New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-03
Tile DAY IN BRO IKLYN.
BLooDsHED ON THE HOLIDAY.

nURDEROUs USE OF THE KNIFE-STADB1NG AFFRAYs
THE RESULTS OF WHICH MAY BIZ FATAL-oTIER
ASSAULTS WITH PISTOL AND DAGGER-sEyERE
ACCIDENTS.
A considerable number Of affrays-sOme of
them Of serious character-assaus and cases Of acct
dental wounding occurred Saturday About 9l2 in
the morning Armaud Ling stabbed Ludwig Wirbetz in
the abdomen and chest, MORALLY wounding him, at No.
81 Bayard-st where they boarded Tie men were Doth
bakers and employed in the same bakery. They had
quarreed few days ago about traing thing, and
had been unendly since that time George Bauer. the
foreman Of the bakery also had quarrel with Ling on
Friday, during which Ling called him Opprobri0us
names. wrbetz and Bauer intimate friends, and
when wirbetz heard of the insult TO his FREUD he re-
preached Ling for it. This resulted In quarrel, but
tie two men were separated by mutual friends. Wiz
bez then extended invitation for all present to 60 Oct
aud drink with him, expressly excepting, however, Ling,
whom he called an insulting name. When Wirhetz
returned 10 the otter the drinking the quarrel with
Ling was renewed, and they came 10 blows. Wiz
bety being more muscular than Ling, was getting tho
better of him. when Ling drew clasp knife from his
pocket and stabbed Wrbets IN the abdomen and chest
Capt Ulmanu was informed Of the ARRAY, and an amu-
lance telegaphod for, which conveyed Wrbetz to
Bellevue Hospital Ling was arrested and locked up in
the Tcnth Precinct StationhOuse Coroner Eckho took
WtrbctB's antemortem statement in which lie stated
that he came from Staten Island on Friday night and
went 70 Bauers house, afterward TO No p Bayard
IT,,
"That not right and afterward went into the yard IN
the rear OF the house. He intended bed in that
house. in order Ia 60 up stairs had 70 pass through
the barroOm. Az he was going through one Of the men
fell on him, bore him the ground and stabbed him.
He know the man 10y sight, ard knew that he was
baker but did not know his name Whbctz had no
pectatioD OF dying but his wounds Of dangerous
nature
william Donnelly stabbed in the face and abdomen
by Frank seaver ex-pOlice officer, in a liquor store
at Twefthst. and Avenue G. Saturday. Both men
had been drinking freely and when they engaged In con-
verston seaver began abusing Donnelys brother with
insulting epithes. Donnely replied in the strain,
snd after some angry words the grapped with each
other but were separated by persons in the store Half
an hour later the fight renewed, when DOnncliy
eriei, 81 am stabbed" seaver Immediately turned
around and sad "well, didn't stab blm." Officer
Wright Of the Eleventh Precinct arrested seaycr, who
made no attempt TO escape. DOnnelly taken home,
and his wounds which are dangerous, attended to.
seaver declares he did not stab him. and no knife was
found upon him when nc wac searched. At the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday morning, seaycr was
held to await the result of DOnnely's injuries.
OTHER QUARRELs WITH DEADLY WEAPONS.
Valentine Power was stabbed in the back Saturday
during quarrel by named Patterson and severely
wounded. James Heating aud Patrick Curtis bad an
alteration, during which Heating stabbed in the
abdomen with a penknife. Curtis was arrested Two
rufans named Giger Brady and JOIN Early had 1ght,
IN which Brady drew pistol and fred at Early. The
bullet missed him and struck Michael Davy age H. in
nlcting slight wound. Brady and Early ned Victor
spenal OF No. SO Mulberry-st. and John Benare and
Michael ESpenalo OF No. 81 James-st quarreed at the
former place, and EspenalO fred pistol loaded with
small shot at spenal three Of the shot lodging
in Spenals scalp. EspenalO also struck BoBaTe the
head with a lumber The wounded
cared for and Espepalo arrested. owen Brady
shot through the hand by John Hurley at Frstaye and
Forty -second-st Hurley arrested Henry Godfrey
and FIVE other cOlored entered the liquor store at
No. 1O5 West HoustOnst, and drank liquor for which
they refused TO pay Henry Stevens the eolorcd bar
tender attempted TO eject them, when they knocked him
down. beat and kicked him about the head and face and
one of the assalaDts cut him with pockctknfe four
times In the left hand in the left arm, and once in
shs bead nniotng wounds The negroes ned and
all but Godfrey escaped Benjamin Fahrmsn became