The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05
A DISGUSTING HOMICIDE.

killing Man in Return For Having
Ones Nose hit OM-What Is the Re-
ward of Peacema king-The Result OF a
BarroOm Fight.
On the cd OF this month man. suffering from
what appeared to be fracture of the skull, was
removed from on board OF the sloop Wakefield, lying
at one Of the Brooklyn docks, and the Authorities
were at once led to believe that he had been beaten
by some one, and set detectives to work to ferret
out the truth OF the affair. The man was uncOn-
scious and could give account of tue affair what
ever; but Captain Fox, OF the Wakefield, who
was taken into custody, stated that the man was
sailor on board of his sloop, and had been beaten
in saloon at the OF Thirty ninth street and
Eleventh avenue by man he did not know. De-
tectve Powers, of the Brooklyn force, at once
came to New York and made an effort to find his
man, but he got = ~. -.
ON THE WRONG TRACK,
and Detective Mcconnell, Of the Twentieth police
precinct got on the fight one, yesterday after
noon Sergeant Westervelt, OF the same precinct,
arrested John Downey, of No. 497 Tenth avenue.
Last night HERALD reporter called at the station
house and had an interview with the prisoner,
who made the following statement:-
THE PRISONERS STORY.
On the night of the 18th OF last August stopped
in the lager beer saloon on the corner OF Thirty
ninth street and Eleventh avenue kept by man
named Bitter, for the purpose of getting cigar,
and when entered the place saw two men fight
ing and interered TO separate them, when they
both tur ned on me, and while one Of them held
me the other beat me. The proprietor OF the place
finally got the man who held me away, when the
other continued the fight until we reached the
street, when he tripped me up and
Tell into the gutter. He fell ON top OF
me, caught my nose in his teeth and
bit the end OF it of. Some people who were stand
ing near there took him on me. Immediately got
up and,
threw 1t at him, but did not know at the time
the blood from my wound. heard afterwards that
the man hit was named John Johnson, and that
the man who held me was Captain Fox, of the
sloop Wakefield, ana that they had botn been taken
on board OF their vessel after Johnson was hit. /
did not intend to XIII the man, and acted
ONLY IN SELF-DEFENCE
did not know until a few days ago that the man
badly hurt, and Fox came to me some little
time alter the fight and said he was sorry mad
been so badly used, but said nothing about John
sons INJURIES did not try to keep out of the way
Of the officers as did not know they wanted me,
the name OF Mooney told me there was o warrant
out Tor me-
DENNEY is A YOUNG MAN
of very respectable appearance and does not look
at all vicious he Is about twenty-five years of age,
and but for the rightiul appearance OF his nose,
would be rather gOod-oOking. He seemed to feel
deeply his situation, when told that johnson was
dead, but asserted that he did not intend to kill
him. The Brooklyn authorities sent over for the
prisoner last night, but the Captain refused to
give him up and, the matter stands IL is doubt
ful whether the Coroner's inquest will be held in
New York or Brooklyn. Denney could not be In
diced and tried IN another county, and IL Is tech
meal point OF law whether the inquest can be held
in a county IN which the man did not die.
In Brooklyn the following story Is told regarding
the dead man -
On Wednesday afternoon a patroman Of the
Third precinct went to police Captain Ferry and
stated there was man very sick on board the
soop Wakefield. The Captain sent the ofncer
forthwith to the ONCE OF the Board of Health Tor
the purpose OF having the sanitary authorities
cause the removal OF the sick man to some
hospital. The health oflcials seemed to
treat the report with rather an air 'Of in
difference, and told the policeman to 20 to
the Commissioners Of Charities, and the latter
Bureau would attend to the case The Com
missioners OF Charities declined to do so and
directed the oflcer to return again to the Health
Segur, grew indignant, and told the officer that II
the Captain did not do his duty he would report
him. Sergeant Rogers, OF the Central office SQUAD
then ordered the removal OF the man to the Long
Island College Hospital. He was
UNCONSCIOUS WHEN TAKEN
there, and was, therefore, unable to make any
statement concerning himself, his skull being irac
tured and other injuries being apparent about mis-
body which indicated that he had been subjected to
SHOCKING VIOLENCE.
This led to inquiries 9s to how he came by his In
juries and the first statement which John Fox the
captain OF the "Wakehed," made, was that this
man, whose name was John Johnson. and VINO be-
onged on the sloop. came on board on Tuesday
night last
COVERED WITH CUTS AND BRUISES AND BLEEDING,
and said that he had been beaten by rowdies at the
New York. aud that be bad been struck op the