The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-28
A MURDER FOR TEN CENTS.
n SUNDAY MORNING SCENE IN 4
MATTE.fW1N BARROOM.
A Dispute about the Price Of n Round Of
Cignrs. Recruiting in Free Fight aud the
Prnhn bic Denih oil the Hnrlkoeper.

A Dispute nbuut the Price Of n Round Of
CiRnrs, Resulting in n Free Fight aud the
Probable Death oil the Baritceper.
FfsnKiIL LANDING, Dec. H.-There was
registering band Of hard drinkers In the billiard
saloon of Levi Hancock in Mattcawau, n mile aud
a half from fishkill Landing. early on SUNDAY
morning. Among these were Peter barrett,
n Hudson river heavy weight, man nDmed
Ronrkc. and Archie Mckinnon. One Of The
party proposed that they 90 down to John
Horan's gin shop, near the Methodist Church
and under the shadow Of the pine-ciad Fshkl
Mountain. Koran had advertised cock nght
for that Orniug. and genial and lively enter
tGinment was anticipated. All drank Literally
at Horan's, and about $40 passed over his bar In
payment Of bills for whiskey. cigars. and ginger
ale. At length some one ordered new round
Of cigars. aud when tho proprietor CHARGED forty
cents for the four Cigars, Hancock refused to
pry. saying that the bill ought not to be over
thirty cents.
Hard wurds followed, and ~ there was dan
ger Of 1ght Horan prop ,sed that Barrett. who
boarded with the saloon kecper, be referee.
barrett docid,d In favor Of Hancock. saving
That thirty Gems was enough or the treat:
II ran calIeI ll1rrett "a damned diiW har."
AID the latter, who " very muscular man. n-
coat, and went bcnihd the BAR aud knocked
Koran anant his beer Kegs. lie then fell upon
him rnd was pl yiug q tattoo unon his ribs,
when Mrs. Hor attackei Barrett and broke
dozen or morn beer ela -cs nnl w'iskcy and
flnrtr ale hO'ilr' over lis Ncud unN sNOai.tf-.
Ihrn the rest e the crowd iuterferci ana at
tacNcd Mrs. Koran. one Of them knocked her
to the door with his est. Koran rang Co his
frcf ana nss-uited Mck,nnou. who was ne d. ~
tvr~un tuut came IN tis way. There wa4 ~ Zee
n-ht Toy a lew moments; then pistol shot was
heard, ana IrHn -tagycfci and fell ulpn the
floor. McknIrn. Wild with rum a'd the des re
FOR more Hood. turned from tho b ~ Of Koran.
whom he hid snut, and fired Wildly about the
| room. tits hfsi shot just missed Mrs. Koran,
| who gave wild snrick aud fen 10 the floor, ana
| the other Shots iOdned IN the ceiling.
After tie fall Of tue wounded man the crowd
! became partially sobered, aud DIR. John z.
| Schcnck WAS sont for. The lights were out IN
tue saloon when the doctor arrived, ana there
| W u scene OF widest confusion, rs nearly
| everything # gle had been broken DIR. Schenck
probcd the wound. but failed to md the bail.
! The wound blcd II, ely, ami Koran became very
weak. The shot had y ssed into the right brc II,
! ana II WIS believed that II was embedded Nv the
muscles under the right arm. Iioran Hes In a
! cri.tcai condition
! Nckinnon who " = machlnlst. about - wears
old, was arrest d. and was brought before jus
| tcc OF the Pctce Nathaniel Ormsbce Yesterday.
| \ crowd OF hhrn drinkers iIled the Justices lit
tie office u day. Mckinnon II held to wait the
! rrsult of llorans injuries. All the fighters IA
! llorai's saloon were tetrihly bruised. and lilr
! rctt baClv cat nd manrled. lie loukrd."
! SAID d.. Srhcn /, wuO dressed his wounds. " as
tGousa he lad cen fred through Il glass fac
! tow.