The New York herald., 1874-11-23
MURDER IN WASHINGTON STREET.
A Drunken Brawi That Ended In Blood
Cartrung the Insfrumen mt of Destruc-
tiOn-Mysferious Case.

SaTtrGnS thc AhsiSuAheAAA - @SS"tA ~
tion-Mysterfous Case.
On Saturday night, n little after twelve O'Clock,
a man named John Carnacon, appaI emily about
twenty-seven years OF age and living at No. 625
Washington street, was found lying on the pave
ment IN 'front.' OF No. 6s5 same street, wounded
and nsensiDie. He was taken to the Ninth pre-
cinct station house, and on closer examination ne
was found 70 have fearful cash on the back
OF MS head, such as might be inflicted by a
coarse, heavy weapon. His nose was also broken.
Captain Kennedy. believing the mans life in dan
ger, at once ordered his removal to Bellevue Hos
pltai, where he died about two O'Clock. Yester-
day morning Dr. Marsh made an autopsy on tho
oody, ana found in the stomach quantity or
pau liqnor. From what he saw the Doctor was
OF the opinion thar death resulted from 9dema
Of the lungs and compression OF the brain.
From inquiries made by Captain Kennedy aud
Detective oNeil, II was ascertained that Iour or
i've men had been drinking Saturday night in
the liquor store Kept by J. Gibson. corner OF WASH
ington and Charles streets. Most OF tnem were in
timate trends, but. being much the worse for
liquor, quarreleu about some trivial matter and.
becoming troublesome, We're turned out on the
sidewalk. The quarrel was continued on the
William Pertain, came 10 blows and cnchod
IN nercc, though drunken. struggle. Ac-
Eo1aang a nefors @ corener e s'aen1 Wqm a Pertain;
Kennedy yesterday. stranger, named George
Washington Murray, VINO Ead been drinking III
Gibson's store at the same time, and had been
turned out on the street also rushed up, seized a
cartrung aud struck Carnacon violent blow
the back OF the head. Either the rccolectlons OF
the parties concerned have become so confused
from the nnuence of the ''rot gut" they imbiued
so freely, or tney have some reason for conceang
q portion OF the evidence, but the act IS the sub
scquent part oi the story is lost till the policeman
appeared on the scene ana found the
wounded man lying InsensiDle on the
street. II Murray was a stranger to the party IL
Is little strange he should take suca an interest
IN the quarrel as To resort to sucn violent method
OF adjusting if. The iacr that he was urinklng III
the same liquor store wnen the quarrel began,
that he was elected at the same time and re.
matneu TO see the end OF II, would seem 10 lavor
the suppositOn that he was one OF the party and
concerned III the row. The evidence against him
up 10 the present Is SIMPLY tue statement or Per-
tam, VINO was concerned IN the quarrel ana there
fore interested IN throwing susplcioa or himself
and rienuS.
Pertain and Martin Joyce, alias Reddy Joyce,
were arrested yesterday morning by Detective
O'Nelll, from Information obtained IN the neigh-
bOrnOOd ol the occurrence and locked up III tie
Ninth precinct station nouse. ShorlN after tae,r
arrest Pertain acknowledged he kne " all about IL,
ana accused Murray, VINO lives au No. % RenwcE
street, OF the bloody deed. Murray was arrested
Ut his residence at ha-past SIX O'Clock yesterday
evening, aad az once identified BY Pertain.
The atfaIr has created a profound sensation in
the neignbOrhOOd and the mystery that surrounds
1t VIII take some little trouble 10 unraveL