The New York herald., 1878-12-16
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.

JOHN MAII.oY TlaAcHERoUsLY STABBED By
PHILIP WHITNEY, WHOM HE HAD succoREp
FROM CHARITABLE MoTIvEs-THE ASSASSIN
ARRESTED
The murder Of John Malloy yesterday morning by
the man whom he had taken from the cutters and
provided for out of his own limited means. is
another commentary on what ingratitude will do,
especially when it is inspired by intemperance. The
man who lost his life good-natured. hard-work-
ing fellow. who. for fifteen years. employed in
Hawkins brewery in Forty-hrst street and who
generally liked by those he had dealings with. Some
Of his earnings he had devoted to the purchase of
little store at No. AGO West Fortyrst street where in
his absence his wife dispensed groceries to the neigh
bors and kept candies. knickknacks and the like.
Some time ago Philip Whitney CHANGED to come along
that way He was man they had known in other
days. and they we're moved to pity his forlorn
dition He was ragged and dissipated. enfcebled by
excesses and with scorbutic face that told tale OF
habitual ntemperancc. He had got out of
ployment and was going about ragged, homeless
tramp when he came to the house of the Malloys.
The latter gave him shelter and bite to eat. and
Whitney. with the assurance common to his class.
came to regard their assistance q right he could
demand, not as privilege they We're bestowing.
They helped hlm along all the same and for the last
six months Whitney has sat down to his meals in the
little room at the back Of Malloy's store with the
greatest regularity. To keep him employed Malloy
looked around among his acquantances. and at last
succeeded in getting the man work in McDonneIs
coal yard in Washington street. There he has been
engaged a driver for time. but whatever
money he nade he hastened at once to squander in
drink Once twice Malloy called him to task, but
only administered mild rebuke to which Whitney
never gave heed. He continued to live under the
others roof as before, but never troubled himself
about compensation and when he came home on Sat
urday night and Malloy began advising him to take
of his money. he fared up and bravado
air At supper the conversation took an un-
pleasant turn. and Whitney became still more vio-
lent. applying some very unpleasant epithets to
Malloy and conducting himself in manner that was
offensive to all the family.
THE HOSTS PATIENCE GIVES OUT AT LAST.
At last Malloy lost patience and ordered him ont.
He refused to first and stood threatening at the
door till Mrs. Malloy pushed him out. There had
been a neighbor named Michael Degnan present ut
the time, and he remained with Malloy through the
night, chatting till the clock struck twelve Then
store and outside put the shutters up. When
that was attended to he and Degnan went out to-
box was fastened when man stepped out of the hall
way next door. where he had been lurking, brushed
past Degnan and confronted him.
TRIsACHF.ROUsLY SLAIN.
There were warm words between the two men, an
angry threat two, and then Mrs. Malloy who
had hurried out in alarm reached the door she saw
her husband stagger into the middle OF the street.
throw up his hands and fall fat upon the ground.
whitney standing at the gutter. and he looked
get up in a hurry again." With that he turned up
the street and made of. The woman screamed
D6gnan, VINO was Bblil Stanulng There, seemed
dumbfounded and looked on passively. 1t was
only when Officers Burke and REILLY came along that
Malloy was lifted up. He WAS already dead and the
pavement underneath him dabbled with blood
from deep knife wound in the groin. At the first
plunge the femoral artery had been severed and the
man had died at There quite painful
scene on the street when Mrs. Malloy learned that
her husbands life had been taken by the man who
owed them SO much. and the officers left
her in charge of the body, which they had
taken indoors till the Coroner could be notified
Meantime they arrested Degnan. who was the only
present ut the time of the aray, and brought
him to the Twentieth precinct police station Ser
geant Havens ut the desk. and he subjected the
man either through bewlderment or for the purpose
of misleading told many contrary stories that 1t
was impossible to make his testimony OF any avail
HELD WITNESS
The sergeant. however. concluded to hold him
witness and had him locked up while he sent Officers
Ryan and Doyle to investigate the case. They
the offender. pocket knife was found on Forty
first street which is supposed to be the weapon used
by the assassin. Sergeant Havens, by Captain Wash
burns directions, had the following despatch sent
out:-
GssxRAL ALARM, AS I. M.-Arest for murder Phillip
shoulders red cnrbuncied face sandy hair small red
ha. pses soa cart for Meponas Of
ton street; shabby clothes
ARREST or THE MURDERER.
This however, was OF no avail, and ut noon ycstcr
day. when Coroner Woltman came to make an au-
topsy. the murderer still ut large. Later on,
however, Degnan. VINO had recovered his composure
somewhat was taken of by Officers Ryan and Doyle,
and all Of Whtney's haunts were visited. They were
about to give up tho quest and look after him else
where. when they stumbled upon the man himself in
. Washington street bsrroom. stupid with drink and
utterly unconscious of what was going on about him.
1t useless to question him. as he could make
coherent reply, they took him to the station house.
where he was locked up to await a return of con-
seriousness.
Meantime Coroner Woltman had made examine
ton OF the body of John Maoy, which revealed
stab wound Of the left groin inch in length pass
ing upward and inward to the extent of three inches
the fgnOral artery origin and terminal
ing in the cavity of the pevis Death caused by
hcmorrhage from said wound.
Malloy was fifty three years Of age. He leaves
wife and two children.