New-York tribune., 1872-11-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A LONG DEFERRED REVENGE.

A LONG DEFERRED REVENUE
0noMAs DoNAuUE MURDERED ny THE BROTHER
OF HIS ALLEGED VICTIM-A DEADLY PoldlA-
CAL FUED ENDED.
Gamblers and politicians crowded large
nouor saloon In the basement of building on the north
west corner Of Broadway and Twenty-eighh-s- satur
ay evening and for the purchase Of pools on the
result Of tonorrOws election. John Scannei entered
the saloon early the evening and wandered through
she throng, speaking TO no one and not taAlhS any
rart or showing any interest In the pool selling.
Most OF the politicians knew tho mans history,
aud remembering sad tragedy and attempted act OF
vengeance with which his name was inseparaoy CON
nected looked aroand with dread lest the man Wbo hau
become the object OF his hatred should unhappiy DO
present also observed with alarm oy tine enus
Of the hunted that scanne asobvioosiy searching
An the crowd for some However aiteF renalninN
for an hour, scannenHisuddenly left the ssloon' ~
An hour passed, and again seshoo' eneiou, IS
through the room to the extreme end lie caieu ior
slas nj lamar and stood for several minutes leaning
AGAINST the bar A few moments afterward' the man
1bose uresenoe had been anticipated by lhe company
,,h dread Thomas D0nahue walked down the steps OF
tbe saloon and stepped lwlthin the room. He had
scarcely done when he saw scannel, and instantly
halted as paralyzed with fear His friends welcomed
him with cheerful slanguage and endeavored TO dsPel
what they thought a feeling OF melancholy
A movement OF the crowd hid scanne for an Instant
from Donahues sight and the latter after hurredy tell
ine friend that he had engagement which prevented
esalrway into the street. At this instant cries Of an
ger arose from the crowd; several men were forcing
way In great haste toward the door and others
rVscntng what they esteemed undue rOughness on
the part Of those leaving G. scannel was foremost
of those pushing through the crowd. and he quickly
reached tho door Danahue had his foot the first
step Of the stairway when the camor arose in tho sa
loon and turned round II from curiosity TO Know It's
cause Seannol's pursuit was ended he had STOOD Dc
hind Donahue for a second aud had drawn large navy
~. .Hrn "A fau los lYlfh
bead As Donahue turned his face seanneh hredinto
it The BON sirom the revolver entered Donahaes
brain aud he fell dead upon his face. scanneu
paused Ion "a instant and the fired into the Docy;
ana again until lac had fired four more shots. as as
Le fred the witnesses of the scene nave since t.jl,
he would change his position as II 70 prevent hdNlS Ao
bullets the spot twice. As he fred win an
alleged tcrroriuspirng dehDerauOn, tDe crown sH.alA
away FROM hin into the saloon Not one OF the SV men
present made attempt 10 dsarm The assallaut. ,
Whon he had fgod the fifth shot Scannel turned and
ran up stairway into Broadway. The crowd az once
e'Capt. arEiISiu OF the twentieth Precinct Police
,,s Iralkg down BroadWay in citizens dress and at
tie moment the shots were red had reached twenty
eghthst. aud Broadway. He paused 70 see from Nhat
ScICSu SaES scappeli ran by him toward Fftha7e.
Capt McElWan Instantly joined in the pursuit
sevsI Chase ap fYith-aye to Twenty y-ninth-st, and
through Twcntynnth-st 70 Broadway again, arrested
tad What's the matter Sergeant Oh, l beg pardon,
you are Captain now = referring TO ne tae Of having
known his eaptor when having t19 RANK ot SCI gea1, ~
Captain MCElwaIu replied: "Jhal's what want 10
HlUW, SNdunoui am tguOIdul ui N4Adt Afl "dht 9vu
murder hut before he got 70 the head OF the saloon
u vas unsafe take the prisoner there, Oasmuch as tie
crowd threatened lynch scanneL The prisoner was
06c0rdLy hurried 60 the Tweny-nin th Precinct station
o3, 5 & "S st nj 70 me saloon and Donahues body
was brought 70 the statiOn-house whence was soon
taken TO the deceaseds home in Eghteenth-st, near
TmTd-ave. by permission Of Coroner Young
An examination Of the body Of deceased was made by
Deputy Coroner Marsh yesterday, and t was found that
mcDts by bullet from the rev0ver One OF the pull
lets had entered the dead mans left above the elbow
and fractured all the bones.
Coroner Young impanclcd jury, and after an exam
iuatOu the body they adjourned until Friday morning
neat al 10 O'Clock Inc ponce were Dus!, !e3Ieiy 81 Ia
obtaining tle names OF persons who witnessed tue nUr-
tire names OF large number OF persons pistol sup
posed to be the used by seannel was found in the
gutter iu front Oi No. 2G0 Ftth-ave Five chambers
were discharged. II was ascertaned rs paper found
81 seangeis Pers9n lnat no had recently purchased
onHse chosen 6y scanncii was f6t 6ny Iefs6 ddn n-
,i lie prisoner Yesterday or indeed since the murder
place The police iutend to Keep the prisoner III
The origin o the tragedy the sunjec ~ converse
sr"y, of men leaied by Florence scana, hen
cdae Tor Alderman. entered the 9uoi store OF Thomas
DJuahue 20 IweutJ thlrd-st' ana SecOndaNe; me ga
loon was the headquarters Of a rival candidate for
Alderman John Nesbt, whom IL is alleged the Sean
Des suspected ad secreted several repeaieIs n room
al back Of the saloon fight followed between the
F1iTcs and Others pistols During the 6Tng
Florence hcaunel suddenly sauS upon tue 1Oor,
man was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital, where he died.
DoDaHUe anested on charge Of having shot Scan
had been made, without obtaining evidence that DOna
hue had fred pistol he was acquitted. John Scanncl
tobtuuesl as alleged, assert tlat DOnahue had mur
dered his brother and % utter threats Of vengeance
Tie poCe were of the opinion that John himself had ac
tldentaly snOt Florence, inasnuch as l was ciscOY
cred on arrcstng him after the afray In DOnahue's
saloon that he had fired six chambers Of hts revolver
Nearly year passed and the Scannel murder had been
almost foIgotteu when its memory was revived by an
attempt made 10y unknown man 20 murder DOnahue
he returning home, late AZ night, Sept 49, 1910
the unknown fed after shooting DOnahue In the
let 6Teast he recognized II Is stated John Sean
nell by two spectators OF the attempted murder. 10
se of lIs ugly wound D0nahue slowly recovered, and
wac az length able 20 20 int9 the streets again.
ecanneil fed from the city, end -Eenained away for
nine months He then brought before court and,
giving bail 20 keep the peace with Donohue, was re-
leased DOuOhue had no faith, however, in ScanDelps
promise and lived for months in daily fear OF his
bfe Ills friends last persuaded him 70 promise TO
leave United States and be had intended TO do i'm
mediateiy after tOmOTOw election. For that purpose
be had engaged passage on board OF the Cuba steam
ships, and would have departed with his family for
Havana next Wednesday.
y AN INSANE ASYLUM VICTIM