The New York herald., 1875-11-22

Alderman or the Eighteenth ward. Meanwhile Dono-
hue had arrested charged with shooting Florence
ScanneI, and John Scannell charged with shooting
George Johnson Donohue was sens 20 his home 10
charge Of officer, and John Scannell admitted To
bail The following day Florencs published letter
saying that he and his friends to Donohues pace
the day Of the light persuade him and others en-
gagged In managing the repeating IN that district 10
stop such work and that John Scanne did not draw
pistol until his brother had been shot -
Al the charter election held on December y 1901,
Florence Scanne elected as Alderman OF the kigh
teenth district Some time after, be removed from
Bellevue Hospital TO his residence at No. 3lI East
Twenty seventh street, and remained there until his
death On July " 1870, Coroner Flynn was sum
moned to take his ante-mortem statement in thas
Florence said am no" dying and nrmy DeheVv
that no other person shot me but Thomas Donohue."
Al hafpast niue O'Clock 7. II. on July 10 Florence
SURRENDER OF DoSoHuE
Late in the afternoon Of Thursday, July 10, 1870,
Thomas Donohue accompanied by his counsel. ap-
peared a. the Coroners' Oace in the City Hall for the
purpose Of surrenderng himself to Coroner Flynn who
to hold an inquest as TO the death OF Flor.
ence Scannel Flynn could not be found and Coroner
keenan, released Donohue his parole 70 appear the
next day Donohue was then a tall finely developed
denied firmly that he had in any way
contributed TO the death Of the deceased The inquest
was begun on July 10 1870 and continued until the I'D,
when the jury rendered verdict against Donohuc and
he was committed 70 await the action e the Grand
| Jury. Donohue tried by jury aud acquitted,
there being no evidence that he had shot at Or killed
! Scannel-
| THB VENDETTA CONTINUED.
On the night OF September 10, 1870, while Donohue
! was walking with two friends in Seventeenth street,
| near THIRD avenue they suddenly approached by
a man wearing long beard and souched hat, who
presented pistol al Donohue's breast, ared
sSa av ned A the assassin ssh ran he threw ssTeT
were found by the police John Scannell suddenly left
New York and could not be found When he returned
TO tue city some months after he was arrested and
charged with having committed that crime. but was
released on ball. the case being brought to trial
Donohue carried the bali fred that night his breast
Another election was at hand and on Saturday night
November 2, 1872 Johnsons pool room, the base
men the corner OF Twenty eighth street and Broad
way, near what was then called Apollo Hall and now
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, was thronged with excited
purchasers Of pool tickets About ming O'clock
the evening the crowd had gathered ah5u he sales
man, all anxious to get IN. their bets and
deposit their pensyi when they were startled
Cioso ~ the snafp reports s,no, O pistol hred ED
the door AT the entrance lay Thomas Donohue, bleed
ing from three ghastly wounds. while another man,
tall, well dressed wearing side whiskers and having
cigar IN his mouth was running up the steps leading 70
the street The crowd closed around the bleeding body
as 1t lay there and made no attempt to follow the fug
tive until somo one said MY God, that's Tommy Don
ohue, and John Scannell killed him" Instantly tho
| crowd rushed into the street shouting murder !"
murder" ''stop that man" Captain Mcllvane, of
the Twentieth precinct, who the crowd heard the
alarm, and saw a man running at high speed gave
chase and captured Scanne Twenty ninth and
Fifth Scannell taken to the Twenty y-nintn
precinct station house and delivered TO the sergeant
when he lighted cigar and asked 10 be shown to his
for the night Scannell had been in the pool room
about half an hour when Donohue in. Alter Don
ohue had spoken TO several Of his friends and talked
about the coming election, he started to leave the
house, and within few feet OF the steps when, it
is alleged, Scanne went up behind him and fred the
fatal shots Uv
on November O, 1872, Donohue was buried. Two
| days after the inquest was commenced by Coroner
Young, in the City Hail. and at its conclusion the ver
dict of the jury was;-Thomas Donohue came TO hts
death by the hands OF John ScanaoL- The prisoner
was then committed to the Tombs prison --s
- scANSRLL's FIRST TRIAL --~a 10y
On Monday February II, lSlS. the day fixed fof tho
trial OF the accused Judge Brady opened the Court or
Oyer and Terminer and the work OF getting jury
| commenced. Four days we're occupied in obtaining
jury counsel for the defence making earnest legal
fight for the benefit OF the prisoner. After the jury
had been obtained the trial continued for seventeen
days and March s. the jury having failed TO agree
after being locked up all night, we're discharged.
The second trial set down in the Court OF Oyer
and Termner, before Judge Barrett, for Monday jan
uary 1875, and Mr. Beach, senior counsel for Scan
nell, in court but said that he not ready Tor
the trial then he had to be present in Brooklyn as
one OF the counsel in the Tilton Beecher case II was
then decided TO postpone the trial until the disposal OF
the Tilton Beecher