The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-06
the hammer from oHare, and struck him .
death blow with It,

the hammer from O'Hare, and struck him
death blow with 1t.
WOMAN sLAYERs.
George Shuflin was born in Ireland in 1880,
and was sentenced April ~. 1873. for killing his
wife His stOr, IS that he struck her with his
open hand causing her to fall onto the stove.
she then went into the yard where he found
her lying on the frozen ground some time after
ward. lie took her into the house and laid her
on the floor close to the stove, and went to he'd.
Whom he awoke the next morning she was dead.
Shunlin is mason aud pl lsterer. Francis GU
H. was sentenced July 2, 1873. for killing his
wife, Nellie Gillcn. n father opposed the
marriage. and they separated. Cullen asked her
~ return and live with him. She refused, and
he shot her dead. He Is now very sick with con
sumption IN the hospital
john McDermutt ~ an lrishman, and IL now
forty years of age. lie was sentenced Dec. ID,
1873 for killing hts wife. They quarrelled over
some money in the savings bank, and he struck
her on the head with "A hammer. John goes to
see Father llassan regularly every week, and Is
a well-hehaved convict
John DOVE was New York policeman. He
was sentenced MAY Is, 1874, for killing
his sweetheart lie IL now, baker'
He was sentenced March 10, 1868 He kept
pawnbroker's store In Mulberry street. and shot
"Stump" Connolly at Bayufd street aud bow
cry, IN DISPUTE over woman. After the nrsi
shot Connolly fell into the gutter. Casey stood
over him and fired three more bullets into his
body lie IL now bOOkbInucr.
BACK TO 1NTENrERANcE.
David Murphy Is an Irishman, aged %. He
was sentenced Aug. 3. 1873, for killing one
Berry lie and his brother John were drinking
In saloon In sixteenth street, when Berry made
an objection to their drinking ale. Berry
brought tn pnrty OF 6is lS1ier friends
his revolver and fred. Berry was in
family killed. Murphy II in the shoe house.
Peter SWANSON is a DANISH sailor, now 80 wears
old. lie was sentenced Feb. 8. 1874. He left his
ship and went on spree for four days, and
stabbed Charles Nelson the keeper OF erog-
Gill, an ln .hman, 10 years old, was sentenced
July 2, 1874. for killing Mortimer sullivan. Sui
livan struck Gill In saloon, aud GU went out
ana bought a revolver, returned, aIid asked SUI,
Ivan To drink with him. While drinking Gill
fred a shot through the ceiling In bravadO. and
then shot sullivan. lie now beels potatoes Tor
his fellow conyicts. Robert W. Batting is an
Ulster county man, 81 years OLD. He was sen
fenced April y, 1919. lie went into saloon In
Kingston, had an alte cation, aud stabbed his
opponcnt. lie Is tinsmith III the jobbinG shop
Thomas HAYES, another Irishm IN, 80 years old,
sentenced Jan. l., 1870 lie killed John De-
en- political dispute. Hayes was a JIG dancer IN
concert loon. lie now quarrics stone. John
McManus l. of the same nationality. and Is now
30 years old. He was sentenced Sept. ~, 1873
when Patrick Sommers and Michael kerwin as
saulted him on account OF an Old grIdge. and
stabbed both OF them. Kerwin died, aud SOM
mers was the principal witness.
LIFE SENTENCES FOR ARSON.
George Droskel is a German, % years old. He
was sentenced Jan. ~, 1874, for arson. DrJskel,
In partnership with Edward Metinger. kept "a
tailoring establishment at CD Elst Twelfth street.
On Dec. ~ lSi3, tue place was burned, and b tn
OF the men were arrested. DrOskel was con-
vlcted and sentenced for life. Metngcr got
clear. Droskel claims complete ignorance Of
the affair and places the b ime on his partner.
He says he can prove that Metliucrr burnt down
store in OAK street before lac went into
partnership. lie Il a laundry man. John Con
zales, a SIP tniard - wears old, sentenced Tor
arson ON sept. -, 1870. he burned his restaurant
In Pearl street.
There are eight conycts OF whom but little Ia
known, they having Deen transferred from diff
ferent prisons, and they Keep their crimes to
themselves. Jacob : iaudcrnan is locked up 10
Gallery six and l. exercised Tor hilf an hour in
the morning aud afternoon.
James Pufvis was horn In New York, and was
sentenced Auri y, 1874 In can street negro
jOstled him. lie drew revolver aud shot the
negro dead. Purys died Oh Friday morning.