The New York herald., 1874-02-24
A FIRST WARD PRACAS
The Difficulty Originates at the open.
ing" Of Grog Shop.

ARRAY occurred at the southeast corner OF Thames
and Greenwich streets in the First ward, in which
Edward Meehan, aged twenty EIGHT, sailmakeI
py trade, and living at No. l3 Albany street, was
dangerously injured, receiving two stab wounds in
the PACK, on each shoulder and one very bad cut IN
the LETT side and another in the chest. James
Nooh' oi NO. "a Cortlandt street, aged twenty-five,
a'so received two stab wounds one on the back
ana one under the left arm, these wounds
peihg not so dangerous as those which
Meehan has. The wounds were oe,ivered nv
'ohn Dascy, aged twenty residing at No ~
Cherry street, and lately employed as a messenger
ooy " curry messages from the Associated Press
oinoe W tne newspaper offices at night. Oaicer
"oDe.no''' VI '"e i"enty-seveuth preclnct ar
rested Dascy moment after the stahhno and
took him to the station house in Church street
wnere ne was locked up to await the charge 1t
seems that Dascy was sitting with two youno
girls. one named Kelly, the stepdaughter Of A
laboring man named Kelly. who resides in Thames
street, near Greenwich street, and another cir,
named Mary Ann Hapin, to whom Dascy is engaged
to be married, and who lives In Rector street
Miss Hapin Is aged about seventeen and Miss
Kelly Is aged about fifteen years. Miss Kelly
states that she was sitting in the doorway OF the
store corner Greenwich and Thames streets
at about eight O'Clock. with the girl Halpn, and
Dascy; the accused at about eight O'Clock, and
they were engaged in conversation at the time,
when i've men came up Greenwich street from the
direction of the Battery, and one. separating
himself from the crowd, ran up to where Dascy
me on Saturday nightp, Then Miss Kelly says the
unknown man asked Dascy III he was as
up and the unknown man ala an
other man struck Dascy, and one caughI hold OF
Vs ON his g fe s''RfsIs srSns sn ss
"No, don't touch the girl; Leave her aIone.'
Then, Miss Key says that Dascy ran or down
who caught him and arrested him, taking hin to
the station house; Meehan aad Cook, the wounded
pitaI, where their wounds were dressed care
fully by Dr. Fahrer. who thinks that Meehan
gerously wounded. The friends OF Meensn, who is
said to be very decent man, declare rnat young
any dishonest act that he had committed. Meehan
stated tnat the difficulty which led to the stabbiDg
Mesa1 in as M dtEnnkg saloon Of
s% had ooSsss S ser s
were celebrating the event by what is known as an
opening. Dascy and some young men, compan-
place, and Meehan, with Michae Halpin, son Of
q former police captain Of the First ward;
Dascy was one OF party that had attempted to
take gold watch from his friend Haipin, and that
Broadway, and. when near the station
mouse, attacked Meehan and his friends, and
that he believes Dascy to be bad character and
to have no business occupation. Cook, the other
wounded man. says that he saw the difficulty be-
tween Meehan and Dascy, ana was with the former
as were also Dunleavy and James Hayes, all trends
OF Meehan. Cook had been at the opening" and
states further that he was endeavorlng to separate
Meehan and Dascy, and while doing he was
stabbed, as he believes, by young Dascy. HER
precnet epTrsH poce station At about ten ooci and
saw Dascy, who Is young man Of slight
build. about five feet eight inches in height
% w a nWaA
to come out Of his CELL and spoke freely and with
out reserve. He has an oyergrown head, but his
he had widowed mother, living 1t No. 81 Cherry
street, and another younger brother, and that he
as a messenger and that he had also worked nve
years for the Adams Express Company. Had never
stones when smai AIT boy. pascy IN 40 answer 70
questions declared that he was not professional
thief and that the knife with which he stabbed
took of the table in the Associated Press ofice
Sunday night, and at the time OF the assault made
on MIN by Meenam and his friends he was cutting
his nails with It, He also stated that he heard that
Meehan and Dunleary were looking Tor him
While one OF the party OF five was beating MIN an.
other held him by the halr and That he was beaten
%sen Ss aO0q had the ss ne caea sfS s'asH @ has
thief at the as,oon OPENING m Of MeGraw
stabbed two men, but was not acquainted with
Cook only by sight and that he did II to save him.
self from being killed, and then, he thinks, he
geant twice during the interview II he had found
the knife. The knife had not been found last night
up to late hour, though o number of policemen
had been employed looking for it. with
the aid OF lanterns: The friends OF Meehan
speak very badly OF the character OF Dascy,
while, on the other hand, Mrs. Kelly her husband,
her daughter and her stepdaughter assert very
strenuousiy that he is a decent quiet young man,
who has always supported his widowed mother,
and that lately he has not had much work, but that
they never knew him to carry pistol or knife
do a dishonest act. Mr. Hertlemeyer, Ger
man who keeps grocery store on the northeast
corner OF Thames and Greenwich streets, says that
he believes young Dacey to be an honest and
quiet young man and that he never heard any
thing bad OF him. Meehan'5 friends assert, on the
contrary, that he belongs to a gang OF young
thieves, and the testimony is very conflicting.
At midnight Dr. Fiuhrer, OF the Park Hospit tai,
stated to q HERALD reporter that he had strong
hopes OF the recovery OF Meehan, who Is young
man Of large and stalwart frame and possessing .
fine constitution. Cook Is not materially hurt,
1t is thought or In any way dangerously injured.
LEAP FOR LIBERTY.