The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-25
ROWING AFTER A MURDERER
RE HAD JUST KILLED CONGRESS-
MAN CLhNCY,s BROTHER.

Brutni Crime thrt He llns Meditnted for
Months, Flee. Hstl--s snd Rrd-hssdrd TO
Boat-Ou the River, In His Biind Haste,
He Il Nearly Run Down by Ferryboat
lie Lands to wash uina-slf and Get
Hat. and Then Takes TO the River Agate
seen at Last PrerinE Tsrough Ia Fence,
and Captured by Sergeant Zimmermn-.
Three friends engaged In friendly wrestle
In n saloon in Gold and Plymouth streets
brooklyn. eighteen months ago. They were
George and Michael Clancy. brothers OF Con.
gresham Clancy. and james. better known
as Diamond McDermott In the wrestle
McDermott's leg was broken. As u result OF
the injury. the leg, as 1t is said. being poorly
set. Diamond DcDermott died on Aug Il last.
He had been out Of the hospital for a time. but
his leg got worse again and he had TO go PACK.
Notwithstanding that the Claucys paid all
Diamond McDermotts bills for medical at
tendance, furnished him with clothing. and
found him work after he was able to be about.
for which lie was apparently grateful. his
brother. Timothy McDermott who lie OF n
norosc disposition bore a grudge against the
two brothers. particularly George. from that
timc After Diam ond's death he was heard to
say that he would do for George Clancy as
Clancy had done for Diamond. The two met
seldom and had little to do with zach other
when they met.
Early yesterday morning George Clancy was
standing at the bar Of helly's saloon. 80 llud-
con avenue. talking with the proprietor.
Daniel Kelly. and another man named John
Kelly. James Priu;evu. George Boyle. and
Michael Keenan, were standing at the other
end Of the barroonl. No one noticed the en-
trance Of Timothy McDermott. who came in
quietly and stood by tho lunch coulter NUT
tering to himself. One OF the men spoke to
him after he had stood there moment but
McDermott made no answer. He had EVIL
IDENTIFY been drinking heavily. Presently he
went out. but he returned In few minutes.
Clancy and the two Kellys who were deep In
political discussion. did not observe him as he
walked up behind them and drew something
from his pocket Suddenly John Kelly cried
out:
oh I'm cut" and looking around he then
saw McDermott hewing Mt Clancy's hips with
what looked like a razor. A stroke OF the wea-
pom had sheared clean through the flesh OF
Clancy's thigh. glanced from the bone. and
inflicted q slight flesh wound on kelly's thigh.
Before q man could mako a move McDer-
mott. with maniacal swftness and strength
had slashed his victim Ave times. every cut
being on the hips and three OF them going to
the bone. Clancy fell forward on the bar
Boys, I'm done ior," he groaned. Hold
Proprietor Danioi Kelly caught him in his
arms. while John Kelly struck McDermot!
weapon. 1t was concluded. fell from his hand
for in the struggle which followed no one was
Mcbermott got on his ieet and was clinehed
by Printey"L Then lust What hnppe,neu ui no
ns s.fnssina yslns mem emo in t tie midst Of
which McDermo!t. who Is short. but power.
S ns eS shnT with IKE Witch .Sm
was pounding him over the head serned to
have no effect upon him: When EMIL ne aShs I'M was
pulled the men on MsnsImo,t, wn9 srsw I,,i
and knees, and gained the Sidewalk followed
Both men are fast runners. and there was a
race down Hudson avenue TO Plymouth street
where the fugitive turned aud clnchea with
Printeval being finally thrown over the other's
shoulder into the street. AT this point Police
who had been summoned to the saloon. Joined
In the chase, hut McDermott had q good stait
and sprlntod down into Little street shouting
Little strsct Is always willing to help q fugi.
tiys from the po!c.i When M; ,h nn m.ay
dock ali ready Tor him he Jumped In and
Is an "xpert oarsmSn., When the police,
W"s greeted S" with storm OF ierisye and
threatening howls accompanied by lew
and reported thu the fugitive had, escaped
up the liver without his hat, which he had
general alarm was sent out from hesdGuart srs
warning all stations 20 look out Tor hatless
fugitive, and especially instTuctinp tho officers
OF the precincts bordering thu river TO keep u
sharp lookout upon the water front;
Meantime M ambulance IRON the Hon TO
pathic Hospital hal been summoned: the
surgeon, alter u hasty examination. said that
the femUral arterirs ~ bot II legs had been cut
was almost dead when the am bulance reached
the hospital, and lao died short time later.
thought. could have made such terrible
wounds, aud then only when welded with
oSef his hps MSs sf for spses u
fourteen Inches as eleanly as II II had been cut
For more than an hour no trace was found OF
the murderer. Then the police oil the Ciy ner
apsnrs 'GP So oo"i sSs who
Was on the desk, got telegram from Inspector
Reilly n9llIyns him that murderer s, Without haFor
By 10 O'clock the reserve squad under Sergeant
were y e psoD rStTSnE fS
also had his men upon the river, and had sent
the nreboat Seth Low out In search oil MeDer-
None OF the boats found him there because
he was at that time IN land, Alter rowing
about tor some time without finding any clue
Sergeant Zimmerman sent two Of his men In
. rowboat TO Astoria while he anu foiee-
man liyan went o the Broadway Ferry which
runs TO Twenty third and to Roosevelt street
IN this city' There Terry pllot on hooseEelt
street boat told them tnat fOrty minutes beloTe
he had met hatless man rowing hari
up the river with sugh reckless disregard
Of danger that tho ferrynoat had been obliged
TO stop to avoid running him down. lie had
pot noticed where the rover had gone On
bearing this the sergeant and iiyan at once
boarded TwentE;thrd street boat, keeping a
sharp lookout When half way over they saw
rowbuat containing one man opposite
Twelfth street, but the man had "A hat on and
was rowing AT his ease. Nevertheless they de-
eidsd to watch him with which end in View
they went down To Fifteenth street after get
ting off the ierTyhoat in New York. There
they borrowed a IowbOat. in which they Tows1
along the shore looking for small boats bu
finding none until they reached the loot o
last Third street where an empty rowboa
was fastened to "A canal boat.
The Captain OF the ranalboat said that hi
didn't know how the small boat came there
and while they were endeayoTing to lind on
more from him Sergeant Zimmerman caugl
siRht OF q man peeping out from behlhu
board fence ut the foot Fast Third street.
piece Of court plate failed TO conceal a Ol.
truise on tho mans eye. zimmerman clmbe'
upon tho pier ana approached the man, VIII
-AsAdo DO effort to run, hut slunk nehlnd IN
Snee. evidently surprising he had not beel
observed. Tho Sergeant seized him by th