New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WIFE MURDER AND OTHER CRIMES.
wHlsKEY TURNING HUSBAND AGAINST WIFE AM
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eveping If July 4, that she died In shore
fine. Brown. who is dock builder and has been
empoyed by Stephen A. Dix & Co, OF jersey Oi'N,
went with his wife, her father Thomas Culiou' anu
William Harm glon and family, all inmates Oh tno
,ome bouse. 10 High Bridge to spend the fourlh.
He drank heavily during the day and qdarreheu
with his WIFE who was also under the lnhue"'o %
Gduor, but was prevented from striking hei' nv"
he several times made the attempt Ai'er Ie,',"-
ing home IN the evening and WHO aiohe "i''Ni"'
wife the quarrel was renewed on her refusing u s'
his simmer whom he called for IT. lie thereupoh
rushed AZ the woman. striking her in the face WIN
his clenched fist and telling her 10 the moor 'I'9
times in succession. After the third blow sho A'u
not rise aud Brown left the house. Inc l"."o''
Thomas Cullen who overheard the dlsiuI p'''V i'''
an adjoining room, hurried in anu Iouud MS u'uHii
Ter dead upon the floor. Her face was covered
with bruises. and her skull was fractured. Inc po-
Ics were notified of the occurrence, ana Wueh
Brown came home IN state of Desu6I UruuheI-
ness at Ii o'clock he was arrested =" n.t SIT
nrday when 1t was found that the woman Anne
Brown came 10 her death from blows ihAi1teu ny
her husband, Charles ID. Brown.
George Sisk. who was killed by Richard kawIih-
son in Iompkinsyille, Staten Island, on July d. was
hurled Yesterday The funeral services were con-
dnctel by the Rev Father Barry.o St.Mary's Roman
Catbolic Church. Clifton, and the body OF the dead
man was inferred in the cemetery OF that PARISH
Rawinson is still imprisoned IN the NeW-bIlBn'GGii
Jal preliminary eAamiua'lnn III, tuo u.s. w
gga't III to-Jav INV Justice Magee aud on Wednes-
dav am poueSt will be held at , APPLETON oy coroner
I, ttfney Coroner Dempsey, who had claimed Jug
night 10 hold the inquest, was summary leu!oteu
fr Office in consequence of his recent CONVICTION
by Governor Robinson on saturday; -,
Rawnson has many friends III the StaIeh lsidnu
Rowing Club, and they have promised TO employ
rouusel for HIM. His wife states that the icNoiNeF
with which lac shot Sisk was given him by mem
Der of the club to protect ITS property, or
On Saturday evening John Sandi0rd, an en-
Move AT tue paper factory of NhiGng ~ Young, on
W.st Ibirty-trst-st. shot and badly wounded us
wife Mary h. Sdndiord, ut their apartments az NO
BS2 'Tenth-ave. The bail took effect IN the neck,
and AT first 1t Nas thought would prove
fatal. Mrs. Sanford was removed 10 hooS5-
yeE Hospital where her wound was dressed
and Yesterday she seemed likely 10 rap
dly recover. SandtOid hreG Twice at M
wife ami was prevented from killinG her Oh tile
tpot by John McNcy, butchers ueiiVeIy CeIA;
vho Glanced TO come in. Ii rs said that SandlOIu
has long been very jealous of ms wife, ana that he
had been drinking ana quarTelled WIN heI Dtlore
police station Oh West lhrty-seyenth-st. :,
Two brothers named John and Michael Farrell,
of No. 451 West IhIIty-trst-St', quauehtC IN
JeDtb-ave at ThiTty-irst-st., on saturday evening,
while intoxicated, ana after some nara words JTGh
drew a knife and stabbed his brother twice. Inc
wounded man was taken by friends TO hclghpoi-
Inc PHYSICIANS office, where ms wounds were
dressed The brother who did the staOOlhg ran on
toward the East River saying that he wouid crown
himself III was stated that lnt Nouhus lili'CtoC
were of a dangerous character. AT the residence Oh
the brothers it could not be asceI'aihed "Aere
either OF them was. -, 1u.t &c
July at Bendes SchuJZen Park, at the loot OF East
SlAty-thrd-st an attemDi was maue by some lLl-
fans headed by John Mccarthy, an eA-conNlct' 10
break into the grounds and carry OH the money
box Officer Wade, who was at the gate, III at
tempting TO Tepe the attack was seized ana thrown
down by Mccarthy. who took away ms ls ci9G @ Io
beat him severely with 1t. The officer drew us re-
yolyer. ana fired upon the crowd. AZ inns lHSS
turned and ran. The officer pursued MCCaI'hy
down SIxty-thITl-St., and into an open held, where
the rutlian stumbled and fell. When Wade came
~ it was found that Mccarthy was shot, the pau
having struck him IN the hln hlllctlHs u severe
wound. Mccarthy was taken to the Roosevelt
H0>pi;al, where II was thought at uTst tue INJURY
mtgnt prove fatal. Yesterday, however, 1t was
said that the man would probably recover zen
the officer overlook Mccarthy "a crown VI hIS
friends gathered around, and but for the timely az
rival of aid Wade would have been killed.
Elm Park, Staten Island, was visited Friday alter
noon by "A gang OF TOwdIes from this city. lhey
were quarTe some and seemed bent on mlscLleI;
Partial order was stored by the police who had
been summoned bv the hotel keeper. Toward
evening the officers became scattered through
tne Park. general hght theh tOoh pace near
the notel. Among those who lnter1cIeu 10 pre-
serve order was james DeVhn, young stohe-cuI-
ter, who lived III the village. Angry win MS inter,
ference several members Of the gang closed aIo,nu
him and IN the atfTay DevlIn was STABBED III lle
abdomen. The rOwdles at once dispersed,
but were followed aud three OF them ar
rested. one of them was pointed out Dy
n witness OF the ARRAY as IjCN4li 4''" 'i''
The prisoner. Lawrence Murray, was formerly a
patroiman IN the First Police Precinct, III tins city,
Murray at once struggled tercely to escape from
the officer who had arrested INN. Inc three meh
were confined in the pOlce-statlOn at Port Ken
mond. They were discharged on Saturday with a
severe reprinand, the wounded man not having
been able TO identify either OF them.
Deylin was taken to his residence on John-st'
E1s condition is said TO be critical. He has an eX-
ceent reputation, and has held ONCE In Nllage'
He has been married about SIX months.