Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
A CUTTING ARRAY.

An Afternoon FracRs in Which Tom Quinn
Receives Severe Wounds-The Police on
the Trail of the AssaflaHi.
Loud cries of "Murder" and a noise of a
general scuffie apprised the residents of the
court off Washington street, in the rear of
Alderman Richie's Office, that an old-fash
ioned row was in progress about 8 p M yes
terday. A descent by the police found
Thomas Quinn, a carrier. who lives on Bos-
ton street, suffering from flow of blood and
of language that threatened to exhaust each.
The wounded man was removed to DR..
Snively's Office, on Wylie avenue where it
was found that his left hand had two bad
gashes, one of which nearly severed the
thumb from the hand, and the other cut the
palmal artery. The victim was very much
under the influence of liquor, and gave a
rambling story of the cause of the affray.
He said that Thomas Latimore, an ex-
policeman, had done some work for him in
either moving goods or making sail cloth
horse covers, as he made both statements.
Quinn had paid Latimore 81 for the work,
be said, and the latter Immediately pro-
ceeded to get drunk, being unable to stand
prosperity. After imbibing refreshments
only limited BY the means at his disposal,
fused, and the fight commenced, during
which Latimore drew knife and slasned
Quinn in the manner described.
Immediate steps were taken by Inspector
McAleese to secure the arrest of the fighters,
whom, however, Quinn seemed to wish to
shield in his earlier statement. The first
captured was a woman named Mrs Sulli-
van of considerable physical developments.
Her clothing was torn off in the fight. She
will be held as a witness, although not in
very good condition to take or give testi-
mony.
A man named Danny Sullivan was the
other arrest made in the house. Danny is
a celebrity in his way, being wanted" for
stealing two 500 bills a short time sgo.
The third arrest was that of Mrs. Lati-
more, wife of the man who did the cutting,
about three squares from the scene. She
was summoned to the Central station, while
the others were taken to the Eleventh ward,
on Center avenue.
Mrs. Latimore was released from the Cen
tral station last night by Inspector Nc
Aleese upon relating her story. She said
that Quinn had come into their house on
Anderson court while she was washing the
dishes last evening, and getting into an al
tercation with her husband about some
money matters they began to throw beer
glasses at each other and fight, when she
ran, screaming for help.
When Quinn was being removed to his
home on Boston street, Soho, he said that
the weapon used was a sailmaker'S knife
and he could remember no cause for the as
sault
Assistant Superintendent Roger O'Mara
gives Latilnore very poor record while
on the police force in the early portion of
the McCallln administration, saying that he
drank and neglected both his duty and his
home, having had to be dropped for cause.
Be this as it may, the ex-policeman shows a
knowledge of the police modus operandi OF
keeping out of sight when most wanted, as
he had not been captured up to midnight.
The suggestion was made that as he did
not know the extent of the injuries he had
inflicted, In his drunken condition he may
have committed suicide.