The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-02
0VERTAKEN BY A BULLET.
FROM MERRYMAKING TO TWO COTS IA
ROOSEyELT HOSPITAL
One Man stnbs Another In Third Avenue, nnA
is shot within Rn Hour ny n Police Omces
In a Citadel of Shanties ut York willie.

One Man stnbs Another In Third venue, snS
ts shot within nn Hour ny Police Omces
In "a Citadel Of Shanties ut Yorkviiie.
Two young men quarrcled at Fifty-ilth
street and Third avenue early yesterday. Thsy
wore members Of the Nightingale Club and
they belonged to the hardly reputable organi.
zation known as the Horse Market Gang. They
had been attendi ing ball. which had boon given
in celebration OF New Years eve. In place noar
by. and there an old difference ex sting between
them had been revived. the immediate cause
being young woman. TO whom both were pay.
ing attention. When the young mon camo down
from the ballroom they were n good deal intox.
icatod Meeting on the street corner. high
words arose between them blows followed. and
then one. drawing "a dirk knife. stabbed the
other several times and escaped before anybody
could arrest him. Tho name Of the man who
used the knife Is John Clifford. He Is about "a
yoars OF age. tall. with close-croppodi lark haiI
and dark eyes lie lives In one Of the shantica
in tho limo of what would bo Sixty-seventh
street, ii opened. between Second and Third
avenues. The man who was stabbed Is John
Mcknight. He Is about the others age an ! moi
unlike him in appearance. and ho lives at 2Oa
East Seventy street
About 100 persons gathered on the street cor.
nor attracted 10y the noise Of tho alteration
u tlHAe inc uuhTIel CNIilntN HNtll 10 " DT IL,
but then II blow was passed. and the noxt in-
slant the fash OF knife WIS seen in the gus
light. AMI Mcknight throwing his arms up
over his head. cried out. 4 am stabbed f. several
times in quick succession. But he did not fall
The other turned tho instant he had delivered
the blows. and running like deer. disappeared
Ia the darkness up Third avenue. Mcknight ina
minute followed him, tho cr0wl prrssin at his
hrc,s ana ran up the avenue for considerable
di-tunr", but thea growing faint. lie turned
down Fifty ninth street AMI entered tho police
station. hHf way along that thoroughfrre
toward Second avenue. When be entered ne
stat on he WIS covered with blood. pr = 'ntius a
shocking appearan -. lie was still no'icrally
intoxicated. Stopping 90 the desk he toll the
Sergeant that he had been stabbed. and tne
Sergpant quickly learning from him the name
OF his Nsslilunt. sent out a detachment Of po-
lice ofirars in pprsuit Of Clifford. 1ha Ser-
g"nnt telegrnuhcd also for an ambulance. which
arrived shortly. and after the ambulance SUR
g"oE had temporarily dr ssel his wounds. No.
EniEht WIS removed To- lhn Roosevelt Hospital.
Thomas Thi' Hickey. Miehae SRieiis. and Hrnrg
Corn III Were the officers dcs patched In pursuit
name Was ,Lo~n M in nh tho W police 6"oRs ] an tRDre
.', was n? d,ilicuity IN Piains him The on 'ers
shanly belonging ~. a Mrs. King. and one oi
the score or more Of shanties similar that stand
III clump Just south Of Hamilton PARK. This
set on II sand ridge. the sides OF which al about
risc pretty sloeply TO tis height OF ti;,een
another on the summit. and because there Is
| no room for ulu mems and hon houses outsi Ia
the sEnntlrs ire n.,ariy MI trayi iin with rrirrs
| which afford room Tor thssp All around .he
| snt;ement is protected hv n inncc which ia con.
| tinuous although its style chnn.cs fgea'i.ntly.
ruuuinl. FROM uiol;,t, IL bonr,l. and from thnss
| again 10 MI re and stretches of rusty shnst iron
! Tho shnntios AR, iuyuriuhly on, siory In h,i.ht
| anil tho roofs ris vnrv shnrpy. and arc Covered
| OIL boards and Oh canvas. Bits OF rusty sioys
nj tnner them on nj, ,urasuurly nnI serye "a
! chimnSys A single tree, about five fcrt in
| h.i,.nt ilnd having thres small brnnchn. rr,ws
IN H. ;tnli I7n n,irS"ris to t ,a. rs
! al nruit and obscure nud H. " ,oln ni, .nr,nre
! would feel scruples ut attsmmin, us luyostiga.
! uon
| The day was lust breaking when. the fou,
! pDlicn IN ..r5 having c.intbst NJ In. hctclls o
! 10 citadel from tho second nvrnne sila
| Hauudsmun Hugh NinrIn Sno,Lei nt Mira
and wanted 20 know who was there
| '' ~, ms in " tho rounds man rricj rnttling "A
| the ii sor "uul y0u ,hnIl ,.r Conn. b. pfi. ~
| about H." he added ginuclnc AROUND - zoe
| that lis mon were posted so that nobody could
| cs,grr rom III, uln,o
| tort,3. ald.n.; an iinprecation that was moi
| pl.nernt
| ''" w nrn polire officers" the roundsran
| cried and n you don't omen this door in 4
| jiily we'n break II m" and he dealt Tie trad
| door "a blow with his H.. that made II rattle
| d" l. [ Johnny Ciflord yon want 2" Mrs. Kina
! said still mlGins no move - unfasteu the Lo1r
| " We'll lie isn't Lrr, and YOU"
Tho Onlrsr waited for no more but with
| sharp Kick. he sent the door flying from .ts
| matter recurring much time to sre Whether
| man was in the single room constituting Mrs
| Kings - anty. A glance satisfied the OH ~