New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

HOW THE SHOOTING oCCURRED-STATEMESr oi
THE SALOON-KEEPER.

uo,y THE SHOOTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
THE sALOON-KEEPER.
The murder of Mr.. Domnicus s. voorhees,
by william Chambers In a drinking saloon In south
Brooklyn Sunday night, was reported In The TRIBUNE
Yesterday Mr. Voorhees, though shot through the bran
Iin0ered throughout yesterday until about o'clock In
the afternoon. Public Indignation runs high against
Chambers and while he was being conveyed 10 the sta
ton House threats Of lynching him were fregueDuy
made Mr. voorhees, well-known throughput the
city, where he extensively engaged as Duiider
He was in 1866 member OF tho Board Of Supervisors
from the Tenth Ward and 1867 candidate for the
Mayoralty nomination in opposition to Martin kaio-
aeisoh He leaves a wife and five children
Peter Fogerty owner and occupant Of the saloon cor
ner OF Columbia and Carrolsts where the shooting oc
Cured makes the following statement concerningt;
About o'clock last evening shortly after that hour
while was taking my supper, my bartender informed
me that Mr. Voorhees, and some friends wsnec me 70 et
one i'm nv barroom down stairs and found four
gentlemen: Mr. Dominieus 5: voorhees,, ar. Edwar1
Alderman Moore named Collins; Mr.. Moore paid for the
first bottle of wine, and then Mr. Voorhees, called
after the party had finished the third bottle Mr..
Moore and Mr Collins left; Mr. Tuhl and Mr.. voorhees,
but they came back directly to the baroom, and had
another bottle of wine; about 81 Mt Duffy Of No 81
to me as Mr. Chambers Of NewYOfk this Mr. Chambers
stranger to me; after we had az shaken hands WITH
wine. aud invited them to drink with HIM and his friend
noticed that though Chambers took his glass ge d@ not
Sass on mt the counter he seemed sober enough and
throw away the drink in an offensive way or as II ne
wished to be quarrelsome; then Mr.. Duffy got
for another bottle OF wine; all drank OF IT, ChanDers
nd e drank aH Sass Of that Mr. voorhees, drank
every time Mr.. Voorhees, proposed toast to the AmeT-
and Chambers seemed pleased and shook hands with
Mr. Voorhees, the toast he had given this was all
they said directly other since their Introduction
In. voorhees,
scar which he noticed Cbamberss forehead, asking
him where he got that and Chambers had replied,
got Il among lot OF thieves and robbers" he did not
seem offended by the inquiry, but Mr. voorhees, asked
pardon for having alluded to the scar, and
they shook hands upon that when Duffy and
Voorhees, were talking it was about Masonic
matters, and Chambsrs remarked to me and
were talking about Chambers started to CO. ana Alr
Duffy vent out with him; they babe Mr voorhees, anu anu
the good night friendly way; MI voorhees, ana
Mr. Tuhl remained drinking with me for about three-
quarters Of an hour; then Chambers came back; re
seemed sober and walked steady just he was when he
went out; he passed by where we stood talking, aud
went to the further end Of the bar did not take much
notice OF him. he apparently, OF us; after
heard him muterng to himself something about ms
being Fenian and Irshman, and we turned to look
at him; stood looking at him. lac pulled out ps-
tol, aimed, not as Thought at any one OF us put AT
the forebe adj Mr. VoorheeS fell backward sinking to
the ground, without word, before We could recover
in our arms rushed the door TO give alarm; saw
Mr. TpiI and Snarded the door for while TO prevent
Chambers from getting away should he try to escape
meanwhile the barkeeper inside told him to put up his
pistol that would hurt him. and asked him II he
would not take drink he said lie would take glass OF
ale and the bartender drew him which he drank,
aud put his pistol in his pocket then Mr. Tuhl and the
bartender seized him and undertook to take the pistol
from him. he struggled hard, and did not
seem at all drunk; they oyercame hun aud
took the pistol from his pocket; it was fire
baTreled revolver. with two shots remaining In IL; IL
was a pocket pistol, about six inches In length; lie
said nothing after he fired during the struggle; the
policeman came about five minutes after the shot was
red Chambers surrendered to HIM peaceaby, and was
taken the StatiOn-HOuse; he told tho policeman lie
had not done anything crowd OF people then came IN
DR.. Ford attended Mr. Voorhees,, VINO was removed TO
the Station: he spoke after he was shot; the
Doctor said he could not the ball struck
him over the right eyebrow and lodged in the BRAIN
William Chambers the murderer, is a picture.irame
and looking glass dealer at No. 50 Ncw-Chambers-s,
NewYork, aud gives very ncoherent account Of what
took place He however, denies having committed the
deed, but claims that he was knocked down by some
parties in the saloon and had his money taken from him.
Chambers yesterday morning arfagned before JUS
tice Walsh and pleaded not guilty. He was then COM
nitted TO prison await examination on Friday next
While in the he tainted. and appeared TO be
entirely broken down. When being conveyed to and
from the jail lie followed by great crowd OF people