The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-04

About hail-past ii O'clock last Satur-
day night another fatal stabbing atfray
occurred in the neighborhood Of Sixth
and Vine streets. The facts in the case
are as follows:
A crowd OF drunken men, consisting
Of William DJuohue, Daniel DOnUhue,
David DonOhue, David Curtis, Thomas
English, Mike Scollard, Thomas Carey,
and others, were quarreling at the south
west corner Of Sixth and Walnut
| streets.
William DonOhue had knocked his
brother David down, on account OF some
disagreement i'll money matters. A
gen raj fight seemed to be imminent,
| when Officers Wnalen and Brady dis
persed the crowd. David DOnOhue and
| Mike ScOllaTd went east on sixth, While
English and the rest of the party went
| IN another direction. The officers pro-
ceeded down Walnut to Fifth, thence to
| Vine and up 10 Sixth, wnen they found
David Donohue lying in Weatherhead's
drug store.
| Bystanders stated that the fight com
menced on the east side of Vine IN front
of Woods Theater, between Two men,
who were followed by crowd OF about
ten persons. When they reacheu Pat.
Harrison's saloon, on the north side Of
Sixth just east OF Vine, the hght became
general. In the aIfray David Donohue
tell to the ground, saying he was cut.
| The crowd immediately aftet scat
tered in every direction. Donohue was
taken to the drug store, after which he
was removed to the hospital. Every
thing was done TO save him. The cuts
he received were made with a dag ger.
one was in the abdominal cavity. A
hypodermic injection 0! morphine was
given to the wounded man to ease his
agony, but he died about ten O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The deceased gave his residence at the
corner of Broadway and Abagail streets.
Coroner Maley impaneled a jury,
! and adjourn ell the case until Weunes-
day afternoon.
Besides Mullaney, two other men have
been arrested for participation in the
squabble which led to the cutting. One
oil them, Thomas English, some what
notorious character, was apprehended
about O'Clock Sunday morning.
LIS hand was found to be bloody from
the effects Of wound in the thumb. He
says that the man who stabbed DonOhue
also Gu him. james Carey was taken
way, also arrested Mullaney.
Carey was released alter a short stay
in the Station-4 4ouse, but he was finally
= rearrested and held. All three men ap
peared in the Police Court this morning
Mullaney and Carey charged with muir
, der, and English as a witness.
The case was laid over until Decem-
Der 8, to await the result of The CorO
ner'S inquest. English was required to
enter into bonds OF $1,000 to appear a
the preliminary examination Of the 9th
er two men.
MULLANEY's STATEMENT.
In his cell, at Nintn-Street Station
house, the prisoner made substantially
the following statement: lie was born
in Ireland, and is twenty-five years o
l age. His parents live III L"X ,ngton
e Ky, from which place lie came here
Y little over a year ago. When ElWard
withdrew from the Patrol, as editor, At
succeeded HIM, and is at present SO en-
gagged. He says he came down out o
The PatloI office, at No. 81 West Sixt
street, just before the fight oc
i Cured, to come up Vine street
e Wnen he got nearly opposite Pat. Harri
g sons saloon he encountered The crowd
Z in which free fight was going Oh
Somehow be got caught up in it, an
some one struck him a blow beside Jht
head, the evidence of which he shows il
u a slight swelling and abrasion OF til
=, skin, He tell, and as he attempted t
E rise some one bit him in the arm throug
The entire thickness of his coat an
q shirt. The evidences of the bite ar
o also there in the shape OF the scars fror
II the blter's teeth and bloody shir
e sleeve. He deuies knowing D0nohue
. and SAYS that he did not know the ma
,s was cut until arrested.