New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-16
MURDERED IN A DRUNKEN FIGHT.
ovE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER TERRIBLY INJURED
INA FIGHT AT EEw-RocHELLE.
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NEw-RoCnELLE, n. Y, Sept. 15.-The vii
LACE Of Rochelle in state Of excitement to-day
over what threatened a. one time TO prove double
murder Early on Saturday evening Francis Brady,
youpg butcher and John McGuirk and John quinn,
Iaborers residing In disreputabe part OF the village
known as brakes lane. started out on deDauch.
During the evening they drank freely and Brady grew
ouarrelsome. About o'clock the men became engaged
an n aeht and Brady knocked McGurk down. They
were aftervard reconciled, and the three started
tn 20 through the village, visiting numerous
sIoous and drinking at each one. AT ll;3O
O'Clock they visited the New-Rochelle Hotel' Out
soon left It. as the place was closing They next went
IN the Wescheser House, whore the barkeeperwho was
in the act OF closing up. furnished them with liquor to
oct rid Of them AT this time all the men were DOlser
on. and disposed to be quarrolsome. They afterward
wont into beer saloon and secured bottle OF Whlskey
vbic Braty carried I'm his pocket Reaching the store
NJ George Ferguson the principal grocer OF tine Nage
AT Main aud Centre-ss., they sat down AT the uoor
,ep and remained In conversation until nearly hapasV
o'clock on Sunday morning Quinn referred 10 dlh-
crltv that his younger brother had had with McGuirk
few wears ago. and said that McGuirk then whipped MS
brother. and that he could whip McGuirk.
McGur who was ordinarily peaceable man, sald that
mat WAS an old story, and TO avoid any trouble hau
halter be dropped Quinn, who was by TINS time III
,,rious mood insisted upon settlement OF the NATTER
and challenged McGulrk TO contest WIN Knives
Finally the men steppeu luIO n'AVS' W
and desperate struggle ensued both men giving ana re
eivpR severe INJURIES and using hands, ieet ana Stos
freely II believed that Quinn was getting the worst
the uht and on his call for help Brady took his part
and made a terrible onslaught upon McGuirk' DeaIhk
him about the head and kicking him into unconscious
ness As Brady stood the prostrate man. sho"ernB
bIows and kicks upon the body OF mcGuirk'
man named Colebrook rushed out OF his house
with revolver ana pointing it at Brady he ordered
him N surrender saying, Frank, now you nave uone
u and II you attempt TO move will shoot you DOWN
Soon aferward Brady was arrested ana ne was ocAeu
nm IN the poioe station McGulrk was removed 10 INC
sidewalk and doctor was called, who upon eIamins-
ton declared that he dead His face was oeateh
havond recognition, his hair was matted WIN Doou'
ond blood covered his garments. He had received
command fracture Of the skull besides seVeral
otber ehastly wounds. There was brulSe on
the aide OF his face which seemed to have been msuo
nv a kick from a heavy boot One OF the pystanuers
then said that Quinn had been cut with razor anu
that be shoud be looked after as he could not nave go
far. He was found IN DaVis-aye' lying under pu'u'
and suering from several scalp wounds and "Ounu IN
his faee He was traced for nearly mile by tine marA
Of his blood and lay like dead man Hheh no WIS
found In the bushes where he had sought sheiter.
Itis reported that there had been family ieuu pe
tween the murdered and Brady for wear OF move,
an that the latter had often threatsned 70 Ge'e'en