A BRAWL ENDS IN A MURDER,
Joseph Mason is Fatally Wounded in a Sunday Morning Fight.
An early Sunday morning murder was committed in the Eighteenth Precinct yesterday, and although all the evidence of such was quite apparent, it was late at night before the facts were finally given for publication. The murdered man was Joseph Mason, aged twenty-six years, who lived with his parents at No. 312 East Twentieth atreet.
Shortly after midnight young Mason was found lying unconscious in the gutter opposite of McCann's liquor saloon, at the southwest corner of Fifteenth atreet and Third avenue. He had been drinking early in the evening with some friends, and it was supposed that he had fallen while intoxicated.
His father was sent for by McCann, and the son was taken home where be lay unconscious all night. Early yesterday morning Dr. Courtney, of No 378 Second avenue, was summoned, and an examination of the patient disclosed the fact tbat be was suffering from a severe wound to the back of the head, which had evidently been inflicted with a knife. The man died at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, without havng regained consciousness, and the returns from the police station at Headquarters made it appear that he had died from a wound to the back of the head received by falling on the sidewalk.
On the arrival of the coroner, late in the afternoon,
it was made apparent that a murder had been committed, and Capt. Crincy with Detectives Curry and McCarthy went out to get to the bottom of the case. They ascertained that Mason had been in McCann'a saloon early in the evening with some good companions. He had met James McDonnell, aged twenty-four years, a painter, as he styled himseif, living at No. 313 First avenue.
He had just come down from the Island, where he had been sojourning for six months for larceny.
The two had a number of drinks in the saloon and at 9 o'clock left. They saw John Sheridan aged twenty-three, a clerk, of No. 356 East Twentieth street, standing on the opposite corner, and McDonnell hurried across the street and taunted Sheridan with having been talking about him. This the former denied and they came to blows, McDonnell, it is alleged, knocked a couple of teeth out of Sheridan's mouth, and then Mason crossed the street and it is said, took McDonnell's part. Sheridan retaliatied and struck Mason. There were cries of "Police" and "Murder"' and the little crowd separated. Shortly afterwards McCann went out and saw Sheridan on the opposite corner. Half an hour later a passer-by entered the saloon and told McCann there was a man lying on the sidewalk. He went out and recognized Mason, but Sheridan was gone.
It is supposed that Sheridan lay in wait until Mason made his reappearance and then, pouncing on him from behind struck him in the back of head with a knife.
The police last evening succeeded in arresting Sheridan, who was held for the murder. McDonnell was arrested and held as a witness, as was also James McCaffrey, who aaid he had witnessed the fight and had heard Sheridan making threats against Mason.
NEW YORK WORLD Monday 12/13/1886
Joseph Mason is Fatally Wounded in a Sunday Morning Fight.
An early Sunday morning murder was committed in the Eighteenth Precinct yesterday, and although all the evidence of such was quite apparent, it was late at night before the facts were finally given for publication. The murdered man was Joseph Mason, aged twenty-six years, who lived with his parents at No. 312 East Twentieth atreet.
Shortly after midnight young Mason was found lying unconscious in the gutter opposite of McCann's liquor saloon, at the southwest corner of Fifteenth atreet and Third avenue. He had been drinking early in the evening with some friends, and it was supposed that he had fallen while intoxicated.
His father was sent for by McCann, and the son was taken home where be lay unconscious all night. Early yesterday morning Dr. Courtney, of No 378 Second avenue, was summoned, and an examination of the patient disclosed the fact tbat be was suffering from a severe wound to the back of the head, which had evidently been inflicted with a knife. The man died at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, without havng regained consciousness, and the returns from the police station at Headquarters made it appear that he had died from a wound to the back of the head received by falling on the sidewalk.
On the arrival of the coroner, late in the afternoon,
it was made apparent that a murder had been committed, and Capt. Crincy with Detectives Curry and McCarthy went out to get to the bottom of the case. They ascertained that Mason had been in McCann'a saloon early in the evening with some good companions. He had met James McDonnell, aged twenty-four years, a painter, as he styled himseif, living at No. 313 First avenue.
He had just come down from the Island, where he had been sojourning for six months for larceny.
The two had a number of drinks in the saloon and at 9 o'clock left. They saw John Sheridan aged twenty-three, a clerk, of No. 356 East Twentieth street, standing on the opposite corner, and McDonnell hurried across the street and taunted Sheridan with having been talking about him. This the former denied and they came to blows, McDonnell, it is alleged, knocked a couple of teeth out of Sheridan's mouth, and then Mason crossed the street and it is said, took McDonnell's part. Sheridan retaliatied and struck Mason. There were cries of "Police" and "Murder"' and the little crowd separated. Shortly afterwards McCann went out and saw Sheridan on the opposite corner. Half an hour later a passer-by entered the saloon and told McCann there was a man lying on the sidewalk. He went out and recognized Mason, but Sheridan was gone.
It is supposed that Sheridan lay in wait until Mason made his reappearance and then, pouncing on him from behind struck him in the back of head with a knife.
The police last evening succeeded in arresting Sheridan, who was held for the murder. McDonnell was arrested and held as a witness, as was also James McCaffrey, who aaid he had witnessed the fight and had heard Sheridan making threats against Mason.
NEW YORK WORLD Monday 12/13/1886
A BRAWL ENDS IN A MURDER,
Joseph Mason is Fatally Wounded in a Sunday Morning Fight.
An early Sunday morning murder was committed in the Eighteenth Precinct yesterday, and although all the evidence of such was quite apparent, it was late at night before the facts were finally given for publication. The murdered man was Joseph Mason, aged twenty-six years, who lived with his parents at No. 312 East Twentieth atreet.
Shortly after midnight young Mason was found lying unconscious in the gutter opposite of McCann's liquor saloon, at the southwest corner of Fifteenth atreet and Third avenue. He had been drinking early in the evening with some friends, and it was supposed that he had fallen while intoxicated.
His father was sent for by McCann, and the son was taken home where be lay unconscious all night. Early yesterday morning Dr. Courtney, of No 378 Second avenue, was summoned, and an examination of the patient disclosed the fact tbat be was suffering from a severe wound to the back of the head, which had evidently been inflicted with a knife. The man died at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, without havng regained consciousness, and the returns from the police station at Headquarters made it appear that he had died from a wound to the back of the head received by falling on the sidewalk.
On the arrival of the coroner, late in the afternoon,
it was made apparent that a murder had been committed, and Capt. Crincy with Detectives Curry and McCarthy went out to get to the bottom of the case. They ascertained that Mason had been in McCann'a saloon early in the evening with some good companions. He had met James McDonnell, aged twenty-four years, a painter, as he styled himseif, living at No. 313 First avenue.
He had just come down from the Island, where he had been sojourning for six months for larceny.
The two had a number of drinks in the saloon and at 9 o'clock left. They saw John Sheridan aged twenty-three, a clerk, of No. 356 East Twentieth street, standing on the opposite corner, and McDonnell hurried across the street and taunted Sheridan with having been talking about him. This the former denied and they came to blows, McDonnell, it is alleged, knocked a couple of teeth out of Sheridan's mouth, and then Mason crossed the street and it is said, took McDonnell's part. Sheridan retaliatied and struck Mason. There were cries of "Police" and "Murder"' and the little crowd separated. Shortly afterwards McCann went out and saw Sheridan on the opposite corner. Half an hour later a passer-by entered the saloon and told McCann there was a man lying on the sidewalk. He went out and recognized Mason, but Sheridan was gone.
It is supposed that Sheridan lay in wait until Mason made his reappearance and then, pouncing on him from behind struck him in the back of head with a knife.
The police last evening succeeded in arresting Sheridan, who was held for the murder. McDonnell was arrested and held as a witness, as was also James McCaffrey, who aaid he had witnessed the fight and had heard Sheridan making threats against Mason.
NEW YORK WORLD Monday 12/13/1886
Joseph Mason is Fatally Wounded in a Sunday Morning Fight.
An early Sunday morning murder was committed in the Eighteenth Precinct yesterday, and although all the evidence of such was quite apparent, it was late at night before the facts were finally given for publication. The murdered man was Joseph Mason, aged twenty-six years, who lived with his parents at No. 312 East Twentieth atreet.
Shortly after midnight young Mason was found lying unconscious in the gutter opposite of McCann's liquor saloon, at the southwest corner of Fifteenth atreet and Third avenue. He had been drinking early in the evening with some friends, and it was supposed that he had fallen while intoxicated.
His father was sent for by McCann, and the son was taken home where be lay unconscious all night. Early yesterday morning Dr. Courtney, of No 378 Second avenue, was summoned, and an examination of the patient disclosed the fact tbat be was suffering from a severe wound to the back of the head, which had evidently been inflicted with a knife. The man died at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, without havng regained consciousness, and the returns from the police station at Headquarters made it appear that he had died from a wound to the back of the head received by falling on the sidewalk.
On the arrival of the coroner, late in the afternoon,
it was made apparent that a murder had been committed, and Capt. Crincy with Detectives Curry and McCarthy went out to get to the bottom of the case. They ascertained that Mason had been in McCann'a saloon early in the evening with some good companions. He had met James McDonnell, aged twenty-four years, a painter, as he styled himseif, living at No. 313 First avenue.
He had just come down from the Island, where he had been sojourning for six months for larceny.
The two had a number of drinks in the saloon and at 9 o'clock left. They saw John Sheridan aged twenty-three, a clerk, of No. 356 East Twentieth street, standing on the opposite corner, and McDonnell hurried across the street and taunted Sheridan with having been talking about him. This the former denied and they came to blows, McDonnell, it is alleged, knocked a couple of teeth out of Sheridan's mouth, and then Mason crossed the street and it is said, took McDonnell's part. Sheridan retaliatied and struck Mason. There were cries of "Police" and "Murder"' and the little crowd separated. Shortly afterwards McCann went out and saw Sheridan on the opposite corner. Half an hour later a passer-by entered the saloon and told McCann there was a man lying on the sidewalk. He went out and recognized Mason, but Sheridan was gone.
It is supposed that Sheridan lay in wait until Mason made his reappearance and then, pouncing on him from behind struck him in the back of head with a knife.
The police last evening succeeded in arresting Sheridan, who was held for the murder. McDonnell was arrested and held as a witness, as was also James McCaffrey, who aaid he had witnessed the fight and had heard Sheridan making threats against Mason.
NEW YORK WORLD Monday 12/13/1886
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