Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13
Tse Huliss ef Thssss sharply sy Cd sIr
ksiiy-tofttsrf farpcuisr. Of ths Affair

The killing ef Ths@ss sharply ty Ed sIr
h~tiy-te erttsr rfHrpcsisr.sf % the Affair.
Opf slsclsl obpAfcbes OF y~strrdAy st.t-c
tsst en- W.on-soay si-ipen a o'sIocs "a
sffay occpftsc IN fTonf Of shr n it1 Assnas
Thar, - NJ Nofs, b-tv-n I'D . iu ksnV
400 France Lon on 'h~ ot sid-, spo SAnUrt
n sharply SO Thomas Snsrpl-y on the
oiher, IN III Coorss o. whlCh i've snofs sers
nr.0. 1bUU4ss sbaTyisy wss tDst,atiF lied,
Kelly tsoE vonBd~u IA be hssa, aa1 tmuel
sbsfpie, ifbtly wOrndsu ~ t.s hzud Ths
New ora Pep y rive no following sadt'ioual
sr teuiaFs; >nfrfiy sfivr oar o'ciOJk 90
NedpsNoAy sit-Tt soo, the -saelnss p~rsOgu-
81 &C - The ~ N AyrhUs Ope-a n Ba-e cane
20 eiese. amos th- seaien~- VIE sam
~ rplpy, one 81 ~ proprts ora ot too cn-stre
nt4Ss, Ia Froaa g., sRd i~Ss~s oi tae Ftfth
AyeLUe Op.ra huusr a. q s-nty fbtr,n -trest
hls eroiheT Tbomat Sbsrples, ~S- th-rs also.
f;oSlh Kelly A"a trAnc's lSOa. propnetors of
~ Le, 0's Minsus's, No. 72o BroSasGy,
wtle al lTsttnt y Ot sOms lac past Inere
hse ten tt tthttorrsUie ill fe. ht wen an
ShnpbD sio Inrn, ~tns ~ IN. br-aktug
Of CO nuset made b. eco Snarpley knd
Nessrs. D~ 5eoAt y Engl-r COG oAnosr-
who % is slFertr tsd hern iaaoc.d srutle Ia
bo.ton, 10 oreSs "oh'rsct nate wi-h - srpley
spd enteF i1to ess fenn- nt ~lgn kslly A ,aoN
~ Ih@ lsftsI, stAuns tnai sasIpl va a5t a
nspODsible man, SUD ths IA p-so-r \ "a Iass
civ vss moI gsReo, = th- - a. iu rrIaaoa
to Rd. ~ Tnsp, - o = o-,ttsatOr % Oexrs rbar
setter. sam Shsrt leg, q least. n I,-S.a tp.t
Len bad acted o. ths msUn-r stated Asa ~ss
vsIkd Bp 2sto street few psc.s % ssri
Finn ave nus, when >sn ShaI Ipk steppsd 60
o. Lscn abu accused hun OF Having mace de
arsglpg p. maIss 90 rsssrt 10 nin >asrpiey.l
Leon oet bed having made th- stat-usut
sscTioeo to him D. Sbarplry Tue - trr a.
once called 0 im q iisr, compiling Ibr sppelIs-
uop vio DOst ne uli,sE rp th~i, q th- ssm.
TINE sir,stng Leon Gn l0e face xl MS at.
A short aiierCstioa Then rnsusd, ant k-Ily
took IN his oytrc,s', y h.u d. - As zssautrsd
knOcks Down, ma strked IN th- sS-. f.soE
ran scTo-s be rfTrc and no toNar1 Flf-h ags-
que. k~liy strUssl-d - IA. fs-g. sad ARA gtng
q four barre leo pisiOi from ne pncs-I drsi
tnr.e shots IN rspd saece-slsu All ths ,, bts
took neot a. the psr-pu of IN IN Saarp,s,
" no bsa come to tie aid II a.. srot..r "a.
fellt ID sioe walk, aud n ShArpi-s taa---
upon drew pistol from hls pock.t sad shol
Nelly % fhe nsad A. b. iu m at o.
hiing ssfin a policeman srtx-d ein Nv uhs
arm, bat lot IN n q or, yest tbs diss Iarxs
oi the pistoi, and tbe bzll pss~rd lhroakh tue
for mgr OF ~hm Sbsrpl, ys ls.t ha,a. c.us-
packed mp fIOm tns side rsIk sud cared toto
the thea -. here he -ypusd an fsg no
mtnrs, VI bout tsvins ,psten a Uori
An inoeserI bite sc-n@ Of terror sad outs-
sion now .psned. The 40 i.et Q. ~ 20 m. tae
sire. tn NJ 'rIty az whom were lsd,e., ran
thrwsinC aI ssrssmiRg taronsh the str-e.
While crowds OF eKci'ed InaistiGsls whs had
been atrracteo 10 the epot ~ re soanas of ths
pistol practice, gather soOLt ne tneatre go.
trance
Kelly. Leon ano sam Sharply ~sre prcuul,
srre'l led oy the police sad y scsa IN tns sta
tion.house Kelly, who Il sppsr-ntiy = very
fentiemsnly man. sald ne acsed On self defsnas
Shafpley was de- ply an CT d 81 tns lo~s OF tis
brotbsr. a0d the ie-riols dpalh ns nat ne,
with Will defending him IRON attack AMI
vept hit erly.
The deceased was about thirty one yssrs o.
sfe. lie was formerly barber IN Pn,t.aei-
phis, bui Tor several yesrs has c4rried 90 BE-
slness In this city. lie r->Id - Si q n 4 wife
snd two cbIldrrn IN West Twenty -seyautn
sreet. rear ttHn avenue. He ~ cs-crioed. by
those VINO knew bim, qutrt snd gsntls-
mSniy person. not NJ all a aarrels Dns, ana wss
dopbiless promp'eo 20 tsK@ psrt 10 the fracas.
which rEsnit-d N bis festh, by In6S.nins thst
his brother was IN dangsr