The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-30
THE BALLOT AND THE BULLET.
Shooting ARRAY Between First Ward Poll
ticiuns.

Shooting ARRAY Between First Ward Poll
ticiuns.
Shortly before two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
man in high state OF excitement hurredly entered
the Coroners' ofice and inquired for Coroner Flynn
or his deputy, DR.. Shine but as those gentlemen
were absent on Official business they could not then
be The man finally stated that there had been
o shooting ARRAY IN the First ward and expressed
the belief that the services Of q coroner would be
required TO make an ante-mortem deposition
Intent seeing Coroner Flynn, the applicant went
In search OF him. bn making inquiries re-
speeding the occurrence it was learned
that Thomas Jackson, oicer Of the Court OF GEN.
cra sessions and Archibald Douglass, noted First
warder at half past twelve O'Clock IN the aftern oon
met in the porter house OF Thomas Brannigan, NO. :
Washington street, and engaged in q quarrel about
poiitue, s~es~ea s~s~o adherent OF Tau'many
Iia'i 49, e-@'~i"oe an antLTarnmany man After
exchanging few words and blow or two Jackson
IL fs alleged drew pistol and fired at Douglass the
ball taking erect on the back part OF the head and
passing into the BRAIN In all probability infcting q
fatal wound. The alarm OF murder was Immediately
raised when ofrlcer Thompson OF the zenith
precinct. FASTENED TO the place and arrested Jack
took him to the police station in Cortlandt street.
Police Surgeon Andrews was called and dressed the
wound Of Douglass and found that the bullet had
passed Inwards beyond the reach or the probe. In
consequence OF the occurrence the most Intense
element prevailed among the citizens and business
Douglass are well known. Immense crowds OF per-
sons collected In front OF the station. mouse, all
70 learn I'm snry w te
blotter Captain Spelght sent the prisoner TO the
Tomos to be committed: Jackson mad ad., long
and some twelve or fifteen months ago two con-
victed burglars, while being taken by him from the
Court OF General Sessions to the Tombs preliminary
to their admission to sing Sing Prison. escaped and
not rearresed. Jackson, II IS also said once
came IN collision with an otricer OF the Twenty.
ONE OF his ears The prisoner is thirty fouf years OF
age. Douglass IL not model citizen, and many
unpleasant things are said OF hiln he nVeo NJ No.
SO Greenwich street.
Later in the afternoon Coroner Flynn being found
proceeded to the Cortlandt street police station and
'''> 'Ae STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDED NAN.
To-day, between the hours OF ten aud twelve |
O'Clock was In the barroom OF Thomas Branngan, |
corner OF Battery place and Washington street.
Their were several Of my friends III tue place Win
me- Some dispute about politics arose. went out
spoke to him ana we then went inside 70 Brsnni.
gan's together / had no dispute with Jackson nor
did hear MIN dsputng with any person In the bar |
room. He tJacksonj followed me In and came close
behind me with pistol and snot me IN the back Of
the head. cannot say why he shot me.
The Coroner then took the |
STATEMENT or THE PRISONER,
as foows:-I met Archibald Douglass. ! and he |
had some dispute about politics. told him that he
had not better mlngle Vito politics. az ne nad DIE
ietn outside At this Thomas cody and James
called each other liars &c, Cody and struck ~ |
each other. Leary also struck me. The whole three |
then tackled me on the sidewalk, anu III sei-aeence
l fired my pistol.
The case was then submitted TO the jury, VINO |
rendered the following verdfct:-"1hat Archibald
Doupla ass received hts injuries by pistol shot wound
of inc head at the hands OF Thomas Jackson on the
2gth day OF OCTOBER, Is6p at No. Battery place"
A commitment was then made out Tor Jack |
son and Coroner Flynn placed hin Ia charge OF
detective Heay, attached 10 the Coroners once.
Donqlass who Is thirty years OF age ana native OF
this Country was sent to Bellevue Hospital lie mas
been q bill poster. lie seems 10 believe that ne VIII
recover from the wound, but the physician VINO
attended INN thinks MIN TO be In very precari
Gus condition.