New-York tribune., 1873-06-17

rested several times for dsordey conduct and or To-
menting street brawls He % years DID, and ne IL
steam-ntter by trade, though be Is saiu W
have subssted mainly on the earnings VI
degraded According 10 satemo"@
by the father of the deceased and others, she became
infatuated with Gillen about two years ago. her
father. a hard-wOrking carman, OF good reputation
among his neghbors tried yainly to prevent her lhtl
macy with Glen. Failing to persuade her to OBEY hm'
he had her committed to the House OF the Good Shep
herd about year ago. After brief stay In that lnst
tuition she released, and last October she was mar
ried elandestinelY TO the murderer Her nus
band failing to support her, and his conduct
bringing disgrace upon her. she left him. about ohh
later at the solicitation OF her father Soon
afterward she obtained employment as forewoman III
the millinery department Of McGuire's dry goods store
in Grand-st., where she remained until her death
On Sunday evening che had been walking with Mary
Kennedy OF No 80 Crosbys About 10 o'clock she et her
companion at her home and started for her fathers
house. No. 97 Elmst. At BroOmest. she met Gen' VINO
seemed TO be intoxicated As he had done before, he
commanded her to return and live with him. She re-
fused and he threatened 10 kill her If she persisted
She remained soute her purpose and tried to pass
on when he stabbed her and fed leaving her prosrate
and bleeding from her wounds which resulted fatally In
a few minutes. The fugitive murderer captured,
after hard chase, by officer Mitchell OF tho Null
berry-st. Station. He resisted at first. but was
overcome quickly and taken to the station
house. Since his arrest he has both admitted and de-
MED the murder When arrested, the officer asked him
why he had stabbed his wife, and he replied, You ID
have done the same II your wife had refused to live
with you |" To another he said that he had not stabbed
his wife, but that she attacked by three strange
men who away and TO still another he said that he
had been attacked himself by his wife and i've I'M
known men, who wanted to kill him.
THE BARRooM MURDERER ARRESTED.
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who fed after having killed James Duffy, in Patrick
Hughes's barroom No. 4s East HOustonst, on Sunday
night, was arrested by Police Captain Murphy
OF the Union Market Police, at 2:30 a. M,
at SiXtiethst. and Second-ave, in liquor
saloon the depot OF the Secondave. Railroad, on
which the accused was formerly employed as a con
ductOr He quietly accompanied the captain TO the
station-house and while the he pointed out the
place where he had thrown away his knife, and the
weapon was found there. He admitted the stabbing,
but averred that il done IN sefdefense. When ar
rested he had small bundle Of clothing with him, and
he was about TO leave the city.
At meeting Of the Board OF Excise Commissioners
yesterday the counsel TO the Board instructed TO be-
gin n suit AGAINST Patrick Hughes in whose liquor
saloon, No AS East Houston-st James Duffy w2s nur
dered. Upon inspecting their books the Commissioners
liquor, but that he had not made application for
one. His selling liquor at $3.50 ?. IN; on SUNDAY Was Was
therefore unmistakable violation OF the law. lie Will
be sued FOR having sold liquor without hcense
ASSAULTS WITH HATCHETs.
James Curtin, the young labOrer, Of No. "a
Oak-st still lies in precarious condition at the Centre
ct. Hospital, from the fracture Of his skull by blow
from the blunt end OF hatchet the hands OF his idi
otic brotherin-law. John sharkey, age TO- at a. m,
Sunday. Mary Curtin, the wife of the in
jured man, appeared before Justice Hogan,
in the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, and made for
NAL complaint OF feOuiOus assault against her half
witted brother who interfering in her behalf when
he attacked her husband. The boy was transferred
from the Oakst Station house to the Tombs yesterday
afternoon, to await the result OF Curtin's injuries.
Patrick O'Shea of No. 95 Westinghouse. was commit
ted by Justice Hogan, in the TOmbs Police Court
terday for alleged assault upon Jane Collins OF No.
% West-st. with a hatchet sunday afternoon The
woman had scalp wound which she ayerred had been
inflicted with the batchet The prisoner strenuou,y
denied having used d hatclet He said that the woman
mad come mis- drunk, and had acted in disor-
dery manner lie had ordered her to leave the room,
and as she refused he had struck her with broom
stick.