The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-28
JEALOUSY and A KNIFE.
James Ha1lihan, of Hobo
ken Slabs a BoardeT
at His House.
THE WOUNDED MAN MAY DIE:
A Crowd Chases the Assailant and
Captures Him in Hiding.

jealousy was the cause of proba bl
murderin Hoboken yesterday noon. Peter
Burns, laborer, thirty-seven years old,
was the victim, and James Hallihan.
thirty-nine years old. also laborer, was
the assailant.
Burns and two others boarded with
Hallihan's wife, at No. Carney flats, on
Willow avenue, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets
Halligan came down from the peniten-
tiary few days ago where he had been
sent on complaint of his wife on a charge
Of beating her. He Immediately COM
menced making things decidedly lively
and finally wound up on Saturday by
ordering the boarders to leave. A mar
named Walsh, one of the boarders,
obeyed his order, but Burns and a brother
of Mrs. Haliigan refused to go. Halligar
then became angered and left the hos
uttering threats against his wife ans
two young men.
Yesterday morning he renewed
quarrel and fought with Burns al
morning until about eleven o'clock.
he left the house.
AN INTERRUPTED DINNER.
At about half-past twelve o'clock
turned and found his wife and the
men at dinner. He dashed open the
and rushed into the room swearing lii
pirate. Mrs. Hallihan started to her
and Burus demonstrated with him, tes
ing him that he fought not talk that wat
on Sunday" His only reply was volleys
of curses.
He struck Burns in the face and said:--
"Come out here and I'll break your face .
Burns followed him out to the street
and Hallihan struck him again and again
Burns attempted to catch Hallihan's arms
and prevent him from striking MIN again
when the latter pulled out an ugly look
ing jack knife and with vile epithet
drove it into Burns stomach
My God, I'm stabbed cried Burns, as
he clasped his hands over the wound
from which the blood spurted in torrents,
and fell forward on his face.
CHASING THE ASSASSIN.
Hallihan, followed by crowd, headed
by James Kane, brother of Mrs. Halli-
han, crying, Murder, police" ran down
Fourteenth street to Clinton street, where
he crawled under the old skating rink
which is built on piles and stands few
feet above the ground. Symeal Nodine
saw Hallihan crawl under and, thinking
something wrong, pulled him out.
Kane came up at that moment and told
Nodine that HaIlihan had stabbed Burns
A sixteen-year- old boy named Jacob
Maibach was sent to notify the police.
Nodine and Kane then took Hallihan
back to the house. In the meantime
Burns had been taken up to the Hallihan
apartments and laid in his bed in one Of
the front rooms A short time after
they arrived there Maibach returned
with Policeman Murphy, whom he had
found on Bloomfield street.
ACCUSED.
By this time Burns was SO weak
that he could scarcely speak even in a
whisper. Believing him 60 be dying, Po-
liceman Murphy sent for DIR. Simon, the
city physician, and Coroner O'HAra.
Hallihan was taken before Burns, who
promptly identified him as his assailant
and described the knife. Although he
had previously denied having had knife,
Hallihan, with averted head, said :--ssIt
was the first time that | ever carried
it." Coroner O'Hara then took Burns,
ante-mortem statement, and after the
wound had been dressed by DR.. Simon he
was removed to st. Mary's Hospital
where it was stated this morning that he
would probably die.
When Halligan was pulled from under
the rink yesterday the Maibach boy saw
him drop something. He returned there
and found the knife with which the stab
bing was done. aud also a pipe, which
was identified as Hallihan's.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Hallihan was arraigned before Re-
corder McDonough this morning and
pleaded jealousy as an excuse for his
crime He also said that when in the
street he warned Burns that it he struck
him he would "stick him." Burns struck
him, he alleged, and he thereupon made
good his threat.
Hallihan has hang-dog expression on
face which otherwise would be hand
some.
Mrs Hallihan, the wife of the defendant,
does not bear an unblemished reputation.