The New York herald., 1879-01-02
KNIFE AND PISTOL.

MAN STABBED AND HIS SUPPOSED AssAIIANT
RIEs.
The Nightingale Social Club has held several hops
at Hamilton Park, at sixty-third street and Third
avenue, while at the same time the Sylvan Star
Social Club was holding similar entertainment at
hall in Seventy-siSth street, between First
and the Boulevard. The patronage OF the latter
lessening, and it was determined, it is said,
to bring the hops of the Nightingale Social
Club into disrepute by creating disturbance
in the hall Saturday night, December Il.
For this purpose it is further sad Barney OGorman
went to Hamilton Park and a,ted in disorderly
that John Clifford determined to whip him.
Both went out and fought for hour. but the VIC
tory not decided The police have seen little of
O'Gorman since that time On New Years Eve the
Sylvan Stars held ball, but trouble being appre-
hended the festivities to end shortly after
one o'clock. Clifford among those who stood
around the door the crowd passed out, and he
scanned the faces assemblage search of Bar.
ney O'Gorman.
SYLVAN STAR WOUNDED.
Among the members OF the Sylvan Stars there is
none who stands higher in the estimation of it's
number than John Mcknight, of No. 200 East
Seventy y-sixth street. who present at the
ball with two lady friends. He does not
look unlike u OGOrmnn, except tnat the latter
somewhat taller. In coming down the steps
Mcknight was jostled by whom he did
not recognize at the time The two ladies passed
up Third avenue but not finding their escort follow
ing them called out to him. He walked brisky
toward them, but finding that blood oozing from
his chest called out that he stabbed. Sergeant
Russell. of the Fifty ninth street station, in
formed Of the aray and detailed Detective Cornish
and Officer Shells to John Clifford, who was
thought to be Meningitis assailant.
LOOKING nor CLIFFORD.
fhn offc s' md Sbei1c To fho
of Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue they
met Roundsman Martin and Officer Hickey. Fearing
trouble and the probable rescue of Clifford it was
deemed necessary to take precautions. They hrst
went to No. l,l3l Third avenue, where Clifford was
known to resort He not found there, and tha
officers next went to the residence of his father.
which is perched on embankmeDt above the Third
house. while Detective Cornish went in and ques-
toned the father the whereabouts Of his Tha
replied that he to be found at a Mr.. Kings
shanty, nearer Third avenue
To that place the officers repaired. and the door of
this shanty. not being unlatched enough. they
broke it open. The startled occupants looked of
the window. and. to Officer Cornsh's questions. Mrs.
King replied that she did not know where Clifford
was, at the time requesting the police to
in and look for him. They did so. with the excep-
ton Of Officer Hickey who stood guard at the rear
of the house. He says that, as he stood
about to jump down and escape, when
he told him not to do so. He then
and asked him to surrender Instead of doing SO he
rushed past the officer toward Third Officer
called TO MN as he passed. inc Douluers
and rocks to stop. he would fire. He persisted in
his course however, I'LL the sharp report of the
officers pistol heard. Clifford cried II shot,"
and rolled down the steep cnibankment The other
officers in front of the house to the assistance
of Officer Hickey and took the wounded man to the
Twenty eighth precinct station house, where he
identified by Mcknight, who lay the station while
Clifford was being captured.
THE PRINCIPALS IN THE AFFRAYs
Clifford is known as a hard character to The police.
and has lately given them considerable trouble
When Officer Woods OF the Twenty eighth precinct
arrested Sleepy Nick" for burglary Clifford picked
up blGcksmith's hammer and, it is said. attempted
TO kill the policeman The prisoner rescued and
Clifford has been wanted" evtr since. He sent
to the Penentiary in August last for attacking
man and was freed about election time He lay in
the Roosevelt Hospital yesterday while the surgeon
probed for the ball IL was found have entered
between the shoulders and extracted from his
chest. Surgeon Clay cannot tell at present whether
Clifford will live die, but his wound is very bad.
Mcknight is but little known to the police. He
has been in the Penitentiary, it is said but for .
short time II is not expected that he will die.
Officer Hickey is said to be capable and Efficient
officer. He Central O..ce detective and
the Twenty precinct some months ago. He
picked up Philip Marks, who assaulted by .Bly'
McGlory. and has done good work since his coming
IN he met