The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-17
AWAITING THEIR DOOM.

SYNOPSIS OF THE HOMICIDE CASES AS YET uN.
TRIED-THE GUESTS IN THE TONES.
At tho present moment there are no less than
fourteen prisoners in tho Tombs awaiting trial
for homicide. Below will DO found = brief
synopsis OF each case Assistant District At
torncy Rollins and Chief Clerk Clark have
been very busy OF late IN making arrangements TO
have these trials hurried No little hardship 10 In
1icled innocent to these tragedies who
pcrorce detained for months In the House Of De-
tention by the District Attorney. Each OF the cases
gwen below is headed with the namc OF tho person
killed
MICHAEL CAROLYN
Joseph Ballard aged twenty-five, OF Pen street, Is
accused OF killing Michael Caron OF No 355 Madison
street, by knocking him down and jumping on him on
the night OF the goth or March, after they had been
drinking together st n liquor saloon situated At No.
200 Rvington street. Ballard previous 10 the
had been accused by Caroln of giving him Gar
on) counterfeit money. and no tried for the OIL
fence ia the United States Court and acquitted Tho
day he discharged from custody Csrolin callod
Ballard 10 congratulate him and the men won't out
drinking and became Intoxicated Caroin in hts ante
mortem deposition declared thar he was assaulted by
Ballard Who the time, endeavored to rob him
OF sl06 that he mad his possession Ballard, who is
a barxeeper, locked up In the Tonbs on tho 10th
of March, Caroin confined " his bsa IRON the
Goth of March to the I'd OF May, when be died from
abscess in the brain and meningitis produced by the
kicks Ballard gave him.
MICHAEL MoRiARry.
Thomas Ryan, aged thirty-eight, barkeeper, mar
ried formerly residing At No ~ Eldrdse street, hal
quarrel With Michael Morarty, OF No. Is Mott street,
the night OF tho 18th OF May, about somo trning
affair. The dispute occurred in Mulberry street, be-
tween Bayard and Chatham streets. 1t was OF very
D,r.u
IN the breast penetrating the right lung The zstns
SIN was captured by James paly, butcher OF No. 40
Mott street, and handed over TO tho police.
FLOOD.
James Flood, aged thirty, OF No. 81 Fulton street.
Brooklyn. unsmtn, killed mis- wife Mary ON the 4th OF
last February. The prisoner detected hts vile In m
ina Intimacy, II rs alleged, with German grocer
named wNlam Alika, Of No IS Crosby street, and he
stabbed her twice IN tho breast with reaner the
sidewalk IN front OF No 81 Crosby street, whence she
had lied when detected ia her inndelity. The para
mour Allka remained locked up In the room ali the
coast was clear and nc was able 10 return home.
EDWARD HARRINGTON
Edward Otto, aged twenty, OF No. 81 Suffolk street,
Jeweer, stands accused Of killing on June g. with
u cart rung Edward Harrington, ut a fight opposite
No. 1879 suffolk street. The prisoner states that lac
and Charles Petersen friends OF the deceased tesed
be the Coroner that Otto had threatened 40 lay
FRANCIS j. RRrLLgY
James Dochcrty, aged twenty one of No II Lewis
street, tcamser; James Lynch, aged eighteen, OF No
$40 Rvington street, pcdler John Daniels, aged nne
teen, OF No $40 Sixth avenue, machinis anu Francis
Mccormick, aged twenty zone, laborer, are awaiting
trial Tor partic patton in the killing OF Francis J.
Kelley, young man oil No. Ridge street, VINO ded
from n fatal stau wound In tho back. severe scalp
wound was also found on him. When he came home
he refused to tell his mother how II happened but
subsequently told her shat all tho gang AT me-
John DAILY, aged twenty, OF No ZIG Deiancey street,
laborer, has already been trial In this matter
tho ID OF May, after beng tired and found guilty,
Judge Gildei sleeve sentenced hun imprisonment Tor
life. In passing sentence he remarked ~ WAS iortunae
Tor the prisoner that he had oesu indicted Tor murder
tho second degree Tor N he had been indicted In
the frst degree II was possible ho might have been
convicted Of that offence subsequently, Judge Dono-
hue allowed writ Of error ana stay OF proceedings
IN Days case, and ne romans 10 the Tombs until his
case Is argued in the General FERN.
yoHS M'DoxALD.
james Blake. aged twenty-one, packing box maker,
OF No go vsrick street. Killed John Mcdonald truct
the mead with pistol. The two men had been out
paying New Years Day calls and Al an early hour N
the morning found themselves, considerably intox-
Gated, ia liquor saloon At tho corner OF Domnie
and varick strecta Leaving that place they went
10 the sidewalk aud quarreilsd about the payment tor
drinks suddenly Bake drew his pistol from HIS
pocket and, having asked Mcdonald, "whsts the
oRourkc. liquor saloon Keeper saw Blake Are, and
captured him. Mcdonald fingered IRON The I'd 10 the
liih OF January in great agony, when he died.
JOHN rirzsiaMoka
Richard Okeeic, aged thirty, OF No. coo Third ave-
nuc, bricxiayer, killed John Ftxsmmons, OF NO 40
West Forty street, also brcklayer, November
q, 1870 by thrusting an umbrella ia of his eyes,
causing fracture OF the orbtal plato OF the skull The
prisoner clairs that no acting merely In seli.de
fence and that Fitzsimmons was about attacking him.
rhcy had been quarreiing Tor time previously
the subject OF election beL Jeremiah DyRan, q
friend 81 both s detained IN the House OF Detention
a. a witness, he having soon tho ARRAY. Ftzsimmons
after receiving the wound IN hs eye only lived about
twenty .lour hours
nkkaANN,.
Louis Reno, aged twenty, OF No. ~ Thompson
strceI, saiior. killed Max Hermans, young man OF
No. 90 Blocker street, near Wash ingon square,
his birthday ny stabhing him with . siiietlo John
Rvara, formerly employed at Beding Brothers', NO.
$40 Broadway, aud Edward Walker, . bootblnck, Of
No. rs EIzsbetn street. both In the House OF Dstcn-
ton, state that they saw Reno stab Hermann; also
tina, no said. showing the knito ne had uscd, and
which covered with blood, !" guess must have
given somebody a bad cut"
RyAy.
james Font aged twcEty-two, oil No. Congress
place: William Poole, aged twcntycieht Of No. la8
Spring street, employed as mn oystorman aud James
Keenan,, AGED twenty OF No. lCe Downing street, .
peae, stand indicted for the homcide, tho lsh OF