New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
SHOTDOWN IN SELEDLFENCE.
A QUARREL ONE MAN INSTANTLY KILLED ny TIE
son OF HIS LANDLORD.

A QUARREL ONE Man INSTANTLY KILLED by TIE
son OF HIS LANDLORD.
George j. DonOhue age thirty six. a bOilcrmakcr's
helper. was shot and killed, yesterday. at NO. JO7
West Twenty cghth-st., by John llasto, ago nine
teen, an iron-moudeT, in whose fathers house he
was q lodpcr. The shooting done in scf-de-
fence according 10 the statements made by the
Hastics, father and son. and was considered justi-
fable by the police. Douohue was an ill-naturcd.
quarrelsome fellow, a religious crank who took
pleasure in parading his unbcliof. and pos
scascd at times OF the idea that hs mission earth
was to convert all mon, especially Methodist minis
tcrs to his own belief that there WAS no God His
disposition TO quarrel about religions matters the
slightest pruyocation made him dis3Crccable and
frendlcss. Donohuo was IN Englishnan. but had
spent some years IN this country chiefly in Cincin-
natl where he worked nj boilcnnakinC. Two years
ago ne went TO England, and When lac returned, six
or seven months ago, he was pcuullcss and more
sOur-tcmpcred than ever. He found work IN
boernlaker's shop on the West Side and lodging IN
the rear tenement house AZ No. 5O7 West Twenty
cirhth.st. After while his landlord tired of him.
however and put him ont, Unable to find another
home he WAS sleeping In an open shed,
whom the elder HASTE who is a night
Waterman I'm ConclPs IRON foundry in
Twenty-scvcnth-st., took pity on him and
gave him bed in his rooms the third floor OF tho
house. This was two months ago
DOuohuc soon made himself very obnoxious, and
recently in a religious dispute threatened to lick"
John nastie, the son. On Friday he was ordered
10 leave the house, but swOre that he would kill
young HASTE before he went away Yesterday,
beng intent on picking quarrel he picked up the
KEY of his room in the Young mama sight and bent II
wth'a blow of q hammer so rs 10 destroy IT, When
IIastie tried 10 take IL from him DonOhuc pulled
pistol and shot ut him. HASTE retreatcd toward
the room where his father was asleep, and ~ he
closed tho door lodged another bullet. Taking his
fathers pistol from under his pillow, he went back
and ordered DOnOhuc to dcsst from his numerous
attack In reply the furious man raised the
weapon 10 take aim agau,and az ho did so ilaStie
fred shooting him through the heart DOnOhne
fell dead The father, who had been aroused BY the
shooting entered the room just IN time TO DOno-
hue fall. He went ut once TO the Thirty-seyenth
Street Police Station TO report the matter and his
son called upon - neighbOr 10 summon policeman.
To Policeman Byrnes. who came IN from the street.
HASTE surrendered himself and went willingly 10
the station, where he was locked up.
In the afternoon HASTE was taken before Coroner
Knox, who assumed charge of the inquest he
father appeared as a witness. The story OF the
young man rs ALREADY gwen. lie Is "a Scotch
man, and has only been in the country short time,
although his father has lived in New-fOrk for more
than thirty years. The younger HASTE is also en-
ploycd in COrnclPs iron foundry "a mOuldcr. Both
father and bear the reputation Of being honest,
hard-wOrkng men. The body of DOnOhuo sent
10 the MOrguc The bullet penetrated hIs heart and
lung ncighbOr who witnessed "a part of the
quarrel said that DOnOhuc, after shooting at llas-
tie made movement as II 10 shoot himself through
the head but lus face bore wound 10 show that
he had carried out his purpose. Young HASTE was
committed TO the Tombs TO await the inquest.