The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-27

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tn oss, vas . sssoash.d ,tSs foils Who yer. !.
hard lNyers' clerk) was In the store; he showed
thss the private drawer, in which money y kept,
open; Den saasd Mr. r. Myers yer he had had nSss
TO the drawer to see il the money was not there;
him the money not there after the clerk had
me- nys.. after looking into S, II: drawer toS me
Captain Of Police to tell him the money was gone
he perhaps might take some means e get It or and
that time; the next morning Charles Evsrksrd d
elsrk) and myself were In the store together, and
saw man come in the sds door; he wont Is II he y
out; We asked him what he wanted; this mal III
gave the keys Of the store to the clerk don't reco
4 there were one Or two keys they belonged to the
said he either found them in the ash barrel in the
or ON the side walk; the man then went away; I Is
the clerk who he was, and he said he thought he
After tAis Myers did not pay me tie money due
after had dissolved partnership he owed 90
some day in October, thak the latter part We ayr
then continued to acs a one Of the proprstors Of
cheek ii | Il asked M. Myers several times xhet
he would take the store alone for himself
whether he would prefer to let me have it; he toli
slider upon IT. asked him several times the thi
and he always answered that he had TO consider abs
it, the reason why wanted to separate was becet
about separating was on the Friday before was 81
he replied that he would give an answer some time
following week. on the Saturday following attended
the business Of the store usual and went to bel
about hal-past o'clock did not feel very well
night, which accounted for my going to bed cal
Myers and myself slept in the same bed together in
know when he came to bed; Ibid not have any cony
sation with him on that night nor did know the Il
usually early as did not see him get up; Chas Everh
down to the basement, woke up, and asked
l had seen Mr. Myers; told him no; he then went aw
heard the report q ! pistol that woke me up a.
found myself wounded in the left cheek was lying
bed at the time, asleep, on my right side, with my
jumped up, raised my head from the bed, and remaiA
in the bed in sitting posture; then saw Mr. My
with pistol in his hand, ready to fire second time
not revolver; ! then jumped out Of bed, and got N
of Myers somewhere around the breast, and pushed
out Of the room, trying to get away from him; sal
him. let 60; said he, " no. that won't do;' with
he had the pistol in his right hand holding it down
tween his legs; then made one jump for the pistol
hold Of It, and succeeded in getting it away from
during this time was calling out murder help,
but no one came to my aid; there were two fami
on the third floor; Mrs. Moore, on the second floor,
me afterwards that she heard the alarm, but thou
1t was Myers, he often called out loudly about
still clinched together; was trying to get up sta
and he trying to pull me back into the baseme
cannot now recollect what Myers said at that time
recollect when got away from him, and partly
stairs, he then said Charley forgive me, can you II
give me % replied yes, forgive al that you hs{
done to me- with that ran up stairs; having left \
pistol in the entry, he followed up the basement sta
and went up to the second door stairs, to Mr. Moot
room; knocked at the door, and called out "letH
IMP Mrs. Moore partly opened the door, q
on seeing my. face bloody. she closed
again, but right away opened If again, WI
thought it was Myers; boy in Mr.. Moore's room wi
into the hall and said he saw Mr. Myers standing in
entry the arst door, by the stove the boy wanted
60 for his father, but afraid to pass Mr.. Myer
told Mrs. Moore had been shot by Myers; the boy t
went out of the front window over the awning q
man; Mr.. Moore sent for Dr.. Mensr; he came d
dressed my wound and that day was sent to the ~
York Hospital. The police went in search Of Myers
fore left the house, but they told me they could
ind him In the store nor anywhere about the premi
Charles Everhard Myers clerk before left the hoY
Saturday previous to the shooting, told him that Il
tween that time and next Saturday night ssonly ond
should be in the store, /" meaning Myers myse
the pistol in question belonged to me; It laying
the store, sometimes in the desk and sometimes in
drawer under the grocery counter; had the pistol
loading it since 1 have been in that store; Cha4
Sprouls on the election night In the grocery store
400 Fourth street, where he employed a. clerk, Il
me that Myers came to their store that night d
showed him my double barrelled pistol and asked HIND
lead it fornim he did load it, he told me, and My
who should cross his way, words to- that efe,t.
Signed CHARLES WILLIAMS
Taken before me this 25th day Of December 1854.
8. H. STUART, Police Justce