The New York herald., 1867-12-14
the BROADWAY HOMICIDE.

ssatiss ues.~-Dlsehafxe 81 sharpe h.s
Owa auee.sasxasne-i.~.n A~asiss~d-
Ths sxcliemens .hch haa pscssiiss sn The commonly
for tas pass day consequent sson the hate ,ase
snalr 10 Dr4a~ay. wh,rA resulted IN ths aea.h u
Thomas J. sharpe. % gradually sua~sans rne fr'saa,
of the pasass cenrasa fsl aesp sceres a me
rsnca and there ssnefai dispostcn both sldca %
sufsen tie ssres,uss ane n iesi.ng whch ~ une
existed
Tho nqns.i N Us rsse a. the esAth of fnornas =
sharpe piacs yesterday before Corcnsr sxhlrtf
~ the r~snty .ninih rrrysnaf house. Ia T~ens
ninth street get~eas Third ane foarth avensea. Tho
lurrs previously ssspknsled ths met promrsly
The appointed sosr--sns O'Clock A h Aarre ccs-
course % ths friend. a lbs parties. wta many others
ezeiied 20 ,hs scsss. prompssd ~ a mere mansr q
curiosity. assembled TIE slaioa ecune AID vicnsy
and IN subdrca toaof discussed NE Subject OF The fatal
ARRAY Tho police arrangements preserve order and
conduct the e1aminailcn wsh aecoF9n Al sh@
could have been sessei ns foio~iag y fufl report
og the evidences hssars ses corossr 9th vecs y
the jury
George jordan. eeng ssera-l rrssas a. 10 huherFy
street: empioysd A. the Broad~ay rheare o an
actor by Mr Barney Williams management: was %
the 1flh Avenue spefa hou-s Ia fsensyloarsh ssrcs
formancs came ont and afood oa TIE sio1p;
had besn there a. .it three ucufcs when Me<srR heF
aud Loan crs; ,hey ~, aeest s-o yard. from ma
stoprcd lnsm hy sdfre-ing them h1i IN wass anguasr
10 ~ kncw; a.lsr ,hev hsd talked hfsc While NJ.
Kelly and sharpe on their oyercoafS ana handed
them me- aad prepared tor aFbiBg they oaght fcr
about two minutes; Messrs kciiy, Leon and
Sharpe all struck out bat where Trey hit each other
did not see; a. soon A. M Tom sharpe oat NJ.
Leon the street sgd Ir. sharpe parsaei
Mr. Leon; Mr. Sam sharpe had sos about - she nicass
Of the street. nearly opposite the Opera House. whu.
Mr. sam sharpe turned 70 h brother and said yon tske
Of that and v,ll attend 70 ihis one. Or las
gusge similar 20 that, Af,er these words sets sposen
Mr.. Kelly called out slhaf too small for you
and then some woods were spoken by bosh
paae pas then ss%,e, sharpe s.ps = po,ss,
OF Mr. Leon ti he reached the sidewalk; there s5ey
commence ngai,ng asain; r,cr % ns my s,ssn,on Gas
where was alter they bad fought for probably three
-four seconds they commenced ~ressfing and fen
Mr.. Tom Sharpe ssiling up on Mr. Kelly shen
some one u the crowd said .bon let Tom sharpe kSck
made no attempt 10 Kick Mr. Kelly ss he was sssns e
him; alter they Mr. Tom sharpe retreaed
the gutter and had not got on the Sidewalk when NJ
sharpe In the head; where he the revolver fr,u
cannot toll, tor the first Of 10 his hands.
after that the street: saw Mr. sharpe
after he shot, s:agger, and then across ihs
street. % the vcsiibue OF the hotel
OF Twenty fourth street and broadway; think ID Il
the Holman House, bat dont know the name for Ger.
tain; u is opposite TO the Opera hous when
ming across heard the report OF firearms two shots
hotcl the shooting had ceased. aud thea re-
turned 10 the spot and saw Mr. Tom Sharpe
lying In the gutter. WINE Crossing the street
saw Messra Kelly and Leon walking towards Broaasay
Kelly had some blood on his forehead on which eide
do not know; went to Ar. Thomas sharpss body and
assisted 10 carry into the vestbule Of the Finn Ave-
Opera House; do not know who struck the irs
blow; there time enough for 10 get across the
street between the first shot and the when the too
last werc red ihe which struck nrst we're
given right out in the street, when they nrs commenced
fighting; do not know who struck tho FIRST baow;
believe Mr. Tom sharpe was lying his back when
returned after he was shot do not know whether Mr.
Sharpe knew me when he handed me his ccsI
TEsTrMosi or JOHN W. ALLISON.
John William Allison sworn:-I ive az 90 Amiiy
street; Of the Theatre Comique 5ls
Broadway, the propre,os q which are White. Cotton
Wednesday afternoon to she Matinee and sa~ Mossrs
Kelly and Leon. who SAL night In front OF me; saw
over on my way out with friend. Mr. sam sharpe
called me and asked me wait. as Kelly
I Leon; % Immediately after Kelly and Leon ~ssss
out Of the theatre, md when on the sidewalk. MT
Sam Sharpe and beng behind, Mr.. Sam sharpe tapped
Leon the shoulder and said, 81 you you
have been telling lies about me, and have sAd that my
property was all mortgsged; yos are dirty little lisr =
precisely, and NJ the time stepped back a. he
wished TO fght and made an attempt 10 take his
sS sos. aey yo ana se' rans s sam snss
your" and removed his overcoat, throwing Il
bis n 9sS Il 1 sns ~ s.%
abusive language; At this Messrs Kelly and Leon
jumped before sam sharpe and then they all cnched
ogethcr; took hold OF Kelly and told him not 10
make fool Of himself bat TO stop lighting; endca-
vored 10 stop the disturbance while Sam sharpe Kelly
one SIDE ana Tom sharpe and Kelly were nsnunS 20
aether; this commenced Leon started
to run Sam sharpe pursuing him and calling 70
attend 70 This one" words that effect: during
the scunle between Kelly and Tom sharpe they
two or three strangers cndeavored TO pun Them apart
and as Tom Sharpe got up Kelly exclaimed, let
Ssca md Koy s a, o.
haps ten feet when the latter suddenly shot him.
did where he took the pistol from, but the
aely 10 the Sidewalk with his head in the gutter
he fell forward the gutter Immediately after
ured he fell with his head hanging In The gutter;
vanced towards him aud shot him IN the right side
don't II the right side for certain but believe
so; just at this Sam Sharpe returned and
tered exclamation OF horror at seeing his brother
lying dead; Sam then fred at Kelly who about ten
feet of; no might have been further or can
not say tor certain while in the act OF firing secoDd
time police officer caught his hand and threw IL up;
theatre Sam Sharpe then arrested by officer and
taken into the theatre suppose the first snot red by
Kelly at Tom sharpe took effect IN the head could
who aimed the frst blow; seemed to mo they
were all in heap after the hight commenced; Tom
Sharpe suddenly appeared behind mo and afterwards
appeared TO take part the affair; my opinion the
them and not TO assist ID the disturbance.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. n.
DR. Henry N. Cohn sworn IL reside nt NO. 404 West
Twentysecond street; am phys clan By profession
the afternoon Of the llth December, 1857, was at
about TOUR y CLOCK u. M coming taSlAaru from the
sixth towards broadway, through Twenty
fourth street, when the theatre parties
engaged In scaile; when got 70 the place they
running the street; Just rushed for
ward past me. think out OF the theatre large, stout
man. whom afterwards ssccrtained the deceased;
no into the street nearly ACROSS; heard
exclam, "You look OUT for tina, one, will look out
for this -; he then rushed back and encountered
edge OF the sidewalk by the theatre little
TO the east Of che entrance; after very short delay
they took hold of another and after short scufs
they fell the stout man, or Tom sharpe. being on top
the one underneath EXCLAIMED sFor Gods sake, take
him onn and repeated the exclamation; then took
hold Of the one ON top. with one two others, and
lifted him on his feet; at that moment turned round
and Kelly standing q the eurbstonc, In the act Of
cooking psto eieht ten feet from the deceased
I aid not whore he took the pistol from: then
jumped out Of the way. and ran towards Broadway .
short distance; - did so the hrst shot WAS frcd did
not fired. as my back turned; tho shot
red turned round and saw the deceased fall forward
with his face the trout OF tho sidewalk; after tho
shot Cred no Tell almost inssantaneoIsy thsn
Kelly standing very close to sharpe and hre shot NJ
HIM he Was down: my impression is that Kelly was
some bohiud sharpe he nred bs rst