Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-29
CRIME ON BROADWAY, NEW YORK
SCANDAL.


SCANDAL
To-day's N. Y. Herald has the following:
The past has been q scandalous wee
among the demimonde between Broome stree
and Astor place. Gambling houses are SUP
posed to be entirely suppressed, but we hea
Of great fight at one Of these establishments
near the st. Nicholas. Knives were used
and one OF the combatants was severel
wounded. On the next night the entertain
ment was repeated at another gambling hous
In Prince street, near Broadway. The polio,
did not interfere, or even report the facts, Of
attempt to make any arrests.
On Monday, two well-known members o
the sporting fraternity left town for Canads
to settle dispute about lady, by resort
| to the code Of honor. Really we live in an
| age of progress.
A little further up, and in shade of better
society, there has been curious case ol
Grim. con-, the particulars of which we trans.
late from the Courier des Etats Unis:
SCANDAL AT rnE NEW YORK norEr.
On Saturday evening the New Y ork Hotel,
which, as every one knows, is one of the
principal resorts of Southern travellers, was
the theatre of an abortive drama, in which
one of the principal actors may congratulate
himself in having made O fortunate escape.
The following are the precise details Of the
affair." as we have obtained them from the
best sources -
Among the transient residents OF the hotel
was Mrs. W, young and pretty lady
from Louisiana who was enjoying too freely
her husbands absence--he having remained
in New Orleans on account of business. A
gentleman Of middle age, said to be rch an
auctioneer by profession, Mr.. F., had
'overbid" (encheri) with the greatest success
on the charming creole, and their intimacy
had gone so far that it was noticed and CON-
mented upon by several inmates of the hotel.
Among those was q friend Of Mr.. W,
who thought it his duty to advise him OF
what occurred in his absence, and TO enjoin
hint, either by telegraph or mail, to come on
as soon as possible to put stop to the
scandal. AS soon rs he received the message
Mr. w. left New Orleans without advising
any one of it, a2d arrived in New York on
Saturday evening, with a revolver in his
pocket determined to take the law into his
own hands. 1t was in such disposition Of
mind that be went to the Nav York Hotel,
where his fathless better half Nas boarding,
and inquired for the number of her room.
He had no trouble at all to get in. Full
Of imprudent security and not suspectng that
the outraged husband, whom they thought
far of, was already advancing in the hall
the two lovers had not even been cautious
enough to lock the door. Mr.. W enter
ed as if he was at home, and although it was
very early in the evening, he found his wife
and Mr. r in position easier to imagine
than to describe, and which did not ad2lit OF
any possible false explanation.
Without uttering word, Mr.. W. Grew
his revolver and fired at the guilty party.
Mr.. +. not being hit. jumped out Of bed, ran
to the door, where, on opening it, he was
shot at a second time, and took flight head
long towards the hall, followed by his terrible
enemy. The fugitive had nothing on but q
single flannel undershirt and at that moment
il seemed TO be least of his cares.
But one can judge Of the sensation created
by this strange apparition among the persons
fastening from all sides after the noise of the
firing of pistols. Mr.. +. running head-rore-
most arrived at the head of the staircase.
descended in great haste turned to the right
and stopped in one of the cells of the water
closets OF tae hotel, in which be bolied him
self close.
The pursuit had been hot. lie could hear
from his unpoetical shelter the tumult on the
stairs, and the struggle to stop and disarm
the terrible husband. He, however, did not
rely on his ears, and consented to open the
door only when summoned by the police, and
upon the formal promise that his lie should
be protected.
1t has been said that Mr.. +. was wounded !;
but we believe i. to be untrue, unless one
means the double wound to his love and his
self love.
AS Mr.. W. Immediately left for the South
with his wife, we are inclined to believe that
the nifuir will 90 no further, after having
caused less blood than sweat and tears to be
shed.