, 1879-07-27
STABBED TO DEATH.
Charles Hoover Cut Clean Through
: the Body by. Michael
-. HanIan.
Fatal Result of a Nei.Aborly Un-
p}easantneSs on the Soutn
Side.
Statements Of the Murderer,
Witnesses, and Victim.
Minor QFeuses, Burglaries, Robberies,
Abduction, Etc.

ANOTHER MURDER.
CHARLES HOOVER STABBED TO DEATH.
One of the most desperate fights that has
been chronicled in this city for a long time oc-
Cured in the tenement-housc No. 81 Sherman
Block, in the rear Of No. SC Indiana avenue, at
about 10 o'clock last night, resulting in the
fatal stabbing Of Charles Hoover By Michael
Hanlan. The details are fully outlined In what
follows:
A TRIBUNE reporter paid midnight visit to
the scene Of the tragedy. The premises we're
most uninyitinE. A three-story tenement-house,
filled with families and roouers, approached By
an alley OF tolercblc width. but as
dark as u rocke;~ 4 light in one
OF the , rooms .: the third story
and the heartrenoins noans Of woman guided
the scribe to the plac. and the double door
opening upon the n1ley was found wide open.
No light was to be sccn inside, but the occu-
pants of the upper Ioor hearing the noise Of ap-
preaching feet, pt.senred a light at the head
of the stairs, and a woman came
to meet the visitor. The stairway was narrow,
dincy affair, winding up By successive landings,
all Of them extremely narrow. Upon the sec
ond-stor7 landing was discovered an immense
1upl of dark, clotted blood, showing that des-
perate struggle must have taken place, and pro-
ceeding from this was heavy trail OF the same
substance, leading up the last fight
OF steps, through the middle apart
ment, into the rear bedroom, until
finally twas traced to the beu. upon which lay
the victim, Charley Hoover, boy Of about le,
vrithing in mortal agony. He 1aT upon his
back, with his arms thrown over his head, which
position he maintained throughout the sojourn
OF the reporter. His breath was trregu-
lar; sometimes /. came quick and gasp
tng, and at times drawn out
to the full extent Of his lungs,
and ending in q deep sigh, which would
cause him to CULVER with pain. Accompanying
each long-drawn breath would come moan
md m ejaculation of some sort, such as "sly
God!n .tOh, how cen I ever stand this pain
sud 1ivea ~ "Ob, nv God, can't somebody do
something for me! Am going to lie here and
die?'' etc. he was partially dressed, having on
q. thin cotton shirt and q pair Of dark
pants. The former was raised half way to his
neck, and wet towel was laid over his stom-
acb, In the centre of which appeared lump
about the s1za OF q goose egg. u. Fainter,
who was attending him, kindly raised the towel
that the reporter might see the wound A large
cash little to the left Of the navel was stretch
ed to its utmost capacity,
BY PRoTRUDMG ETEsT1EEs,
which oozed out in thick, pu1py mass. The
whole surroundings presented a most sickening
and 1orbidd:ng aspect. The floor was covered
with thick clotted, blood, which had been tracked
about By the feet Of more than q dozen people,
men and women. The belstead was stained
from head to foot; the face, arms, hands,
body, and feet of the victim we're smeared,
and his clothing, the bedding, and even the mat
tress we're soaked full OF the crimson fluid.
Dr. Painter had made slight examination Of
the wound, and stated that the knife must have
passed entirely through his body. Indeed,
he proved this by displaying i hole the width OF
the knife-blade in the back Of the
boy, near his left hip. He pronounced the case
utterly hopeless, and thought Young Hoover
must die before morning at farshes,- Charley
vomited freely when be was irst laid upon his
bed, and the result showed the remains OF his
supper, at which be had eaten watermelon,
found: in the contents OF tae basin.
He. had another vomiting spell later,
in which be threw up quantity Of thick, black
blood. This was just before the reporter left
the house. and, after the vomiting ceased, the
patient appeared to DC SINKING Tap1QIy, anu TO
be in great agony.
Dr..AndreWs had been called, and he arrived
= snort time before the bor Vomited blood.
The Two physicians held consultation, and
were preparing to sew up the cut, when the re-
porter had to go away.
A number Of poor but kfnd-hearted women
nciehbors in the adjoining apartments of the
Observation-Disclosures present, and did what
they could to alleviate the misery OF the sur
could do in their frightened con-
dition. The mother Was nearly frantic
with grief, and it took the united efforts OF her
friends to keep her away from her dying boy.
She was hrsterical, and it was her shrieks that
guided the reporter to the spot
One OF the most affecting sights witnessed
was the meeting of the diving youth and
his 1t,rs LITTLE I'll sister, EIs Ell t5'oa s5oat b1 19
bcen left to herself in the excitement, and she
wandered into the room where her brother lay
CASTING UPON TIE Bed. !.
She rushed up to him, crying bitterly, and
begged Of him, 10 piteous tones, Charley, give
sister one kiss"
The dutifnl brother turned his head, and in
an instant the lips OF his Ieging sister were
glued to 1;s. One long, fond kiss, and then the
poor little thing said, .'Good night, Charley"
ard she rushed off to bcr mother. who was
nearly fainttng. Even the stern officers Eho
stood by we're moved almost to tears at the
Eight-
WIN, the Younger brother, was brave boy.
One OF his fingers had been chewed By Hanlan
until every particle Of the 11esh WAS peeled of
13QM LIE Nr6L 10luL 10 LQE Euut leaving Lie QQnG
staring clean and white for an inch and
a. half. And get, with all the ex-
cructating pain which he must have
endured, he gave cool, decided
account OF, the whole transaction from begin
ming to end, without murmur or a groan: be-
sides this, he assisted in everything, held the
only lamp in his uninjured hand, directed the
movements Of everybody, and still found time
to comfort his mother. She caught q glimpse
Of the raw and bleeding finger for the first time,
and the sight caused her to swoon orce more.
"~.~ THE. VICTIMS srATEAENT.
The following IS the diving statement Of
Charles Hoover It Was made in disconnected
way, he saying that the effort to talk caused
him great paln:
IL Mike Hanlan stabbed me- san him do It.
I tried to catch the knife, but he wns too quick
Tor me. he first hit nla with an iron weight,
aud took that away from him. he Kept going
down to the basement every night to get kin
ding wood I couldn't see the knife, but
it WIS. long bladed, bright knife.
couldn't make out whether it
was jack-knife or not He first cut me in the
arm and then in the stomach. Hanlan has been
at me every night Last night he. came
upstairs drunk. and my brother (Nnliam)
kicked him down. Hanlan struck me the first
blow with the iron weight in the head as he was
coming upstairs. I then tried 10 defend my
self. This happened in the hallway.
WILLIAM HooyER's VERSION.
w. fn11 {e $hn rfo William