New-York tribune., 1880-09-28
THE ERCIT OF JEALOUSY.

COwARDLY ATTEMPT BY EDWARD MEEHAN TO AS
sAssINATE JAMES CURRY-FOUR SHOTS FIRED.
The shooting of James Curry, by Edward Mechan,
in Thamcs-st., Sunday night. appears to have been
a deliberate attempt at murder from motives Of
Jealousy. Curry was at the Chambers Street Hos
pital Yesterday IN precarious condition. Meehan
was taken to the Coroner's office yesterday morning
for examination and committed to the Tombs with
out bail. TO await the result of Curry's INJURIES
Officer Patrick BroGan. of the Twenty-seventh
Precinct, who arrested Meehan. was found at the
hospital yesterday afternoon and gave the follow
inC story of the shooting: 81 was standing about
fifty feet below ThameS-st. in New-Church-st Sun
day night about II O'Clock when heard four shots
fired IN rapid succession. ran in the direction of
the sound and saw flying figure going toward
Broadway. IN Thames-st and soon lost sight of It,
On reaching Broadway was told that the fugitive
went down Ccdcar-st., and following. I ar
rested a man about hundred feet east
of Broadway who proved to be Edward Meehan
In bringing him back came across n wounded man
in front of No. 1Ol Cedar-st, where he had been
taken hy friends. This man James Curry.
Curry positively identified Meehan az the man who
shot him. then took both men to the station.
Meehan had IN his possession q Smith & Wesson
revolver OF the pattern If May, 1880 large size.
calibre 80 with five chambers, four Of which were
empty"
Curry made the following ante-mortem statement
to Coroner Brady, at 2 q. m. yesterday. at the
Chambers street Hospital: 81 was sitting in lager
beer shop In Liberty-st., between Washington and
Greenwich-sts., Sunday night. This man (Meehan)
came III with friend, name unknown. The man
who shot mo is named Edward Meehan. The men
went TO the bar aud had something TO drink
They then turned 10 90 ont. and Mechan nodded
his head for me 10 90 TO the door, | went TO the
door. Tie asked me to take a walk with him. rs he
desired 10 ask me something. ] walked up Liberty
II. WI ilm 10 the corner of Broadway. and down
LIbeI lempe-st.. and through TenpIe-st 10
haI 80 lie went into house in Thames ST. To
look IOr a vcung woman. She not in, and |
turned tc 20 up Tcmple-st at bis request being in
advance Of him. when he deliberately fired fonr
shots me. the second one striking me IN the back
The house that we stoDped Mt in 1hames-st.,
between Temple and Church-ss. had no alterca-
ten with him. We had no grOwl about ANYTHING I'm
the world The attack was wholly unprov cked. |
fully ident " the prisoner "a the man who shot me.
know him ny the name OF Edward Meehan"
The woman referred TO by Curry ~ n Miss
Agnes Delaney, u dressnaker. thirty years old
who lives with and supports her widowed
mother at the house mentioned. Sne il
the referred to in the first account Of the shoot
ing, as the cause Of the shooting Meehan being
Jealous OF her preference for Curry.
Meehan, who refused to say where he lived, stated
that he thlrtythree years old, Lative OF Ire
land sailmaker by trade. and that he was sin gle
IL was stated bv his neiehbors that he lives
anywhere and everywhere" He has brother
Michael, living in the house at Thames and Tenn
Curry's father, Francis &. Curry, lives ut No Is
City Hail-place. He said yesterday that he did not
know Meehan, but that he knew Mss Delaney she
was a near neiQhb0r OF the Curry family for years
before Meehan became acquainted with her. Curry
is native of Ireland thirtv-ive years Of age and
is q lOngshOreman by occupation. lie has been In
this country about thirteen years.