New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
MURDER CAUSED BY A GRUDGE.
A MAN NURSES HIS WRATH FOR YEARS.
GLAD THAT HIS VICTIM WAS DYISd-THE PRISON
Fk's STATEMENT.

GLAD THAT HIS VICTIM WAS DYISG-THE PkieoN-
FKs STATEMENT.
shooting ARRAY which resulted in murder occurred
about p. yesterday In Patrick Haydens liquor sore
at Eighth and Henderson sts jersey City. Hayden was
standing at the end OF the bar talking with James anu
William F1lsen longshoremen, when the door on inc
Eghthst side opened and James Cavanagh entered
the barroom He drunk and staggered as he wakeo
across the floor. Hayden started toward him'
but stopped he revolver III
Cavanagh's hand. Cavanagh exclaimed: "Now DiinA
you, I've got you I'm going to kill you!'
As he spoke he raised the revolver and fired ana nay
den felt sharp stinging pain his abdomen Hayucn
grapped with Cavanagh and with the assistance OF inc
Fsen brothers disaimed him. Cavanagh left the place.
and wandered around the to the Second Prechc,
police station and surrendered himself Sergeant Jelly
saying "Pve just shot Hayden" In the meantime
Hayden, with the assistance OF the Fsens, walked u
Boylan's livery stable at Grove-st and PavoniaaVc
where coach procured and he taken to his
No. $50 Jerseyave. Drs. Watson and Finnerty were
summoned and made superficial examination OF the
wound 1t found that the bullet had entered the ao-
domen and taken downward direction. Dr. Watson con-
dered the extremely critical and advised that one
OF five NewY surgeons whose names he gave be seht
for Cavanagh taken TO the house in the custody OF
two policemen and confronted with the dying man, VINO
identified him as the man who shot him.
"Yes shot hmw exclaimed the prisoner, "and I'm
glad of IL. I'd like TO shoot half dozen more black
guards Cavanagh began 10 grow violent in his drunts Ken
frenzy and the policemen hastily removed him from the
house He was taken back to the Police Station where ne
said he shot Hayden because he had grudge agans1
him. On being searched $o23 were found IN MS possGs
sion, and the police took charge OF 1t before locking m
Hayden began to sink rapidly and the Rev. Fathers de
Concilio and Boylan OF ST Michaels Church were sum
moned They administered the last rites Of the church
Hayden's Wife, who had gone to spend the day WIN he
relatives in Brooklyn for and was overcome
with grief on seeing the condition of her husband Inc
wounded placed under the influence of an anas
thetc and the probed for the bullet but c0u
place it, Hayden continued to sink and at GAO o'clock
he died. 1t is believed that the bullet ploughed its way
through the ntestnes and that death resulted nom IN
terna hemorrhagc The weapon with which the shooting
was done Is sixbarrelled sefcockng revolver oi %
calibre.
Hayden was about forty-nve years old. He mar
red about three years TO young woman who was
school teacher in Brooklyn; He owned three @ large
prominent Democrat and influential in politics, Dut
never sought nor held any Office. - 80
Eghthst with his second wife and his only daughter
young woman Of thirty lie an oil pedler and In com
Portable circumstances. He is not habtual drinker,
but goes occasional spree and when drunk Is yo-
lent and quarresome It Is believed that he has Deen
nursing his grudge against Hayden since the Blaine
Cleveland compagn and got into q row with man
named Murray. nOrder TO stop the fight Hayden turned
out the gas and Cavanagh went to another liquor
store at Pavoniaave. and Provostst. where he
badly beaten lie too drunk at the time to know
where he received his injuries he has always been u-
agh heavy loser by the failure OF the Mechanics and
Laborers Savings Bank years ago. and as 1t was b
Haydens advice that he deposited the money in the bank
he blamed Hayden for his losses although the latter had
nothing to do With the institution.
runOr set afoat that Cavanagh suspected Hay
den Of having been intimate with his daughter but It
could be traced any authentic source Cavanagh
was too drunk TO make any connected statement
when he surrendered himself, said he
would not repeat what Cavanagh said for 500. The
police decline TO say what the statement was on the
ground that the prisoner too drunk TO know what he
saying. Haydens friends state that there is no
foundation whatever for any such suspicion on the part