The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27
THE TRAGEDY I'm THE LOT.

STORY OF THE DEATH OF YOUNG THOMAS
o'CoNNELL-THE MURDERER coNrEssEs HIS
GUILT
From the Twentieth Precinct station house, where
1t lay through the night the body Of Thomas O'Con
nell was removed TO the home Of his parents yester-
day, ut No. 426 West Fortysixth street. His father
VINO had sat by the remains I'LL morning in deep do
jection, fairly broke down reaching his abode
where the murdered youths mother awaiting his
coming In state OF distraction. Deputy Coroner Mil
Ter made post-mortc examination later the
day, which showed that the ball passed through
the scapula between tho third and fourth ribs, then
through the lungs and then through tho boar passing
out between the and third ribs and lodging
the muscular tissue, close TO the sternum. Mean.
time Coroner Flanagan empaneed a jury,
which viewed the remains and was then discharged
till Monday, when the inquest will be held The in
vostgaon OF the case at tho present. however, is SO
complete that the identity of the murderer has been
established and u confession Of his guilt extorted
from him. The story tue shooting was first learned
IRON TWO boys named Peter Donnelly and Charles
Daiy. They had heard Iraoas IN toe open lots
tenung from Moutg 'mery's stables at No. GA West
Thirty-sevcnth street down to the rivers edge and
stealing up to this buidng they clambered up 20 tho
hay loft, from which they were witnesses OF the fatal
ARRAY. ar.
When Detective Reilly, TO whom tue case was IN
trusted arrived nj the Of The homicide ne at
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arrested aud soon after ne succeeded In capturing
number oil the young men VINO had been with OCon.
nell In the lo These refused 70 give any correct &C
OF what had occurred, SO the detective sought
out Angelina Bush, woman who lived with German
his vie, and advised ner TO make clean breast OF
the whole affair, as Confession would improve Cor
mans chances If II showed him to have been
aggricveJ. The woman whom brought before tho
Coroner stated that Gormap, who worked at Cranes
slaughter hpuse usually lett the shanty halip,st
four o'c ocK the afternoon and remained at work
iii ten or eleven O'Clock at night. For company's
oho mead In M To n n n IN lO
neighborhood TO the house. and gang OF young men,
led by Martin McGarvin, aud Of which Thomas
10 nfest the premises peep in at doors and windows,
and IN every way her. Sne told German Of this,
ana he had several dlhculles with the young men.
On Tuesday evening shc invited Maggie zimmerman to
the house, and, as usual the young men In the lot
began Insulting her. Maggie was AFRAID TO leave tho
house uutil German came home when they all three
went of together. On their way back to the shanty
the gang surrounded them again, when German In
rage cried out to McGarvln, "I' be even with 700
III have your lie yet The gang only eercd at this,
and when he entered the mousse he turned To tho
woman and said, ~ feel like killing; will kill ~
PREPARING KILL.
Then he went to drawer took out large Colts re-
volver and loaded IL to the muzzle. He went to the
window and glanced moment at the gang without,
who we're even thon beginning to Hing stones at the
place. Then he had the osod put out tue lishti
and sat by window tho pistol in his ma and his
eyes on his nssailants., perfect volley oil stones
struck the house, a few passing through the window
Then Two snots were fred at the house-one
and raised the revolver in his hand II dark Ia
the street, the single gas lamp the block throwing
only vague, Pickering light German singled out the
person he fanccd be McGarvin and discharged the
revolver, the ball striking O'Connol who staggered
away and fell TO the ground.
German was startled at first BY the womans state
mcnt, ana apparently alarmed, but he afterwards ac-
knowledged TO Coroner Flanagan that 1t was true.
Angelina Bush Is young woman OF nineteen, VINO
was formerly ballet girl In dancc house. Her hsso-
GATES are sad TO be low dsreputaDe characters WHOM
she brought TO her house that they might meet young
men. As the gang III the lot had always pecn denied
udmit,ance they began annoy German and Angelina.
and in this way the tragedy oil Tuesday night camc
about.