The New York herald., 1879-12-14
SHEDDERS OF BLOOD.

ELEVEN MEN LYING IN THE ToMBs AWAITING
TRIAL, OR EXECUTION FOR MURDER.
There are now lying in the Tombs City Prison
eleven men charged with murder. OF these two have
been convicted and the others have either been in
dicted by the Grand Jury or committed by the Cor
on tho charge above named. OF the convicted
Ones Chastine Cox. tho negro who killed Mrs. Jane
NJ De Forrest Hull is the best known to the public.
He was committed on the 2Gth of juno last
victed tho 18th Of July in the Court of General
Sessions, and sentenced to be hanged on the
in his favor and he is now awaiting the decision OF
the Supreme Court as to whether ne Is entitled to
new trial or not Chastine occupies cell No. . in
the condemned row on the FIRST floor.
The other con victed murderer is Petro Babo, who
killed his wife in the tenement No. IA Rose street.
over two months ago. He was arrested in Wheeling.
Va and brought to New York by officer Carr of the
Fourth precinct and was committed to the Tombs
by Coroner Ellnger, on October 8. He was tried
before Judge Daniels in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner on Wednesday. found guilty of murder in the
first degree. and was sentenced to death on Thurs
day evening.
George smith. the colored man who shot his white
mistress Harriet Saville at No. 1S Leonard street,
carly in November causing her death in the Chambers
Street Hospital. occupies coll the second tier.
smith. who escaped from the city. was arrested on
board OF tugboat, where lie was employed. and
was committed to the Tombs on charge of murder.
ON December0.
Also ou tier is william Burke alias Stacey,
who killed woman named Alice Strickland in lager
beer saloon Riviugton street in June, 1877. lie
brought from San Francisco by Detectives
O'Connor and Rogers and committed to tho
Tombs by the District Attorney December on u
charge of murder in the trst degree.
Among the other occupants OF the tier are Thomas
Condor, who killed u man named John Lynch on
the corner of Spring aud Elizabeth streets last
election night. They quarrolled about politics
while under the influence OF liquor. Condon
committed by Coroner Ellinger on November 10.
John Mcdill, a bartender, who shot his wife In
Water street the night OF November because she
refused to 20 home with him. is another of those
charged with murder. the woman having died few
days aftorward.
Two Itilians. named Francisco Acetta and Frank
Bello are jointly charged with the murder of An
tonic Ccentano the I'd of this month These
three men quarrelled game OF cards in a
saloon IN Harlem. Both AcettA aud Bello have
been indicted. but have not yet been tried.
Patrick Mccormick, alias "the Tramp who
stabbed two in Worth street on the night OF
November 8, one of whom. Thomas Walsh, died
shortly afterward. Is awaiting trial for murder
Jacob Christinan, who was committed on Decem- =
ber tor killing Frederick j. Esch, about year
ago, with lager beer glass. Is also awaiting trial
And last comes Thomas Whalen. charged with the
murder OF Israel schmidt an affair that happened
about eight years ago in Greenwich avenue Whalen
was committed to the rombs on the sth OF De-
cenibcr.
All of these prisoners charged with murder.
but II is not likely that the majority of them viii DC
actually convicted of murder in the hrst degree.
The two first mentioned have bcen convicted, put
whether they will suffer the ful penalty OF the law
Ia . matter yet to DO determined.