BOATMAN IS SHOT IN FRONT ST. SALOON
Item
- Title
- BOATMAN IS SHOT IN FRONT ST. SALOON
- Source
- Perth Amboy Evening News (NJ)
- Date
- 1903-12-14
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85035720/1903-12-14/ed-2/?sp=1&q=%22Assault%22+%22Assaulted%22+%22Assaults%22&r=0.115,0.168,0.579,0.268,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- firearm , extreme
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Police
- Stage of the Legal System
- Arrested
- Location
-
In state
Perth Amboy - Length of story
- 529
- Description
- BOATMAN IS SHOT IN FRONT ST. SALOON. John Hennessey of the Lehigh Valley Tug Ganoga is in the City Hospital with a Bullet Through His Right Lung—Charles J. Hathaway Arrested Charged with the Crime. John Hennessey, of the Lehigh Valley tugboat Ganoga, was shot in the right breast yesterday afternoon. Charles J. Hathaway, chief engineer on the same boat, is locked and accused of doing the shooting. The bullet went through Hennessey’s right lung and is now somewhere in his back. An effort will be made to remove it today. The shooting occurred in Fritz Speer’s saloon on Front street, about 4 o’clock. Officer William McDermott heard the shot and ran into the place as the bartender was coming out for help. He found Hennessey on a lounge in a side room where he had been helped after the assault. Hathway had fled from the saloon after firing and gone to the boat which was lying at Hall's dock. He had hidden himself in the lower hold and was found in his concealment by the officer who immediately arrested him. The two men. together with a third boatman, met outside of the saloon and entered together. They called for drinks and Hathaway and the other man are said to have drank theirs. An argument started and Hennessey struck Hathaway with his fist, it is alleged. Without any warning according to statement made the man jerked out a small thirty-two calibre revolver and shot. Hennessey fell to the floor. He was picked up and taken to a side room. Word was sent to police headquarters and Sergeant Dunham responded. Officer McDermott returned with his man. Hennessey identified him as the one firing the shot The wounded man bled but little. Dr. G. W. Fithian, who was called, examined the wound and had the man taken to the hospital. While his injury is very serious he may recover. When the officer arrested Hathway he is said to have admitted having committed the deed. This morning in court he refused to talk without consulting a lawyer. He is held. Bad blood has existed between the principals for some time according to the stories told. Hathaway was hired during the marine strike on the Val-i loy and considerable bad feeling has been held against him because he is known as a non-union engineer. Shortly after he was engaged, Hennessey was reduced from his position as pilot to deckhand. For this he claimed Hathaway was responsible and the two have had several clashes. The revolver was found this morning shortly before noon. It had five chambers, one of which was empty. Hathaway said he had thrown the weapon overboard. A search revealed it beneath some coal in one of the bunkers. The chief detective of the Lehigh Valley railroad, O. Lyden, ; and Superintendent of Tugboats, John T. Clark visited Hathaway in his cell at noon. After carefully investigating they found the case did not concern them, as it happened off the boat. This afternoon it was stated that the doctors did not think it advisable to attempt to remove the bullet today.
