The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-08
RUNS WORK IN BROOKLYN
A SPREE IN WHTCH 7HOMfs DlIrY
WIS Fatally BOUNDED.
Patrick Conway and his wire Under Arreso
ns the Murdcrers-A dmissions md Evidences
that can but 60 Hard Against Them.

ns the Murdcrers-A dmis.ion. mud Evidcncs
that can but go Hard Against Them.
Mrs. Thomas Daley, on returning home
from work on Tuesday evening last found her
husband lyiDg unconscious In the hallway oi
the tonemen - 100 Wallabout street. Brooklyn.
Suppoeing that he was sleeping of the effects oi
liquor. she and her soon carried him 10 their
rooms and laid him on the bed. Later in the
evening she felt his body grow cold. and on fcol-
ing his pulse. found that he was dead. Her son
ran to the Flushing avenue police station. and
after hnsty investigation the police reported
that II was n case of sudden death, supposed to
be from heart disease. Yesterday afternoon.
when DR.. Creamcr held the post norton exam-
ination on Dailcys body. he discovered that
death had been caused by II fracture of the skull.
Capt Riley then began his Investigation OF tho
case and rcadily found from q number of wit
ncsscs. who said that there was free fight
in the rear of tho tenement on Tuesday after
noon. that Patrick Conway and his wife Catho-
rne were seen TO pursue Daley with an axe
and u clothes polo and to beat him severely.
Dniloy was blacksmith, and did odd jobs In
the vicinity. On Tuesday afternoon. having no
work to do, he went to see Patrick Conway and
his wife. who live in the adjoining tenement.
1873 Wallabout street The families in the two
tcncments were intimate and to make il ensier
for them 10 visit each other. n hole had been cut
through the fence which separated the rear
stoops. Daley was seen TO go into the house
between and o'clock. As usual, liquor wns
scnt for. and in u short time the noise of their
rcVel was heard by the other tenants. Then
there was an angry grOwl. ana soon Daley
dartcd out Of the room and down the stairs Mr..
and Mrs. Conway pursuing him and cursing
him with all their strength. Daley WIS chnsed
to the back stoop. and Mrs. Conway struck him
on the, side Of the head with the fiat part Of an
axe. Just as he was STOPPING to got through tho
hole In the fence. Conway, with a clothes pola.
pushed Daley through the hole and gave him
two or three thrusts in the ribs. Mrs. Conway
ihon hung the axe AT him. II hit nm on the
head. nld bouncing or struck the side of q
green utter, splitting of some of the wood,
Tho lad blow stunned DALEY 50 that he fell Of
the stOop 10 the sidewalk The COnwnys then
returned to their rooms. Daley crnwled into
the hallway and sank sensclcss To- the floor. in
the place whore his wife found him. There
Wore no marks on his heud. the scalp not hav-
TRUTH
Capt Rilcy arrested Patrick Conway. who il
mason. 60 years old. and his wifc Catherine,
ngrd IS. and locked them up. They admitted
that there had been quarrel. and that Daley
WIS struck with a clothes pole. hut denied that
they had used the axe, although the Captain had
found tn" pir'r ot shutter which was split OIL.
and the axe. on which there was II i'll some green
paint The axe was found in closet in Com
ways rooms. They could not tell whatthe quar-
some calling Of hard names.
Bella Campbell. Of 2jl Bedford avenue and
Anna simmons, Of the same house, who saw
TIE fight from their rear windows and Mary
Gorhan. Ia 'hcl Siarrcit. and Fanny Starrett, OF
lbi Wallanout street. w'rn held as witnesses.
Coroner Nolan impancllcdi jury last night. and
then adjourned the inquest until Tomorrow.
insutcd Mrs. Conway. and then chased her
down stairs. and that Patrick Conway struck
him with the clothes pole Mrs. Conway mem-
ory failed her about the axe. She IS Il powerful