is safe for them to return
Late yesterday afternoon information was re-
ceived ut the COroners Office that Lee, alias Fen
ton, alias Baker, had died during Sunday night in
Bellevue Hospital from the effects Of the wound.