The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
PROBABLE TRIPLE MURDER.

A sANGUINARY MIDSIGHr ARRAY IN SHERIFF
sTREEr-rHREE MEN STABBED IN AN ALLEY
Way
What will probably prove a triple murder look
place shortly after midnight In an aeyway leading
into sheriff street. Three men were Enthusiastically,
it is belcved-and OF the two assaiiants was ar
rested The o.ner escaped but will II Is thought DO
captured to-day.
Jonn Seewalt, wood turner, twcnty-fodr years OF
age and residing No 2o2 Eldridge street, while on
mis- way home shortly after midnight met IN passing
through sheriff street Young girl namso AIMS
Green who lived at No. % sheriff street He stopped
nj her side, and alter some conversation
accom- panic nsr down the street toward her home
They stopped in front OF an alley way at NO. "
sheriff street and resumed conversation. They
had been talking but q lew momen's
when Michael Greeu, twsnty-thrss years Of
age, brother OF Annie Green, ran up
TO them and struck seewalt whom he
did not know. heavy blow In the face. There was
s,gh, scufls, and then Green ran out tho alisyway
and The noise OF the encounter attracted
tho atteut,on OF number of men about the place,
and they hurried up asking what the matter
AS soon they learned they advised Ssswaft 70 fc
low Green into tho alley amt give him good thrash
inr. Ai,er some hesitation, and beng dared by
Gseen, Icewnet went IN. Hardly mad ne catered be-
lore tho crowd upon tho oS.sus heard n'm cry
TRAGEDY.
An I'm mediate rush was made for the dark alley
and Two men-Green and his brother, who haa en-
tered the alley by rear way-werv found standing
over Seewait's PROSTATE body. Tho two Greens made
an attack on crowd and for lew moments Their Q
was q general tight Knives were In the hands OF
both OF the brothers and they cut right and left.
Shrieks ana eroans resounded from the darkness
ana tho aTrightsd residents OF the neighbOrhood
assembled In large numbers II was almost mpos-
sibie 10 tell what being done, SO great
was tho darkness, and whom Captain Cherry and
Detective O'Connor, OF the Eleventh precinct, camo
the blind alley. The two brothers, ON The approach OF
the police ran out Of some rear way and escaped.
Michael Greene, alias "Mickee," ran through the
streets and captured about hapasi twelve IN the
Thirteenth precinct The other brother has not yet
been captured. .............
THE WOUNDED.
IL was found that Number or men had been
wounoed--three OF them seriously that Is IS not
expected that they can live Their names Martin
Muller, twenty-five years of age wood carver
No. 81 Pit street, stabbed in breast and arm
David Walsh, tobacco, twentythree years old, OF No
Is Clinton street. stabbed breast and throat, and
John Seewalt, stabbed In face and head. They were
taken to tho Eleventh precinct station house and am
wounded that death was expected NJ moment
and Walsh, the surgeon SAID, would not 1.-Two TO
reach the hospital. Tho station house had the ap-
pearance OF shamble, and blood ran In every direc
lion over the Aoor.
PRISONER
Micnae Green protested that ne was not guilty, but
David Wash positively Identified HIM as the person
who had stabbed h i'm. The three wounded men were
taken TO Bellevue Hospital