, 1866-11-13
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
The Manslaughter Of a Confidence Man
Sought to be Avenged-The Way
Of the Tra1sgressor-Three
Shots and not Fatal.

A shooting ahfay. not involving any faial con-
sequences. but OF a somewhat rem srkahle cbarac-
ter from the circumstances which led to 1t, oc-
CURED about five o'clock, yesterday afternoon, On
Clark sttc.t, hetwcen Lake and South Water
Etreete,. The victim is lhc notorious sJcrg
Welch, !" who turned up rather uaGxpectedly here
abont week ago, after leuCIheusd tso}on1n
Col1tnR- The would-be assassin IL known hy the
name Of johnnie Supple, well-known confidence
RI Il se M ean Aaa nsy
hangs a tale. Tclch, havtLg esraped the gal1ows.
much 70 the disappointment Of lAs9e number Of
Of his former exploits hiss been eagerly watched by
determined to cut him %, il aos By iii means,
!tselt ses.esdiy atteraoen. Jerry, Who had long
been il very infrm stale Of health, was recoEi-
%s = a e q sz es L H.
even when ln good health, Wa rather parhA3snd
be- dropped Into The st: Charles sal9enr on Clark
standing al ihe bsr, Supple, who had doubtless
rushed into lie saloon IN very determined naan.
s ls,olve1 . md % a1ed. The bsIl ssrnek Eeleh in
The LETT brea.,, hat did little harm, merely penc-
&. .ns .ss ss .fP aeo isy e5mes sd h e ~
acek M = aud paased round under thc iett cheek, 6ut
tcoE s=ect In he len rsde, nc bali passing round
es' Wsss a. eas iS: ks. % ~ te55aaes ' to 9nSy .z:
eesner or 9tsi q eet md c oa sse sPpo.s .,as
e ns Mhsn hc Ess met b 9as1 n ,bs son n9
cerdinRe, ind who came JUS. In time TO ave Jer-
gs lie, is The puzsurcr was following tn his track.
sooner perceived him than he attempted 10 trans.
Ter bis pistol 10 the bands Of eompsnlds. Be-
hs . eeud .s'.ea sis pale'e Sl Dis,Sl IatS
| heels. Supple was taken Into custody II the
s--tral Police Station and Jsny Meleh "a. also
| ret soon procured Drs. Paoll and Wauzc: ca-
Srnined the wounds. not one Of which was of IT,
ssty t ths eas.s ead of the es evening
The carer Of Jeremiah WEIGH has been N
~s.a ssssaa'i1s e., e''tas H. S: IN; :;
. We lem. who s't ~. tss !: ,fss3 Ssssas
respectable iamtly who a one lime resided y
bis city, beeamc aksoci.sed at ~ eatly age WIN
irnee M =, md otas1s ef tast Kindred. and +
serJ soou distinguished himself e @ one of ies h
eolsss I'd no.. fs'iaaeis ., :. 'ae
s Hesay 'enfep' M II eesssioe. With knit
aaa oSee, & sreei.i fesssd On @s phi
Of the police. and numerous were the se ape. 'n!s
which hc fell. B3-aDd-by Chicago betAmc too NO
h 9.a ika ~, &c md a1pe neS Wat
Ills adventures in hex ettc4 Wat never scSurateG
uhcrc be served thrce years. Whethcr this b
-rre or moi, 1t Il certain thst Jerry. tows an'
ns S:a osdr Gt ': ta.a 6
! aad reached our police eoIeernns ecttain doing
Ill "a atrirai, II md fhs consequence va hat 2
SOONER WIS LII fanill.. face recognized, shan b
Georee ~ GfSSn fSer af1ested one esrans
:orsy hundred dollars into the city t1eatI.
ia Ia 'n9ssa' npos ons sas who wa tying h.fd
i -rferu and be an bones; nan, ~ doe rn1S re1Se' -
II ~ lin ne,e 1eo da.s rhen zee se 4s: iii
in order to siudteaic bis character. he brought
tn,t.beioFc Jurtiee Malcolm, against Eawaras az
Ha ;siao@. 10 Ihe sai. esme 70 noi6.nS, h1<'ng bee
" dropped hy Jerry rather suddenly: ~. no,,,
.doraP e aPRs1rs npon aaas ,sc @ hspe.s ert
:, "a former eompanione, the members q tAs co.
esao b.n I'D for s9%e ,axolTea 70 uu..4s
sete eea4rei. % led 70 a.sl o.. aoo
Of fel1ow mined collins had intnited him on &c
It e1si oeeasions and 1erry. who physleal!y vas =
sopS1Sn to .yess ssssss hen e P6t:s .aob,i ds.
as aos :Ten'aE .aeop as ketes sSsr nd e,,sd
ID euticently ec1ors. ue auccected At l.sl Ia nn
ID ipr him In q 1Aloon kept by Peter Paige, on Nj
b. ison street. and there, aef sliFht aiicrciion
fhot Collins dead on the spot. Tho .af1ais csrat
as considerable excitement ut the time, especial
C. among the confidence meH. They weF- Wild vi
Ic- rage and grief At the. loss Of euch
Re utefnl and active. member: and It y
h | rs,d that Jefry's death WA determined upo
Thcy engaged The services OF an attorney
Of prpfecule the case, and o5eEcd him 4 large tewa
Re fhe tuceeeded 10 getting Welsh hung. H. d
% mansiauehtc1. and Jerry got % wtth the leaie
5. puuisbmeni Of eighteen months lmrrlsonnes
It W. thought al tic time that u prisoner on