New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-20
sUNDAr'S DEEDS OF VIOLENCE.


SUNDAYS DEEDS OF VIOLENCE.
THE NEGRO MURDER IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
DANIEL MATHEWS ARRESTED - DETAILS OF THE
BLOODY AFFRAYs WHICH PRECEDED THE
MURDER-THg INQUEST To BEGIN To-Day.
The tragedy in Thompson-st. on Sunday
afternoon was an exciting topic ia tho 5hth Ward
yesterday. Capt. Mcdonnell Of the Prince-st. Police
had his securing the city, and In the aiernOon MS
diligence was rewarded by the CAPTURE OF Daniel
Mathews who was the Of tho ARRAY IL the fore
noon william Henry, alias Bay" Henry VINO was
arrested late on sunday night taken before supern
tendent Wallng. Mathews and Henry were both com
United to the House Of Detention by Coroner Woiinih'
A TRIBUNE reporter called upon Henry last evening
and asked him for his account OF the fatal ARRAY Henry
ia tall stout negro, and is OF the most notorious
ruians in this cty. His face and head covered with
the of former battles, and to use his own express
sion he had rather fight than cat he has lust served
five years in Sing sing prison for eioni"s assault upon
a colored sailor in boardng -house in Ba2ter-st. He
said that 80 years Of arc and lived IN the tene
ment in the rear OF No. 100 Thompsonst He is married
hut had quarreed with his wife. On Saturday
night he went up to John NJ. Lyles liquor
saloon at No. 1913 West Thirtictl-st-, and
there engaged in game OF Spanish monte.
Henry described tie game by saying that 10 cards are
used the eight Elne, aud ten being thrown ont "Jet
Sanders was the banker and dealt the cards First he
them on the table Then bets made ON ono Of the
cards Two more were taken from the top OF the pack
and laid beside the first The crowd then pressed
around and made number Of bots placing their money
upon the cards The cards then turned face upward
and dealt Mathews lost his money Ile was angry at
this and satched the money from the table terDie
aght followed that lasted for half an hour. Henry
struck Mathews several times upon hs head with short
billiard cue aud sanders broke large earthen pitcher
over the head Of Mathews cry OF police was raised
aud all ran but Mathews, who was too badly hurt to
escape
Henry said that he went directly home to No. 100
Thomson-st and went bed. He did not arise until
about II 80 o'clock on Sunday morning. Then no went
down to place called Africa at No. 81 ThcnIson-s'
which resort for Of the worst colored persons
in the city cleft Sanders came in and told him that
Thomas sorrc was Dger's saloon in Broome-st and
that he wanted to Henry there when Henry
reached the saloon he found Mathews. Thomas
sorrell and Sanders sitting at table drink
ing beer The saloon crowded with persons,
attracted by the news OF the fight Of the night before
Angry words passed between SOrre and Sanders They
both jumped up and Sanders cut sOrIeh twice with
razor Henry seized Sorrells and dragged him Out
of the saloon p the steps 20 the sidewalk sanders was
stl 0tfeiupt.n 70 Kill -0rrel Seeing Officer Larku APP
nrOach. Henry said to sanders, We must be Oh"
they ran MP IhOmI~ spung-st ami there sanders
said I'm going over the river Join after you hear
how this turns ont They senarated and Henry went
to L ittrn-rGw' in CrcruWlch-,t where no WAS con
ceaed day Late AZ night he attempted to cross the
re , of ,rHr Tribune also talked with Daniel
Mathews. IIls bead terribly cut in seven or eight
places lie s1d that he was 40 years ola ahd hved at
No. l35 West IWcutYiith-'i. win rs WHO ana cn.u
He kasominCT, and has steady work lie sad that
the fight in Lve's saloon was between the " Harmony
Gang' and the Eightn ward BOYS" VINO had come up
tnora To eight the gang He dd not DeionS 10 elh-r
station aiterward. the sergeant asked him the of
the ians had assaulted him. He Wac 30 confused
be unable to give the names but told the ser
eoant that he would down town tho next day and try
and md them out This resolution Was the cause OF the
Though feeling very and stif from his heating.
Mathews went down into the Eighth Ward on sunday
forenoon In ThOmpsOnt. betw, en- Spring and BrOpmc
az cri Iii NO Icerson sanders came NJ and Mib-
said 10 HIM. What did you beat me for list night
hoye been terribly pounded" sanders explained and
with the help OF wild Cat the matter was settled.
Mathcws ana sanders shook hands, AMI Sanders invited
the others 10 down 10 Di2'rs and have SOM beer
In the saloon they met more friends, James bonea the
banjo player Joseph Platt and others. Willie they
Were drinking. Thomas Sorreli came in sorieh and
Mathews Raj Dech oId ilchu' hi' ldu wor"eu VDScpcr
ri the race-CourN. at I0ng Branch. The conversation
turned upon the night on tic previous night ana ooriti
spoke hafshy to sanders ana ierWdid IOuay poast-1
tnat he could knock the top OF Sudcs's head and dared
him figt This challenge created an hpro1r IN the
s8Oon. sanders went ont OF the saloon 10 nnd bailY
Henry h. also went into barber's chop and cot y
razor aud returned in few minutes Soon afterTani
snontcd where's the black scoundei who wants to
fight" James Bohea seized Ilenys arm ana sad Don't
Kill that man." Sorrel jumped from the chair Sanders
drew oat the large razorEe Lad procnIe nd cut -1ri
sight OF the wOsnds IN me saloon made him So sick
that he sank in his chair and dd rot see the rest o. the
home where he remained until lie was found by Capt
Mcdonnell yestcrUIy. Mathews Il anxious " Dc free
that ne may have his assaiduts arrested.
Can't. Mcdonnell said that he had been unable 20 md
Sanders late hour last night bus believed him To
be in this city secretcd by hs friends The Captain
added that Sanders was bad man. ami never failed 10
improve chance for fight. The Captain had no doubt
the story told by Mathews and part OF what Henry
had said the TRUTH
Thomas r0rrell had his wounded arm dressed by DR..
Brekes III tie Tomba Yesterday Ia.re are TWO long cuts
upon his reaching to the bOneod the prisoner
sum ring pam He placed IN the second tier
In the main prison 10 on OF tic cells allotted u eo4ored
PRISONERS He said that he had nothing 10 add 10 Liz
statements on sunday.
The lal &c number OF witnesses euhpenacd Indicates
protracs hearing William j. Sanders, who was stabbed
Ia The SHINE W- comfortable condition at Bellevue
Hospital yesterday, could be expected from the dan
gerOus wound that he had received. The pOst-nOrtcu
EXAMINATION upon the body OF samuel Peterson
made by Dr. T. T. I. Marsh yesterday. The knife had
pssed through tlo heart ana Nonled inc lower lobe VI