The New York herald., 1877-04-30
THREE SAVAGES.

DEUTAL OUTRAGE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN
FOURTEENTH WARD TENEMENT HOUSE
THE BRACKEN GANG.
For long time gang OF young rufians, under the
leadership OF the yracken Brothers, OF Mott street,
one OF whom with his confederate Hapley. has just
been sentenced to years. imprisonment. has -four
,shed right under the OF the authorities at the
Central Oficc committing all sorts OF depredations on
peaceful citizens from time 70 time, and rarely. II ever
getting punished. Again these young scoundrcs have
been guilty Of one OF the most savage ana
cruel outrages perpctratcd In the fourteenth
ward Four poor people, the Connor family. 1.-Two IN
one Of the miserable rookeros In the centre Of tho
block bounded by Houston, Elizabeth. Prince street
and the Bowery. Tho rookery Is approachable only
bv low dark aieyway. rho family consists OF old
Mr. Connor, his vile aged hity-two. his daughter
Margaret about twonty years old and his boy eleven
or twelve Thoy frigtttuy poor, their apartments
having bare floors and chairs The only furniture
visible last night a table, small stove and box
Three pictures, however, hang on tho walls
on Wednesday week the old man was absent from
home until nine p. NJ with his boy. Tho mother and
daughter alone and in bed. Tho night being cold
and chocrless they had rotircd early for warmth and
companonship and they had not been covered up
many minutes when rap given by some one at
..Who is there ?" said the old woman.
"A iricnd," was tho reply in mans voice.
..Friend or no friend" answered the old woman,
.weii, il we can't como in by the door," savagcly
rcjoned the Intruder, 1--WE will through the wall
And tbereupon the scoundrc began 70 kick away the
plasterng aud laths OF the miserable partition. He
had Knocked hole two feet and half square in It,
her mother that she had botser open tho
door lest tho fellow should break down
s Ma 81 Sse
her hand opened the outer door demanding what the
intruders' business might bo Shc was rudely thrust
back into tho apartment and thrce entered They
wore John Brackcn, John McG and John Miller, aged
about twenty and twonty-one years old. McGil ana
their calling, when they are not ihievnq, on
Broadway. Tho rufians seated themselves either on
the table box McGli then got up and went out Of
what tho other two wanted and was answered by q
hoarso laugh McGl then returned and without any
further parley snatched tho candle and hurling IL
against tho wall put OUT Ho and Miller next dashed
into tho old Wonan's room, dragged her tore her
i1saas Sradaen III IN aA ixo manner assaulted karsare
threw her over the stove and after q bitter
succeeded % ms ha.ra ,h pSs or ,nS
struggle but afraid to interfere in what they
thought was family quarrel and SO tho ruhlans
were not deferred or inierfered with Furious with
brutal passion they the blinds from the windows,
nre TO them aud covered the old woman with tho
blazing articles They also pulled out one Of the
sashes with tho INTENTION II s thought, OF ingins the
other woman into the yard below, but fearing the
victims 10 recover well as they could.
The fniher and returned iow minutes after the
m,screants flew 10 lind tho poor females their
misery. Tho old woman was In sad plight and
needed immediate attention. II feared that she
would die during the night; but old Mr.. Connors
not able to corr municate with the police. His whole
time was occupied In alleviaing and rcassursng the
two women. His daughters had slight hemorrhagcs
OF tho lungs through tho succeeding night and day,
so that quite while ere tho father could report
the affair TO tho Central Office When he did he IN
formed HERALD reporter last evening" he told To
go TO court and obtain warrant for tho arrest o
the fellows Astoundcd at,tnis refusali 10 aid him
IN his search for justice, he went 10 Jet
ierson Market, but because tho ALTAR bad happened
in the Fourteenth prscinct he directed go Ia
tho Tombs and get his warrant there. After good
deal OF trouble he managed 10 got the necessary docu
ments Saturday, and Detective Slcvin, Of the FIJI
teenth was nut on the Last night hc captured
McGill aud tho others will DOUBT soon be IN The
hands Of the law.