The New York herald., 1872-12-22
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A Concert Saloon Keeper Attempts TO Kill q
Nan in the Grand Central Hotel
and Wounds Another.
AN EXCITING CHASE
A Newspaper Article the Cause
of the Trouble.
ARREST OF THE ASSASSIN.

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Elisha Gregory one Of the proprietors Of the
Canterbury Saloon, on Broadway, was arrested last
night BY Captain Byrne, OF the Fifteenth precinct
FOR attempting to kill George Wilcox and shooting
Theodore Williams, Of No. 80 West Houston street.
IN the leg, at the Grand Central Hotel Gregory
went into the hotel little after ten O'Clock, and
walked straight to the ONCE counter, where Will
COX was talking to one OF the clerks. Without
word OF warning he struck Wilcox several blows on
the side OF the head, and then drew his pistol
Mr.. WILCOX, becoming alarmed when he saw the
weapon, endeavored to escape by the rear door,
but Gregory pursued him. The place was crowded
with gentlemen, and most Of them got out OF the
way when they saw the danger. Just opposite the
bar counter Wilcox caught one OF the heavy chairs
that furnish the room and nung 1t in the passage
Of Gregory, who stumbled over 1t. Being intent
upon deadly work he soon regained his
feet and dashed after his man. Wilcox
lodged the murderous assailant around
several Of the pillars in the barroom,
hut fearing Gregory would fire and hit some one
else in the open space, he tried to get into the
barber's shop and gain the streer. Gregory turned
In the same direction, but another chair coming in
his way he fell.
THE PISTOL WENT OFF
hams, who was just leaving the barber's shop, in
the leg. cry Of "Police p raised, and several
Of the men In the hallway OF the hotel
endeavored to- catch Gregory, but he
cluded them. Captain Byrne, who was pass
the noise and went in. He saw Gregory endeav-
Oring to get away and he dashed through the crowd
Of excited guests and grabbed him The arrest was
NJ Wiliisms was assisted to the Filteeth precinct
his wound and he was then conveyed to
his home. Tremendous excitement was caused
II the BY the % Guests hur
out Of reach Of the pistol. The barkeeper ducked
behind the counter. the clerks huddled behind
few OF the gentlemen present, some serious
damage would most certainly have been done.
The Grand Central seems unlucIy in the character
Of its notoriety. The proprietors would do well to
Introduce some description of life-preserver for
the beneft OF their patrons, in case some other
THE THEATRE OF MURDER.
For some time past the press has been making
combined movement on the concert saloons OF
Broadway. Respectable citizens from all parts OF
New York complained Of the indecency Of these
places, and the press, in answer to the popular WILL
pointed out to the police the necessity OF destroy
Ing them. The erect Of the constant exposures in
Night after night the police kept On .pulling them
until the proprietors finding the business no longer
a e anosSer
OF the same business, and for couple OF weeks
back have been haunting their gaudy brilliance as
tne knowledge Of the papers, the Euenfng 7ele-
gvons opened second onslaught a week ago.
article II that paper, and some one telling him Mr. Mr.
Wilcox was the author Of It, he determined to be
reyenged, with the result already stated.
The following is the article which appeared in the
Telegram on Friday, the 20th inst. -
fey weeks ago the police were sezei with yirtuous
them they made descent upon the saloons
e e sna and s
them all &C. The knights Of The club and shield then
having rendered morally assstancc N But
morality was not benefited much after all Poor moral
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN.
usSes and Elisha Ills ares
sf!as n % nsR RsS
resort Of thieves, gamblers and roughs Of the most
been s times
limited that monthly sum was regularly paid certain
ss s
place woud s.,oon reopened as 9 variety theatre.
into s
place nssd Changed but not S' or %utiS the
Sssn built s nS the sand h
go"Tsns hdscus dec ss sounds Which VI & were supposed
s @ S snd aad
sS with M,h body
OF which was a little shell for glass The walls were
ri SsysFss rn
6. The as made up Of the
.'adies without escorts some Of the 'sentlcmen sat
oflIquor Of the smell Of bad cigars.
a NOTED FULL BLAST AcAN-rHE op-
stage ossaRsa x cheap white
taTes wSs had Sr%sTy pretty waiter in iaS the
place They were IN tights and with very mar
their limbs and necks disgustinsy exposed The end
get Of n s and h s % dsrea M " their
after an olios the waiter girls again appeared IN
Snt which in fact consisted indecent postnres and
ss n he %
Sy reSssd %s4e the M he m
scenes Would be too indecent for publication All that
Ss that G prE
aown amid hunders cf applause and the tabeaux had
As as the performance had concluded space was
cleared in the centre Of the tables brought in and
general drinking smoking swearing and ribald testing
under the stage and were hailed with Shouts Of applause
BY the audience large part OF whom remained to treat
a9d in @ s pe ant aa
early hour IN the morning. When the artists and ' their
81 % TSe pSprs
snd se Of The s ss
While these scenes were being enacted not policeman
the ops DOWN hsSe e
place was moral pest house month there is ten
.sen hold Captain cnchy % for t the con
tinuation Of this great evil. Let him do his duty.
Gregory will be taken to JEFFERSON Market Police
Court this morning by Captain Byrne. and a num-
ber OF gentlemen who witnessed the affair win
appear against him as witnesses.
ART MATTERS.