The New York herald., 1879-12-28
Ed SCANNELL CAPTURED.
Arrested by Captain Murphy in a Pat
erSOn Boarding House.
A DETECTIVE REPORTER
He Remembers Name Sees Strange
Face and Identifies the Fugitive.

Edward A. Scannell the youngest brother of the
famous fighting family OF Scannells and the one
who shot Henry Wilson on Wednesday last at about
two o'clock in tho morning. was arrested last evcn-
ing by Captain Murphy in respectable boarding
house i'll Essex street. Paterson. n j.. and brought
TO this city. He locked upi II tho Twenty
first precinct station house and will be taken to
court this morning for examination.
1t will be remembered that the ARRAY of wednes-
day morning occurred in liquor saloon kept by
Cooke X McCabe at No. G54 Third avenne. This
saloon raided on Sunday night last by Captain
Murphy, and the barkeeper and number OF inmates
Of the place arrested. little while after the arrests
made. Edward Scannell visited the Twenty first
precinct station house in company with Alderman
Hall. for the purpose of interceding for the bar
keeper but was able to obtain satisfaction Being
obliged to leave without having accomplished any
thing. he went with his companion to
a restaurant Third avenue, whore the
two sat drinking coffee for little
time. Captain Murphy followed them shortly
after. not having them in the station house.
Tor the purpose of seeing Scannell. whom he knew
only by reputation. Seeing the pair in the
restaurant he took good look ut the young man,
little thinking at the time how useful the knowledge
would prove within the week. After the shooting
he remembered the incident. and was at once on the
look out for the face he had gazed carefully.
Scannel however, covered his tracks carefully
after escaping from the saloon that it seemed up to
yesterday that he would probably get off altogether,
and very likely he would have but for curious
sequence of circumstances.
YUNGEn FRIEND WILSON
HERALD reporter slightly acquainted with
named Yunger. He had him twice and
knew that he kept a saloon on Third avenue, his
partners being McCabe. The name McCabe
reminded the reporter of Yunger and suggested
in that way connection between Yunger and Scan
nell. He found. however. on lnquirng. that McCabe
Yunger's saloon was several blocks away from
Cooke & McCabe's. and the thought passed away for
the time On Friday evening he met Yunger in
Paterson in company with young man whom Yum
ger introduced as MIR. Wilson. The reporter
proposed beer Mr.. Yunger demurred, much
to the reporters surprise. he knew
something about Yunger's habits. "Mr. Wilson"
also demurred with what seemed UNNECESSARY en-
phasis but after hesitation both agreed to take
some beer and went to neishboring saloon. Here
"Mr. Wilson" explained with great distinctness,
without being questioned on the snbject, that he
lived in Perth Amboy, had only been in New
York few days. and that he was not we'll ac-
quanted with Mr.. Yunger. He also explained
without seeming to be i'll the least intoxicated
District m Attorneys office in New York, and i told old
pther things which presented him in the light OF
Did resident of this city This Kind of talk seemed
suspicious the reporter and recalled the i'm pres
ZION. then half forgotten. which he had formed OF
Mr.. Yunger's connection with Scannell. Without
had parted from them and learned that Yunger took
his companion to the boarding house ON Essex
street and that the latter engaged board there under
the name OF John Wilson.
ARREST.
Suspecting that John Wilson" really the
man who shot Henry Wilson he yesterday compared
notes with Captain Murphy, and the latter in con-
sequence took the haif-past six p NJ. train for Patcr
in company with u New York detective Arriy-
ing at Paterson they visited the Office of the Chief OF
Police and told him that they had to
believe that Scannell in the city. Tho Chief ls-
ordered
of his men to assist III the search The party then
went to the boarding house in Essex street and
frame building. larger than most OF the others
IN the quiet street. With three ways Of
TO the front door, closely followed by Captain Muir
ply. while the other doors carefully watched.
door. He explained afterward that lie the only
person in that part Of the house. the other inmates
all being in the basement, while he asleep in the
parlor. Supposing himself to be beyond the limits of
the search that he knew was being made for him he
had not the slightest hesitation about going to the
door but was startled by the question that met him
there.
ais Younger hore?" said the detective.
"No," SAID Scannell instantly his guard
His caution. however. was useless. for stepping
past the Paterson policeman Captain Murphy said.
'I want you" The boy-he is no more than boy
appesrance-staggered back, overcome with as
constituent. He could say nothing offered no
resistance and made no effort to escape. Remem-
bering the heetness of foot his prisoner had dis
played on the night of the shooting the Captain
handcuffed him and watched him closely from that
however, seemed useless, for Scannell, though he
kept up his spirits and talked and joked about his
experience. was evidently UNNAMED by the surprise
of his arrest and once or twice when he thought
himself unnoticed hastily brushed away the tears
that gathered i'll his eyes.
Captain Murphy, while he elated at the cap
ture of SO important prisoner was anxious to know
how Scanneli had continued to keep out of his way
for three days. lie knew that after running out Of
the saloon the boy had run up Third avenue closely
pursued by policemen for half dozen blocks: he
knew that girl who had been with ScannelI in tho
by shouting "I'm shot!' when sho not;
he knew that during the cEaso Scannen had
lodged his pursuers. but he did not know where
Scanne had spent the two days he was Ill New York,
though he suspected he had been hidden in McCabos
house. Neither did he learn by his questions
whether this true, excepting inferentiay, when
Scannell admitted that his coat had been sent TO
he said. but he got it there He was cautious about
answering questions evidently understanding pretty
correctly what statements were likely to be dam
aging to him and what were not.
scANNELL's STORY OF THE AFFRAY.
After some urging he told the story of the ARRAY
of Wednesday night, claiming that the newspaper
accounts had been unfair, though the story he told
agreed pretty nearly with what published in the
HERALD. He said that there card playing in
the saloon that night. AT the time of tho quarrel
there he thought about twenty persons i'll the
place. including a number or women. The boy
Murphy singing by the stove. and his song
too strongly favored with immortality TO suit even
the crowd thst listened scanneli says hc told tho
boy stop, and after some words took him by tho
and slapped his face and then punched him in
the jaw" Al this Wilson struck him. loosening
TOOTH, anu TWO cllncHcu at lie WOuiu
not express opinion to which would
have been the victor in rough and tumble fight IL
they had been let alone, but admitted that he had
the worst OF 1t at the moment when Wilson
pulled of. Az he was pulled OIL Wilson, he says,
kicked at him and struck his chin slightly. Then.
he claims. he drew his pistol and fred.
Didn't you 30 away first and then come back
and hreY
mo, did not"
Didn't some time pass before you fred? Wasn't
Il five mnutes2
"No. nor minute; fred at once"
"wel they jumped on me. Wilson and one or two
others, and got tho pistol away. don't know ex-
scty how he got it. but he did get it, and heard it
click, click behind mo jumped OF the place.
1t there had boen anything ia II wouldn't have got
away"
He then explained what he meant by taking his
revolver, which Captain Murphy had with him. and
touching spring. bending back the barrel to allow
the cylinder to fall out. "This got loose and tho
cylinder fell OUT, said he. 'Surc. IL Ii wasn't Tor