New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
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d. -ocurc.v TREATED DIsORDERLY
no" VISITOR.
nam came out Of Owen Geoghegah
Se'ei '.,oon at No. 1903 Bowery, about O'CLOCK
ec'. COMFY morning, and engaged IN q'liiei oH W
yeser' officer johnson, Of the Tenth Precinct aP
tho Mace attracted by the noise, no Sd" '"o
POa'LS nistol Immediately afterward Iarge' po"o,
% huilt man, who bad been engaged III 'c , ~
fa! a, the iron foundations OF the Elevated i'"'
sgaiuS nacer ran 70 the spot, and seeing Geoghegan
way. n, the sidewalk attempted to arrest hihi'
sl'hoi"e on,eared very much excited He threw up
Geognos "a exclaimed, 81 did not shoot that man.
DIE nm spraug away from the officer and escaped
dc ,nnded man was taken to the Eldridge street
i S,stion. II was found that the pstooaii hao Oh
w., he left thigh and, glaneing on the oo"e' In"
I'd ont again. leaving serious wound III i'''',''s
pas. tho iron foundation the man had also received
as,na fracture Of the leg. He was UNCONSCIOUS
TO the station but on coming 10 Els sohscs
Va ha, his name James Norton anu that uecs"o
' ,od shot him. He gave his residence as haso Ne"
s co. he was recognized by the police as NOTORIOUS
i~- and pickpocket who has served several
qua =, s,ate prisons under the names OF WOODWARD
I'd R.se He regular customer at Sr n,
snc and was well known among the disoraefy pf h
sn who quented the place ne Fo was us sn' TO % the
tuasrt saloon and arrested tweIiN-lhiee nleh anu
found in the pace a rhsy fp taken t" the Essex
,Irtet Police Court and Justice tR.nrner wa % "a
nearly all or tbeln. MafEhftt ~ ''"
u,sd having the shot fred, was seht 10 c o"S'
desLessns friends said yesterday that Rose and two
,.ssr men into the saloon very lus u Wv ,
noe of louor aud used insulting Language 70 Cene
bssrp who ordered them away Rose cius% W ~
MT ouf by force, GeOghegin hlmsel NthInS ru ~
n ssTrgle On the sidewalk Rose deSlafeo lhlt ~, ns
would fight with pistols and put ms ma, hsa pned ont ns
vaver and fired, his friends assert IN seltdeieDce
Yesterday afternoon Geoge sem worh 70 thew sent
hass word to him TO wait until Rose had peeu pro-
ncnDeed out OF danger Al ,ae siatea thai Rose
Hospital last evening the physic'ahS s''eu 'N''
xmd probably recover. - -, .,-;..,r
Geegheg1n has been for several years tne pi"glie'oi
n, tbe d!sorderly saloon al No JOB Bower. he wac
~.nsrlv n puglis. and kept several hqnor stores on
T6ayc tIe was arrested four times during .ne Pn ana
sumnsr and Fall for keeping dis0rueiy @ I'm I'm
seh time was put under heavy bail His case was take
NJ BY the Society for the preyen"h OF S' INN r Inv
Very effort. it Is stated has been made ny Gt'"i,i
Foley the Tenth Precinct to bring nn 10 i wh
without avail Some months ago JOIN Iast IN W." ~
vent a fruit stand in front 81 eI4oShesN hhioou M
formed Captain Foley that GeogheGnn was eins i,s
iuternal Revenue Laws by manu- iacturlng anu "lhlS
ssrs without paying any tax. Before Ge0Ghegan cone
be brought to trial for shis Offence Nc ny"afs
~ murder frightened the witness into leaving the CIV
6eOrghecan's saloon was ciosa ana guaeI t ~ w.
men yesterday. In the afternoon captain toiey wa
Shown bill OF sale dated September - - g. IL ,Gi
for the consideration OF S Ws .ne sv%"ur Mr. sew
pour asked permission to take possession OF me soEh
hut was refused until 1t could be learned "heIheF HIS
Al late hour yesterday afternoon, Geoshegan sent
word by friend CAPITAL lyman, az Inc f3nr' eenth
pneanct that he desired TO give himSsn up Detective
ward OF the precinct, sent 10 Nc 30 IenthaNe.,
whefe GeOghegan surrendered himself nc "ts
taken 10 the Mulberry Street station anu allel,
Vard 20 the Chambers street Hospital 10 ne ldehuntu
by the wounded MAN. As Rose was uhueI tne
influence of ether the doctor would not allow nun To ne
disturbed but told the detective 10 bring the prisoner 10
The hospital at 10 o'clock tins morning. Ge0suegdn
was therefore taken back TO the Mulberry Street Stao
where he was locked up for the night. GeosheSan
dpuicd last night that he had shot Rose ne S'tu
mat Rose into saloon aud threatened TO XII nun
by pointing; "A revolver at his head Not beng at1ne
himself he attempted 10 leave the saloon ny sue en-
trance but was intercepted by Rose, who again pointed
loaded pistol at his head ant threatened 10 sHoo
CeOchegan said he then made rush Tor Rose auu
Knocked him down The pistol exploded in Rose hahd.
He excused himself for running away bS saying that ne
did not wish fall into the hands oi Captain Oy VINO
had persecued him without cause, and would take the
opportunity TO abuse him.