New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FINISHING A DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN.

"REppY THE BLACKSMITH" SHOOTS JIM HAG-
GFRTY-BLOODY AFFRAY IN HOUSTON-St'
sALOON-Two DESPERATE CAREERS.
A number of fighting men were drinking
together early yesterday morning in the saloon OF fa
nick Eagan, the northeast corner Of broadway "u
Houston-st Among them were VIM Nafle!, "-'
.Reddy the blacksmith" Jim fIaggcrty fh"uo'pii"
rough" Tom Draper, Vim. Tracy, and others eq.""S
notorious Tracy and Draper quarreled abou. NC nSo'
and Cohurn fight. and soon became engageu III us"'
yarley nterfered and tried to take Draper out nag
gerty seized Marley by tie cohar anu
him toward the bar, e1eiaiming' Mt,
didn't give You enough poi"io ~
IN Nht between them about year AGO IN the FLORENCE
saloon when Marley was terribly 'c"''u 'n '"' 80
-, q a.a,,or Relieving that the same treatment was
intended for him again. Marley struggled 10 Tree n>e
nm, IN vain his assaant being nuch the fu"Ic PoNVilu
~ the two Before Hageerty had reached tne ur the
-. .ar,e IN Vareys assistance. and the two pre-
,o,tod Faeccrty from accomplishing his OBJECT nag
-, ,br drew his pistol and snapped ii twice al Marley
s,'i,r that he intended ~ Kill him Marley In turn
-. b,s ristol and fred. the ball entering Haggertys
ndorpen on the left side Finding that he was shot Hag
tv released his hc'3 v Marley and the latter ran from
the saloon
Hearing the sound Of the psto-shot. Officers OF the
Fourteenth Precinct entered the saloon Those in the
place declared that fight had occurred Haggerty'
who was bleeding profuoly declared ne had accident
ally shot himself Draper and Tracy, both Of whom
were badly punished had escaped into the street before
the Police arrived. Haggerty was assisted 10y his
friends 70 No Invest Houston-st, and surgical aid was
summoned Varley in the meantime, had gone home to
No Amity-place, visited his WIFE told her what had
happened and then proceeded TO Police Headquarters
gave himself into the Custody Of the detectives on duty
and locked up.
From information since obtained by the police II APP
pears that, on Tuesday evening Tracy and Hageerty
ont seighrdiug; AT late hour they entered Jem
Maces Capitol" saloon in Twenty third-st, and Tracy
and another man fought there. officer Mccullough OF
the Tweutyniuth Precinct attempted TO arrest the men,
and was Knocked down with pistol by Haegerty, Who
with his friends aferward escaped in their sleigh Hag
erty was attended yesterday, 10y Dr. sayre and other
eminent surgeons He Is I'm critical CONDITION. dth"ush
ms robust constitution may carry nm SAFELY trough,
All OF the persons concerned in the ARRAY are notorious
Varev for wears kept SNoon IN Cha thamquare known
of both sexes Assaults and rohberes were OF almost
nightly occurrence There. For rohbng Hudson Clty
saloon keeper "a confederate OF Reddy was sentenced
TO Is wears Imprisonment Narlcy was indicted Tor the
same oense and forfeited his bail and fed 10 California
He was followed aud brought back 10y detectives Dut
the evidence insufficient 10 convict him. and he was
released He has for several months past kept saloon
in Broadway next door to the one ia which the ARRAY
Haggerty has long been known q desperate char
acter and has been engaged in many nights IN fhddcl
pha and this city. several months ago, during hght
in siXthaye. near Twenty he M on the ear OF
Ned LYONS another notorious utan. He was then ar
rested and taken 10 the jefferson Market Police Court
where Lyons appeared ana eALoteu me seNedeU eIl
CT square in another way and HaGserty accord
my atfer +r,s bIt has always succeeded in escap-
punishment thanks TO his political influence he is
a particular friend Of the notorious Alderman Billy Nc
Mullen Of Philadelphia. and has made himself very
useful 10 the Democratic leaders IN this city ana Phlade
uha at primary elections and al the polls on election day
For the commission N burglary IN PhladeIhla ne was
sentenced to Ten years mIIs2anea pGI IrIug ,g
friends his sentence cOnnuted TO Punishment rom
the state Of Pennsyya the sentence OF I'M rSonne
To be- enforced should he return Not long he ana
Tracy went into Harry Hs dance-ha in East Houston
ST. picked quarrel with the proprietor and assaulted
him, but were finally driven out on saturday evening"
Haggerty, while intoxicated in Boulevard Han concert
saloon on the second floor Of No 622 Broadway quar-
relied with one OF the bookkeepers al the MetIoPotan
Hotel and threw him down flight of stairs seriously
man but was prevented by some Of the bystanders.
Coroner Hermann took the ante ortem statement OF
were present Haggerty stated that he Hved al 80 y3
East Thirty frst-st: that ne was IN Eagln StUS S
NE influence Of liquor De knew neither OF them the
soon began fighting one OF mem sGauehIy can't
he was aferward taken home be was intoxicated at
he time could not recognize any in the room a.
he person Who shot him, and had no idea of his
IN cony,rsatjon with his friends Haceerty declared
nat he had shot himself varey openly declared how
ever that it was he who shot him. r, -,
Thomas Draper. of No. Amity-piace, detailed the
On citing with Tracy and their fight; while IL was golns
Ju Varey In and wanted 10 take witness oG Ihe
o.lers objected aud wanted the night 10 20 On NaIey
was sober HagEery nterfercd and struck Narley III
.le face; following this blow witness heard the repor'
81 pistols and learned that Haggery had been shot can
not say who shot him.
Vim. Marley OF No. AUity-place testined that ne
beard row M Elcan~ al9ol Two doors 5eUW Al, oWn
and going there. found Bill Tracy ana Tom Draper
luarrelu- and HagEeIty encouraging them bolh hid
stripped FOR The fight Eacan iJtr rhle1 orIn- "a St,P
fhc fight. left call the police; HaE9rty Cdltd Out,
Close The doors you've gOt 20 fight Ntu,s - look
Irn4r around the waist and dragged him toward the
door: while thus engaged, Haggerty struck witness
violent blow The lift eye, he continued 70 STRIKE
nm and dragged him by the collar from the middle 10
the end Of the bar; H4g-erty tried u get be
hind the bar where he COIld seLc the bottles
Ia beat hiu: the bartender tired To push
both back aud witness Also resisted Haggerty finding
al be could not get behind the bar HaEgeIty drew
q Sol seeing this witness drew his pistol and shot him.
while retreaL-. IL cgrrry raised hls pistol and snapped
10 twice but failed 10 DE discharged witness afterWard
surrendered himself al Police Headquarters.
Thomas Hogan ~ 80. AIuiyplace corrobOfated Var
testimony except thai relative 20 the shooting; lie
did not NaIley fire at Haggerty.
The Jury rendered "a verdict that Hdgcerty came 70
mis- iuiurie, hy pst0shot wound at the hands ~ VIM
Varle." The Coroner committed Nariey 10 the IOnUs
u await the result Of HdCgerty's injuries.