The New York herald., 1876-02-28
THE BoATMEN's BLOODY AFFRAY.
DETAILS OF THE FEARFUL CONFLICT ON sATUR-
DAY NIGHT IN JERSEY CITY

DETAILS OF THE FEARFUL CONFLICT ON SATUR-
DAY NIGHT IN JERSEY CITY.
The terrible scene enacted on Washington street,
near Morris, Jersey City, Saturday night, the
general topic of conversation yesterday. The two
men, Frank Ford and John Heavey, In the Charity
Hospital, prccarious condition. Ford is a
native of Oneida county, Now York, twenty.nine
years Of age and unmarried. Hcavey thirty three
years old, q resident OF Coboes, " Y, and unmar-
ried A HERALD reporter visited the hospital yester-
day and found both men IN a sinking condition
Ford is a stalwart, able He received four stab
wounds one under the left car two inches deep which
may prove fatal should eryspeas set in: another
under the right arnpit two and half inches deep:
third the lett side between the tenth and eleventh
ribs probably penetrating the left lung and the fourth
on the left thigh little below the groin. Had tho
latter wound been inflicted two inches higher
1t would have proved immediately fatal. Heavey
was stabbed on tho lett side between the
seventh and eight ribs, the knife penetrating
the lung inch and hall, entering the
pleural cavity. He received second wound the
left from the shoulder 10 the elbow, inches long
and two inches deep. The third wound was between
the shoulder blades IN the back Tho physicians pro-
are placed in separate wards Heavey is very communi
catve but Ford does not desire TO anything In
lation TO the airay. The two knives employed in tho
butchery at the First precinct police station one
is clam knife with blade about four inches long
the other IL a file blade and used by Ford The
men could DO traced by the bloody footprints ON the
were known TO the police AS desperate characters.
Coroner Cannon took the following deposition from
Heavey who supposed to be at the point OF
death IL IN Whelan's liquor store IN Washington
about nine O'Clock last Saturday night; Ford
ard and were playing cards and got quarrelling
about the game; saw that he was cheating me, and /
told HIM did not want TO be cheated in way;
had bard words and we and crossed to
the oyster house, when we got there commenced to
talk the matter again in angry words he said to
al will break you In two you OF b-h;'
I told him the best thing he could
do TO have nothing to do with me; he got up and
made a Jump for me; there oyster knife the
table; the next remember that stabbed in
the shoulder; | was then stabbed the SIDE
we clinchcd and had struggle, during which
] was stabbed In the side, and l fell the
sidewalk; | can't remember much what hap
pened afterward, but crowd standing there aud
asked some OF them TO pick me up; was acquainted
with Ford and were friendly terms up to the
OF this quarrel; he struck first with his fist;
think then stabbed him; we had been drinking some
beer but what you would call drunk; IN my
opinion Ford was sober
Ford was very reluctant 10 state anything In
lett whelans saloon and crossed to the oyster saloon
when Heavey followed him. They had disputo about
the game cards and Heavcy snatched oyster knife
IRON the table and stabbed h.m Wnen asked N he
stabbed he said he supposed he did but Ire
did not remember what occurred. From his state
ment IL would appear that he Intoxicated and Il
u significant fact that. although the moro formidable
of the Two, he succumbed nrst IN the light