New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-14
SUNDAY AFFRAYS IN BROOKLKN.
A ,LONGsHORTMAN STABBED BY A WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH OPERAToR-MINOR DIFFICULTIES.

A 'IONGsHOPEMAN STABBED BY A WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR-MINoR DIFFICULTIES.
An alteration, which will probably terminate
fatally, occurred yesterday afternoon in Futon-st.,
Brooklyn, between q 'longshOreman named
Michael Travis, age thirty, of No. 10 Vino
St.. and Paul Shirley, age twenty-three,
night operator III the Office of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company in tins city,
who lives at No. 2 HarriS-cOurt. The ARRAY oc-
curred in front of No. . Futon-st and Travis was
stabbed twice. IN the right and once in the left
breast Shirley was arrested by Officer Bedell, of
the York Street Police and locked up. He stated
that he left his house about $50 p. IN. and went
down 70 Fulton Ferry where he had his boots
BACKED. Afterward he walked up the street and
stopped in front of Maddigau's saloon, No. Fulton
st.. in which Officer Trayerss struggle with Ser
Reant Carrougher and four police officers occurred on
Friday night. While standing there, be said,
rayes came down the street intoxicated. and asked
him IN an insulting manner n give hlm light from
his cigar Shirley replied "All right, Mike, but i
an 10 loafcr" Travis made an angry reply,
and then struck Shirley IN the lace ana knocked
him down. Shirley reiTeaicd into the halfway au-
Joining the saloon but Travis followed and struck
hIm twice, after which be started toward the ferry
shirley remained about five minutes IN the hall,
when being told that Travis hid gone away, ne
went to the ferry and Informed Omccr Bedcl mat
/, had been assaulted The officer explained that
line proper remedy was to secure his aasalHnts
arrest ON a warrant. Shirley turned up the
Street again and stopped in front Of No;
when Travis crossed the street and
came toward him. lie tried to pass
Travis whcreupon the latter raised bis cane ana At
tempted to strike him, the same time calling him
foul names Shirley then drew small ponllIte
from ms pocket and stabbed Travis twice.
The wound in the left breast was very slight, but
that in the right breast is believed to have pcue-
tratsd to the lung rs the wounded man hlcd inter
u9llc He was attended 10y Dr. Bodkin, Of SaLds
and lay-sts.. and Ambulance Surgeon Plympton,
and removed To the City hospital. HIS injuries
were pronounced serious aud az a late houT last
nirLt a d spatCh from the hospital TO the Police
Central ONCE stated that he iii a dying condl-
ton. IL, ~,
DISPUTE occurred in Raymond-st., Brooklyn,
last night between Bernard Mack, age twenty-five,
of NJ 2T2 Iiiiary-st., and TWO young men, one
named Joiery and the other Berry. Mack received
INST oil shot lu the forehead and was stabbed IN the
neck. The injured man was taken TO the Guy
Hospital where the physicians sad that ms WounHs
were Serious but not necessarily fatal lie refused
20 allow the bullet an lis head 10 be probcd io aud
getting up from the cot on which he was placed,
walked out Of the hospital and went home.
George Dunuiupcr. age fOrty-eght, OF No. 100
FoltIeth-st. Brooklyn, was arrested last night on
the complaint of Michael Morgan, who lives ~
Forticth'st., near Fourth-ayc., and who charges
punuIng,r with striking him o. the head with "a
stone INJECTING "A severe laceTat"d wound. Morgan
was also locked up on "A charge Of intOSlcatlon.