Year: 1871

Troy will soon become prominent for
rowdyism, affrays, sLabbing and crime.
Three cases of stabbing have already taken
place during the present week. We con-
dense the following particulars from our
Troy exchanges, but mainly from the
| Times


The first occurred on Sunday night last.
The assailant in this case was an Irish
man, and strenuous efforts have been and
are being made to prevent his name or
whereabouts from being known. Between
this man and Henry Wickes, dissolute
and vagabondish negro, there has existed
for long time back feud, arising from
gambling operation in which both were
jointly interested Sunday night the two
months in saloon on Ferry street and
had some words. A challenge to fight
was gwen by the whiteman and accepted
by the negro. They fought for half an
hour, when the negro triumphed. The
other was determined not to be beaten
and drew a knife, with which he stabbed
Wickes in the left breast between the Sec
ond and third rib. The knife penetrated
into the lung, and caused wound which
in nine cases out of ten would have had
fatal termination. Recovery at first seem
ed doubtful, but the man is now consider
ed out of danger, aad in few weeks or
more will be ready for any new deviltry
that may turn up.


The second case occurred on Tuesday
evening. 1t appears that widow by the
name of Pike, keeps boarding house and
does her best to gain an honest livelihood.
She is cursed with son, Charles S., who
is one of the most notorious and depraved
loafers in the upper part of the city. For
year or more he has frequently appeared
in the Police Court on various charges.
on Tuesday evening, went into his moth
ers hcuee, the boarders were sitting at
the supper table when he entered. He
attempted to engage one or two of them
in dispute, but no attention was paid to
him. This enraged the rowdy, and watch
ing his opportunity he drew q large knife
and stealthily approached Theodore Mil
ler, one of the boarders, who had not
spoken word since his entrance. No
body was looking at him during his man.
nuvreing, and his purpose was not ap.
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back reaching from the right shoulder to
the left hip-sixteen inches in length A
number of the persons at the table sprang
to their feet and started to crap Pike, but
before he could be reached he inflicted
another wound, parallel with the first, six
inches long. Happily, neither cut was
deep enough to be dangerous, and al
though Miller's sufferings are great, his
life, it is believed, is not in danger. Pike
has not been arrested, and Miller, it is
said, out of regard for his mother, does
not propose to enter a complaint
against him. On Wednesday he was ar
rested by detective Byron on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons, and locked
up in the Second precinct station house.
The detective on searching the prisoner
found the knife with which Miller was
cut.


The third also occurred on Tuesday
evening, and originated in dispute be-
tween John I. Mullin and his wife. Short
ly after its termination the woman left
the house, taking with her a sewing ma
chine. Wednesday noon she repented
and returned with the machine, but had
scarcely entered the house before her hus-
band picked up table fork and stabbed
her with it in the face and side. Officer
Knight of the Second precinct arrested
Mullin and took him to the station, where
he struck the policeman on the face,
cutting it somewhat. He was brought to
terms and made to pay dearly for his
temerity.