New-York tribune., 1878-07-05
DIsGRACING THE HOLIDAY.
MURDERED WITH PESKNIFE BY AN UNKNOWN MAN
-AFFRAYs AND ASSAULTS DURING THE DAY.


-AFFRAYs AND ASSAULTS DURING THE DAY.
An officer of the Eighth Police Precinct
on duty in Mercerst., at O'Clock yesterday morning
met a young man hurrying toward HOuston-s who in
formed him that a man sick near PriDce-st. INC
officer hastened TO the spot, and there Iouhu
Officer Hagan OF the American District Patro az
sisted by citizen, supporting between them young
about eighteen years of age apparently intoxicated
When near Fremans Hall the man asked 10 De allowed
to rest. lie sat on the curb, drew very IonI
breath, then gave n quick gasp ana lInneuatey GN
pred. The dead man companion explained mat ~, nc
mad been stabbed. Upon unbuttonng the dead man
coat n wound was discovered over the heart evidently
inflicted with small pcnkniie, Whlle Oh his hcau was
found 4 cut lear the right temple ,.-. -,
The companion OF the murdered man gave his name az
Henry H Of No 20 ThonlpsoE-st', ana said tnhG MS
dead friend was James DOughcrty. age ~ year,, Z
butcher employed AT Reeves Co.'S place ~ beecheII
and GreenC-sts They had been slanahg ht Greene aiu
Prncc-sts., lust before o'clock, when they were
roughly accosted by three strange young men, WIN
whom they finally came to blows. Ihey Followed i Iiein
10 Merccr-.t where Of the strangers made
thrust at Doughcrty and then all three started to run
Dougherty exclaimed, pointing 10 the Saest " iI I'M
three men, Run after that man-he has cut me- I'M
started in pursuit and Officer Hagan oi the Alncrcan
District Patrol, seized the SUPPOSED lniueler as @ m
passed Just then, however. DOughery staggered hhu
nearly fell and both Hill aud the officer turned TO ASSIST
him and allowed the fugitive 10 escape Ihe DOdy Oh
the murdered man was taken 10 the fFlhce Sttce'
Station House, where HilFs statement was Gheh ei
As rs II was dayllght slnai pehahle, s@i1,u @ W.
blood found hear the spot where thG shD1ng oDh
place Several people living near by clnimea 10 nn'e
seen the afiray but thought the men were acting IN
playful manner. No Outcry was heard ana no one WIN
the exception of Hill seems TO nave hLu any lea u'
any one was hurt Inc penkhile anu lne ~ ~ w
scrptOu of the supposed murderer are the ohy Crews
the detectives have work upon, and these were care
fully foowed throughout the day yesterday Dut up 10
a late hour last night without success
John Costello tnsmith, about thlry-seven years OF
age, became engaged in drunken street hght very ae
on "Wednesday night in Olver-s and received injuries
which will prove fatal Costello Is unmarried
and occupies room ,oyer a "Ducket & enop
AT No. 81 OhyCI-St Yesterday morning he grew worse
Ihe police were informed; he was removed to the
Chambers street Hospital, where he was FOUND
TO be suffering from concussion OF the brain.
No one about COstcos residence appears to know more
coucerujug the matter than that the injured man be-
came involved In struggle with four or i've other men,
and was either struck or kicked on the head. -
Thomas Morris, age twenty years. oi 20 70 10 i EaS'
during quarrel with Peter smith, seventeen years
No. j2i West Forty-hfth-s Morris received serious
David Bell age twcntysix years, baker, had his cot
lar-bOne broken early yesterday morning during quar-
rel with David Gay, quarermastc OF the Anchor Line
steamer California. lie sent TO the Chambers
street Hospital. Gay escaped
Officer John ID. Herlihcy trying 10 arrest an I'M
known man who actedin disordery manner last night
AT No 1856 East Forty secondst when Dcnnis Bull 9f
No 1876 East FOrtyscCOnd ST., came 20 the prisoner :
ad and together they handled the officer rather roughly
With beer glass that served rs Their weapon ihey all
open his ssaP in sey 1T'S bG m Nevertheless the O'er
Patrick Munson, age fourteen, was charged 10y Annie
Merzeil, age twelve, OF No 22b Last l"ehysecghdst,
with cutting her with knife III The forehead ne was
held on charge OF feOniOus assault 10y Justice kDrelb
George smith, Dennis sullivan and simon Geoghegan.
Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aud ouehuhdted anu
sixtecuthsts quarrclcd and fought Yesterday smith
came out of the lght with fractured skull He lies at
the Ninety-nnth street Hospital In critical CONDITION
NichOlas Harrigan. age Twenty-Five, aud William
OBrion, living I'm Grand-stl near Tcnth-st BroOklyn
engaged i'm quarrel Yesterday afternoon, and Harrgau
struck his companion two severe blows on the head
with heavy cane. The wounds are serious. Harrgan
was arrested. , ,,,,,
ST. aud Michael CUftcy, age hfteen 0f No. 100 same
street quarreed about pistol. and during the strug
gle Hickman discharged the pistol The bullet entered
Cofeys forehead aud passed out at the top oi MS head
1t was found that his brain was not injured hcAnan