New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
o,,oT DEAD BY FRANK DUFFY.
,,xc NAN KILLED AT FORT HAMILTON
.oroH1ous RUM-sELLER MURDERS GEORGE
frySISGHAM IN Ills RESORT ON

o,yNINGHAM IN Ills RESORT ON
LONG ISLAND.
o cunningham. n young man who had been
W. oonntrv less than four months, was shot ana
ID u ,,antly killed by Frank Duffy, In the lattcr's
n"oe AZ FDrt Hamilton. l.. L. at an early hour
pa" morning Duffy has been arrested and Is
Se, tho RAYMOND Street Jail awaiting the action
nv W. -oroner and Frank McliuSh. the only one who
Of VI. ~. .ra,r Is locked up In the same Jail rs 4
W." The shooting occurred between IL and
, md Cunningham Is supposed to nave been
e' a, the time. Duffy. who did the shooting, Is
GU. .rown I'm Ncw-Utrecr and Brooklyn. and at
ven uas q familiar figure IN Tammany Hall,
ene ,.a reign of Tweed. At that time Duffy kept
eu'e r, AZ the Bowery and Grandst., and over the
the sign This Is the house Frank Duffy
eo . Duffy took an active part In the politics OF
v "A seventh Ward. After he gave mp the place
uc,.ndst and the Bowery he finally drifted down
~. hamilton and opened barrOom In flitiavc.
W o., Duffy went he took along his big sign. and
,ox at the Fort hamilton place The rumshop
,...ne q notorious resort for fighters. and
wv" coutes,s were settled in the building.
ar away is the house occupied by Mary Ann
sm who was tried four years ago for shooting
~ ashland and with her lived her nephew, George
,,,nsm Cunningham Idle and dssipated,
>, last night about 8 O'Clock he started out with
r,r NclIugh and visited a man named McGlcin. who
- !. tske part IN prizc-tght shortly, and Mcliugh.
800 nv Cunningham rubbed him down. They
-. . number OF drinks, and Cunningham was under
.o ,nuuence Of liquor when he and MclIugh returned
=. Ms rolsom's house about IL p. m. After re-
~.,r,,, IN the house for time, they went over
= nu1rs Mace and had drink. Theh there was
.,. card PLAYING and the young men left the place.
Ina, what happened after that Is not clear, AS Nc
,Iueh and Duffy tell different stories. 1t would APP
near that after Cunningham and Mcliugh LETT the
nam Cunningham tried TO get in again. and Duly
,s-.d the way Then two shots were fired by
c,er and AT the last shot Cunningham threw up his
h.n6s and fell forward on his face After moaning
- fines and casping out the word whisky" he
dA.
r,nnincham's body removed TO his aunt's home
and Coroner Herman Kohne. OF Brooklyn, was informed
rnsv and McIIugh at once arrested Mcllugh says
.,t uhen they went 20 Dufy's place Duffy was sit
ling In the room. and a woman named Jane Wigley,
vho HIVES with Duffy. was lying on bench Gun
,,nrbam invited the woman to have drink. and after
IA had treated everybody asked for pack OF cards.
The, played three-card monte for some tine. Duffy
-, h.o,sn n number Of times. and finally endeavored
"a set the two ont Of the place McHugh says that
bs went out OF the side door and he called TO Gun
,inaham as he went out 10 come along. When h,
mt about fifty feet from the house he turned around
and saw Cunningham standing ON the back s'oop'
yuay was standing in the door. lie again caiied
4, Cunningham 10 hurry ana started to Walk along
soviy. supposlng that Cunningham was following
lie had walked only a few steps when he heard a
sbot. and he turned and called TO Cunningham 10
come or he might get killed. He says that cunning
ham stood STILL facing Duffy. Then Duffy fired point
Cank at Cunnin CHAM, who fell He says that neither
ne nor Cunningham had any trouble whatever with
the voman and that II there was any 1t must nave &C.
Cured after he left the place.
Duffy tells story which differs materially from
,hst told BY Mcfiugh. He says the two young men
tried to sbunco' him and he told them TO SO home.
They were drunk and noisy. Cunningham grabbed
the woman almost tore her dress from her back, ana
attempted 10 assault hei. Duffy says he then crap
pled with the men and pushed them ont OF TIC door
lie stood in the door and Cunningham made rliSh
for him, at the sane time trying 10 pull sOmelhlhe
from his pocket. Thinking that II was pistol
Duffy SAYS, be drew and fired over cunningham
head. Cunningham did not stop and Duly says tim'
he then fired at him.
Or. shepard inpapelled q jury Yesterday afternoon
Coroner Kohne will hold the inquest. Duify does MOI
to be greatly disturbed the shooting, and
appears to believe that he will be acquitted on tna
ground that the shooting was in selfdefence Duny
license expired several weeks ago ana ne haa po
been able 10 obtain renewal. 1t was supposed thai
the place closed.