New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-03
BLOODY AFFAIR AT TVATERBURY, CON-
NECTICUT.
FroM he Eer Hare, Pagd6iun. dsgu't /.


bloody affair occurred al Waterbury on Saturday
night, about twelve O'Clock, at German h1use called
Mey.rs Hotel in Scovii street, in which Jsmes Saan-
non, young an much esteemed by MS ass'claV1-
stabbed and probably fatally injured Dy one JONI
Riggs.
II appears tha. abou. midnight on Saturday Joh'
Riggs entered the bar room OF Meyers Hotel and coon
began abusing boy who was present. tie becane 80
violent and brutal in biz treatment that James Shsh
nop no was sitting in the room, finally nterfered 70
protect the boy. and some loud talkIg followed be,
tween him and Riggs but eber any blows passei
or not is OF known. The landlord finally turned Riggs
ont Of the house. He soon returned. however armed
with q drk ard meeting Shannon az The door, s'aooed
him four times. ipflciirg wounds which will prob
ably cause bis DEATH The knife entered the left SIDE
iuit below the nbs and again into the abdomen, an
irch or two left Of tie navel. Another stab probably
aimed al the breast took effect on the left arm near
the shoulder, severng the muscles and rendering the
ann powsress. The Uaterbury Journal says:
so rapidly did this trauspre, that II is SAID that
Shannon hirnself did Dot at the moment know that
be was Injured, ard none OF those presen. perceved
that anything ieous had taken place until shannon
walked to friend in the back part Of the room, and
requested him 70 loosen his belt declaring that be had
been stabbed. The person addres .ed was increduous
even then, TIL he saw blood falling upon The floor.
Shannon lay very low yesterday and was expected
not 10 survive his INJURIES We shown his bloody
clothes which were run through and through, sp-
parenty with three-cornered dirk. In one IN
stance the knife appears to have struck button on
fiction of another serious wound.
''St annon is about - years Of age, and much es-
teened by his friend and associates.
Rigg, is notorious scamp, and mas served one Term
Of three years the State Prison. He hss been out
nearly four years II is ssd that the parties had
a difficulty year or two ago, when Riggs attempted
to stab ShannoD and II il thought that ne has SINCE en-
ter aLed egrudge against him which led to the anair
Oh Saturday night.
Riggs immediately fled from the hotel, but the
wounded man was able 10 give bis name, and Cty
Sheriff Munger, with Mr.. Dwight W. Somers, went IN
pursuit Of him. They finally found him, about
O'Clock on Sunday morning, AZ the shanty ot man
named Nichols in the eastern part Of the town. >
1eat little psn had been arranged by Riggs for his
escape the officers should aroive Nichols was
10 90 TO the door and admit the officer, aud then walk
across the cabin 10 strike light, inviting the officer H.
Az the oFcer entered, Riggs would clip ont behind
him. But as it happened, when Nichols, alter long
delay opened the door and asked the officer 10 walk
in while he strnok light, Sir MaDger declined the
polte invitation and remained standing at the door,
Nichols fumbed about long time, hoping that he
would ener but at last Riggs, VINO stood al the une
close by the door, seeing the game would not work.
came forward, and was immediately seized and hand
cuffed and taken TO the lookup.
The news created intense excitement at Waterbury,
and during the day throDgs Of people crowded around
the ail and threatened to tear down the Duding anu
hang up the murderer at the nearest tree Inc mem
bers Of fire companies and the lnsh we're foremost I'D
the excitement; and at time there were not less
than two thousand people around the building. A
strong police force prevented any actual attempt how
ever and at night Riggs was taken to Browns Hotel,
where he was guarded during the night in third
story room by two officers. He was brought down to
this city on this mornings train by Officer Munger,
and has been lodged in Jail. He talked freely about
the affair, ard on the way down crowd gathered at
one of the stations end he spoke with them constantly
until the train started admitting repeatedly that when
he weLt back TO the hotel he had hs drawn dirk IN his
hand.
Riggs was born in Wolco't, but many OF his rela.
tiops live in Watertown. He Is about thirty years ot
age and has had no fixed residence for sOne years.