New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-17
ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS PUGILIST
ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A POLICEMAN.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE OFFICER-THE sHOUL-
DER HITTER SHOOTS HIMSELF.


NARROW ESCAPE OF THE OFFICER-THE sHOUL-
DER HITTER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Last night about 10 o'clock, the vicinity Of Houston
street and the Bowery was thrown into an alarming
state of excitement in consequence of disturbance
enacted by Jenny Massey" an English prize fighter,
and the acknowledged champion of Light weights"
Massey keeps q low drokiDg-saloon at No 1921 Bow.
cry and has constantly about his place dozen OIL more
nusclemen, any one of whom would sooner indulge In
" Bnock-down and drag-out fight" than they would
partake Of meal As general thing however, these
attaches were held in allegiance by Massey, who con-
tended that if any fighting to be done about his
place be would do it himself. It appears that some
man who the of liquor stretched himself out
last night upon Masseys stoop where he lay for some
time undissurbed Massey, who was himself somewhat
intoxicated ordered the man away and, by his bois
ferrous actions and conduct in doing, drew quite
crowd about the place.
Officer Merritt of the Fourteenth Ward, being at
tracted to the spot by the crowd was ordered BY Mas
sey to remove the man, and also to remove two shoe
packing boxes from the neighboring sidewalk which
Massey claimed were distractions. While Officer
Merritt was attempting to remove the and dis
perez the crowd Officer Patterson of the same Ward
came up Massey had in the mean time procured a
club and six baIreled revolver, both Of which weap
ons he brandshed about the imminent danger Of the
crowd.
Stepping outside Of his doorway, he red two shot,
in tie air. Officer Patterson anticipating trouble with
the pugst gave an alarm rap, and called Officer Far
ley to bis assistance. Massey told go into the
house and keep quiet but he persisted in hi, dsordery
course, and defed the police to arreet him. Officer
Patterson seeing prospect of quieting Massey aud
fba
constantly augmentng stepped up to the pugiist and
told him that he should be obliged to arrest him.
Massey sbowered upon him vocabulary of vile cpl
tbets, and dared any man to arrest him in his own
house. Officer P. stepped toward him. when he raised
bis psto and pulled the trigger twice. but the caps
failed to explode. The officer then drew his own re-
vover and pointed it at Massey bat instead of firing
at him be struck him violent blow over the frontal
bone with his club, which had the effect of stunning
him.
Massey recovered, however, in moment, and
batted desperately with officers Patterson and Farley
who Rad him in custody. While struggling and
at empfng to free himself by shooting of the Off
cers be thot himself in the groin, the bali passing
nearly through the eshy part of the right leg in prox-
in ty to the femoral artery.
Although bleeding badly from the pistol wound and
from the wound inflicted on bis bead by the officers
club, he still fought with the police, but finally
overcome and removed to the Fourteenth Ward Sta
tion-House
In the absence of the District Surgeon, DIR. Putnam
was summoned and after considerable labor, succeeded
in extracting the ball. Massey raved like mailman,
and it was with difficulty that the doctor could perform
n operation, which was one of delicate nature, in
consequence Of the propnquity Of the ball 70 the
fernoral artery.
After dressing his wounds, Massey was left to his
own reflections. He threatened vengeance upon the
officers and maintained that 10 lad right to ar
rest him in bis own house.
Massey came " this country about two years ago.
He fought nanber of battles in England, the last
fight being with Bill Hays.