The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18

bowie knife iii not to kin Duryea '' he said.
Mr. Peter Duryea IL willing TO swear that Sim
mons said I'm kin Duryea the nrst chance
simmons passed sleepless night at the Park
Hospital. An oficer OF the Second precincs station
watches at his bedside summons Is peweriu,
broad-shouldered man. He has bulldog lace, Win
heavy black whiskers and mustache and shaggy eye
His ss Is scsureS near sne ankle cin
Amabie 10 OF the opinion that simmons VIII be aDle
TO walk on clutches in few days but he cannot
entirely recover In less than four weeks.
Coroner Keenan, visited him yesterday afternoon.
Take cart" he said to the oficer, that he don't
eyes, will," the officer said with laugh.
"How is your healthf" the HERALD reporter
"My leg is very sore,n he answered. "You are
90, Eyes, sir |" the reporter answered. put have
THANK YOU" simmons said, in grateful tone.
How did you come to break your leg ?" the re-
said, CURLY, and he turned to the wall.
Pelice Omccrs QuarrelIing Over the
Dead Body.
Agentleman whose business calls him every even
ing to the vicinity OF the horrible butehery Of
Monday night, informs the HERALD Of the very Pc
Cuar conduct, to say the least OF the police officers
when the body OF the murdered man was discOv-
cred by them. He says that when passing down
Nassau and near Liberty street, he saw three men
running up the latter thoroughare crying at the top
OF their voices Police ~ 'Polce ~ but he did not
give them much attention, thinking that 1t was o
case OF robbery or assault, which crimes now are
80 frequent and fashionable In the city. Arriving
at his destination he almost forgot the circum-
stance, but IL was soon again brought wildly to
his mind, as Q gentleman called into the ONCE
where he was and reported the startling intel
gence
THAT BRUTAL MURDER HAD TAKEN PLACE
',just around on Liberty street." and that the VIC
tim was Lying on the sidewalk covered with
blood.o Several OF our infOrmants associates at
this announcement rushed ont Of the building
where they were to the place ndicatc ted when they
saw Mr.. Duryca on the sidewalk in O pool or
blood Beside him were four or five officers, and
instead OF using all haste in their power to remove
the dying or dead man, and calling physician to
ascertain II any aid could be rendered him, these
model oniclas were engaged In an angry discus
sion as to which of them had charge OF 1.-THE casen
ana who should assume authority in the matter |
| All this time
THE BLOOD HAD BEEN aURaLINa IN A STREAM
| rom the victims neck Dut they cared not They
| only wanted to receive q little commentator at
their precncts the lie OF the one at their feet was
| went on, and no attempt was made to procure q
| litter or the attendance Of medical gentle
man. Now the secret OF this disgraceful quarrel
over the dead man IS simply this:-At the
locality of the murder two police precincts come
together The officers OF one would not relinquish
their right to take charge OF the murdered and
murderer and were ''b0und to have them, y but the
others as loudly dissented. Further comment
upon this point is unnecessary; but 1t may be APP
plicable in this case to ask these rejecting police
men II they did not know that in the Post
once, only around the corner, there were one
or two physicians, who remain there all nightp II
they were fully advised OF this fact was not their
conduct over the dying man Crminal9 Our in
formant also says that when the wagon was
brought to convey Simmons and the murdered man
the former BECAME Ca. SO annoyed at the delay and
claimed angrily, "WhOis got control Of this jOb7,,