The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17
TIE Shooting Array at CovinwSou,
EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.
IRON the Cincin natl Gazette, Dec. u. \

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The citizens Of Gov were started yes.e .Say
morning by the snoour CEN ut that COL X. b Car.
penter, an attorney at Lev, led boon shot down in
the street by v. T. Pe,kins proprietor OF the Cincir
matt and Covingtop olnib = line both OF whom sre
residents OF that city hen whose character for TO
speciality has always be n unsDpaachaoIe There
was much said DURING yesterday - to the cause Of
the ARRAY; but ali the r0nioTs apat NOT Of such
pisusibilisy TO jnstiy "a In making them pubic.
The one which was ,,st yeveeDt Is, thai Ar. Per-
hins had understood that To- some time past Col.
Carpt inter- had been sandsrog his wife, by stating
tnat she was o" Improper woman. MI. r. slso
alleges that on So, day last Mr. CARPENTER had
stated to friend OF bis thst Mr.. Perkins hal caught
him (Carpentsr) Ia bed 18th Ms. Perkins, and was
too big coward 70 resent i. This, Mr.. Perkins
Eaya, SO enIaged him rpat he procured revolver
and determined that AZ 5000 as he met Col C. he
would make nm effort TO take his life. Yesterday
mo- hing abont o'clock, a. Col. Csrpeater Was
leaving the Post Office, stus'ed on Madison, near
Fifth street, and vas Ing up aa iis,n street, real
ing letter, he Was oo1ffonted by Perkins coming
down Madison street who pulled revolver,
and presenting ii a. Carpenters head. fred.
tar turned his head. when Perkins hssd .
second time, the bail entering the rigst side
Of the winepipe, AID passing around the
neck, came QUE OF the back Of che neck
on the left side In its .aslss the ball injured the
nerve sufficiently 20 'roouce paralysis, bus u Is
thought It did rot bjore acy Of the vital organs.
Carpenter dropped b . head when Perkins pointed
the pistol at C.s stomach and fired again, tho bali
passing through his clothes, and making . fesh
wound Q few iaches from his abdomen. CIpsnter
then raised his bnI aud attempted to push Per
kins away. Perkins tnea into the Pos, Ofios,
and Carpenter, placing ans bands on his neck, with
the assistan - Of too gentlemen, wnlksd to DR..
Blackburn Office, about har square distant from
the Post Office. d.. EvArs, I. N. Wise, Bla.k-
burn, and others, we're immediately sent for, wb,
upon arrival, drfseo the wound, and administered
70 him some stimulaDts. He was then carried TO
his resdesce on T.lth street, nssr Washing on,
where every attention was bsirg given to him no 70
n Iatn hrNyp fonky. Il hi Var ehn NJ pxp-
kirs Was arrested upon vi-w, by Magistrate S)uth-
gate, who committed nm to jail for examination,
which took place yesterday afternoon IN tAe City
Hall, In tae presen G or rcveral hundred psfsons,
and before Magistrates Soutbgstc and Bsale Messrs
Hutchinson, Dudley an Judge Knkaid appeared
for the prosecution, aud hessrs J. W. Stevenson,
AcGill and Phelps appeared for the prisoner. Tho
charge preferred aga,ast Perkins vas that Of mali
cioUsly shooting sth CteDt to kill X. B. Carpenter.
Several physicians we're examined as 70 the ns-
ture Of the wound ard the condition Of the patient.
They testified In substance that the wound, being
gun shot wound, OF all wounds the most dan
perous; that the p obabilities were tina. Colonel
Carpenter mus. Ole; that tire chances Of recovery
were decidedly against him. and that 1t would DO
from three to five days before the result could be
known. The nlse'ns of the parties and the rem
counter was testified to, the substance OF wlich we
have given above. TIE prosecution urged that the
prisoner should b. COMMITTED 10 jail, without ball.
az least until the fate Of Colonel Carpenter Is known.
The defence resisted the motion, and claimed that
the charge under which the prisoner was aragned
was beAble.
The Court declared chat the prisoner shoold be
admitted to bail, to appear before u March tsrm
Of the Circuit Coort TIE bail vas fixed at &c, 900.
Ia default Of hail h. was committed 70 jail.
ii O'CLOCK p. M.--5ioce the above vas vr.ttsn
we learn that the difficulty between Cl. Carpenter
and Mr.. Perkins about the wife Of the latter has
been going on from five to seven years. many times
the parties meeting, and after exchanging hard
words would separate, each tire Aening the others
life.
AT O'Clock last nirb. COL Carpenter was lying
very low, and was not expected 70 live tweny.four
houra