New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-20
KILLED IN BROADWAY.
STRUCK BY A STRANGER, WHO ESCAPES
AN OFFICER ARRESTS THE GUILTY MAN, BUx
LETS HIM GO, THINKING NOBODY
Is SERIOUSLY HURT.

LETS HIM GO, THINKING NOBODY
Is SERIOUSLY HURT
The police were informed early yesterday morn.
ing that Thomas F. Dunno, brokers' clerk, was
dying at No. SO Broadway from injuries received
at the hands OF stranger. little later 1t was
known that Dunne's assaiant had been caught in
the street and let go by a policeman at the time
OF the assault on Sunday evening. Dunno died
before a. M, and the captains OF three police
| squads were making investigations yesterday,
oy order of superintendent Murray, to ascertain
who was responsible for the escape Of the murderer
dunno was twenty-six years Of age and un-
married He uas in the employ of Charles r.
| sllnzesheimer, at No IA Wall-st, and bore an
excellent reputation. He boarded with his brother
who is janitor of the building No SO Broadway
| and lives on the top floor. On Sunday after.
noon Thomas was in the company Of Daniel Fl.
Driscoll of No. AZ Renwiclx-st. /: Michael j. Dono-
van, Of No rs West-st, and James Reed, Of
Greenwich and Frankl n SITS, all three young men
and members of the First Ward Gorilla Club.
At 6 80 p m. they we're stroling along Broadway
| and stopped in front Of Knox's hat store, near
Fulton-st., to buy some flowers from the woman
who keeps the stand at that place. Two we'll
dressed young men, who seemed to be in o great
hurry, pushed Dunno away from the stand in
lison led to q wrangle and one OF the strangers
struck at Dunno and knocked him down Dunno
fell against an iron railing cut his head and
fractured his skull At the moment he did not
think that he had received serious injury, but
ne was so dizzy after getting on his feet that
he sat down on the sidewalk and held his head
in his hands. His friends had made movement
to take his part in the fight, and the stranger
who had struck him ran down Broadway.
WAS 1T MERELY AN ACCIDENTS
Dol
boat patrol, happened to be off duty and walking
along Broadway at the time of the assault. He
saw Dunno fall, and chased the assailant to Dey-
st. and caught him there. The young man ap-
peared to be provoked at falling into the hands
of policeman. He said he had only defended
himself in fight, and he did not wish to be
detained, as he was going to Philadelphia, and
was on his way to catch a train. Collins led
him back to Fulton-st. Meanwhile Policeman
James McQuade, of the Oak-st squad, who was
patrolling Park row near the Post Office, had
noticed the crowd gathering at Fulton-st, and
had run there to find Dunno sitting on the side
walk He asked Dunno if he was hurt, and
Dunno responded: Not much guess With
some difficulty Dunno got to his ieet as his as
saiant was led up to him by Collins.
Here is the man that knocked him over" said
further trouble with the prisoner. McQusde
turned to Dunno and inquired: Do you make q
oh, no, Of course not said one of DUNES
friends who stood behind him.
Let the man speak for himself" McQuade said
, 81 don't. care to max any complaint sal
Dunno. want to go hOme.'
HE DID NOT KNOW HE WAS DYING.
Well, then, please move along, gentlemen"
said McQuade, and everybody moved on. Collins
let go of the man he had caught, and the stranger
hurried away with his friend Dunno was helped
to his brothers rooms and he lay on a lounge, re-
fusing to talk about his injury. He grew worse
rapidly, and his brother called physician, who
said the young mans skull fractured. After
midnight when the physician said that the injury
likely to prove fatal in u few hours, the jan
tor went to the Old Slip Police Station and told
Captain Mclaughlin what he had been able to
learn about the assault
At the a. m. roll call in the station, Captain
Mclaughlin spoke about the mysterious assault as
he then understood it, and Policeman Maurice
OConnell who had been on post in lower Broad
way on Sunday evening, spoke about che actlon OK
Policeman Collins in stopping man ana iettins
him go again. Captain Mclaughlin made re-
BORT to Superintendent Murray, who ordered an
investi CATION. The assault had been committed
in the Fourth Precinct, and Captain Carpenter ana
his detectives at work with captain NC
Laughlin yesterday trying to get trace OF DUNES
assaiant 1t was believed tina: the man had gone
to Philadelphia and that hc lived there. good
saw, him and also by DriscOll, Reed and Donovan.
Dr;scolI was wearing the mans hat on Sunday
evening and didn't know it. His own nat ana the
assaant's hat had rolled on the pavement In the
scnffie following the attack on Dunno, and each
Young man picked up the others nat wltn9ut
knowing it. Driscoll bought new hat yesterddy
and Cantain CARPENTER has the murderer's nat 10
is plain black Derby and it was I~rchased az q
PHILADELPHIA hat store. The police of Phlladelpnla
have been asked assist in the searcn TOT inc ls
| derer. Policeman Collins may be placed on 1riai
for letting the man go after arresting him:
rule of the Police Department forDids such ao0ioAN
by policeman, but it is violated frequently