Rochester, Monroe, N.Y.
Daily Democrat
Nov. 18, 1869
HONEOYE FALLS HOMICIDE
A telegram was received yesterday afternoon from Honeoye Falls, by Coroner HARDEN, stating that William GATES,
the man assaulted one week ago last Monday by John DONLAN, had died from the effects of the beating he then received.
The circumstances of this affray as far as yet known appear to be that DONLAN was engaged with others in a pretty
loud conversation in his own house, on the day stated, and it is said that during this talk remarks were made about
GATES, the deceased, who, it seems was in another house or saloon, near at hand, at the time. (__) being informed
of what was going on in DONLAN's house, he entered it, when he was at once attacked by DONLAN with some instrument,
it is not known exactly what, and was fearfully pummeled.
It is reported that GATES and his assailant, and in fact the entire party, were intoxicated at the time of the
affray. The quarrel grew out of a difficulty between GATES and DONLAN while employed together on the Canandaigua
and Batavia branch of the New York Central railroad. GATES, it is said, was the means of having DONLAN discharged
from the road. DONLAN and his wife are in jail. Coroner HARDER left for Honeoye Falls yesterday.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Yesterday afternoon, a boy named Andrew LINK, aged fifteen years, was knocked down by a freight train from the
west, at the east end of the Central depot, and one of his hands was crushed. He was taken into the depot baggage
room, and afterward removed to his parents residence, corner of Lowell and Almira streets. Dr. WHITBECK was summoned,
and he amputated the arm above the wrist. The lad's head was seriously cut and also parts of his body.
At the time the accident occurred, a freight train was going west on the Falls track, and the noise produced by
it, attracted the attention of the boy so that he did not see the eastward bound train.
A man who was walking with satchel in hand along the same track just outside of it, was stuck by the cross-beam
of the pilot of the same locomotive, and thrown some distance to one side. He escaped injury, but no doubt was
considerably frightened.
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