The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-18
City Intelligence.

ANOTHER STREET AFFRAY-rwo MEy sHoT-ARREsr
OF AWFUL GARDNER.
We are again called upon record another Of those
street ARRAYS which, sorry to say, too often
occur In this metropolis Last evening, between
seven ana eight O'clock one Of pugilistic per
sonages by the name OF Aw ul Gardner, accompanied
by several Of his friends passing the Fulton
ferry and when the corner Of Fulton and South
streets some Of the party upset the stand Of
old woman, on the s dewalk, aud likewise a bag OF
meal or aeur This appeared to be joke for Gardner
and his associates who with the flour sprinked the
old woman. As matter of course she demurred to
the liberty taken and several long shore men ped
up and undertook to redress her grievances This was
the signal for . " muss," and . fight ensued. John
Welsh and John ullen two long shore received
blows not forgetting however at the same time to
deavor back the compliment In few sessnds
1t seems that Gardner fonnd himself much crowded.
The storm began to thicken and he com PEELED to
beat his retreat and in doing he drew six barrel
revolver pistol and disc hsrgsd barrel at Mullins
the ball of which passed through the breast Of his
(Muln y coat, without iDjuring his person
stu on the retreat; and Welsh, seeing the dis
charge Of the pistol believed at rst he only did Il
with Q view Of alarming them, and to prevent Any
further pursuit Welsh still continued to follow after
him. In order to procure his arrest and, passing
onwards q few psces further Gardner presented the
pistol and discharged . csp-the contents Of the
pistol missipg hre again Gardner ran OF, and Welsh
after him, up Fulton street. and just as Gardner was
endsavorng TO rush into the doorway of the United
States Hotel Welsh seized him by the collar Of his
coat and held "a struggle then took place bet~een
them, Gardner endesvoring 10 shake him OF, aui
finding he could succeed he again brought forward
tie revolver and cred at the head of Welsh thu BAH
Of which took effect passing through the eeatre of
the upper lip, and apparently glsncing upwards,
and lodged under the bone OF the Al
the shock, for the instant Welsh was som.-
What stunned, Jet be kept fast held Of dsrd.
the Second ward police, who quickly the spot,
and Gardepr vas taken into custody. The pistol vas
picked up In the entry Of the hotel and al parties
were conveyed to the second ward police station GA
examining the pistol was found hiatt barrel, hal
been discharged, and four were yet loaded.
The wounded man bled very profusely from tho nose
and mouth, and vas sent to the City hospital foe sur
gcsl ate ndabce Gardner also exhibited evident signs
of rough banding, having three scalp wounds about
linen 10 length the back OF his mead, and like.
wise a heavy blo~ ON tho neck, wsich enlarged tbs
muscle considerably.
The facts q. above stated we're collected as
ly ~ our reporter vas enabled to obtain them Far
ther evidence however may possibly be shown to- day
when the parties ar. taken before the magistrate
stands at present IL seems that the whole All
arose out Ct drinkn nolic.
THs SCARCITY o. sfLyEH Cow lSp rnE sntv.rLas.
Nearly all the eating houses and saloons in the
city issuing shn pa,crs for various amounts
from sx cents and quarter mp to hfy Some OF them
are done simple cards Others en- bank note paper
In the OF bills and beautifully engraved For In.
stance Alderman Mercer, at the corner Of Nassau
and Ann streets issues plain cards while the pro
preter of the rontipe Coffee House gives very hand
bills in exchange IN every re'pect resem bling
bsnk bills The fifty cent shin plaster loo ks quite ik.
$50 bill at short distances The paper ~ OF the hnsst
description and the engraving done By the rst baak
note ebgrsvers We have before ~ sheet containing
a collars worth OF them viz. for htty cents,
for twenty hv. cents. and two for twelve AMI half
cents zach The engraving OF the pate cost $40 IL
is beautifully executed The htty cent one contains
The right hand eide the figure OF shg coming
into port With another in the distance outward bound
the left side IL the ture OF female With scales In
her right hand suspended over barrels lying a. her
feet while her left holds surmouned by
an eagle, .stvined with . cornueopia and underneath
a Brmh Der Of bales Ths tSenty Ave cent shin platter
has well eucuted female figure emerging from the
waves and the twelve and halt cent one has female
figure the right hand side, Ia a sitting posture
surrounded By trees and fruits and the horn Of plenty
lying her feet while the LETT IL exa:t pre-.
alton Of spanish or Ne xicau shilling The fol-
loving IL copy OF the city cent bill