The sun., 1891-06-19
DUMB EVEN In HIS SLEEP.
YOUNG DAVID MOLLOY Is Still A
DEAF MUTE

Men Under Arrest Admit the Assault.
David Molloy. tho son OF David Dudley
Fields confidential clerk, who collected rents
for Mr.. Field on Monday ana turned up in Pell
street on Wednesday morning with q story Of
assault and robbery and an apparent loss OF
speech and hearing. was in the Tombs Police
Court again yesterday. Patrick Dineen. John
Leonard. Patrick Morrow. and Robert O'Toolc.
who are charged with being his assailants. and
Maggie Williams who says she saw tho as
sault were rearraignod.
After having the case remandsd ON wednss-
day the detectives arrested Della O'Connor OF
23 Bowery and Maggie Reilly Of II Pell street
as witnesses against the other prisoners 80
that yesterday morning. whom the young men
we're asked what they had to say. they could do
nothing but confesA O'Toole was anxious 10
turn Stato's evidence. but Detective Price was
unwilling to lot him do 30. rs he considers that
tho evidence he already hos 10 enough to send
all the accused TO prison.
OToole was tho first man called upon to
mako statement He Is snid to be momber
Of the Down Town Athletic Club md the
champion 105.pound boxer OF this city. He
said that at about 8k o'clock on Monday
night he saw young Molloy and Maggie Will
liams in the hallway OF 10 Pell street. They
were gesticulating and writing on the wall to
each other. A lot Of Cinnamon wore around.
O'Toole said, ana finally Molloy. or. as the
witness called him. tho dummy" turned to
them and began TO make motions to them
with his flngors.
Just them" said O'Toole. go Boston Leonard
came along He wrote something on the wall
to the dummy and the fellow was about to
reply when Dineen and Morrow walked up.
Dneen hit the dummy in the face with his
fiat for no reason at all. and when the fellow
h o1,a al lt1I
follow. We all ran after Molloy. who turned
into Doyer street. We caught him finally. but
he cried Just like deaf and dumb man. so we
Let him 60. and went homo in different ways
Half an hour niterward 1 met a woman in
Doyer street with the 'dummy's' satchel; !
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young man with q low brow and square Jaw.
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against him. Morrow testified that NO rob:
dummy Masss licked ior being @ too fresh. w
% Rsily %tesiiod led that hat oTooie % met her at s. sro.
sn 4 eir he sysi
her for It. Young Molloy identified the watch
Justice Taintor set the examination for next
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Wednesday morning, His father; stepmother.
a. TO reporter Miss Molioy said There can
dGpt s ny nsSs Il FsaY a ssa ans
stspmother and | wa,ched him oil nIaht. put
did. not speak. We lot him get aslsep again
We W. % shouted % and banged ID poces OF y wood e to.
sshs 6pt tie Goor 10y never even as much
timase S triend % at tnio Fort % Hamilton, where the
MolIoys live. is deaf mute Il nspsd az Daniel P1 Nc Nc,
with Dr. Turner OF 80 State street. has charge
OF the boys case. whether This circumstances
sudden afiictfon. Dr. Field replied: i: It might
II the young man Is insane !! would be the
hpT the 9 him
wanting to Jump from the bridge because
somebody else performed the feat and hun
dreds OF other such cases.
But the Young man writes his answers to
memory; Tho only thing that ever heard Of
would be a severe fright. But fright Of sum;
cient force to render him deaf and DUN would
also undoubtedly un balance his mind"
Several residents Of Fort Hamilton said that
David Molloy had always been an honest and
Fnrs HonnH Hthsto ds Oh
One young man; q member OF the same club
and friend of Molloy's. said that Molloy Ia
addicted to the use Of opium and that he not
only smokes but chews the drug. He said
that Molloy was no stranger to Poll street. "A
friend OF mine" said the young man: who
and 10 o'clock On Monday night he saw Moloy
70 Be ali right. et tho WiIIl.ms slri says. and
her at O'clock on Mondsy afternoon"
Dr.. Turner said be had discovered. no signs
Of opium about young Molloy On Wsdnes,dSs ed, az
had been smoking opium when he came here.
Necanse OF the neighborhood In which no was
found. He replied that he had not. and then
examIn MN; HIS eyes showed no signs of
not believe he has been in the habit OF smok-