New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30
THE LEWIS STREET SHOOTING.

THE LEWIS STREET ShOOllNU.
The shooting afiray which occurred lueSdan
night nc the hOuse of James Jackman, NO. 20
Lewis-st. was investigated yesterday oy the poilce'
1t ascertained that Hugh McCabe. the butcner'
who fred the fatal shot, did not live in the neigh
borhood. but came from Forty -hfthst., anu aetedp
tives are now upon his track; Jaeklnan, McCabe
car of the Ayenue-D line which was
robbed some time ago, had been drink
ing together during the evening and came 10 jack
mans house much intoxicated. The conversation
happening to turn on the subject OF the car roDoery,
McCabe asked kilkenna whose evidence ied 10 the
conviction of the three men, and how much money
there was in the box Klkenna answered About Six
dollars" whereupon McCabe retorted tina. u was
mean thingto send up SO many men 19r SIX doia ,
and added that he was acquainted with one OF the
men. whose name was Smith.
Kilkenna then showed disposition 10 fight and
McCabe pulling out revolver threatened 10 SLIGO.
TO woman who was present McCaoe chaseu
her out of doors to obtain 1t. and maze
the promise that he would not go back INTO tne
house if it was returned to him. He was so enraged,
however,. and crazed with liquor that he dld not
keep his PROMISE but Immediately entered the room
again, and. seeing Jackman fired The shot INFLICTED
an ugly wound in Jackman's breast MeCabe theh
fed. The wounded man IS now at Bellevue hos
pta. where 1t is thought that his wound VIII prove
fatal. No attempt has been made to extract tne
bullet which is lodged in his left breast: McCaDe
said TO the woman when she gave back his pistol:
"This is the third time that Jackman and klikenna
have tired TO lick me when they got me drunk" and
he accused Jackman of attempting to take bis ilte'
CAREER OE IHhEE l1lEN Eo wi NiIOhi'
The house Of Catherine Moran, at No 101 West
Twenty-nlnth-st.. was entered by sneak thieves
Tuesday night. They stole clock and two mantel
ornaments valued at 5000. Mrs. Moran reported
the theft to the police, and yesterday Detectives
King Lyon and Won Gerichten, seeing three young
men one of whom they knew to be thief. going
into the house No. 90 Bleecker-st.. followed and
arrested them. The stolen property was found in
their possession, and, addition, black marble
clock The men were taken to Police Headquarters
and registered as Charles Prescott, age twenty,
driver of No. Ala West Fourteenth-st.; Martin
Quinn age twenty a tailor, of No. 2J6 Wet Tenth
ST. and William Edwards. n bookk ;epeI Prescott
IL known to the police thief. In his pockets
was found number of skeleton keys
but from Quinn the police took bundle Of letters
lhat showed that the three men had planned an
extensive campaign. They were " decoy letters"
addressed and stamped with the mark of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. They probably TO be used III
the following manner: The thief would present one
TO the servant after ringing the bell and while
waiting for an answer would improve the oppor-
tunitv TO steal if let into the hall while the servant
delivered the message. usually diitcnlt to dcclpher
and incomurchensibie when read. The servant, re-
turning for an explanation, would find the tmei
gone with whatever of value WAS " hand. The
letters taken from the thieves were ready for
delivery They were addressed TO Richard Hoe,
ir No 80 West Twenty third-st.; Thomas Conway.
No SO West Ihirtv-sXth-st.: Charles Lowther. No.
1O1 West Forty fouTtb-st.; Il. A. Robbins, No. 434
Fitth-ave.; George HOd yeman. No II Park-ave.; IT,
Lnwthcr No. 90 West Fiftoth-st., and H.
Schoocrly, No. $50 LeXngton-aye. The thieves
were lelnanded in Court to Police Headquarters.