The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-16
MuRDER ON rnn WEST SIDE
stabbed on the Sidewalk after the Lie Ind
Been Given In the House.

Dennis whitney, round-shouldcred.
sandy haired red -moustached man. with car
bunces on his face was formerly n bartender.
Lately he lived with John Malloy at 400 West
Forty first street. where haloy kept a small
grocery. Mrs. Malloy says that he was out OF
work. and that her husband went to Peter Nc
DOnnell. a coal dealer. and got a situation for
him as driver Of a coal cart. using the argument
that all three came from tho same place In
County LonRford. Ireland Whitney took Of
fence at Malloy on Friday evening last. because
Maloy refused to allow him any moro beer to
drink. Afterward whitney had bitter quarrel
with John CronaA because Cronan defended
Malloy That night instead OF staying in NAL
ioy's house he slept In one Of McDonnell's
sheds. On Saturday evening no went to NAL
loys grocery and paid Mrs Maloy q small
amount OF money from his weeks wages. He
had not beon paying for his board. Mrs. Malloy
says. and sho had told him that Just as soon as
no could earn enough money in his new situa-
ton to buy himself some additional clothing.
he had better 60 10 boarding house. After he
had handed the money to Mrs. Malloy he sat
down to a supper which she prepared for him.
While he WINS eating in n back room. Cronan
entered the grocery. H. looked through tho
opon doorway. saw whitney. and went out
again. MnllOy yand George Degnan. n neighbOr.
entered aitcrward and sat down at n table with
Whitney. Maloy trcntod his guests with beer,
and then conversntion arose about Cronan.
III | catch him" Whitney said. I'm give
him bit and sup tmoaningl as the neigh
MnllQg WIS warm in Cronan's defence, and at
length Whitney called him liar.
| cant stand THIS from you In my own
house" was Maloy's reply.
Both mon arose. but Mrs. Malloy ran between
them. She succeeded in pushing. Whitney
whitney did not return. Cronan says that mt
about an hour and u half aiterward. while no
was on tho other sido Of tho street no saw
Mnlloy.
Malloy and Degnan sat the table in tho back
room until after midnight Then Mrs. Maloy
urged her husband to 20 to bed. because she
des,red t. ct up early ~ the morning.
IS. -Malioy said yo got 10 get up to at
Followed by Drgnan. he wont out OF tho front
door To close the store. lie had two large coal
outer edge and one under his show window
near the doorway in which Cronan says he saw
whitney standing. Malloy locked the coal box
nt the edge OF the sidewalk and then went to
lock the other. Mrs Maloy says that she heard
n slight sculle but no words She rlu out and
saw her husband lying on the sidewalk
Hes down now" Whitney said To her. and
lgncss ns won't get up again"
Then Whitney went away. Mrs. MnllOy and
Dcgnnn stopped down 10 examine Maoy and
found him uncons'i1us. A deep cut was IN tho
upper part Of his abdomen. and u physician
WHO eNumiued II ~ ol the opinion that he died
almost instantly. So little noise was made that
IA police officer who was not more than 800 feet
away. at the corner OF Tenth avenue. was not
aware that anything unusual had happened.
Mall Maiioy T9s 81 years 9l age: lie leaves two
ing Ohlcer Burke found large clasp-Anlfe
open ln 4 street nearly opposite MallQy's gro
cery. Frsm, iniormation got from Degnan,
Officers Doyle and Ryan arrested Whitney at %
Washington street yesterday afternoon. Deg
nan was detained as witness. Mrs. Malloy
SAYS that Mother her husband nor Whitney was
lnlioXicat.d. although zach had had a few
Gasses Of beer.