New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
IT WAS A PEQUOD BRAWL.
THE sTABBING OF MGOLDRIcK A CON-
MENTARY ON TAMMANY.

MENTARY ON TAMMANf.
HE WAS HURT ~ FIGHT IN JOHN sHEEHANs
AUTHORIZATIONS OF TAMMANY LUMf-
NARIEs TO KEEP THE MATTER QUIET
THE INJURED MAN DANGEROUSLY ILL
The stabbing Of John b. McGodrlck clerk OF
the City Court and secretary Of the Tammany
Hall General Committee by another Tammany
man after a quarrel at the PequOd Club early on
Wednesday morning throws a side light on tho
character of the men who Tammany
favorites The club Is a headquarters for the
Tammany organization in the IXth Assembly
District and John c. Sheehan. the president or
the club, has become the most powerful leader
in Tammany next to Richard Croker McGol'
drick has been prominent figure in the Pequod
Club also and the character Of the club was
made plain by some of the testimony before the
Lexow Committee.
McGoldrick's condition said TO be ex.
trenely critical yesterday. He was In bed In
his home at No 345 West Twenty -eighth-st,
and only his physicians and relatives were Ale
lowed to see him, Dr. Skunk. Of No. 232 West
Twenty second st. who dressed the stab wound
in McGoldrick's side early Wednesday morn
Ing had the aid of McColdrick's family physi-
clan in caring for the patient yesterday. IL
was impossible TO tell Immediately. DR. skunk
said II the wound would prove fatal. There was
some reason to fear that the point OF the knife
had pricked McGoldrick's left lung but the man
might recover II Inflammation did not set In.
Should Inflammation set in, Or. Skunk said. the
case would be hopeless. Under the circum-
stances 1t was necessary to keep McGodrick as
quiet as possible. as any excitement might
cause his death.
BOWLING IN A CELL.
William Bowling the bartender. of No. 400
West Twenty -ffth-st.. who stabbed McGol-
drick after quarrel at the Pequod Club. was In
a cell in the jefferson Market Prison. He would
| not talk about the stabbing. and his friends
who knew the facts were silent. Members OF
| the Tammany organization In the lxth Assem-
bly, District trying TO prevent newspaper
| reporters from obtaining the facts about the
| quarrel at the Pequod Club which led to the
! stabbing of McGoldrick. and 1t was said that
efforts would be made to prevent McGoldrck.
| IL he recovered. from pushing complaint
against Bowling.
| Policeman Madden. OF the West Twentieth-st.
police station brought to the Jefferson Market
| Court yesterday certificate from Dr. Allan
Skunk that read as follows;
This to certify that the condition cor Of Mr. John
remains in statu quo. Fatal consequences due TO
Internal Injuries may be expected to arise be Teen
! this date and Sunday next, at which time nope
to be able to give positive and favorable report
Magistrate Mott decided that Bowling should
be held without bail until that time.
| Many Tammany politicians went TO McGol-
bricks house to make inquiries to his condition
yesterday, while others sent messengers 10 in
quire John c. Sheehan was one Of the latter. He
sent messengers several times to the house for
reports to McGoldrick's condition.
BRAwLs AT THE PEQUOD.
| The information which the police have been able
| to obtain indicates that there was much riotous
| behavior at the Pequod Club early on Wednesday
| morning before McGoldrick was stabbed. The
cubrooms filled with Tammany men who
were celebrating the local victory by drinking
wine and whskey in great quantities, and they
! became boisterous in the small hours or the
morning Bowling had been drinking with the
others and it vas said that he was in bad humor
| because he could not get promise from some OK
| the leaders Of the Tammany organization that ne
would be appointed to some office. He has two
brothers who have been looked after by the Tam
many leaders. One Of them Is a subpoena
server In the Distrct-Attorney's office, and the
other an inspector in the Street Cleaning De-
partment when That department was uhuer
! Tammany control
| Dowlings quarrel with McGoldrick was said to
have started when Bowling snatched glass OK
wine which had been poured out for McGoldrick
you've got a soft snap now" said Bowling. and
| YOU don't need this" The reply TO this so an
| gered Bowling that he flung the glass In Nc
| Coldrick's face, cutting his forehead severely
| Friends Of the two men interfered 10 prevent
| further fighting at the time. and IL was not until
| McColdrick was leaving the club that he was
| stabbed by Bowling Members of the club yes
| terday deca red that the stabblng did not occur
| in the clubhouse and some of them went so far
| as 10 declare that Bowling was not Tammany
| man.
In view OF the fact that Policeman James F.
Madden who arrested Bowling had shown q
dissemination to press a charge against the pris-
| oner the Police Commissioners yesterday d-
rected Acting Chief Conn TO have the police
man make statement about the arrest.
POLICEMAN MADDENs STORY.
Acting Inspector Brooks had Policeman Mad
den before him at Headquarters Madden said
that he was patrolng his beat when stranger
| approached him and demanded that Bowling,
who was being followed BY the man. must be
arrested He said that Downing hal just as
| sauted Mc(foldrick in the Pequod Club rooms
Just then McCioldrfck came down the steps of
| the Pequod Club" sad Madden. and asked
him II he would make a complaint against Dowl-
ing. He said that he would. but that he was
| unable to 20 to the station then but would
| be around in time to prefer charges in court.
| McGoldrick said that he had been assaulted with
| a bottle but said nothing about being stabbed.
| Prior 10 going 70 court | saw the physician vho
| was attending McGoldrick and then for the first
| time learned that McGoldrck had been stabb ID.
| Nothing was said about McGodricks beng
| stabbed at the station and everybody thought
| that the only injuries he received were inflicted
| on his head by bottle"
Madden insisted that this was all he knew
about the case