The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-29
MURDERED ON TIE STREET.
MICHAEL MORTALITY STABBED AND KILLED ON
muIRERRy STREET RY THOMAS RYAN.

MICHAEL MORTALITY STABBED AND KILLED ON
MULBERRY STREET BY THOMAS RYAN.
The working and women were returning home
FROM their daily iahors about six O'Clock yesterday
evening along Mulberry street from Canal when
brutal murder was committed before their faces on
Mulberry a few doors from Bayard street. Michael
Moriarty was slam by Thomas Ryan, oil NO.
AZ Eldridgs street. Noriarty was an up
holstercr. aged forty-one, OF No. IL Mott
street; Ryan was barkcepcr in the saloon on the
northeast corner OF Bayard and Baxter streets.
Norar.y and no had few words In front OF No 62
Mulberry street, and before any could nterpose to
prevent him RYAN drew black handled pocket knife,
opened IL, and deliberately buried the blade in
Norsriy's bosom. Then no fed TO the liquor store,
where 0aicer Graham found and arrested him.
A DISTRESSING SCENE.
Shortly after SIX O'Clock wagon drove up 10 the
door OF the Fourteenth precinct with the body OF
Michael Moriarty who was dying from wound in his
right lung. He quickly taken INTO tho back rooni
and laid upon the door with shocblack's box beneath
his head His shirt front was torn open and MS
clothing was saturated with blood. Before
medical aid could be obtained for him he
breathed his last. He had just expired when
his wife and one two of their children entered She
vas almost paralysed by grief and scarcely observed
the hair drunken brute who was brought in few
Ryan, the assassin He was taken TO cell
asler the usual questions wero answered
Mrs. Morisriy rcmaired near her husband,
moaning while fifteen or twenty people close by
stood around be corpse, at whose feet she knet
There in many eyes long strangers 10 such
sens OF sensbilty. The poor widow remained at her
post until the undertaken arrived with Coroners
permit and removed tho body to the desolated home
No. IL Mott street
THE STORY MrRDER.
The story oil this murder and the circumstances at
tending it can be related in a very Jew words John
van tho principal witnesses in the case Daily says
that MorarIy walked up TO Rynn and sud,
want speak to mo for, you Irish - Then he
struck Moriarty with his fist sand then, said DAILY
81 struck Ryan for hitting the poor man. Ryan then
pulled out knife, made cut at me and missed me.
He next turned Moriarty who was harmiessly
stancing by, and struck him in the breast We all
ran away, leaving Morarty on The sidewalk
ARREST
Officer Graham who was about TO be relieved from
his post. told by boy that man had
been stabbed by another who down Bayard street
into the saloon where Ryan worked. After glance
At The man lying bahed in blood the sidewalk and
dead 10 ali appearances Graham hurried to tho liquor
and entered It just in time to see several persons
Trying TO hurry Ryan up stairs II grabbed him."
Said the officer, land tue people got around US.
Nv hat are you going TO do?' SAID one.
ARREST him for feonious assault" irepled.
where's your warrant ?" angrily asked another
Il replied that my shield was my warrant in such
case this. and that was going 10 take tho man in
dead alive. There seemed to be some inclination on
The part OF tho people 10 rescue; but they thought
better of IT, AT the station house found the knife
with blood on the blade IN the prisoners pocket"
WHAT RYAN SAYS.
HERALD reporter went TO the door OF Ryans cell
in the Fourteenth precinct last night and asked him
why he mad stabbed the man. "Wtl, SIR said
Ryan who under tho influence OF liquor, this
man and haa 4 bet OF q dollar and drinks that
could not do thing. won and he didn't
pay. ] began to talk to him about IL and he had
Enife in his hand.'
Al this point Captain Alairo in,erfered, saying,
"Ryan. recoect you arc prisoner for terrible
charge. Don't answer any questions. Como, gentle
salK IN thn Rurn nj
version the affair will not be given until the Coroner
sees HIM.
The salooi. which Ryan was barkoeper owned
by a man named Lyon, who was killed about year
ago by person named Sullivan who is now the
state Prison for tho crime. woman named Walsh
succeeded Lyons in the place akd she brought Ryan
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