The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-02
THREE WEEKS OUT OF SING SING
In n Quarrel with a Drunken Man He
Was Stabbed in the Breast.
Career of Crime OF the
Injured Man.

/ III Icoaklev's friends. Coakley has only
been out of Sing Sing three weeks aiter
serving eight years there. and ne mas
! been putting in those weeks enjoying
himself with some Of the men Who were
his associates years ago, but have since
been little heard Of.
FIGHTING DRUNK.
There were some twenty men ana Wo-
| men In McManus' saloon at o'clock yes
/ terday morning despite the restrictions
Of the Raines law, and among them were
| Coakley Johnny Hope, said to he
/ brother OF Jimmy Hope. and a number OF
their friends. William Joyce, porter
/ who had been discharged from the Put
nam House the night before. came into
| the place a few minutes later. very
drunk and very bolllgerent. Tie sat at
a table near Coakey and Hope and or
dered a drink. paying for 1t with bill
| The waiter brought him q drink and
( some change and then went over 10 talk
! 10 Coahley, whom he knew. a few Sec
Onds later Jocye called the walter and
accused him Of cheating him.
law. you're drunk" said the waiter
whereat Coakley and his friends began
10 laugh.
Give me my change or IN KIN YOU"
roared Joyce and then turning to Coax
ley. he said Don't you laugh. you crook
or I'll kill you. too"
+ Coakley replied in a fashion understood
I by the drunken man. and Joyce rose In
a perfect frenzy Of rage TO attack Coax
lea. when Peter Mccain. another Put
nam House porter and n friend Of Joyce,
| came Ina. He saw that trouble was in the
| air and taking Joyce by the arm. said;
"Sit down. Billy. and keep quiet. II
anybody took your money I'll get &
back for you
DREW A KNIFE.
Joyce wouldn't listen 10 advice, so Nc
1 Cam gripped him around the waist and
! forced him back In his chair. Joyce jump
cd up again Immediately. and whipping
( ont dagger. made n lunge at Mccain.
/ The latter stepped aside and the knife
sunk q half inch into the bar. Mccain
lodged two other vicious sweeps. and
then. badly scared turned and ran out
Of the side door Of tho saloon into the
street. joyce went after him, making
luneo after lunEe at him. And the knife
went through the tails Of McCann's coat
but Joyce was unable to get any nearer
than that Mccain went up Fourth ave-
nuo MS fast rs hclcouid run. with Joyce
after him. Near Twenty-cighth street Nc
Cam fell. and Joyce tumbled over him,
making wild sweeps with his knife. Nc
Cam struck the man between the eyes,
and stunned him. then jumped up and
ran away, lie was out Of sight before
Joyce could regain his feet
AFTER COAKLEY.
Mccain out Of his way. II occurred 70
joyce that there was still COalIlcy 10 deal
with. and n staggered back % the saloon.
He didn't go inside. evidently meaning
10 make sure Of his man, but lay I'm wait
behind the storm doors on the Twenty
seventh street side Of the place. lie wait
ed patiently for fifteen minutes and then
Coal,lev came out with two friends. tie
bumped against Joyce before he saw him,
but as soon as he realized who the man
was he said:
"Don't make a fool OF yourself I'll
rive YOU what You want and make things
right"
ITO he'll with YOU" said Joyce. and
hauling out his dagger he plunged it into
Coaklcy's breast
Hes done me-" yelled Coakley as he
fell 20 the sidewalk.
joyce gave n whoop Of satisfaction and
ran across Twenty-seven;h street. No
one pursued him, but McManus came cut
of tho saloon. and seeing "nat had hep
pened quickly cleared Ills place OF the
drinkers and extinrIlshed the lights.
Then he ran to a neighbor.ng livery stable
for a. carriage to take the injured man
60 the hospital The l.veryman was har-
Messing his horses when two men carried
COaklev over to the stable. but Ccakiey
was bleeding so much that the stableman
refused 10 let him have cab, saying
that the upholstery would be rured. 1t
was fifteen minutes before another cab
was secured. and then Coakley was taken
10 Bellevue Hospital. His injury was
pronounced DANGEROUS. ana Coroner
was called to make his ante-mortem state
ment.
POLICE CALLED on.
In the meantime Mccain. having escaped
Jovces knife. ran 10 the East Thlrty-hfth
street police station and reported that a
man was running amuck with dagger on
Fourth avenue. Detective ORorke went
TO McManus's saloon after Joyce. but got
there Just after the stabbing of Coakley
He followed the injured man TO Bellevue
and there. after a great deal Of trouble.
succeeded IN inducing McManus TO tell
the truth about the affair. 1t was
o'clock before the detective got any trace
Of Joyce and then he learned that the man
lived at 226 east Thirty-nlnth street.
joyce was found in bed and still drunk.
He was locked up and later in the day was
arraigned In the Yorkvine police court
and held 10. await the result Of Coakley's
injuries
True 10 the crooks instinct Of revenging
himself in his own way without the aid
Of the police, Coakley, when Joyce was
taken before him in the hospital, failed
TO identify him as his assailant. In the
statment he made TO Coroner Hart he
said he was stabbed by somebody he
aid,,. i,,ovv IN coming ont Of a saloon
somewhere. He didn't remember where
II was. but the stabbing was done without
provocation. Finally he said he hoped to
get vel. He was too weak to sign the
statement 50 he made his marx.
ALWAYS A CROOK.
There Is no record Of Coakley's ever
having earned an honest living. He was
unknown. save as a petty thief. until the
IA nat n bank burg AIRY in which he took
an active part Jimmy Hope recognized
a great deal Of ablity-of a certain kind
in Coakley and took him up. on April
3S 1850 when the police were hot on the
TRAN Of the gang that had looted the
Manhattan bank two and a half years be-
fore Coakley and Peter Ellis or Emerson,
better known as Banjo Pete" from the
fac; that he was once a negro minstrel,
were arrested in Philadelphia The pair
were brought TO this city but We're dis
charged For lsrrk OF evidence. 1t was be-
lieved at the time that Banjo Pete was
rhe man who carried ont the two boxes
from the bank vault and sorted the
honds. while Coakley. who wore false
whIskers. took up conspicuous position
In the office OF the bank and busted him.
self I'm busting OF the shelves. While
~. mos .,olng IN Home and Johnny