New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-11
SHOT DEAD IN THE STREET.
A QUARREL THAT ENDED FATALLY.
JOHN CAREY, "THE COWBOY OF AVENUE O,
KILLED BY A SEA CAPTAIN, WHO
ARRESTED.

John Carey age thirty three who is known as the
Cowboy Of Avenue C,7 shot and killed last even
ing about o'clock by John Clark the captain OF the
schooner Nathan Jarvis, lying of East siXtcenthst'
Carey lives at No. ga East Seventeenth-st. The
shooting the outcome of a quarrel between Carey
and Clark which occurred yesterday afternoon In inc
lquor-store OF Patrick Casey, at Fifteenth-st. anu
Avenue c. The men had been drinking together IN
Caseys place. and got into argument about mo
proper method Of landing schooner at pier. They
got angry during tho discussion, and Carey threatened
to whip Clark who IS much smaller man. Casey
seeing that there going to be trouble, persuaded
Clark to 60 out. Clark went to his schooner and re-
mained there about hours. lie then went back
Caseys saloon. He feared that Carey would carry
out his threat to do him up7 and took with him lc
volver. In front Of Casey's hquorstore when Clark
got there Thomas Hastings of No. 276 Avenue
c; Patrick Murphy and Henry Duffy, Of No. 5l2 East
Elghteenth-st; William Cunningham and Thomas Dub
bling, Of No. 257 Avenue {.
Clark stood for a moment talking with these men
when Carey, who had been lettering in the neghbor-
hood, up and began to abuse Clark The two
men were close together and Carey struck at Clark,
who jumped away TO avoid the blow. As he dld
so he pulled his revolver from his pocket and fired
at Carey. The bullet entered Carcy's head in front
of the right and passed through the brain Carey
staggered backward few feet and fell in front OF
the saloon door. He was breathing heavily and
moaning. John Hsggerty the bartender, rushed
out when the shot fired and carried Carey into
the part of the store where he died before the
arrival of ambulance from Bellevue Hospital.
Clark dazed after the shooting and walled
short distance up Avenue c. Hastings followed him
and told him that the best thing for him TO do was
TO surrender himself TO the police. Clark said that
he would 90 TO the West Twenty -secontst. station,
and started away at rapid pace. Hastings TOOK
the pistol away from Clark and followed close Dc
hind him. Clark stopped for moment in the liquor
store Of Alderman GIligan, at Seventcenthst. ana
Avenue c. who owns the Nathan Jarvis, and toid
him about the shooting. Then he walked up 10
Avenue A. and started for the station house. Hast
ngs still kept him in sight and at Nlneeenth-st met
Policeman Rusch He told Rusch that Clark hah
committed murder, and the policeman arrested him.
The witnesses OF the shooting also arrested
afterward and locked up at the West twenty second
St. station. =,
Clark bears a good reputation In the neighborhood
where he lives and Is said be quiet and peaceable
Carey's reputation is bad. He had been arrested
dozen times for fighting and robbery. He was never
known work aud had made II a practice for years
to rob drunken sailors on the waterfront. lie as
saulted robbed recently Captain MOnahan, OF the
schooner Laura White, and left him lying ON be
street at Avenue c. and Eighteenthst in an un-
conscious condition. lie took MOnahan's watch and
S75 in money and arrested lie not con
victcd bee ause MOnahan out Of the city and did
not appear against him. Carey's brother-in-law IS
policeman, and his brother, John Carey, IS ball
player with the Omaha club.