New-York tribune., 1882-08-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
, nov suoT DoG-CATCHER.

Residents of Harlem were excited and indignant
yesterday because james DOYLE, an lnoienslve boy
Sf sixteen had been shot dead by dog-catcher
The boys parents live in one of several
.hantics oS the rocks at Hfth,ave nuO1 and
neighhorhood but the police have not
fonnd the inmates of the shantcs troublesome
Dogs have been plenty there because all the bones
and pieces of Try bread from the kitchens arc thrown
into the yards Terence McQuadc a licensed dog
catcher, and his helpers caught several dogs near
the shanties on, Wednesday. against the pro,
appeared in Onc-hundred- ed-and-sXteenth-st az
2 a. m. yesterday With him were Archina.d y.
Madison: age nineteen, of No. 33 SuiYan, IVA s st,
Frederick Flicker, nineteen. of No. ouo his1
Fourteenth-st and Hugh Blaney, age seventeen,
Of No 62s East MeQRRlae QRaney aa cauSS
apuppy belonging TO little boy name9 rese, III. ia,
ler. 1he boy raised cry that the dogca'fcnc,rs cr,
were on hand again: and between an,,y m their
other boys ran out of the shanties 10 & % d
pets. The boys berated McQuade ana ms mcy, I anu
at length began to throw stones AZ SAID acrward
that he only stood with his hands III ms pockcts,
looking on Me2nSadS had on othsr IevoSsr occ
sons He drew the weapon, and pointing II at inc inc
Gro yd of boys. fired shot recklessy. The bullet
struck Doyle in the shoulder passed downward ana f
backward and died almost instantly.
Frightened at the shot, the boys ran away iron, from
the wagon. McQuade and his men fed also. They
whipped their Old horse into a run and rode as lar
as Sixth-ave. and ehundred-a -tenth-st. lhere
the horse gave out MeQgade anu at Nntbaye
and Observation-Disclosures They were
pursued all the way by, by Edward ,'ISsod nelly, n.y.
shooting lie told Policeman Cahill, of the Thirty
first Precinct, what had happened, and officer ran
up the stairs of the station with kollY. McQuaue
managed 10 get on train going down town, Dut
Flcker was arrested. McQuade's badge was f0und
in Fickers pocket. and his pistol was picked mp IN
without trouble, as be stayed by the wagon. Blaney
ran Off TO the dog-p0und, where ne was arrested III
the afternoon. The helpers were all locked up IN
the Twelfth Precinct Police station. Ihcy declared
that they had not encouraged McQuade III the shoot
ing but they were held as accessories 10 the
1nn,der The body of DOYLE was carried into
lie shanty wnere he had lived and his parents OBJ
tanned permission to prepare 1t Tor burial An alarm
was sent out for the capture OF McQqade IL was
ascertained that he lived at No. 10 frSt-st. De
tectives were posted il several other places and at
$50 u. m he was caught i'll Park-st. lie was locked
up at Police Headquarters To Inspector Byrnes he
admi ted that he had shot the boy, but he claimed
that ne acted in seli-defence McQuade was sent to
the WorkhOuSc for months last year, Tor steal
ing dog in the Bowery. lie Is twenty-thrce years
old and Is unmarried.
THE CLOSING OF THE SEAMEN'S RETREAT.
President Carkson Croius, William II, Macy,
Uealth Officer Smith Michael Conklln, Wisner II.
Townsend and W. n. Hawkins, trustees of the Sea
mems Fund and Retreat, met at No. "a Old Slp
Yesterday. The hospital at Stapleton, 5. l., has
been closed since July 81, and nothing now remains
TO be done except an order from the State Con-
troller appointing the day when it shall be Sold as
provided by an act of the last Legislature.
The Controller is in Europe and if not expected
to return for month yet. The institution was in
corpora ted April %. S31 and has been supported
by the monthly tax upon sailors. In the last thirty
one years. the Retreat has extended medical ald TO
upward of 5000 sailors. The report OF
the treasurer shows that there is
balance of $719 90 hand The property
OF the institution consists of thirteen OF land
with coo feet of waterfront. The principal build
ing is OF granite. and from its windows there Is a
commanding view of the bay. 1t is valued at about
$3.50 600, and the Marine Society cohtempiates
purchasing for the benefit OF aged mariners.
President Crolius has offered to give $4,000. II
Others will Join with him, and purchase IL as home
for aged men,
When the Retreat was organized ffty years ago,
the fund was so great that the Legislature took
money from it 10 give to other lnsutu-
tons In view of this fact, when the
was sent 10 the Legislature claiming that the
State indebted 10 the Retreat TO the extent OF
S2ss 237 90. NOtwiths anding that the act of IN
corporation declared that the funds collected shonld
be held inVolate and not diverted to other pur-
poses, a subsequent resolution on March II, 1851,
directed that $161G6 should be paid TO the
Mariners Family Industrial Society. About SIX
acres of land also taken from the property OF
the Retreat for the OF the same society. Other
moneys were diverted by the State. amounting
with interest, to $2Ss 237 SO. This amount the
hefnsit claims to be entitled TO from the state, IN
addition to the proceeds of the sale OF the
ptoperty which are directed TO ne distributed III
eoull shares TO the Marine Society," the orphans OF
seamen on Staten Island, and to the Mariners
Family Asylum.
all employees of the Retreat discharged and de-
priyed of employment, without warning, from July
81 they should De paid from the balance on hand
their salaries for August and that 800 extra should
be given 10 Acting Physlclan-In-Chef Dr. ii. NJ.
keyes for gratultOus extra services.
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