New-York tribune., 1891-03-05
THOSE UHO UENT TO MEET ScANNELL.
EI,MoRs THAT TANMhNY HALL WILL GIVE HIN
An IMPORTANT OFFICE.

EI,MORS THAT TANMhNY HALL WILL GIVE HIN
An IMPORTANT OFFICE.
Jobu !. scanncl the ambassador Of Richard Croker
t, Tammany Hall. arrived on the steamship le""il'
Of the White Star Line, shortly after noon YESTERDAY
, large uulnbcr Of members OF the Iammany Hall
General Committee boarded the Laura NJ atirh AT
Pier just before p. III, and sailed DOW" Inc Lay
~ meet the utpnic. leaving half hundred IN
dignant Tammany lies, including member oi 'hc tom
nittcc Of Arrangements, william Hau'f' on llc p''''
Tentb,t where j. J. Scanncl Wa, met by Mr. CiOAei
houcbu,u who were LETT Oh pier \, and by Police
Cant aims Schmttb.rccr ANA Ryan lie was escorted
down the gang plank and taken to the Laura NJ aail
ly the members of the Committee oi AIi''hPrhehI'
present who were Augustus ]. Doclcrt|' Niillah IL
uciptvr. John H. Trainer, William Saucr, John j.
Jo1es and benjamin y. Jachson Tie COMMITTEE "i
Advancement, which was % meet nm were be'i"c'
those present Albert Gallup. president OF the hoaid
~ Park commissioners; Charles W. Otonhel, ).
sergeant Cram David Murray and Dr.. f. T. 7. MAr>i
Henry ID PnrrOy Fire Commissioner, was present,
and seemed particularly rindly with Mr.. a'anneH.
When the party on board the Laura NJ NCirh
champagne corks pped and speeches were madc bH'
politics was carefully, even painfully, avoided eN
cent in a message sent by Mr. Croker. which was -
nc effect that the recent Tammany victory had added
,wontv wears 70 hi, lifc and in which he thanked III"
.bovsr for their good showing. There i, little doubt
that his mind IS much relieved by this victory. Mr
Scanncu said he left Mr.. Croker on the high road to
recovery in Nice. He had discharged one docto and
recently got another. Mr. scannc Is staying at the
Sturtcvant House.
Among those who greeted him were Nicholas
Kearncv j. i. Coocan, Peter r. Trainer. James T.
Keatinc. Michael +. Blake. J. j. Plunkctt Thomas
brennan Dr. smith Aldermen Flynn. Oakley and
Mocbu,: Colonel Thomas \. Hamilton. Albert =
Adams ard !. W. Connolly.
These are the men who rushed 10 welcome the per
oror Of one OF the most brutal cowardy and wicked
murder, ever committed In this country or elsewhere.
The man whom Scanncll murdered was ThOma, D0no-
huc and the da,t1rdly deed was done in broadway
poolroom ia November l-12. The history Of the case
aS told i'm The Tribune Of January -, l-1G, when
Scannell was released from the state Insane Asylum AT
Utica. j, n follows:
Scannc', half brother, Florence Scanncll was >hot
in 1a7O I'm an aIriy in Thomas Don0ucs liquor shop.
fingered year. and finally died from III, wound.
John Scanncl was for awhile under suspicion Of having
shot hi, brother accidentally suspicion only d,pcllc
pursued DonOhuc for the murder Of his brother. and
after two attempt, O kill Donohuc succeeded the Third
lime in November, lo72, in Johnson's po1!rOOm, in
Broadway, 'rlng five shots and nliCt!ug -cycril
wounds Of which the first probably the fatal one.
He was tried the following January and the defence
insanity caused by the death Of his brother and
his relations that death. The jury disagreed.
Owing TO the engagements Of William A. Beach, his