The New York herald., 1863-09-27
SHOCKING; TRAGEDT IN NASSiIEs STREET.


The Prop sseeor or tlfc sAPcvv~er Meg" shoe,
Dend ny . .KStarned vblunsser.
HBLL ARTf JULARs or THE ArFAIR-fNTREsrIrS
STATEMENTS Ov THE. PMsonER and An RYE W.T.
NksS-THIAsHRPErEAxca DyGIvEits I1fxGxLF INTO
CUSTODY, End PLEADS sELB DxFEiJCE IN ExTKNUA-
TON OF HR CRIME.
The usually bssy thorougnfare OF Nassau Dsreet oppo.
so the Park tho Of Dsheckisg ,aedy yestcr
day afternoon, about quarter pnst ocloek AT that
hDur William N Brown, proprietor Of thes
well known drinking saioon-wss abon stepping into
carriage for the Of proceeding to his country
dsnce at Flushing, L. WHOM he csme On contact
cripple - James H. Efxnn who Ing In frost
q the door. Tc latter abou the ua-
eeremonious in which rown jostied against him.
| whom he struck violana blow IA tlIs face and
knocked down. crowd mm sdatsy gatiere around ,he
combatants and brown who nsderabik excite b.
the time. pulled of the cripple and xarng for
the carrs ". when tho prossate drew revo' rer
and hred hnHs shots at h1A In rapid ns,On The
first two shotS wido of the mark an ACe, harm.
essy against ahe front wak Of the building but ~ fhe
third discharge brovsn observed 10 stag fail
the pa sensSnt.
Doctor Rohnson Of tho depssy corones who Nap.
TO the voos transsOton immediately rcpa& I'd tc. the
relief Of shs wounded man and examining wosnd
Victim Was rsmovo from TIN sidewalk 70 Il bar n, m,
and plarsd upon the but - expired
the region " >thcs heart and d.. Robinson shinkx
the pulmonary aAaery ssrsred. The.
Intense. and minutes aises the shoot
ing there was sncourse OF several tnousAaa pes7,e
front n tho ests hishment
Nj, % gave snseH into cnssOAy mmed a.esy altar tho
occur and handed. hh revolver aaseds
partner Mr. G1wd, wno also Witnessed eas afray and
did what he Nd p,evens ZACH melancholy ermins.
tho dsHuiy When brought 10 tina Twenty III
prcsnct stats0 h0ue 10 ss basement OF the Gay Hail.
thcrfisner claimed, that sEe shooting wss dnns In self
defence. aud eUhibAed bAickened an& bruised eye
Diseased. fS staad that he thirvR-ono years Of
age WAS alive 81 Portland and lost his leg wh,ie
gagged In tic battle Of Balls luG whcso ho Serving,
hss country tho Snesnd ment M.iEN voianteers
Coroner Nsumann arrived At the OF she tragedy
aooa i've acocs and asr some diresions 10 the police
relative To the dostsa OF the remains ansounced that
L tho nquost would be hed at ten O'Clock tAis morning
He gave 2ormson 70 Tho friends OF deceased TO
tue body TO the residence OF William Mtner, No. LOT
William street and announced that no woad expect all
the Witnesses. v be on hand At an early hour she
Mr. brown about forty nve years or ago.
born In the Fourth wasd IN this clay. lie politician
consider able note and his influence was rcpdsred
vide spread by ling conaection pawter
Mug" at time when II tha principal de-
mooraic politicians Of all stripes and grades rhe sfug
formerly located In Frankfort sres. inst
beow Tamminy Hall, but IN May, 1892, Nr. BIUwn
me ene. uo nss also sfes, pssrro o1asr sns @,
Fay Side iavofite wMsts pls's for the political
srArHxssr o, AN rrx WITNESS
| Or Thomas =. Hobnson. Deputy Coroner, wAo
syc witness the affair handed reporter follow
| iDg statement for pabcssbn:-
was passing up Nassau anout four o'clock r.
| and when ncsf the rrsu~s once observed xr Brnwo
carriage front of ths door He ostled cripple
In military uniform, vhesupou some words passed 30
! tween them. and In an instant Afterwards Brown raised
his hand and struck the prisoner very heavy blow IN
the face, at the same time making use Of violo.
mark The cripple was In pcked proelrate by the blow,
and while tho sidewalk drew revolver from
pocket and Gred tao shots at deceased neithy Of
partially from The ground took n more deliberate aim
and dischirgng third shot, wounded his antagonist in
the breast ! immediately repared 10 the assistance Of
deceased but. upon examnaen found that his injury
mortal he ball having entered the left breast the
region Of the heirt deceased survived but ,nc
and never spoke word siter receiving tho ata shot
The pcrpctrator ot the deed immediately went into the
saloon after shooting dece'sed and acknowledging that
he inflicted the wound, gave himself into custody.
STATEMENT THE PRISONER
Retween three ana four O'Clock this Saturday after
ting drink while there met several military friends
at present on recruiting service In the city: think re.
mained IN cons'~r'ion wiib them untl about four
O'clock when started 70 g home On gaining the stpop
stopped for moment md while standing near the door
Mr. Brown. the deceased of the saloon with
basket In his md, apparently In great hurry. AS he
passed be knocked m against me and nearly utset me
took n notice Of il at the time, believing that il
was purely accidental. The deceased went out 10
carriage which standing 10 front Of the door where
he depoeitcd his basket ard returned As he again
passed he knocked up agans, me Tor second time sp
| parentiv With detcrmination TO knock down. AZ
he did 80, said 70 HIM, ~ wish you would be little
more careful lle turned around and replied "get ont,
you damned Old basiard.n treplied ssying that had
seen the day no man Could call mc that name lie i'm.
media.ey Gang 10 TO me and gave me push, repeat.
was jns, IN the &C, Of rccsver,ps myseIf fsan, suS
falling when h. struck powerful blow on the len
temple and feled me 70 the ground fell my back
and, as lay drew my fisfo and nrcd then managed
TO got hall up, when he towards with both
hands raised and fred second shot. then go, up.
and fred the third time. the ball taking in hts left
side As lred the last shot Mr.. Clifford the deccascds
IArtner. came up 10 and asked what was doug'
made him no reply, but handed him the pistol was
then tkcn custody and conveyed to the Twenty sixth
| Precinct station
The prisoner showed marks of having received pretty
severe blow the temple He seemed 10 regret ex
ceciingly the unfortunate affair but believes he was