New-York tribune., 1899-07-07
SECOND MURDER IN YONKERS'
Ex-FIRE CHIEF MULCAHEY SHOT BY
NEGRO.
THREATS or LYScBrNo CAUSE THE POLICE TO
GUARD THE LATTER cAREFULLY-rHE MUIR
pERER OF DEFINo STILL AT LARGE

THREATS or LYNcBrNG CAUSE THE POLICE TO
GUARD THE LATTER cAREFuLLY-THE MUIR
pERER OF DEFINo sTILL AT LARGE.
Yonkers. y. r.. July (speciaD.-In the many In
cidents OF alarming note that befe fonkers on the
Fourth Is recorded to-day. as sequei 10 snoo'ins
afrray the second murder In st. Joseph's Hospi-
tai this evening Thomas Mulcahey, one OF the ex-
fire chiefs Of Yonkers, died after sunering moe
scrIbabe agony from the effects OF three ouiie'
wounds which drink crazed negro inhIc,eo WIN
n deadly weapon Mt midnight In front OF saloOn
in Dock-st. Nothing OF recent date mas ocou'ie,
which has caused more heartfelt indignation anu
sorrou, than tho fnul murder of Tom" Mulcahey.
Although q young man, he was known 10 every
one in the city and was universally popular Inc
death OF one always peaceful ana la" aoiuIi,s ~
caused many threats TO be made, ana Juuse H'
Is spoken Of on every street corner Inc py"0 80,
on the alert Threats were made even osioie H
rison Dickson. the guilty man, was arresUeu a ~
an extra precaution when Mulcaheys dea'h ""'
,enor,ea "a them this evening Dickson's cell was
on,cklv changed He was removed from the south-
ern side OF the fail fronting alleyway ieadlhs 70
the street and was placed in a cell 10 the ~ no..'
from the door OF which view to the ponce pS'''''
room IS had. ~ 49,.
Further particulars were iearned concerning the
shooting to-day. II appears that -FOUR "eeHs as
the colored man entered Muoahey's saloon IN ran,
sade-aye He ordered several drinks, ana reluseu
IL
10 pay for them Mucahey promptly eJecteu MN
from the place while the colored man maue
threats Dickson followed Mulcahey INTO Fa'ilOh
Coyles saloon on Tuesday night and when ln'l.eu
10 drink BY the ex-Chief he replied In the negative
and then used vile language. He ran out OF t"e
saloon, followed by Mulcahey. and upon reacnihs
the street pulled his revolver and shot the Iatte'
A post mortem examination was held TINS evening
on Mulcahey and two Of the bullets when lodged
In the thighs were extracted Both were hattened
and shattered as though they had been driven
against stone Coroner Miles said tonight that
the Inquest would not be held until Monday
Mulcahey thirty-six years old lie had been
prominently connected with the volunteer hremen
OF the city and State for years, and at one ume
crack baseball pitcher. A young WIDOW sur
yiyes him.
In the italian murder case. wherein Louis Dehno
was shot and killed on the afternoon OF July at
No. 1853 Wilow-st the police have not been able
TO locate Nicholas Epaski. who committed the deed
1t learned to-day that Epaski was prominently
connected with the despicable Malta" organiza-
ton and that his escape result has been wen
covered. Epaski's wife and her sister Maria de Ia
Tassy, over whom the trouble started, she being
the prospective wife Of DefnO. assert that another
Italian named Raphael Noziate, Of Hester-st.
New-York, was implicated in the murder. and the
police are accordingly looking for that man. On
the request Of Coroner Miles a reward Of 500 has
been offered by Sheriff Mooy and Dlstrct-Attor-
ney Andrus for the capture Of Epaski.