The New York herald., 1878-09-18
NEW ROCHELLE'S TRAGEDY.

FORREST REYNOLDS NARRATIVE OF THE
EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON THE NIGHT OF
MGUIRK's MURDER-BRADY PROTESTS HIS
INN0CENCE-THE CASE BEFORE TIE GEAND
JURY.
Tho brutal murder OF Thomas McGuirk at New
Rochelle. Weslchcster county, last Saturday night
carly on Sunday moroing, formed yester-
day the chief topic of conversation in that
village While public sentiment somewhat guard
edly alludcs TO tho identity OF tho probable
murderer, tho people feel easier since Frank
Brady. OF the suspected parties has been locked
up the County Jail. This person, although quito
young man, bears u notorousy bad reputation in
the place. From inquiries made by the writer OF
several reputable men In tho village would appear
that Brady q terror to tho whole noighbor-
hood, and that saloon keepers and others
dreaded 10 SEQ him coming into their houses,
especially when he bad been drinking heavily. They
say he is a powerful man, and when under the in1u-
OF liquor Is quarrelsome tho most frghtiul
language. and Is altogether ia perfect brute" in his
ways and disposition Tho man Quinn, who was also
involved in the bloody aGray. is fair
way to from tho terrible stab
wounds Inflicted upon him. Throughout yes-
terday strict watch was kept over tho injured
man by Andrew Molioy, son OF tho Chief OF Police ut
New Rochelle, who was appointed special deputy
Schmidt, the County jail physician a. White Plains,
will proceed to New Rochelle for tho purpose Of
ng Quinn ond asccrtainpg whe ther he Is IN III con-
dtion DO removed 10 that institution, pursuant to
the commitment of the Coroner.
Forrest Reynolds, boatmap who vas Known to
have been drlnkiug with tho m vrdorcd man ana his
companions before the fatal hight began on Sat-
lower town dock, como distance out Of tho village OF
Now Rochelle. was found yesterday oy HERALD
reporter, to whom no made tho following state.
ment:-
REYNOLDS STATEMENT
Last Saturday night at seven O'Clock l left homo
aud went up Mr.. Flandreaus stOro. not moro than
five or six hundred yards from my house. sat down
on stool outside OF the store door, and renamed
thero awhile, when Thomas Odcli came along apd
asked me II was going 10 the village said. swell,
yes" l started to go to tho Poet Office. aud ne
YARDS, when said. s.rom, Pm 1t to 60 tho vii
lage might. l look pretty rough In my working
or SS
long anyway" AZ that we wont on to tho village
talking about boat racing on the way, NO
as Ed. Lanbdcns store on Maiu street ana stopped
right In front OF hs store windows and kind Of sat
there. A fellow named Crsfa,s was among them,
ana he was talking about boom, Tom Odell having
asked him II he woutd sell q boom to httn. H0 an
swcred. s'Yes," that no thought bod sell 1t to
him as he didn't IL himself. While Crsfuls,
os and yso ws,o n sa.Sss :asIs along
he ssood ana talked quite wnc there about sail-
boat race that was TO have come OIL that day. but was
postponed to next Saturday. whiIo we were talking
| Incre along camc Frank Brady.
DRINK AFrER DRINK.
suppose this would bo about eight O'Clock, and
both Quinn and Brady seemed to he perfectly sober.
Wo STOOD awhile and talked perhaps iovr or nve nin-
utrs after Brady up whom Tom Odell says "Boys
which VIII you have. u cigar u glass OF beerg Let
go down far as Petc's, and VIC can have plenty
Of cnowdcr there with a glass OF bcor." Pote's. IL
| Just below tho Town Hall on Main street. We
went down, Brady, Quinn, Odel and myself, and mad
| q plato OF cbowder and glass OF beer Zach. Tho
| house was pretty we'll crowded whom We went 10
there may have 5ccn forty or nifty mon there for
all 1 know. wo had our drinks and chowder,
there was eight or nine OF US drank. the Others
| being oil friends Of ours whom Brndy invited TO
drink Then Odcli treated again tho samo party, and
In ali We had suppose. lvo or SIX drinks oi lager
beer. Tom Oiel then SAID 70 me. .'Let vs. go." and
sS OUT sn sna Nc
| htnu as Nli we J. ssachsA Eslsnbosessss plaos
which Is about tho centre Of M.in street
OF tho par,y treatod 70 beer. Alter taking glass
apiece Odcii and ssar,od out ana Brudy, Quin1
| McGuirk came out along with us. Wo then walk ec
along about blocks TO Mrs. Burns shoe store
also on Main street. all laughing aud joking In
store and think II was Brady who said, "Lsi US g
across the street to Louisc's and have
Ido dIukm ,,orn we went and bad .So drink
taking cigar. know took cignr, and I'm pretty
positive That Tom oaeil took ono also. oSe 60. ~
and followed him, leaving ihosc oLher parties IN
tho house. Odoi and ihon went homo Tney wers
just as friendly when left thom, uDout hafpas
| ten o'clock, as ever had seen thom In my life.
was surprised next morning when hoard that Nc.
|
| BRADY HIS CELL.
Later IN tho day tue called at the county jail
and was conducted Sy Jaiior Duly to tho cell ocoa
der OF MoGuirk. Tho prisoner Is cooaaed 10
| years tsnautcd by Isaao Buckhout the Sleepy
Hollow murderer Brady was found sitting
| ou hts cot complacnty smoking n cigar, his
features not betrayng tho slightest trace Of anxiety
over tho awful position In which no Is placed. No
sooner had the writer's name and object boon an
nounced than Brady cordially invited him into mis-
| cclI mt he tme
and opening tho door to admit his visitor. Tho ap
psaraucs OF & the prisoner rs s NO; =. all pre- pre-,
Aye Sse iS, eleven and ,STse:au.r,er ?y 'assei
mcnt $50 pounds HIS head IS unusually massive,
and is surm ountod by closely cropped black hair.
eyes and over a very contracted forehead. Tho aco
being clean shaven impastcd 10 tho features n somc-
what boyisn expression.
ike to make any sa,omcns IN regard TO tho tragedy,
| he replied as follows
| NE DECLARES MS iaSocExcE
| "My counsel says that mustn't answer any ques-
tons, and, OF course, wonldntbe right for 10 SO
against his advice in tho matter. When the Justice
who committed ne hero asked me at New Rochelle
whether l was guilty or not guilty, l SAID.
SSeedas sS aSa % mo- prSve@ guilty i Som Some '' Of tho
| papers mado mistake when they reported thoi
| went to schoo with McGuirk and Quinn:
| Thoy nre both several yours older than
| am; why, arn only yornsstcr al0ugside of them.
went TO the public school IN New Rochelle Tor aoou,
Two years anu tucn bCut W PtNato aeeucWJ "
tho village, and after that went TO st. Mary's Col
| lego at hDntrcai.'
| 'Dn you gr raduatc at Monircai?"
| ''No didn't grnduitc as l Ind TO como homo TO
act booksccpcr for my father in tho place OF my
| brother, who was takon sick"
"navc you been working for your father continu-
| ousy sinceP'
ii hove been working for myself Three years are
my fithcr put mc in tho butcher bus,ness IN N cw
| Rochelle, and have been IN that over since. My
customers can testify TO my business qualifications
never locked up nor arrested IN my ifo bcforo''
The latter assertion appears TO be false, NJ tho ro-
porter aftcrward asccrtained from sheriff Brundngc
that Brady indicted last week by the Graad Jury
OF tho Cour. OF Sessions for assault and tbnttery,
ne anu ano'aer ac,. ore,,ar eu asr,n' ,aisa
| aichacl Hutchinson, mutual acquaintance,
! by striking bim repeated blows with stonc or a
| bottle. Brady was arrested on tho Indictment ana
held baii Tor trial, his iatbor, VINO Is justice OF
tho peace at New Rochelle, becoming his bonds
man. kaslin disappeared from tho neighbor
hood beforo hts arrest could bo effected.
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