New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-28
TRAGEDY In NASSAU SHEET.

TRAGEDY IN NASSAU SHEET.
lFhe Proprietor Of the "Pcwtcr Mug" Shot
byn Crippled Soldier.
William n. Brown, proprietor of the " Pcwies
Mug drinking saloon. q, No. l6- Nassau street wa
shot on Saturday afternoon bis door step by re.
turned soldier Nj brown lo lis saloon with market
basket ON his arm soon after ocooh take bis carriage
which was waiting by the ourbsionc for Baysde his
country residence on Long Island ~ De passed out q
the door he oscd against Jlnes H. Nixon. returned
soldier who lo.t bis leg a, Balls Buff ard WHO has
lately been engaged as substitute broker. hJ-HS an
Office in tho Cliy.Han Park The turned round on
being jos;lcd ard called Mr.. Brown loafer High
word. then ensuci between tie parties, and Brown
knocked the cripple down. TIE PROSTATE nan Partially
raised himself and fred three shots u MI. Brown. al
of which took eject the third bal enteliag Ia heart
AID causing death within Ten miruics.
Immediately amer receiving ne wounds. The ir'af'd
man w., conveyed inso h. saloon. and Tlcoi ufon The
counter where Dc room after trca,icd rs iait DT
Thomas Robinson. who was passing oi the tine. ut
tended lir1 bat 20 wa beyond ,he reach - help lie
leaves wife o. whom b. tss been married BIT III
voel, aaI hrc children BY former VIE lie ga :.
yosra Of age. srd vas born IN Ma-sse.raei's.
Tie hcmicidc rat q into tc sa!ooa AID surrendered
himself % oacc aid conveyed to Tie Twenty 81
Tiecirc, station Hos,e hya police officer. he iiere
stated TO CAPT Tlornc that be vsi sory iof s.s D.
had done that be did act 10 l. n, man hut be
n,ied IN ,cfdeinic al Wa u..ag 60 al.ls tic COS
s,,ucrce, he seemed very cool ard collected.
Nixon % q year Of age and a native q Isl.ni Ie
lost Nh. lex whllo serving Ia New Hampshife res.
meni and ha, brother noW In Philadelphia hsriii
suffering from vo-ld received at Ceiysb@Ts ~ ole
Of tho Massschsscii- regiments
CoroacT Saan4nn held a. .nqu,fi OF DE boy O., ne
deceased on sunday morning At the Twenty slrih Pre-
c.le, Station House The following Is TO- is,i!Gory
TrsII.osY
john Clifford testified r,il, n 10 IL Tealh
avenue. an not related % ihe icooa,ri h4 ana lii
inner. about = o.. on Saturday deceased vas ie4F
ng for hs hoic ~ ia, si1o. l. / DO bad Li.lo lsA
rnkci ts arm. which lad pet " fur I'm. sfooa
n 20 end ~ the counter Of tie Fcstsr Mug No 10
Nassau street. Wien drcca,sd Faid " | have got a
coach O. - ior yolr vifo ihsi sAe may ~ down b.
Loar Island Will Kate" ldeo,4sels sliel. H. aid
"Goodhyc nd vent straight out q TIC door Ia
about q minute walked 20 the dor and cav deceased
AID tie pfiaoA,I talking together on tie 'to1pi
stepped forwnrd 90 deceased tld aid g. hin ~ 81
set cToad around hcTo agd block up The street the
prisoner and deceased 1cFc tak!ng crricdy dscessed
fold ne 20 80 IN and ai'nd 20 ny business :. got
inr round raw fcoc-sed aud TIE prisoner standing
near The edge Of The s.leNalL &C."
Tie, Prisoner. Win p.sld Ia III. had Is
fired ne second shot ilou made frab II hlrl md
cEr gAt TIE pistol whom II voai n re tlifi tine.
ht tAc prisoner ly tie arm sith ny len hard AID
caught the end ofAe pistol with ny 10 and sgcnchct
II from lin. lu doing 90 cut ny Laad sli " pt1t
you doing Jlmi let so Oft. tie prisoner slid- ]
WI give 10 to y0l, and De- dd 80 then gaFc tit pfif
oucr nio the Lauts ~ an ocar anu be- sas isaoa ~
DE Twenty s1th Precinct station lrufo. pGsc The
pistol up 20 Capt Jhofne tho psi0i rDw shown j. tle
one tool from tie prisoner To- lat words heafd tie
deceased . ~ tho prisoner were III hii you VITA
the basket tn ,0fry. and 0eg yoGr pardon did not
lear wial the ,Tlf adr ,aldi ! % H., bIOw Tat
prisoner and deccnscd we're acqgaricd. haze Known
tie prisoner lDf four OF lsc Wfss D. Ais been ~ ~
plloc often never kteg AIia ~ BE- 4u1frI ome--Ar
mover was ia my prcscnce did not notice that ciAer
tie Prisoner or deceased we're intoxicated heard de
ceased say Ny God cannot stand this Ills w's
before TIE pifo was nfcd. "a. returned um the cry
Hall raN deceased hing on tie counter did not 80
near him tey tsd no pas dead then reformed ~ tho
City lial. and The prisoner asked zoe fhe Was deed
said "yo. be - dead BE- made come reps. but ! d.
not remember what lac said.
Joseph H. Brightly terrified rs follows live ont
COfucI u Iced avenue and baabndcc STREETS Lluo.-
1n stopped Ia the Pewter Mug on Saturday o.
minutes before O'Clock T. M ask'd Nj. DiAori \
deceased was in toRni he slld Nos. o. viii b. here
directly he came ia Tire. OI four minutes sitrTN lid
asked Aim Il bee Ma going out in the aorlpck Train
~ hlid, No. De wna going bong vly uptown. we|
then ipok drink together and Dc bflc me good b.
allIug hc would rec inc on Monday be- took a snail
bnskcl fom behind the counter aud tlari.d TO- the
door. some one tAid II tl!nk II Wa iie bart .ud.I)
nI1lA 3 qlnITrhnE with rome oLci' went 90 tie
door nnd Haw the deceased and prisoner standing cse
together the prisoner tho atcps Of Ir aday TAos
once; the deceased stood on DE pavement near hin
nficr some liue alteration between prisoner and
teocfrG, NJ bInoId came out mud Wtat no fIufcraApd
Lad b. hand on his arm and tried O. persuade him 10
go away deceased pushed CHORD oridc and told hin
10 20 .Ad attend 10 bis busilcfs, ! don't runcu.
trr ne words That passed between dfcrnfe1
md Tho prisoner. drcelfcd appeared fo ~ 10
excuse something which had occurred. the pri.oncr
refused To receive any explanation o. apology
DE prisoner kept on talking. uiu finally has icnM4s
cauln1lcd ia something az which dee .f.d became
Ysf cEccdi then dec~niod throw out bis AIMS flcrc
were fef,Iol persons Frndlug about ile ui.orrr. d.,
Cf1ff4 threw out ia aims b0h Wnys 40 u to brush tr
crowd l.uft 90 nat inHlrt heard tac report oi 10
ln Dat llu not pee tt prisoner ere q tLlcc fioif
l.rrc hftl 40 pd succession. nfor iiIt ! law tLrl
recessed uts Iorrating, the pilsOAlr sAs balancing
use.. With hc ptto la H. held aa II Waf nhou 10
8ie ngnuf thfD noticed th8t Dc had bu ono lrg, the
ecensed r'fr1td 10 e iOptr end of q news.stnndt
lien tho ..,r wus taken away the deceased called
iai ta cc 10 Sir Clifford after be WAS saot. flyn. /
Come on. deceased then went toward the house ui
.s u.4ai Qlif and when about half way o. lhc door
aggtrcd; put nay arm under lii, alt soldier caught
Ilu OH ilc IT er f.dc, dcconlcd bank down and We
u ce We ind HIM down on his back took his hand
nd spoke - in; Ac mnde no answer NC then opened
a sniIi; noticed wound on the lon BREAST remark
Il that Thought tho wound vas mortal one, when a
nan begiOc ne said No he iB good ten dead men
Ct" Three OF a. then carried him into The PEWTER
" and laid Linn Oh the back counter VI here Ee died IN
Few moments. do not know the origin OF the din
nifty between leaea.el and vIlggllg aDd le words that