Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-20
Tom sorre,l "Runnins a Muck >,

HIS BLOODY WORK IN NEW YORK.
In yesterdays STAR was an account by
telegraph of The nurderous ARRAY among
negroes I'm which Tom SOrrell, formerly OF
is city, used his knife with such terrih'~
effect. The New York World says:-"EarIv
yesterday morning a humber of negroes were
carousing and gambling in a negro ssmonte,
den at 5oth street and It'll avenue when a
quarrel arose between "Bally" Henry alias
"Bally" Cotton and Daniel Matthe VS. which
resulted In q fight, in which Matthews was
worsted. The gang went to lager beer
saloon kept by Eberhardt Delger, No 52I
Broome street, and Matthews, after being
beaten, sought out Thomas Sorrell, a negro
hostler, just arrived from Baltimore and told
him OF the occurrence. Sorrell espOused his
friends cause, and went to Delger's saloon to
demand an explanation. He arrived there
early in the afternoon. The place being
crowded with cOlOred people, Bally was there
and on SorreI demonstrating with him i'm
regard TO his Treatment of Matthews, "Raliy'
ran out, ard, accounting to SorreIl, shortly
after retained with butchers cleaver that
ne had stolen from a corner grocery. His
demeaDOr was menacing. and the ocrunanfS
OF The room beat retreat in various direc-
tiOns, and SOTreil fed to the street and ac-
cOTdlng TO lis own statement, was attacked
on the steps Of the saloon by one "Jef7' Saun-
ders, and was cut in the left arm and back
with razor. Sorrell drew n knife. but lid
not then use ii, and being pressed by the
crowd ran, and encountering VIM. j. Saun-
dels, OF No. 20 Thompson street, stabbed him
in the back, inflicting a wound that i'm All
probability Will result fatally. At this iunc-
iuTe an unknown negro, nVe feet ten inches
In stature, about 33 years old, and weighing
In the nelghborhOO1 of 1870 pounds. iuterpOSed
and SOrrell in his excitement took him TO be
foe and stabbed him in the left breast
killing him instantly. SoTrell then fled pur-
sued by number of negroes and white ciU-
Gems, but in his flight he encountered Officer
Mcdonald, OF the eighth precinct. who ar
rested him.
SORRELL'S WASHINGTON FRIEND.
The New York Times says -" Henry
BrauChnaugh, SOrrelI' s friend, is from Wash
ingtOn, ana has also been employed Dy
MCDANIEL as a groom. He came TO New York
with SOTTell OStensibly in search of york
lie gives the same account Of the beginning
OF the disturbance in Differs saloon as SOf-
rell, bur seems TO have deserted his partner
when he row began. He says he didn't want
10 get into any trouble, and so ran away
When he got into Thompson street ne saw
The excitement was so great that he dOigai
into tenement house aud ran up 20 the top
floor he waited there until he supposed the
row was over, and then came down, intend
ing 10 get away into another part of the city.
expecting that he would be arres,e If found
IN that EeightOThOOd. As he came out Of tue
building a crowd of negroes surrounded him
and lie expected they were going 10 lynch
him. when ROuntsman Crook happened
along and rescued him. When secured he
was standing about fifty feet from the BODY
~ Ire dead negro, which had not yet been
Tlo1Cd up. He was taken to the station
house. and he q as Witness"