New-York tribune., 1868-08-25
SERIOUS FRICIS IN THE BROADW1Y
THE1TER

TWO OF rnF EMPLOYEES SHOT AND SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED BY \ rOSsE OF sHERIfFs ofFI-
CERs-ARREsr OF THE AssAILANrs
A few weekf ago, the drama of FOul Play
wa. produced at the NewY0rk Theater by tho ossees
r Ioyd ana J. II. Harkns The latter having secured
the play from the agont o Messrs Boucoaut and Reade
had agreed ~ pay for each representation OF the play
b su WAS paid for several evenings but the play did
not draw as had been expoctedand Mt Lloyd objected to
nav the sum agreed upon. Finally, one evening Mr mar
kns visited the box Office, while the play was IA progress
took the receipts Tor that evening ana paiu hlI ao
The agents ~ the authors the amount claimed by HIM
To this act Mr. Lloyd demurred very strongly and mr
Harkns left, taking with him the majority oi 'ne COM
Last evening Foul Play" was PRODUCED ror the frs,
time az the broadway Thsater with Mi. Harklns ana
those members O the Company lately performing NJ .ne
NewYork Theater, but who had seeded %lth nm IN Ine
cast II also again produced az the new TOTS &
ter A company having been m the meantime secured ny
Mr. Lloyd At o'clock last night nSe men
uueYnertIdly presented themselves at the stage en-
trance ou Mercer.st. OF tho Broadway Theater,
aud pushing aside the doorkeeper stephen WnlaVo,
aged 65 years, rushed INTO the heaer. DesSeiES & 70
the which tho dressing rooms the party were
by several OF the employees OF the theater VINO uv
manded the business of the lnirudeIs 70
reply returned ard tho employ headeu Dy o'cpo
wilson the property man Ateinptn 70 rJTVs s once
without stating who they were the StIanseLs az & Uep
seized Wilson, ard Of them bent hlm Dack
on the stair railing sro 1hG aTad '2 wv the party % at
the helpless man. one shot struck him on the SIDE
OF the head and glanced 0 causing & & seyeLe s SSp ssp
iuGictng serious wound tlye snots IN al S noIS
fired by the party: one OF ihese SINUS PaSso Paast
Of Leslie Chamberlain, aged IT. years. OF NO;
lOl Seyenth.aye., who Is employed 70 htlyuu
10 the gas In the establishment Chamberains wound is
regarded as very dangerous lo was stanulng at tne
head of the stairs at time looking at the party ana
taking no part In the aiiray Hearing the confusion au
subsequent shots Mr Harkins who was about TO 20 on
the stage and coleetulnE D,sider. %nde vera
party OF sherif's officers, who had called 10
arrest him. dashed the stage and passing through
caused considerable alarm among the audience VINO 9ed
heard the pistol shots aud curious TO ascertain the
cause. This alarm was intenslned Dy, .h nc
appearance Of Mrs. Harkns et one OF the
husband" Soon after Mr. Jack appeared upon the stage
and assured tho audience that there was no ChsS Io
alarm; the reports they had heaId wsio oSoasion" ~
the accidental discharge Of pistols Many however let
the thouer and did not return In the ueahtme, hISo
OF the ARRAY had been communicated 10 tne ~ ~
lice, and entering the thester, Iney ,be 70 the
Woosers Police station where they gave the names Oh
George Hickey James Moore James Ward Dennis LesIS'
and Thomas Quinn, and all pIoieesea 20 p sIoi 81 Urkin
Granted nv Jnstice Barnard Of the suprelne court,
ON the complaint Of j. Il. Lloyd. Inc PRISONERS
took tho matter quite cOoHy anu hJid ,ber, SroI
snv serious conse1uences OF their act Hickey ward
and Moore were each armed with pistol Leary had no
pistol. but carried knife ana haa AZ "a Is &
her of pisto cartridges Three shots ha Deeh uschgeu
from Wards pistol and two from Hckeys
The wounded persons were or2nSnI 70 ~ tno s,au1n h
house Wilson at ldenned Hichey ss the ha WHY W
bod sot him and Chamberlain said Ward resembed the
man who was firing at the time he was shot All OF the
sher, Marty were locked up In cells Tor the night much
their surprise Hickey pToPoSou d in & H1 onid rnor
In Oero ~ the station house at any hour that might be
named on the following day This cool proposition was
declined much 70 the lnuighaof 10 ~ tb Wv Hn
pifn where at late hour last night ChamOeialh was
pronounced 10 be In critical condition.