The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-11
a Brutal Murder.


About s o'clock, last evening. Henry
l.. Perrin. Clerk of the Board Of County
Commissioners. was shot and instantly
killed by Trial Justice, L. 1. Woolf, on
Meeting street, opposite City Park.
United States Marshuls, Hendrix and
Reid. had been conversing in front of
Wulbern's restaurant. short distance
above the scene of the murder
Woolf, who was i'll liquor, took
offence ut somo trivial remark of
Perrin's, and cursed him as u ID
blackguard. Perrin said, "Woolf, do
not call me blackguard." Woolf, how
ever, repeated tho assertion. whcreupon
Perrin struck him in the face with his
hand. Woolf made an attempt to ro-
turn the blow, but was seized by Hen
bricks before he could do so. The
latter led him into the restaurant, and
endcavorcd to persuade him that the
blow had been struck in Jest. In the
mean while Perrin aud Reid walked
down Meeting street in the direction Of
Droud street After some persuasion on
Hendricks part, Woolf consented to
make no further attempt to renew the
alteration, and on snying that the
matter would lie dropped there, the
former relensed his hold. Woolf then
went to the bar IN Il rear room uud
called for u drink, Hendricks remaining q
in the vestibule. While drinking the
liquor, Woolf told the proprietor, Mr.
Wulbern, that he intended to shoot
Perrin, and US soon us he left the bar
Mr.. Wulbern informed Hendricks, who
was still in the vestibule, to that effect.
Wooif by this time had stepped into the
street, whittier Hendricks followed rs
soon as he learned of Woolf's nvowal of
murderOus intention. The LITTER
overlook Perrin and Reid in front of
Major Corbin's residence, and drew u
revolver Perrin tr-ned partly round
and cried. Don't tshoot; am uuarmed. "
Wool fired twice, however, III quick
succession, and, it is alleged, was about
to fire third tune, when the pistol was
wrenched from his grasp by Hendricks.
Perrin fell to the pavement and in
stantly expired. Several detectives and
policeman having been attracted by
the reports of tho pistol, now appeared
upon the scene, arrested the murderer
and carried him to the guard house,
where he is now confined In the mean
time IL dense crowd had assembled upon
the scene. and pressed around tue body
with oil the eagcrness of excited
curiosity. Lieutenant Chapman, of the
police iorce, being present, ordered II
city ambulance and had the body con-
vcyed to the residence Of County Com
missioner L. G. Miller. Oh Meeting
stleet, opposite Water Here IL jury Of
inquest WAS empancled by Coroner Tuft.
which Immediately afterwards adj ourned,
to meet at IL o'clock this morning, in
the coroners Office.
The murdered man, Perrin, is said to
have been of II remarkably inoll'ensi7e
nature, unobtrusive and jovial in dispo-
sition, and was much liked by all who
knew him. He was thirty EIGHT years
old, and III native of New York, but has
been resident of this city since 1865.
His father was celebrated for his love OF
the turf and fine horses, having once
been the owner Of the renowned Flora
Temple. He was also for number OF
years President of the Butchers and
Drovers' Bank, of New York city. An
elder brother Of the deceased is now pre-
sident of that institution. Perrin was
for long time o member of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 1, of this city, in
which organization his congenial man
ners won him many friends. He is rep
resented as having been perfectly sober
at the timo Of the shooting He was
struck by one ball, which entered the
right breast near the dividing line, lit
tie below the collar bone, with an incli-
nation to the left, and probably passed
through the heart Charleston Netcs.