The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-25
"FOUL P.LA Y"
wyo Persons shot by q SbeTif's ON GER
AZ the Broadway TheAtrs.

The New York World of this morning is re-
sponslble for the following:-
The business disagreements between Messr'.
j. T.. Lloyd, lessee OF the New York Thea re,
and d. II. Harkins, of the Broadway Tnea'r',
both of whom clam the exclusive right TO pro-
duce the dl anna of Fout Pay, as obtained from
Mir. Harry d. Palmer, were brought to dis
graceful issue last night. IT appears that Mr..
Lloyd applied 10 Justice Barnard, of the SUI
preme Court for an injunction restraining Har-
kins from producing the play, and also an order
of arrest for Harkins. This was placed in the
hands of Sheriff O'Brien for service, and 1t ls al
legged by the Sheriff's officers that Harkns kept
out of their way ana avoided arrest, and the only
alternative lett for them was to arrest him
at The theatre. At about 8 o'clock, last night,
party Of deputy sheritis, consisting of George
Hickey, James Moore, James Ward, Dennis
Leary, and Thomas Quinn, proceeded to the
theatre for the purpose of arresting Harkrns. 1t
is alleged by the attaches OF the theatre that
the deputy sherifs made their appearance at
the stage door OF the Broadway Theatre, accom-
panied by an usher from the New York Theatre,
10 whom alone of the party Harkns was kno IN.
They at once selzeu Stephen Wallace, the aged
doorkeel er, and, as Is alleged, placed pistol
TO his head and threatened to blow his brains
out If be inerlered or gave an alarm. They
pushed the old man aside and rushed on the
stage. At this time the curtain was down, 1t
being the interval between the first and second
acts of the piece. The deputy sherlfs
made a rush for the stairs leading to the
dressing rooms, which are situated under the
stage. AT the head of the stairs they we're met oy
StepDen WllSO0, JQe properly man OF tue JueaJre,
who demanded their business and the reason
for their aggressive conduc'. Hickey, the Deputy
Sheriff. who seemed to be the leader of the party,
seized Wilson by the throat, and forcing him
back over the railing, fred two shots at him,
both of which took effect, one in the head aud
the other in the right leg, causing injuries of a
highly dangerous nature. James Ward, another
OF the Deputy Sherihs, drew a revolver and fred
three shots at Wilson, and unfortunately one of
the bullets took effect in the body OF Leslie
Chamberlain, a boy about sixteen years OF age,
who was comirg up stairs at the time, lnhlctDg
q wound which, 1t is feared, is OF fatal nature.
The noise Of the scufle and the firing of the
Shots as may be imagined, created an intense
excitement behind the scenes. as well as before
the curtain. In the meantime Harkins, who
had been warned by the appearance of the
Sherii's posse and the firing of the shots,
walked off into the auditorium and
into the street, making his escape. The pistol
firing attracted Officers Fogarty and Henderson,
of the Eighth Precinct. to the Theatre, who, on
learning what had occurred, arrested Hickey,
Ward, Moore, Leary, and Quinn, and took them
to the Prince Street Police Station, where they
property-man aud the lad chamberlain, were
taken to the New York Hospital. Wilson'S
wounds, though of serious nature, are not
considered necessarily fatal, The bullet from
Wards pistol entered the right arm of the lad
and passing through, penetrated the right
breast, ard s supposed to have lodged in the
lungs. Considerable internal hemorrhage re-
suited, and the attending surgeon gave no hopes
of his recovery. The lad was employed as
gas-lighter in the Theatre. He resided with his
parents at No. 10l Seventh avenue.
The above narrative was obtained by our
reporter, through the police from the attaches
OF the theatre, who will unite in asserting that
the conduct OF the Sherih's posse was entirely
uncaled for, no resistance was offered. The
deputy sheriffs did not exhibit any document
or state their business when they entered the
theatre.
When searched at the police station. a re-
volver, with two chambers discharged was
N Hickey had
with three of the chambers empty. Quinn had
areYolYer with all the chambers fully loaded.