New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-26
Fatally SHOT BY MS FRIEND.
END OF A DISPUTE ABOUT 4 PISTOL.

END OF 4 DISPUTE ABOUT PISTOL.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY ~ MoNTCLAIR " J.-How
JACK" nANLoY KILLED HENRY ToXALL.
The quiet town of Mon'clair, " j. the scene OF
the fatal shooting b. Blair Of his codrhman. Arm
strong several years ago, was startled yesterday
morning by the report that another fatal shooting
had taken place. The shooting occurred late on
Thursday night. the victim being Henry Foxall
and the alleged murderer Jack Hanlon, son Of
Mrs Mary Hanon, proprietor Of the Union Hotel
in Bloomdcd-ave Montclair. FoXall lived with
his scpfather, James InglIs. IN Newest" near
BlOomfcld-ayc and mad been employed about the
hotel ~ a hoster.
On Thurslay afternoon anil evening the journey
men lnasons and brcklaycrs of Montclair aud its
vicinity held picnic in Cranes Woods in Grove
St. abont half mile from the centre OF the village.
l!aulon and Foxall attended the picnic, and both
became intoxicated. The immediate cause OF the
quarrel which led TO the shooting appears to have
been a di Jute abOut the possession Of a pistol
Several weeks ago coored man named Henry
Irving pawntd a pistol 70 Hanlon. lie afterward
attempted to redeem it, but Hanion re-
fused to give ii mp, and assaulted the
coorcd man. who procured a warrant from
Justice of the Peace Piisbury for IlanlOns arrest
UauIor was subsequently charged by John Hull
a boardcr IN the hotel, with stealing his pocket
book containing SO. and another warrant was is
sued by the Justice. HanIon left town and returned
only day or two ago. Foxal and Hanlon had
been intimate friends. and during HanloLs absence
Foxall took the pistol from a de-k IN the barrOom
of the hotel and Carried ii. lie had the weapon at
the picnic Oh Thursday night, and on his exhibiting
IT, Hanlon became angry and the two men quar-
relied. young woman nlmod Kate Kennedy, who
has kept company with laulon, inter;creI 10 quiet
IIaulon. ana he promised her lie would make no
Il hmm.
The woman then got Foxall to surrender the
weapon to hor and she gave it TO lIanion The two
men lett the picnic grounds about IL o'clock. A
man named SAmue Speer accompanied them.
They walked toward the centre of the town, and
when they reached a point within uSo hundred
wards of the railroad station the quarrel was re-
ucwcd How the shooting was done can only he
learned from the statements OF Hauion ana Sp"llcr
both OF whom say that II was accidental Hali'0n
version of the AFFAIR J. II follows:
We had taken Miss Kennedy nome, and were
standing IN front u Gcdyo saloon, When took the
revolver cGt, and We began ioollng with IT.. larry
VA standing IN front OF ne, and tnt in,t thing
kn"5, II went Oh, and he SAID I'm shot ! stopped
carriage that Was gong by and had nan taken 10
! Dr. tascy's office went with HIM. Ir. casey did
what ne could tor him. but poor Harry died IN hdlt
an hour. As he was lying Oh The hCor justice ms,
bury came there ana / gave mN sef up 10 HIM
shoe myself in the hand al tine same time that slO
| Harry If had mrani 10 shOol hn would nor
have shot myself W. were good friends, and had
| had no trouble that night.
Hanlon exhibited wound in the little finger OF
| his lett hand. An examination OF FOXdAs body
| showed that the bullet had entered tn. abdomen
hout three inches to ne Jeff Of the navel and cut
the man artery. he frontal bone OF the skuli was
| fractured, either by blow or by falling heavily
upon the stones OF the turnpike where the adIat pc-
| clrrcd When HaniOn gave himself up To justice
! Pil,oury the latter deputcd Marshal outphen to
! take man 10 the County JAN at Newark III buggy
| lanion went with the officer Willingly. County
| Physician Hewlett, of Newark, WAS informed, and
dociGcd 10 mold an inquest on the case. toA~ll VAS
| tweuty-iOur years old. and was born III England.
llaulOu twenty three years old tie Is oi medium
| height, thck-sot, and appears intelligent