The sun., 1896-02-03
DAN WALSH rs TOU9H.
Banks Cracked HE skull with n Hatchet.
but It Doern't Worry Him.

Daniel Walsh is lying at the City Hospital
in Brooklyn suffering from compound frac-
ture OF tho skull. received while engaged In
one of his characteristic acts OF rowdysm.
While not In the jail or penitentary, Walsh
lives at 42 York street with a married sister,
who has struggled hard for many years to re-
form him, but without success.
While on o tour through tho lower part Of
the city on Saturday night, he called Mt 295
Hudson avenue to see Thomas F. Banks. a
young mechanic. who married recently and
went to housekeeping on the second floor of the
honse He was fighting drunk when he burst
into tho room OF the young couple, and failing
to provoke row with Banks, who was in NOR
tai terror Of the desperate, he started in to
smash the. furniture and windows It was
not until he seized Mrs. Banks around the
de,ermined deter h eu to- eject hi hin. walsh made des
perate resistance as he was being dragged to.
oor pSked hS oG up an ad2e and Brought it down @
Walsh staggered around the room for few
moments with the blood pouring from The
wound, and then made his way down stairs
and TO the street as best he could. He had dis
response to Mrs. Banks's screams. had ar
It was after midnight when Walsh was
along Myrtle avenue. Hia face. was covered
with blood, and there was gaping wound on
the suggestion OF the policeman to take him
to the hospital, and al refused to give any in
formation to how he received his injuries
He was taken to the hospital against his an
cry protest, but on arriving there refused to
let the do,tors dress his wounds, and was
driven in a patrol wagon to the Clermont ave-
nue. station. His condition there soon became
alarming, and the ambulance was again sum-
moncd and he was taken back to the hospital.
where It was found that he was suffering from
compound fracture Of the skull: The doc
tors said that the chances were that he was
tough enough TO survive his injuries.
This Is not the first time Walsh has had his
skull fractured. About six years ago. while
prisoner in Raymond street Jail awaiting
trial for felnnious assault. he attempted sui
eide by jumping over the railing from the
third tier to the granite floor, fracturing his
skull and breaking several ribs. When he re
covered the complainant against him had
disappeared and he was released. subsc-
auently. it was said. he made another attempt
at suicide by cutting his throat with a. razor.
Dan Is evidently determined to meet the fate
of his brothers Buck" and James. each OF
whom died In his boots. The former was shot
dead about twelve years ago. while attempt
ing to escape from Sing Sing prison. and James
was hanged a year later in Raymond street
Jail for the murder OF his sweetheart. Barbara
Groenthal. Daniel told his attendants at the
hospital Yesterday that he would make
complaint against Banks, and that he did not
wish to have him punished whether he lived
or died.
Banks. who is under arrest. says that he
acted in self-defence. and the police believe
him. He will probably be released this morn
Ing. With the exception Of the three brothers
the other members OF the Walsh family have
been peaceable and law abiding