The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-02
BEAT il. N'HAHON TO DEATH
KENNEDY HELD FOR MURDER or
TIMMANY MANS DROTHER.

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Prisoner. an Ex.prizeHghtev Found Asleep
with Diootkssaked tiethinG by Him
The Victim Had Held CITY Joba
Through Ills Brother, tho ES-Judse.
James Edward Mcmahon. once a clerk
In the Building Department. and brother
of ex-Police Justice Daniel F. Mcmahon,
the Tammany leader, was murdered In tho
hallway of the apartment house In which
he lived at 2Gs West 1ssd street at o'clock
yesterday morning.
Mcmahon had been punched until his
face was covered with bruises and his eyes
we're blackened and swollen. Then soma
heavy weapon had been used, for both
sides OF his head were covered with gashes.
his .kull fractured and the flesh Of his
shoulders and back was torn.
Within few hours after the crime was
committed Capt. Henry Halpin Of the
Washington Heights station had under
arrest for the crime Daniel Kennedy OF
1875 West Ninety-ninth street, once a prize
fighter and an all-round tough.
Kennedy was the last man seen with the
murdered man. and when he was arrested
yesterday morning the clothing he wore
the night before was on chair beside him,
soaked with blood. His shoes were blood
smeared to the uppers, and his hands were
still covered with blood.
Mcmahon lived on the top floor Of the
153d street house with his brother-in Law
and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hines.
He had held small jobs at one time and
another in city departments, and after
Commissioner Brady left the Building
Ludlow Street jail. About a year ago he
quit work entirely and had since lived with
his different brothers and sisters.
i've with the, Illnesses. and spent much
Of his time IN the neighboring saloons
He was about 10 years Of age. physically
weak but mentally active. and fond Of
arguing or. politics. religion or any other
subject IT, Hs was proud S Of his brother
trumy s and since the lat a marriea
Miss Mary Mccarthy last week In this city
McMahon had been doing lot OF drinking
in celebration of the event.
~, Mcmahon spent good part Of
Charlton and Walter j. Hicks, at Eighth
avenue and l53d street. about fifty yards
from his home, and 1t was there that he met
Kennedy. Three years ago Kennedy in:
suited woman in Charlton's place. and
WHARTON DedJ nun 30 taOiy 1OF IL tn6u lie
had to 60 to the j. Hood Wright Hospital,
where he stayed for several months.
\ When he came out he went to Penn
sylvania, where he worked for some time
in an acid factory.
He returned to New York six weeks ago,
informed Charlton that he was going to
blow the top OF his head Of. Charlton
grabbed his own revolver and got the drop
on Kennedy. The latter left the saloon
yowing vengeance, but did not appear
when he went in, shook hands with Charlton
and told him he had forgotten their old
trouble.
Charlton was willing to forget, and Ken
nedy had several drinks before leaving.
He He snt at ss o9ek had anb Ks
came in very drunk and sat at a table with
Charlton Hicks and a man named Richard
Atcheson. who lives over the saloon with
Hicks.
Kennedy was noisy and belligerent.
had given him. and Charlton left the saloon
and went home.
After Charlton went Kennedy took of
his coat and invited everybody In the place
70 fight him: Mcmahon came In Just after
Charlton left, and Kennedy tried TO induce
! Kennedy finally became 40 Offensive that
Hicks took him by the arm and put him
Out. In q few moments, however, he re-
turned and stayed around the place un-
Hicks declared he was going to close up.
He and Atcheson went upstairs. Mcmahon
went out Of q side door and Kennedy was
showed out OF the front door.
From the window q their room Hicks
cross to the opposite side Of the street and
''i Mathew thew McA1die, a Contemporaries
boy, discovered McMahon's body in the
vestibule Of the apartment house at
ianito r Daniel Mckenzie, who recognized
the dead man as Mcmahon. The .vestibule
Of the house was covered with blood, and
bloody footsteps led from it up Eighth
avenue for half block.
Capt. Halpin and Detectives Berber.
events OF the night before. Charlton and
Hicks were. sure that Kennedy had killed
The policemen found Kennedy asleep
A. his home at II o'clock n The ht,I m or
under arrest. His blood-stained clothing
and shoes were taken to the station hotise,
and he wasn't even allowed to wash the
blood from his hands.
Kennedy at first denied al knowledge
Il was drinking and am not sure what
happened last night After I left Charl-
toms walked up Eighth avenue way
with Mcmahon and he showed me against
n fence. Then gave him left iab and a
right hook and when he fell left him on
rhe sidewalk / had few more drinks
and went home"
Kennedy was taken to the Harlem court
and remanded until to-day.
: The police had an interview with Ken.
nedy's mother later in the day. She said
that Kennedy came home at S o'clock in
the morning. crying. She asked him what
was the matter and he pointed to his blood:
stained clothes and told her he had had
a fight with man. She and her daughter
'Indressed Kennedy and he went to bed.
Mrs Kennedy added that her son was
demon when drunk and that she was always |
afraid that he would kill somebody.
McMahon's watch and chain and what
money he had were found on the body.
nAN MM4H0N,S HONEYMOON.