New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-17


gasoN wounded When his assallant was
oa,od three of the crew attempted W in-
-. ona we're promptly put in IRONS hey
80 hroucbt TO the city and connneo aC 'he
" A.. so,,ontb Precinct Police Statioh' anu
4 "on'y '1od man was taken to the Chambers
Street Hospital.
THE QUARREL AND ITS CoNsEQoEN0Eo'
IN p,ow WITH BROOM LEADS TO A
s,vAGE ASSAULT WITH KNIFE.
-, of the affray as told by eye-witnesses,
Is as follows uaouoahvA q .Ames the
- ofiosr to clean up the decks after the passen-
,. had taken the cars for Long Branch anu n'e VI
e. dock hands. John Jansen, Peter Grahaln-Ahown
=. Irish Pete Thomas Connors timothy Cron'n
and David Spencer began sweeping Oh 'he upper
.'ro,nenade So deck. Graham struck Jansen IN the
So With his broom while in skylarklng mo0u'
ard thetwo men were soon Quarreliing Jansen
~art helow when the dinner-bell rang and returned
a. .h. rnner deck whsre Graham was at work, IN a
g. r,oments The two men renewed their quarrci
1 Graham struck Jansen a heavy blow on the
eide of the face cutting his cheek and blacKenhg MS
r,cht eve. Jansen dropped his broom ana running
dawn stairs he made complaint 10 t"e
officers of the boat. Captain L. b Cunningham
E;rst Officer Ames aud several members of the crew
xrant in search of Graham, followed by Jansen.
Tbev found Graham on the deck at work. captain
Cunningham sharply censured him lor striking
Jansen. While the officer was talking 10 Orahaiii
The latter renewed his quarrel with Jansen anu
Sna,lv snranp at him with uprased fist, but Jansen
seized him around the body and held his arms ias
Graham then wreDched one OF his hanos loose'
nnlled out knife and plunged II twice
INTO Jansen's back and once into ms sde
beiore those present could prevent him. Jansen lei
to the deck with the blood flowing freely from his
wounds and was picked up and taken to the lower
deck and placed on mattress IN the carpenter
.hon Rnnning down to the lower deck
Graham was stopped by the first officer
rs he was crossing the gang-piank' ho
lifted his right hand, in which he still held the
bloody knife, with threatening motion, but Mr..
Ames caught both of his arms and pulled him back
mon the vessel and forced him up against the lunch
oounter where he was held until pair of
bandcutfs were placed upon him by order OF the
captain
While Graham was being handcufed David Spen-
Ger and Thomas Connors attempted to rescue him
and they refused to obey the orders OF Captain Cun
n;,oham TO return 10 work They were also taken
into custody by order of the captain anu
bandcuffed. The three prisoners were then taken
down nto the hold and locked up IN the chain locker
in the bow. Timothy Cronin, another deck hand,
protested against the arrest of the three men ana
was so impudent that he was discharged
lv Captain Cunningham and forced 70 leave
the vessel at once. telegram was sent 10 sea
bright for q physician, and DR.. Kimball. OF New
York guest at the Peninsula House, went
N Sandy Hook and dressed Jansen's
,rounds He said that the man was so badly
nured that he would probably die. one OF
The wounds reached into the right lung
and Jansen was weak from the loss OF blood
While Graham was being held against the luuch-
eoupter with his hands behind him he was seen 10
pnsh the knife with which he did the staooins De-
meath the tablecloth where 1T was subsequently
found 1t is a jack-knife with a blade over
three inches long. Captain Cunningham
.Dloohad 20 Long Branch for officers
10 take the three prisoners jail bnt after consd
erabie DELAY word was received that as the ARRAY
occurred ousle of the jurisdiction of the Chief oI
Police of Long Branch he had no authority III the
matter. and the prisoners and tue wounded man
were brought to this city.
STATEMENTS OF THE WOUNDED MAN AND oTHEkS
Jansen was seen by TRIBUNE reporter while ne
Law on the mattress the floor OF the carpenter
shop of the steamer HIS right eye was swollen
shut and black around the lower edge, ana nis lace
was pale from the loss of blood. In weak voice lie
made the following statement:
Hive al No III Conover.st, South Brooklyn, with my
mother Graham and had few words while we were
eleapine mn the deck and dinner Graham began
his pranks again aud stuck his dirty broom IN my iac
LAID You had better stop that game, ana be struck
me In the eye with his closed hst VEN went
%bo e5t M apoS the deck aud told Graham that he
mad right 70 interfere with ao Granam nam p me
blows saw coming the next Knew was tnat ID @ ne
had with bis knife sm the S soe sgppola s o. nls @
my lung have terrible pain In the nght sue VI iH'
chest.
The chain locker in which the three prisoners
,I.. hut tba iron "a
pipe that ran I'D through the lower deck OF the YES
sci near the bow. The reporter talked with them
through the pipe Spencer and ConnoTs sara thattHS
took no part in the airay. Oraham saio
Jansen aud were the best OF friends @ ,ouche1 m % n,
with broom and he became angry. -, Aite ~ e Wh %
back from dinuer quarrelled and struck NM Mnen
srSn1 Se on qp wa ad drew v knit TO ghien them and
Jansen fell down covered with blood before klg" VIZ
Of cutting Jansen live at No $50 Vest Thirtethst,
New-York City.
First Officer Ames said:
Jansen down to the lower ock and tod me tnas ne
eal members of the and myself went 10 te UPPER
molest Jansen or any other member o, the crew
Jansen and GsSha s: 6esan 1sn gsaTreb wbS CAUGHT
MS arms The captain and l sIeppeaa @ dOr"Ilu h,s
o s9a6a seq ne Taen aS.ens nody three times We
took Jansen down into the carpenters room anu ooEa
10 sneak OF the boat lie had tue his hand but
caught his aud held them close to his DOdy so e
moi Use IL. Spencer - ", ~,
vent from taking Graham custody and we placed
the irons on the the OF them and maicned then
oownstaiis IN short order.
Captain Cunningham said that this was the first
affray that had ever occurred on vessel under ms
command, although he had been upon the water
since boyhood and had held 1.-THE posiionot captain
Tor thirty years Jansen he SAID, wasOnc of the Dest
nen on tho vessel and one not
likely to be engaged in quarrels WIN the otheI
members of the crew His story of the sfray agreed
with that made by the first officer The captain also
stated that the action of Spencer aud Connors could
hardly be termed mutipy, although they had
resisted the officers of the boat when they caught
Graham as lie was walking down the gang plank.