The New York herald., 1876-12-04
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ing
Where Is The hanlkerchleis'
AT homch
''Was there any marx on itgn
s'No II Was coarse, white handkerchief and not
very clean. heard a,terward that they had cap
tured Shea and Martin White. the other marshals. AS
they came from supper Eighth avenue and had them
prisoners too. As soon as they had loaded he whlskey
the trucks they drove down Eleventh avenue
ana MADE my way 20 me station house oi the lwen-
tieth precinct TO give the alarm. Mack, who watches
with me. was also surrounded, and in the scrmmage
with tue ruians received cut in the right check. Tho
Poce surgeon at the station house dressed my wouncs
and as you see, am able to be about again"
The piece OF gas pipe with which the assault was
made was shown the writer about two icct and
hall In length, and would be murdcrous weapon IN
the the hands OF a desperate.
Tng ATTACK MARSHALL
Timothy {. Shea Is young OF slight build, meas
urins about ye feet four inches in height aud seems
altogether remarkable that person OF his physique
place lie stated that he had received his appointment
from United States Marshal Colonel Newcombe, and
that he along with two others stationed in the
building on tho North side Of the street
ON Saturday evening about haIi-past nine he had
gone TO supper with another OF the keepers, Martn
White, to place IN Eighth avenue near Forty first
street, the other keeper remaining in the place, and
two policemen being Stationed in front Of
the door. As full hour allowed
brother keeper did return tl about hai-past
When they had nearly reached sixth avenue they no
tlccd number OF men apparently very urgently en-
gagged about the premises in question. ihis at olcc
struck them and they started 10 run down, but before
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party OF men, whose exact numbers Shea could not
tell, and who suddenly emerged from. neighborlng
Railways. They were pinioned, gagged and hustled
INTO hallway OF large tenement mouse situated
few doors above Roche's store. White made some
sstance, but he was soon knocked down, and an ugly
cash near the cheek bone which he received from
sturdy fist, taught him
useless. In the hallway they remained closely
watched by two OF their assailants Tor about twenty
minutes, when at the sound OF signal and subdued
cry OF SKIP boys their captors dashed away and
lett them alone. AS soon shea found that he
Tree he disengagcd himself IRON his bonds, ana has
tened to the Twentieth precinct station house. where
he informed the sergeant on duty and Captain Wash
burnc Of his experience A force Of police
spachcd with him, ana they hastencd 10 the spot /;
but when they arrived all had vanished AS
sight covering of the
ground Mt the time uncisturbcd by marks
except those OF the two trucks, he followed The
Of tho wagons and found tbat they went down Forty
first street far Eleventh avenue and through this
street up 10 Forty second street. there all further
traces of their movements lost OF the parties
tacking him he knows nothing, but thinks he is able
identity them when he sees them
United states Deputy Marshal John +. Kennedy
called on Inspector McDermotl at the Central once,
last night, ana asked the aid OF the police in capturing
the men who stole the orty-scvcn barrels of whskcy,
and in tho recovery OF the whiskey The Inspector
PROMISED all the assistance IN hts power, and
sent out general alarm, giving description OF the
thieves.