Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-04
STARRED TO DEATH.

Bloody Tragedy Yesterday After.
noon on Wallace Street-Receives
a Death Wound ON the Street -
The Victim Expires In a Quarter
of an Hour-Dies in the Doctors |
ONCE Young Mans Sad Fate |
The Police on Track of the
Muir derer Coroner's Inquest To-
day.
Yesterday afternoon, about half past four
o'clock, Thomas Cochrane of 10 East street,
accompanied by his brother, Henry Coch-
rane, John Shaw of Franklin street, James
Sullivan of Wallace street, William Cough
lin of 298 East street, Walter Davis of East
street, and Frank McDermott were walking
up Wallace street to Grand avenue. Just
before they reached Grand avenue, Thomas
Cochrane got into frscas with an Italian
whose identity is as yet unknown. In the
affair Cochrane was stabbed.
Stories differ as to how the difficulty
arose. The side of the affair told by the
young men who were with Cochrane saythat
as Cochrane passed the italian they brushed
against each other. The italian turned
and struck Cochrane blow which knocked
him into the, gutter. Cochrane's brother,
Henry, ran to his assistance, but saw
knife in the Italians hand and shouted for
his brother to look out. The italian made
lunge with the knife and caught Thomas
Cochrane in the left side of the abdomen
According to little sister of NJ. Del Gregg,
who was looking on. Cochrane purposely
ran against the italian and called him a.
Dago." The rest of the story agrees with
the other in detail
The rest of the gang who were in front
of Cochrane did not notice the fracas,
thinking it too small to be noticed.
Henry Cochrane picked up his brother
and brought him along Grand avenue to-
ward DR.. Luby's Office. At Hamilton
street Thomas tainted, and his brother
called for assistance. A yonng man who
was near assisted him to the DOCTORS Office,
which is near Hamilton street. When the
doctors Office was reached, the injured
man was still unconscious. Rev. Father
Brown of St. Patricks church was called
Cochrane died in about fifteen minutes
after being stabbed.
Coroner Mix was called and arrived
very soon after. The wound was found
to be an inch and one-half in length, but
very deep. Coroner Mix ordered the body
| to be brought to Cox & Henze's, the under
takers: An autopsy and inquest ia to be
| held this morning.
The Italian who did the stabbing after
the affair walked slowly away down Wal
lace street, unm olested. He turned into
one of the alleys near there and was soon
out of sight. In fact, there was hardly
any one near to stop, and very few minded
| the affair until in about twenty minutes il
was learned the young man was dead
| Andrew Bove, who is said to. be the
italian who was in the company of the
man who did the stabbing, was arrested
and placed in the precinct. An.
other Italian named Angelo Viscus
walked against Hugh Donohue anc
James Hines, who were standing near Cair
street on East. Shortly after the ARRAY hi
exclaimed: "Me killed young Teller just
now" The men held him and turned hin
over to Officer Connolly, who took him t.
the precinct On an envelope found OF
him the address was 81 Oak street. Dono
hue lives in Cain street and Hines lives q
| 246 James street. Cochrane was employed
by J. F. Coogan, who has charge of thu
buffng department of the H. B. Ives & Co
sash-lock mandatory in Atwater block
He was a buffer. He was a very faithful
steady, sober and inoffensive fellow.
The deceased was one of five brothers
and about eighteen years old. His fathe
and mother died about year ago, and tn
family are in very destitute circumstances
and the death of Thomas will be q yer,
severe blow to them. He was the keepe
of the family. He was a member of st
Patricks T. A. B. society. He was yer,
popular with his associates. A crowd o
200 or 300 people stood about the Gran,
avenue precinct all last evening waiting t.
hear if the murder had been caught. Tn
murderer was evidently very hot blooded
and was probably under the influence O
liquor when he did the deed. It has beel
the custom of the young men in that sec
ton to revile and abuse the Italians.
The young man who did the stabbing il
known to the police. He is young ma
about 81 years old. A large force 0
police are out on the case. They vii
probably secure him if he remains in tn
city, but if he gets out Of town it wi
probably be long time before he ia cap
tured. The italian Viscusi, who was 81
rested on East street by Officer Connolly
was found not to be the one who did til
stabbing. He was held for drunkenness
however. The other, Bove, will be held a
a witness. as he was within ten feet of tn
place when the stabbing occurred.