Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-12
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY In
NEW YORK.
A wall street Broker Shot by Son of
Ex-Governor Lowe, of Mariyand.

NEW YORK.
A Wall street Broker shot by a son of
Ex-Governor Lowe, of Mariyand.
The following is the first clear state
ment of the shooting of Theodore
Gardner, a well-known Wall street bro
Eer, by a son of Ex-Governor Lowe, of
MARYLAND On Saturday night, about
IL o'clock, George Anderson, William
r. Thomas, Alfred 2. Evans, William
Treadweu were in the back parlor of
Emma Cozzens' house, 10 Nelson
place, drinking wine. While there two
men, one of them drunk, rang the bell
and were admitted to the front parlor.
The party who were in the back parlor
left the house, followed IN about a
minute by the two men who last enter
ed the house. Anderson and his crowd
kept on the east side of Mercer street,
and walked toward Waverly place. The
two men crossed to the east side of the
street. One of the two men coughed,
whereupon one of Anderson's crowd
crossed over and demanded why he had
coughed at him, 81 did not cough
at you, sir" was the reply. At
which the man who had crossed
over knocked him down. The rest of the
crowd from the east side of the street
then rushed over, and beat the two
strangers badly. Some one in the
crowd then fired five shots. Anderson
was shot in the right thigh; Devine
was shot in the right hip, and one Of
the two men who gave his name and
address as t. Gardner, of Inwood,
Westchester county, received three
balls, one in the left hip, one in the
right hand-carrying away his mid
die finger, -and third in
the abdomen. At this time Rounds
man Day, of the Mercer Street Police
Station, arrived, and took charge of
Gardner and Devine Anderson DIS
taken by his friends to Elk Hall, No.
5 Waverly place, where he was employ
ed as barkeeper Sergeant Christie,
and Officers Brennan and MCGOWAN
vent there soon afterward and arrested
the whole party. Anderson and Gard
ner were attended by Drs. Steele and
Beach, and sent to Bellevue Hospital,
and the others of the party were locked
up. Yesterday morning Captain Byrnes
took the prisoners to Bellevue
hospital for Identification by Gardner.
| Gardner expressed the opinion that
Thomas was the man who had shot
him. He said that he was not posi-
tive, but positively identified him as
/ the man who had struck him on the
head with a stick. Captain Byrnes
then returned with his prisoners to
the Mercer Street Station. Not
feeling satisfied that Thomas was
the person who fired the shots,
the Captain set to work to find the man
who was with Gardner. He found that
| his name was Paul Lowe, and that his
| father lived at 439 Clermont avenue,
Brooklyn. Thither the Captain went,
accompanied by Roundsman Day. Ask
ing for Lowe, he was informed by his
father that he did not 1--we there, but
that he WAS employed as a banking
clerk in New street, where he could be
found at nine o'clock of any morning.
The Captain then returned to the city
yesterday afternoon. While passing
through Washington Square he was ac-
costed by gentleman who asked him
if he had arrested Lowe. On replying
III the negative, the gentleman said:
II have just been talking with a man
who told me that he has concealed, but
he refused to tell me where. The man
is standing over there now" (pointing
him out to the Captain), 81 wish, -
said the Captain, L" that you would keep
him in conversation till [ send two
officers to watch his movements" The
gentleman did as requested, and Officer
Warren and RoUndsman Day, in civil
iian'S clothes, were put upon his track
The man went as far as house at 6
West street, which he entered. The
officers remained outside and watched
for his temperance. In about ten
minutes he came out with Lowe. The
two, followed by the officers, walked
up Broadway to Great Jones street,
where they entered the house of Police
Surgeon Steele Officer Warren went
to the Police Station for Captain
Byrnes, and when the two men came
out OF the house they were arrested
Street Station. When Lowe an.
Dearod in Captain Byrnes' room he
seemed downcast. The captain was
busy. Lowe said: Captain, [ feel
very much distressed about this. !"
Don't say another word, said the
Captain, and when he was ready Lowe
told his story. He did not say that he
had done the shooting, and told his
story thus: " [ had been in the house
Of Emma Cozzens with my friend
Gardner. Weleft, and We're walking up
Mercer street when Gardner coughed.
There was a crowd of men on the other
side OF the street. One of the men
crossed over and asked Gardner
why he had cOughed at them. This
Gardner denied, when the man knocked
him down. The rest of the crowd then
ran over, and Gardner and myself were
beaten numerically. I did not know
yhO they were, and supposino that
they were thieves and meant to rob us.
as soon as [ got away from their clutch
es jumped behind tree, and drawing
my revolver, began firing. [ fired five
shots, and when my pistol was empty,
l threw 1T away and ran Captain
Byrnes afterWard found the pistol
in possession of Edward Kittle, a boy
living at 10 Perry street, who said he
picked it up near the scene of the shoot
ing. Lowe is a fne:looking man, %
years old. He was arrested on the 29th
OF last February for shooting at James
r, Randall, a colored waiter IN the
Whitney House, at Twelfth street and
BROADWAY. He was taken before JUS
tice Cox, and placed under $4,000
bonds. About one month ago he called
at the police station and got the pistol
which was taken from him at the time
of the shooting. 1t was with this pis-
tol that he did the shooting on Satur-
day night
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