The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
BE Interfered Between Husband and Wife

BRooKLYN, July 17,-Patrick McDermott,
aged 40 years, 8 grocer, residing on Hudson
Avenue, Was shot and fatally injured this
morning BY Nicholas Myners, residing at the
same house. McDermott interposed between
Myners and his wife, who were quarreIling
| last night, and Myners threatened TO kill him.
He shot MeDermott while the latter was
opening his store this morning, the bullet
| lodging In his left breast.
| Patrick McDerrnott, who WAS shot by
Nicholas Meyners this morning, died at / 80
| this afternoon.
| Previous to the officer arriving at the scene
OF the murder, friends Of McDermott aud
others made rush for Meyners with the In
| tention OF lynehing him. The cry Of Lynch
himl" Lynch him !" was raised, but Mey-
| ners, anticipating such o movement, went In
to his shop quickly, and locked the door. The
crowd elamored at the door, but they were
driven back by the officer, who forced his
way in and took gun from Meyners, who
was about loading It to defend himself from
the crowd. He started TO take the prisoner
out, but some Of the crowd grabbed Meyners,
and would no doubt have dispatched him tn
short time but that the officer got him back
into his shop again and locked the door. He
then sent to the station for assistance. The
crowd increased and the officers only arrived
In time to prevent them from breaking in the
door. The prisoner was then rescued and
taken to jail and locked up.
A GANG OF CHICAGO RoUGHs.
GHIGAdDy JuIy l5.-h BhuR of FOugQS were
engaged in free tight and shooting scrape at
about 3 O'clock this morning. on the notorious
Bill Murrays bumboat, at anchor off the lake
fronts sDuriDg this sanguinary marine conflict
five OF the worst thugs and thieves in the city
were more or less seriously wounded by pistol
shots. Twelve arrests were made OF males
and females. They were about the hardest
crowd ever locked up at the armory. They
will be given all day to dress their wounds
and sober oil, and tomorrow will be arraigned
for yfal no air,atn In IN fsfyk,+
Joe German, Thos. CLARK, Paddy Curerin,
Billy Burke and John Ryan.
HE GETS HIS DIVORCE.
JERSEY CRY, July T.-Rev. Geo. B. Vos-
burgh, Of Jersey City, who was tried and ae-
Quilted on charge OF attempting to poison
his wife, obtained a decree Of divorce from
her In Fargo, Dakota Territory, yesterday.
A coLoRED soUABBLE.
MACON, Ga, July 17---Jim Williams shot
day, near Cochran, Ga. Both were colored
The cause OF the murder was jealousy.
THE BUFoRD MURDER TRIAL.
OWENToN, Ky, July 1.-THE testimony In
the Buforti case closed to-day and one speech
was made for the defense. The argument OF
counsel will continue tomorrow and 1t Is be-
lieved the case will go to the jury on Satur-
day.
THE sMITH-BENNETT TRIAL.
TRENTON, N. j., July 1.-THE argument In
the Smith. Bennett murder case was con
cluded to-day. Mr.. Comings, on behalf OF
the prisoners, made two hours address,
during which he reviewed all the assignments
cized 10 strong terms Judge Knapp's charge
to the jury, saving, however, that although
he did not act Willfully and Intentionally, he
made q great error. The Attorney General
did not reply. The court announced that It
Tuesday. and on the fnlIowinp Saturday an