New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-25
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SHOT IN A BAR ROOM BRAwL.

SHOT IN A DARKROOM BRAWL.
BROTHER OF JOHN scANNELL WOUNDS HENRY
WILSON VERY sERIousLY-EscAPE OF THE AS
sAILANT.
The lQuor-saoop Of Cooke & McCabe. on the west
side of Third-aye near Forty -second-st.. was the
scene Of murderous affray early yesterday morn
ing. For several hours a crowd Of men had been
drinking in the saloon About 9 a. m, little boy.
employed in the saloon to entertain customers
by singing. began the "Mulligan Guards!
He was interrupted by Edward Scannell. young
man living at No. 317 East rwenty-seventh-sf
and told 10 stop singing. The boy complied. but
began singing instantly of the songs from "Pn-
aforc.D Scaunell. who was drunk, thereupon struck
the boy a severe blow on the face. One of the by
ISLANDERS, Henry Wilson. barber Of No. 11.Watcr-
ST.. who was acquainted with the boy. inteposed his
BODY between Scannell and his victim. and said !:
ed YOU have struck Fourth Ward boy. and III
defend him. Wilson then hit scanneil Oh the
of his teeth out Scannell seized Wilson Sbout the
body. and for moment the two men wrcstied
fercely
Friends of the two men interfered separated
them, and induced them 70 shake hands proof
that the quaIre was ended. Ten minutes passed,
and then Wilson, who was leaning against me bar,
suddenly heard the report of revolver, felt the
sting of bullet and saw Scannell near
him holding smoking Ieys .iI,. f Inc
on the left side of his nose. Scannell fired
fred second shot before Wilson recovered from his
surprise at the sudden attack. his bullet pierced
Wilson's right cheek. Sc8nncll fed from tho sii-
loon and southwark along Tblrd-ave. About thirty
feet away from the saloon he flung the revolver Into
heap of snow, where il was discovered late yes
terday afternoon.
Patrolman Lott, Of the Twenty-frst Precinct, saw
the crowd povrng out of the saloon, and upon run
ming to its doors was told of the attempted murder
Scannel was pointed out to him running down the
avenue. The officer pursued the fugitive,
Init lost sight of him at Thirty-seventh-st.
Wilson remained in the saloon. from fear that
Scannell was waiting outside 10 shoot him. PATROL
man Lott soon returned and advised Wilson to 90
TO the Thirty-ffth Street Police station. HIS wounds
were bleeding profusely. but he felt strong.
and he walked to the station unaSssted. Soon
afterwards he became weak. and finally swooncd
from loss of blood He was taken TO Bellevue Hos
nital where the surgeons discovered that both of
the bullets had entered his head. but they could
not find them. They pronounced Wilson TO be III
very critical condition.
Edward Scannell was searched for in vain by the
police Yesterday lie is twenty-five years old and Is
q younger brother OF the John Scannell who
killed Timothy Donahue III Johnson's pool rooms at
Observation-Disclosures and Broadway several wears ago.
This murder caused by the killing Of Florence
Scannell another brother i'll Dunaic's liquor saloon
during an election quarrel John Scanneil believed
that Donahue was the murderer, and after two at
tenpts succeeded III killing HIM. lie escaped con-
vction for murder under plea of insanity" and
after "a years imprisonment in the Asylum for In
sane CDnvicts at Auburn was released as cured. lie
is now living in this city.