New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-23

corner of Jay and High SITS and McAvoy remarked: !:
Here's good place and an easy crlD 10 seo az I.,
job, and it was arranged that McAvoy should go
in the store while Qulnlan and sIoulu sianI iatS
under the electric light on the corner ana M l0os
along Jay and High SITS for the apProacn ~ ., anv
policeman 1t is difficult TO see the 1ace OF any
one who stands directly under an electric IghiL ~,
"McAvoy told us TO look out sharp ana ,iien 1
he climbed oyer the fence into od the e yFRe Re CORNER
talking until a citizen came along ana lookeu az
us rather sharply lie made us feel uneasy, ana
Quinlan went across the street ana sit on ar
citizen began whistling. and in few minutes we
saw two policemen coming down the street
walked rapidly to McAvoy's house ana SuinIo nd Ia
Joined me there. We intended TO go IN ana lie
low till the trouble blew over, but Wheh we goh
there we found the door locked h Mcr9y 10y nao Iin
the key in his pocket. we remenipereu uIao We
had not given him warning OF the approach or
the police and we started TO walk PACK TO tne
store. When we were in sight OF the place we
suddenly heard whistles on all SIDES OF us, and
5TO us pOiIgeS" Them there were cries of Murderl
'Watch!' flom the floor over the store. i he whole
neighborhood seemed 10 wake mp all at once ana
crv ont 'Murderl' Then McAvoy jumped over
the fence. or OUT of W, dow, to the sidewalk
He had blood on him, and somebody from WIN
dow yelled stop him He is the murderer! !!
The policemen made rush at McANoy ana cau1ht
hack There was great excitement in the street.
and a crowd gathered quickly. Quinlan and
imnrOved the opportunity 10 gfb away. WtHU
down a side street and got TO New-fork without
losing any time.
AN OLD OFFENDER.
Dineen. was taken to Brooklyn before noon. He
is n short. well-built man of twenty-three years.
with dark complexion. For burglary he has served
two short terms in prison, and he also has been in
the penitentiary on Blacllwels Island. His COM
panion. Ouinlan is q common thief and rulian, and
is twenty-iour years old. He is the man who
provoked a fight NJ birthday party at No. 22l
Cherry-st several months ago, when Thomas Scully
was killed, but he could not be convicted of mur-
der at that time. Before McAvoy married he
lived in Pike-st ana was often in the company Of
Dinecn and Quinlan.
Thomas Qunlan. the second man who was
wanted a. accOmphce, went to the Adams-st.
station i'm Brooklyn last evening and surrendered.
He said that he bad heard the police wanted HIM,
and that he wished to get clear OF the charges
against him as soon possible. lie had heard,
he said, that his name was mixed up in the case
and nc wanted to square" himself. He is
twenty-three years old and is employed by the
Independent Ice Company. He told Captain
Eason that he went TO Brooklyn on Wednesday
night with Dnecn to see McElvane'S new rooms
in IIigh-st. They stayed there some time, when
he SAID he would return to New-YOrk. Ire said
he worked all day, and at p. IN. yesterday John
OCOnnell, of No. 122 Chcrry-st.. friend went
and said | see you are mixed up in murder" :"
Quinan denied this, and O'Connell advised him
to give himself up if he was innocent He was
locked up.