The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-20
A SERIOUS ROW.

TWO MEN SEVERELY WOUNDED IN A STREET
FIGHT--A PEAcEMAKER cLUBBED WITH HIS
OWN PISTOL
On the sidewalk in Broome street. some distance
west of Goerck street. shortly before midnight last
night Officer Edward Walsh. of the Thirteenth Pre-
rinct discovered Matthias Kett. longshoreman, OF
No "a Goerick street. beating a man unmerci'
fully on the head with the butt of
revolver The officer interfcred and prevented Kett
from continuing his murderous work, and as the
stranger and bleeding the officer arrested kett
on a charge of assault. He took his prisoner ana
the injured to the Delaney street station house.
Captain Copeland was sitting behind the desk at the
time and noticing that the man was unconscious
and apparently seriously injured ordered him to be
taken into a back room and an ambu-
lance telegraphed for. AS the case was
likely to terminate in murder an
investigation was at begun. Kett when called
to explain his conduct. told the following story:--1
left my house accompanied by friends, and we had
only proceeded to the of Broome street when
I met some men with whom were acquainted.
We stood talking for few minutes, when row
took place and one OF the party was knocked ,,,on
Charged it twice. The first shot penetrated my
Med with him and took the revolver from him and
beat him the head with the butt end of the
weapon. Afterwards j intended taking him TO the
station house but on the way the again attacked
me- and forced to hit him again with the revolt
YER Then the officer came up and arrested me.
After making his statement he was stripped ana on
his left side directly under his heart bullet hole
was found On the arrival of the surgeon from
Bellevue Hospital he examined the wound and pro-
nounced it to be severe, but not necessarily serious
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
The stranger, whose namo was ascertained to be
Edward Murray was next attended TO. His head was
cut in dozen places and is supposed that his skull
is fractured Bandages were tied around the wounds
and he was placed III the ambulance and driven to
Bellevue Hospital. Before being taken out OF the
station house - rcganed consciousness and in
answer to the Captain inquiries made the following
statement :-''ewas passing through Broome street.
and at the corner of Goerck street noticed
several men beating unknown man. l
spoke to them and requested them to
stop abusing the man. They then turned
upon me and began to abuse me. One OF them
knocked me down. and fearing that they would kill
me- drew my revolver for the purpose of brighten
ing them and fired shot in the snow.
They then fell upon Inc and l became
SO excited that I cannot say how many
afterwards discharged. Kett who appeared to be the
ringleader wrenched the pistol out of my hand and
dubbed me on the head with it.
As Murray's store put quite different light on the
case the captain CONCLUDED to hold kelt prisoner.
counter charge of felonious assault was preferred
against Murray After telling his version OF the affair
Murray was placed in the ambulance and carried to
Bellevue Hospital where. at an early hour this morn
ing he was believed to be dying He is thirty
years old resides at No. 90 Broome street, and is
aborer employed on the elevated railroad.