West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-17


a few nights ago Edward Soanneu.
shot and dangerously wounded Henry
/ Wilson, in a low GROCERY IN New York The
male members of the family seem born TO
misfortune which is a mild ward to eN-
! press what has, ~ times been tingcd with
| crime I'm the fall election Of 1865 Flor
encc Scanuell was a candidate for Assistant
/ Alderman. few nights before the elect
ton he was in Thomas Donohucs saloon
at Twenty third street and Second avenue
The place VAS crowded, and much heated
. dlcussion ON politics took place. Hot words
Ted To blows during the fraCas some one
/ Tired pistol. The bullet lodged in Flor
eucc SCanuclrs spine. After lingering for
few days hc died in Bellevue lIuspital
John SCannell accused DOuohue OF shooting
his brother, although the charge was not
made until several days afterwards, Moth
ing could he proved against Donohuc and
the charge fell to the ground Indeed, il
WAS said at tho time. and il is current
among politicians and sporting men, that
John ~Canncll himself fired the shot, In
tending to hit another man BE this az il
may, John SCauncl professed to believe
that DonOhuc WAS his brothers murderer.
and then determined to slay him. Dono-
hue was shot nt once i'm First avenue. and
AN eudcavor WAS made TO show that Scan
nell had made the attCmpt To Hssassinatc
HIM, but the evidence was not sufficient to
tnSlcn the crime ON him. All that could
ho proved was that man i'm disguise had
shot at DonOhuo -Four years passed and
Donohuc still lived, but Scanncll had not
rclnquishcd his purpose. Instead, his dc
termination grew stronger with time and
eventually consumed every other desire ID
became mania, which controlled his wa
KING thoughts and dreaming hours. On the
eve of the Presidential election, in Novcm-
Der, 1872, the pool rooms in this city were
crowded 10y eager investors ON the result
One of the most noted places at that time
was +. h. Johnson's at Broadway and
Twenty eight street. ON The Saturday
preceding the dav of election that place
was literally packed Standing near the
door was Thomas Dunohuc, with no othought
or care apparently for anything else than
investing his money in the election pools.
As hc was turning 10 speak to friend,
john SCannell went down he ppirs and
saw him Without warning, hr drew his
pistol, and pointing il at ! onohue. began
firing, rcmnrltlug, 81 havoN1u uor.N Don
ohuc fell at the first fire, and Scanncll then
cmpiicd the remaining shots In his pistol
into the body of the fallen man. Death
onsncd almost Immediately, and Scannoll
was arrested and indicted for murder On
his first trial hC was sentenced To hc huug
the case was appealed, n new trial granted,
and by jury Of physicians Scnmcll was
declared insane. lie WIS sent to ,hc State
Asylum at Utica, and after a short conhne.
mont there, was released ON wit oi habcas
corpus, the courts which declared him in
sane then declaring him sane. At the time
DonOhuc was shot Edward SCanneil was at
Fordham College. II was the desire of the
family that he should be educated for the
priesthood. His brothers. crime barred
him out from so ambitious call ng, and
from thai day h3 changed from n moral
youth 10 u reckless man When John
Scanncll was released from the asylum he
entered at once upon the life of ~ profess
iOnaI sporting man. lie became, and il
now part owner of a gambling saloon in
Barclay street aud another near Thirtcth
and Broadway. In both of these places
his younger brother, I'D. Scaunell was
dealer for II faro game,