The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-02
TRAGEDY I'm WATER STREET.
BOYs SPENDING a SUNDAY DRINKING
FOURIH Ward ROM.
Another Tnecttve Temperance Iccfure-A
had Record, hut Nevertheless. REGARD
that had Not been stained with Rinod.

Another rn.ctive Temperance Iccture-A
bad Record, hut Nevertheless. Record
that had Not been stained with Rinod.
Dennis Mahonoy, William Kennedy, and
several young Water street roughs. although
drunk before II o'clock on Sunday might. wanted
moro liquor. and went Into Manning's harroom
ut GA Water street to get IT, George Bannold
md ono named Maoy went In with them.
When they cnme out Mt about Tx p. NJ, Ma
honey and Banfcld walked to lamp post n few
steps away and stood there talking, Mahoncy
trying to persuade Banned To tako "'nuzs'r
drink" Bannrd wishing to 90 homo. MJnn-
while. Kennedy seated himself on u hydrant
and went to sleep. Mahoney seeing him aslcep
reused him by violently jerking him to his feet
slapping and kicking him. Kennedy resent
ed that interruption. and Mnhoney. who was
ever ready for fight struck him heavily on tho
mouth. Charles whikehart and james Mo-
Cormick. who were seated on some barrels near
by. m xnd in rs poacemakers. The former tried
quiet Kennedy. who had drawn n revolver. Mo-
Cormck. on seeing the weapon. aprang be-
h%d sns al pa ayna pGR D2n
graph pole. Bandsid had Disappeared. Tho
honey who stood somewhat dazod by tho con-
c'rt action Of his friends IN seeking cover.
and ut ory uncons 'ious OF any danger TO him
4 II. An instant later the crack OF the revolver
eered, screamed Oh nim shoti' and iell back
warl moaning, Oh. Snpi oh. SapP Whikehart
and Mccormick caught him and laid him down.
Kennedy, tho moment after discharRing the re-
the echo Of his steps died away. Mahoncy was
dead. The bullet had penetrated his stomach.
His last words we're his reproachtul excl4ma-
his friend and was his murderer.
Kennedy was closely pursued by Officer Fltz-
gerald. who had heard the report OF tho re-
volver. Kennedy. drunk as he had seemed to be-
He got over into the Seventh Ward and Oifirrr
Landseadd and Detective Crowley Joined in the
chase. In Water street. near SCANNED, they
overhAuled him. He was taken to the Delaney
street police station AMI locked up. Kennedy
was committed by Justice BiXby yesterday.
Both the assassin and his victim were rough
Syer Sy t wss pSe Years S Of
gge. u native of London. England. and had
been in this country twenty-five years. He
tary and term Of eighteen months In Sing
Sing prison. the latter FOR y feonious assault
upon Officer James Reilly OF the Mercer street
police in Owen Gpoghegan's barroom in the
Bowery. He had often been chased as a river
thief by the police and on one occasion escaped
hy diving under a pier. where he remained sew
eral hours. the report being sent in TO the police
stations that he had been drowned. He has
Since his return TO the city he lrofessed refor
nation. and was employed by W. B. smith, ste
fellow of medium height. with short cropped
black hair and moustache and very bronz ID
complexion. William Kennedy Is only 81
years OF age. an Irish American. and has been
seemed very shaky. II know nothing OF how
1t happened" he said. =" don't remember
anything after We were drinking in Manning's.
only have vague sort Of a notion that there
WIS some sort Of a dispute between Mahoney
and mo, and We walked along separate I'm the
| crowd for while without speaking. / don't
know L for sure, but that's the way II seemed To
me. Why should / hurt him Him and me
| WIS always good friends and God knows I'd
rather be lying whore he is now than be here.
Rum did 1t all, sir: you can put that down rum
did II all. We had been drinking all Sunday.
| and the dav aud night before, and the night he-
! fore that. and we were both crazy with the
| liquor"