The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27


ring schemes 50 often brought forward. Only
recently he distinguished himself by his vigor-
road job anil Gen. Splnola's steam heating
enterprise. md received no small credit from
his constituents Tor so doing.
One uf the rumOrs nfoW about town credits
the crime to nm cx-polico officer. half maddcncd
by ragc over his discourage from the force. n
misforiun" wrongfullv attributed bv him to AZ
dcrmnn Mprris's Influence. Neither Mr. Morris
nor his family attach imporiunc" io this rumur
They sny that whatever he tri",! 10 10 in any
infinitely more likely to b. in favor OF a man
than in working his discharge.
St am"nrr r1mHr TO- when n more impor
the crime To, gang OF horse-car thieves who
Operate in tho Sixth avenue. II is said that
tor badly. w6on tRcy hoy were % arrasncG % S in J"r"r
son Market Police Court for tho offence Alder
man hnn Morris orr, pa ,hhapGrn.d TO BE- sitting on thc
with him-nnd the friends OF the prisoners
outside the railing. and the prisoners them
selves. wero of the opinion that Mr.. Morris in
fucnccd the Justice against them and in favor
ol u" conductor. for which they swore to get
DR.. Fowler said last evening that he had no
fears Of q serious RESULT Mr., Morris's wounds.
provided Inflammation and rrysipeias were
avertod. and. thanks 10 his patients nbstcmious
ana regular life he believed there wns not
great probability OF either. Had either of the
thrre stnbS been quarter OF an inch deeper.
Internal cavity. and fatal result would have
been almost certain. From his examination OF
tnt wounds AMI the EnSlps in the breast Df
the vest worn by Mr. Morris torres pondiug TO
them. he was Inclined to the belief that they
were made either by ashortencd stillotlo or a
chiseL Workers IN wOoi"inpluy hall and three
quarter inch chiscls. which are flat on one side
and raised in the centre ON the other. The
wounds are more straight on one side than the
other. hs would have resulted from tho cash of
such a chisel. But they are not square ut their
ends. Ms the chisel would hnve left them,
Had the stileitO been ground 10 n broad. sharp
edge ut the eHd after its long point Ind been
broken on. It IS quite likely That the grinder
one side at least 10 facilitate his maxim. it an
effective weapon. DR.. Fowler said that Mr.
Morris was couraeeously cAl m. even checriu,
and fully conylnccd that he had been attacked
by mistake. He did not have an enemy in the
world capable Of such deed. he thought
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mans condition had not improved as 1t was
hoped 1t would by that time; that he was rest,
| less. feverish, and complained great deal Of
pain in his wounds. DIR. Dorm had been sent
| Tor 70 redress bis gashcs. and change the
onaausges Sna upon ar. em W. one nor,tes 1 n,s a IA
| him. but In the course OF the afternoon and
evening over one hundred and fifty leading
tinct.on Of party. called TO learn OF his welfare
were 40 non. ,Wm, NJ. EvNrts and the vcner-
Inspector Murray. Capt. Williams. Capt.
! Byrne, and some other police officials had an
| interview with Alderman Morris in the after
noon. a fact which may..in some measure ne
count for his icvcrish condition last night n lie
| tlkeu mucn Win thcm. rrcountlnk the cifcunl-
| stances Of the murdorous assault. and debating
the theories offered 20 account for IT, II was
generally agreed in that conclave that hc was
| right in supposing that mistake in identity
| prompted the attack. Three circumstances are
| supposed Ia indicate that his assailant was
| either q Spaniard or an Italian. The first is
the supposed shape of the weapon, as Judged
from the wounds made by II; the second the
fact that three quick blows wore givcn with II n,
| point where they might be expected to have
| most deadly effect. instead OF the one decp
thrust which a man of almost amy other ma
| tionality might he expected to iniiict: the third
that the assassin, instead Of throwing away the
II knife after the decd wns done. carried II of
with him, as I its possession were matter 9i
\ was perpetrated, and Jealous lover or venee-
TO meet his victim. have mistaken Alder:
ma man Morris i1 the ,,.. sem; ;,oefsSuriSy Of
The clues afforded for discovery OF tho assassi n
| are slender. The police arc. however. buslly
at work 1t ssssld that a man answering Tho
| regard 10 agc. was heard 10 threaten Mr.. Nor
ris's life on Friday. saying that he haa prom
While applying TO Mr.. Morris the foulest aud
| most opprubrious epithets. he swore I'll kill
| him the iirst chance get"
| lcan lenders last night. one Of them said
John Morris was elected an Alderman IN
the Committee OF Seventy. In his term the
| charter OF 1873 WINS passed. under which Mayor
Hayemcyer Was gyrn the Eower = reoreaniz1,
| the power 10 confirm the Mayors nominaton
| for heads OF departments. In this work Mr..
RasSa 81 s6s Myof 01s
| nees for Police Justices while the deadlock
existed gave him the title Of The Mayors
| Man He has been elected every year since
| then. and last week WIS renOminated.'
Another said: II looks to me- Ike n, return
to the old times Of the Tweed regime, when the
| out and giving dose to political opponents
was in vogue. 1t was the recognized thing in
power and profits Of Tammany 10 hire feilowt
| to lay him ont with brass knuckles or sand
| clubs. In 1869 Dormnn Il. Eaton then Counsel
to the Board OF Health and Board Of Ex ise
was knocked down with a sand club In Twenty.
| ninth street near Fifth avenue. and was badly
| fuence that ordered that Job done. yet 1t is u
| well-known fact that the men who perpetrated
II were furnished by leading Tammany politi-
The year previous to that, on the election
was an active Republican in the Twcnty-lrs'
Ward wns standing at n polling place in Sec,
Pbd en1e ns!wsen Tair was "RG
tackled by six Tammany. roughs. knock
ed down, beaten. stamped on. and ham
did that were adheren,s and heecrs of Tie
| Tammany leaders OF the Twenty;hrst Ward
whose motive IN directing r. ne a.,9rS was al me
| in as they prof, ssed 10 believe. wiliully delay
ing the vote but in point Of fact he was simply
|
| repcaters from voting, At the Republican mass
| meeting assembled that night in the Cooper
| Union hall to hear the returns. Col. Charles )
| Spencer told the story OF the murderous assault
| upon Mr. Pullman. and offered 81 900 out o
| his own pocket for the arrest and conviction o
its perpetrators. But nothing was ever done &c
| them. -
Just before the election for Mayor in 1867
| at n Hoffman meeting in the Twenty first Ward
under cover OF an apparent election row.
gang OF Tammany heeers set upon a mar
named Edward Jones, who was obnoxious Il
certain Tammany leaders. and sIugged' hin
| so badly that he has never recovered from IL
| and has been weak minded ever since.
| "On one Of the days OF registry proceeding the
election Of 1868, a Job WAS put up by TammanS
| leaders in the Twenty-first Ward 10 lay out
the two R'nublican inspectors In an election
| district the polling place OF which was IN
| Fourth avenue. near Thirtieth street Aftel
the registry had closed for the day. and the in
! spectors went away. the men who were employed
to do this job slugged and effentually. laiC
| out. on Fourth avenue. between Thirtieth anC
| Thirty first streets. man whom they supposed
| to DO one Of the Republican Inspectors. but whC
| turned out to BE- one Of their own inspectors
| named Slater. He did not take a good-natureC
| view OF tho mistake, and. to keep him quiet. hs
| WAS given good place In one Of the city de
| partments which he held for somo time after.
| " In none OF those instances were any arrests
ever made. Those were but isolated cases which
| occur "a my remembrance at this moment"
| midnight Alderman Morria NVue sleenn