New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-15
TWO FATAL AFFRA Us.
A BURGLARS UNEXPLAINED DEATH.

A BURGLARS UNEXPLAINED DbAlH.
MOTIONS REFUSAL TO TELL WHO SHOT HLM-OwEN
GEOGuEGAN, THE SUSPECTED MURDERER AGAIN
RELEASED on BAII.
james Morton, alias Rose, the burglar VINO
was shot In front of Owen Geoghegans saloon, ~ NO.
1913 Bowery. January Q. died yesterday IN 'he Chu
hers Street Hosdta When he was taken TO inc hospital
s,op after his injury was received the physicians VINO
examined the wound in his thigh believed that
the pistol ball had glanced the bone and hah passed.
out again. Early on Sunday morning, however whhe
DIR. Diossy and his assistants were removing som"
spnters OF bone from the wound the bal! was found
deeply Embedded in the broken thigh oohe' Inc
buIIet, which very large one. WIS
much fattened The surgeon soon saw TINT
Marion ,pust die About noon, Sunday, Cor
oIer Flanagan was sent FOR to take his ante-moreni
statement Morton was told that he was dying ana was
asked how his injury was received
was 40 drunk nj tn" time" Morton replied " that
don't remember much about it,"
.sDd Owen Geoehesan shoot you r. the Coroner asked
hard. determined look passed over the burglar :
face and lie answered slowly If GeogheSan shot me
or not | doa' know, and ii did know wouldn't tll
yOu" -, 4,
vilde but the attending physicialS ccrln not hhot
stand hs rawlings. His talk was largely composed OF
oahs aud words used only in the thieves dlatct Yes
crday UoTn. he calmcT. but ny 80 the moment OF
his death he diG not reveal the name c MS uulort
Morton large. powerful man OF thr'Y ,lgn, a''
before his injury he was In perfect state health all'
muscular Development Under The maine al Rose lac hiii
been convicted OF several DurcIaTIce "Onlail WHO
ria urd to lis wife had tic body moved ior bIiia
last evening. ,,, H..
owen C;cDghegan, who suspected OF nay 'ng shn
Morton fc from pursuit Of the fOicc ~ the icni
Precinct hat afterward gave himself NJ To 'hPiHH ~
nan of the Fourteenth Precinct o. Thursday HI
te0ghcgan was taken TO the Cianuers Sieci Hospital
bat Morton refused 10 say thai lie RAD Altn me s'D
and G,ogi,tgan released on F0,VUo p%h.
ON !earuiu; Of Mortou's death !cstcrdar, Cap
tam Foley. OF Che 1cDin PUciari ulVcn'td u
wa iAn for The carrcsi of GcoShcSnn, out The latter
,,twii ted the captain by presenting busti 5000 -fcr
~; the cOrunci's office. and giving himself mi" llic
custody OF Coroner Flanagan. The warrant Tor Ms
arrest Was accordingly recalled, and Cmoncr Flanagan
allowed him tu 20 free again GA rs IaIhisiihg S1o
bail 70 appear before coroaers jury. 1ht Inquest WAS
set down Tor Thursday next.
rughcgan repeated siertay bis p!0teStans OF IN
came i',ie MS sloen culy The morning nf "Wednesday
last and threatened 10 Kill aim. he tre Ia escIpr, p
wa. caught the door by Morton, who pointed nj !h
head loaded pistol! GcOy acgdn Sdia M thtn maze HP
fiS mind To- fight, alihOu-h ne wa. uuaiIrcd, ana l'
struck Morton win his fist. As Morton cii, ht Sj the
pistol was exploded.
Gcoshe,,n yOhe bitterly against Captain Foley, whom
he chli ;:ed with having Ecit.d Morton ana hi- com
palOIls thcir a. mp on Bis l". "lory. s'id r
vns d. te mined drive oft ~ bc precinct. Dc
cati,, would not support lumHlnV " ID candidate
year ago last November. He allowed Morton and lis
companions 10 stay around the EDWcp. Morton "is
,ig!u.ug with Fury The nI-t before Ia, came mo my
saloon, and know tia; Foley pui Inn ~ to all lu.'
Gcoglcgin's statements are much ~ yaIiHrr' WIN
those police and conflict aeu Win ihc account"
toe ARRAY l some oil EiS own irivH on ht DAY
that The Shooting occurred The witnesses. however uc
either employees tco4iscgaL saloon or 1iv tmcvrr,
and ibe police despair OF bringing tic Truth 10 shi