The New York herald., 1873-08-14
CUT TO PIECES.
Probable Fatal Result of q Quarrel i'm
Fifty-first Strect-A Mans Face, Chest
and Arm Terribly MutiIated.

Probable Fatal Result of q Quarrel in
Fity-first Strect-A Mans Face, Chest
and Arm Terribly Mutilated.
James Mcclure and Daniel McCauley two labor.
ers, board at No. 522 West Fty-frst street, house
kept by Patrick Hostigan. About two weeks ago
Mcclure and McCauley had quarrel
about job OF work the former secured
after It had been promised to the latter.
About nine O'Clock last evening the two men
began again to talk over the old grievance and in
few minutes were engaged in q lively quarrel,
each calling the other the vilest names he could
command. Hostigan, who was lying on bed in
the room where the men were quarreing, took
part in the discussion, and seemed to warm up
quite as fast and to as great degree as either Of
the principals Vituperative epithets were soon
passing to and fro In the most promscuous man.
ner possible, and at every moment the triangular
WAR OF WORDS wAxED HOTTER
until finally Hostigan sprang from his bed and
dealt McCauley three terrible blows with some
sharp instrument The wounded man sank to the
oor bleeding prousSey, from horrible gas.
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another In the right arm, above the elbow, and a.
third in the right chest: The wound in the chest
strument with which It Was inhIcted having Sav M
been driven between the eighth and ninth ribs
anu lntO Ine CHeSC 10 u COnSlueraDc distance.
McCauey was removed on a stretcher to tho
Twenty-second precinct station house. where he
was attended by Drs. Ward and Harwood, both or
whom think the poor fellows chances to live are
very small indeed.
Hostgan, his wife and McCsuire were all ar
rested-the two latter being held as Witnesses
and locked up in the station mouse. on being
brought IN Hostlgan was
CONFRONTED WITH HIS VICTIM,
who instantly recognized him as the man who dld
the cutting, saying, "That is the man; lie struck
me three times with knife" Hostgan, on the
other hand, says he knows nothing about the
stabbng, and his story Is to the effect that all he
did was to push McCauey out or the house. and that
II any stabbing was done it was In the
street, and not In his presence His wife,
as also MCGUIRE, denies all knowledge OF any cut
ting; but, unfortunately for them, great quantity
of blood was found on the floor of the room where
McCauley says he at the time OF the assault
and also In the hallway The police found Nc
Cauley IN the street. 1t is true; but he says-and,
he was thrown out OF the house. =
Search was made for the instrument with which
the work was done but whether 1t was obtained
or not ts as yet unknown. The only knife found
on or about the premises which could have been
used with such terrible effect Is q large butcher
knife, which was perfectly clean and free from all
blood stains; but the fact that nearly an hour
elapsed between the cutting and It's being known
by The police doubtless accounts for the inStru-
ment's immaculate condition.
McCaulcy was removed TO Bellevue Hospital In
an ambulance, and Captain Killalee was still en-
gagged at late hour last night in trying to find q
blOOdstained knife and some person who Will ac-
10 have seen the stabbing done.