The New York herald., 1868-07-28
THE AssAssIrs WEAPONS At WORK AGAIN.
Another Policeman Shot-A Liquor Dealer
Also Waunded.

Another Policeman Shot-A Liquor Dealer
Also Wounded.
About halfpast eleven last night fracas occurred
In the saloon OF John Flynn, No. $50 Spring street.
corner OF Thompson, between the proprietor and a
bartender named John Hodnut in which pistols
were freely used and oficer Richard Scholes,
x9f the Eighth precinct and one Of the
pA tncipals shot. Fortunately, neither of
the men Is dangerously wounded and
both will likely recover unless the wound Of officer
SchoIA more dangerous than is at present shown.
The sta tements OF the liquor dealer, Flynn and
oficer St holes do not agree in every particular.
Consequen. tly both are given brieny:-John Flynn,
In conversat ion with our reporter, stated that yes
terday he ent down town on business and
dropped into h. Is Broadway store, where he met his
down town barA eeper, who informed him that some
thing must be wrong up at Spring street, as
the barkeeper ha been down inquring for him.
He at once went to his Spring street place Of bus-
and there met tn assistant barkeeper. OF whom
he asked II anything was wrong. His reply was
"No," that the other b. lrkeeper had quit work an
hour or two after Hodna. ehsered ana Flynn ASKED asked
way store for, and " ny he wished to see
him. Hodnut said moth ing was the matter.
Flynn says he then remark. "a 70 him, 81 am here
II you want to see me,r an fiodnut Immediately
drew his revolver and cOmrneA ced nring upon MIN.
The hrst shot ne says took effS anu nree or Tour
were discharged yet the revoivar SHOWS that HOd-
nut fired but TWO Shots These 81 lots were flred In
the store, he asserts He further states that when
on the outside; that the barseeper stood between
him and the 0fieer fronting the attAr. THIS ID SUD-
stantially Flynn's statement.
Onicer ShOles states that he was on SSprng street.
going from Laurans to Thompson, When he
saw man running, closely pursued by another. He
seized the man In advance ana the purauer passed
then on the sidewalk, when he recognized the latter
as Flynn. He at once called to Flynn nN' to shoot
and let go OF Hodnut, and was end,avOring
to get between him and Flynn when HodNut fired
and wounded him. Hodnut then ran away, followed
by Flynn, who pursued him. Schoes declares rfrat at
the tlme he was shot he was between the two men,
and he asserts Hodnut shot him Intentionally.
John Hodnut, the prisoner, stated to our reporter
that he had been working for Flynn three weeks as
barkeeper. On Saturday morning they had diff
fculty and he told Flynn he would sooner leave
than have any unpleasantness. Yesterday morning
he worked until noon. He owed prisoner, he says,
S23 on saturday night and failed to pay him. He
called yesterday afternoon at his Broadway saloon
and asked for him. About seven in the evening he
returned to the Spring street saloon and met Flynn,
who asked him If he had been at work. lie says his
employer called HIM '.snoozer,n ordered the other
barkeeper to knock his head Off If he came behind
the counter again, and Immediately advanced upon
him. He further remarked, IL was afraid of him,
upon me | drew my revolver and fred at
him. l then rushed out on the street.
He followed inc ont and came in contact with the
officer, VINO was on dank The pistol at the time
was cooked, and 1t was accidentally discharged In
the scnfle, the ball entering the officer. did not
intend to shoot the officer. nor to fire the second
time. then ran away, followed by Flynn, who fired
upon ME two snots and took refuge in a lager beer
saloon" The prisoner declares he acted wholly in
sClf-defence.
Flynn IS wounded in the upper third Of the arm.
the ball having passed in between the bones and
lodged within the skin on the opposite side. IL
extracted by Drs Cook and Armstrong, and he is
out OF danger. Sch0les was shot in the thigh, the
ball taking downward direction and lodging In the
flesh somewhere, where the surgeons, at late hour
last night, had not been able TO lind IL. lie was
taken to the New York Hospital, and 1t is not likely
that the wound will prove dangerous.
Such are in brief, the facts as near as they could
be sifted at a. late hour last night. An investi-
cation will no doubt take place to-day at Jefferson
Market. The barkeeper was arrested and locked up
at the Eighth precinct station house.