, 1875-08-25

hvc 81 vears of M 4kl Wnst EiYtnaufh ptrso+
Int, liz IN. ~ ~. h.,;1u =, 49,, ~, ~.
known tn tho nol;co T.nrdon ~. conna,,"t
.",,,' 49, s.,.. ~ "os|o0
WI" ea'iH =. sou"s 'nea ot oespe'ato Guar
actor woH Known AnA dreaded In tho
ncighbothood. Boon aftor noon On Satur-
tIav ho WAS Rtandng at Ninth Avenue md
E.',,,t,o,,,t, .,raa, ,.,.,, ,r,..o,t'' re 80
:. ,.,r,.s.n or y ..a 49,. .3"o'1s eo"no'f. @..'
tsh'tS. a"u e3'coa''et' A2e 20 years. Of NO.
l33 West s!x'c"nth street, mud Charles Cnrran,
alma ~ Tho Ftor," ago IS years, of No. 80 Tcpth
avenue. eudanyorinc . tn nccotiato for H., L;.-
,os,;nn ~ a.a ~ ~ oesa''aso .es 'hc us
s,,, ,".''.., ,. .,'. sn"'n ","ea A@ahEaon
III" e"f.an aaaa'tteo thas sney had stolen from
1nan ~hilo nheop. Langdon also told Connors
lint whon thoy woio skiag TIM watch and chain
la,t, a. IL ,ht,..s ,,, 49,, tan oasu -
~" ~ NV 1u'o'ef, AhA 1''a ~" a''eep again.
tohnorH was htont TO take the WATCH and
chain for tho purpolo Of sollin3 them When
IleeEer street chr stopped On tim corner ,,,;1 =.
ronitrun,Ir.1,.1r,, rn,,,,r NM, .u7s..I.
not,x ,,,o,,, .s'I .;sI.. 1'. 49,. aa''eu
o''"ts'! ''e.'' A"o' sei1a"R Iopuofs ny ttlo col"
lar' aaltl' " want 5ou.' Connors, fancy.ng he
Was In tho lands of tho police, nude no resist-
auce. and MN t,racpc;t In rim roar ri,tforr, ~
III, INV ,.,,ar, H.. ,.a,,>
~" e"l' "aeAe ta' stranger 4ooHeo e.
INN carefully, snd then' saying that he
saa mlssakcn, he lot Conuors 70. The ntranger
dashed after Tho othera win Ind ecnar,ted
Curran p,;ro do,,n urduen .,-cn, xl,,o ! 49,
49,, 49, e1" '.. S;.,.,. ..' 's..o'' "A'' oa"6
WI. inn up N1hsn a'ehuo ana !ooh refuge
IN snn Horn q Goa lunber'yara, which oc-
enPies tho block between Fourteenth aud FIJI
'"ei1th streets. along Ninth avenlle Ile stranger
iollo~ed l.angd"t'. who wo'lt through tho cato
ni M TIC Iumber'yard on NIntl ascnue. nehs cat
iiileentn street. md, passing behind the office,
attempted 10 hate !imse'f between tno pics Ut
lnsnoer pear Tue Fotfseohih afrcet alde u tho
snf1. Ills pulener uas, however 70 close bo-
b'na hii' that Lhnsdon did not Encceod in con-
teahhE hitnseli bcfore le waa caught. 1t thsa
t!nlo 1neaph Mooney, OF no; ~ GnffoVoort
Has feedu'E lnB 4otae II! tho yard, heard .
hhot. 1hcnney went TOWARD tile spot. and found
Aaf'hdon dr!nR on the ground between the
}!!os Of lgEnhet. having been shot through the
accused tho latter Of shooting l.ansdoo. aud re-
ceised ~ aoyry reply thAt Labgdon had stolen
Tug stfangeFh watch. alo2noy thon gfapp'ed
W4th tho nafdc1os' WHO shook himself loose.
anu presenting revolver at Mooney. rushed
He r',shed along N'utll avenue 70 Fourteenth
stroet, ihenoo toward the North River, stopping
anu turning into the marhlo.yard op the north
sn,o sldo Of Fonrtsen.h street. ehors Gisthoco
route tho nussIcfor expected to Teacl, Filteo.".
sung Inn. 0ilicor Riley. of ino Ninth prociuct
:, Tas On duty in Th'rtcenti. street, aud. hearing
i1o s,on fsneu rra. sang m Su;h avenue reaching
nlafo1s-yaFd. followlne tho ady'ce OF the crowd,
tho officer continued on to mud down Fifteenth
a!Iees' ~ the nope o. aead'ng OIL sue murleter;
bht tno iattef hht taHen alarm, aud, doubling OIL
81 ers, c5oase1 VI Fourteenth street, aud passing
through some open lots on tho south siho Of the
n.rSet esined Ih,rtssntt! street by climbing .
nfsh tenee nosrer tha Tenth avenue. - he eaped
Rive! along Thirteenth aireet, aud. whiIo tho
,nutaeteF crossed Ihtrteonth street and con-
ceaied h1mfelf III The marble yard. ha purtuere
"ots after no runaway toAm. thinking III their
t,sr no n..s 10 ther Inrsus ths
althoosh Young man Ans"er1ns h'a description
10 son,e oxtont vas seon hnt running in the d.
reclon OF s''o Christopher Street Ferry. it Is not
at l Sl certain tl.at ho neot iu that direction.
Iho s!xteenth street police. III sooa Al they
heard Gf tho murder, which waa et about p.
m., tried to obtain description Of tho murderer.
bus every QUE At the yard who knew Lanedon
sIsa W. 'aat l. sersea h.m rgS. srd refused 10
could trace the murderer. All the stories
that Wero told WeE0 conflicting, and the
ou'y description OF the lnau which ia
.anCoson ~, aH 70 he sny wy near correct wa given
ny Mooney !ase IN tue afternoon. long after tho
lie Ia suppoaed to bare been about IS
ycnrs Old, feet inchea tall, with
lsi1 complexion, dark hair aud mustacho,
al.d woFo dark mixed coat ind
nldc black band, white shirt. aud black necl-
sio. Al soon as this description wns obtained 1t
wAs sent ont on eenor1I alarm. and two Of the
Central Once dotecs!vea wore detailed to AID The
ward detectives In finding the uu,do-cr, They
arrested Connots 1T about p. m.. and ho w2s
tatea to the Twentieth Street Police 6ts-
t'oa. lie has beon detalnod by order
nj the Coroner until after the in
quest shal have bocn held. LApgdon's
losiy WAS a]so takan to tho Polito Station, whore
pecnli arly-shaood silver chxin was found in hia
Possession. When tho cha.n wan ahown to Con-
sala ahat they had sto!cn it. Connors could not
"a! "hat nau peccMe Of the watch.
r. noss!a' o'nceka "eat ~ soarch OF Curran on
Saturday night. aud Ofllcor George DcIixou, Ut
lho secret Service Sqnad. vlsitod Patrick Dunn,-
Exns litIaor store At No. 05 Tenth avenue, IN
c!tl2cn'6 clothes, ~ ha mas informsu that Cur.
raE was expected 10 DO there. between mid
ni2ht aud ! .: ": yesterday. Officer penulsou
asa.n vislted DunnlRall'v. aud was met