The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-26
CRAWFoRD's Crime.
The Shooting ARRAY by Commodore
Vanderbilt's Brother-in-Law.
OUTRAGE ON THE HIGHWAY.
The Assaults Upon the Officer
and the Detective.
HUNTING THE FUGITIVE

Robert L. Crawford, the brother-in-law OF Comma.
dore Vanderbilt, who shot officer Henderson, of the
Fllteenth precinct, was arraigned at the Jeners0N
Market Police Court yesterday and refused the
privilege OF bail by the presiding magistrate Later
In the day Crawford was brought up into the SUI
preme Court Chambers writ of habeas corpus
and admitted to bail by Judge Leonard in the sun1
OF $4,000. The shooting took place on Friday
night and 1t appears that James Ames az
colored man employed by Commodore Vanderbilt
as coachman, was the original cause of the disj
turbance. short time before twelve O'Clock ON
that evening number of women living In Fourth
street Ames go out of the stables belonging to
the Commodore and stop taioress named Carrie
Love, living at No. 90 Varck street. who happened
to be passing at the time and was somewhat lntoxj
icated. The woman, not suspecting what was
wanted of her, remained for moment to talk to
the coachman, who, seeing she was in defencelesa
condition. seized her violently around the shoulders
dragged her into the stable and slammed the doorS
The poor woman was so terrified by
THE INFLAMED AND INFURIATED FACE 3
OF Ames that her muddled senses suddenly sh0oN
of all traces of the liquor, and she became fully
alive to her terrible situation Ames Is powerful
negro and Carrie Love rather dminutive white
woman; but, though small in stature, she has greaH
nerve, and when she fully realized the brutal
object or AlneS she struggled WIN AL Cn4
might Of desperation. Her shrieks and cries
attracted the attention OF number OF persons ON
the opposite side of the street, but before they
cOuld render her any assistance Ames had pulleQ
her inside the door and fastened the gateway on n
inside still from the interior Of the building the
wild and terrific yels of the woman were distinctly
heard, and the ladies in the street We're SO
horror-stricken with the danger OF che poor
woman that they stood paralyzed In the
ton. At length one woman more resolute
than the rest, rushed into the Fifteenth precinct
cfa hnns md
of what going on. That officer Immediately
despatched policeman to the stable to endeavor 70
THE UNHAPPY WOMAN;
| but the policeman found the stable door lockedr
| The policeman then tried to force open the door,
but he discovered that was Impossible, rs Ames ha4
against force. The policeman then went to Com1
| modore Vanderbilts house, in Washington placed
| and reported to that gentleman the conduct ol
| his coachman. The old Commodore was highly en-!
ragged, and. desiring the policeman to walt, ne
dressed and took him back to the stable and got IN
at the rear. As soon as the policeman mace MS app
pearance Ames, who was evidently waiting tor him1
| rushed from behind one of the carriages and
| struck him powerful blow on the
! body. The policeman although staggered for a
moment, drew his club and Knocked the negro
| down. Ames then seized bottle that was lying on
| the ground near his hand and
| FLUNG 1T AT THE POLICEMAN.
! who in turn Knocked him down q second time7
| The policeman then caught and dragged him out on
the stable. On the way to the station house the
negro fought desperately and were eon it not %
|
ninly R naSs Escaped wSe onosr
prisoner, Commodore Vanderbilt was kindly doing
all in his power to assist the poor woman, VINO was
crazy with rear He S sad sesn broush
to the place by the disturbance and who were ter1
riby incensed when they heard an account OF the
affair. AS soon as Mrs. Love was In condition tOl
| walk she was carried to the Fifteenth precinct sta
ton house, where. Captain Byrne provided every
comfort for her that her condition demanded3
Oficer Grogan had got his desperate pri1
soner into the station house than Ames pulled q
Jack knife out and endeavcred to stab him. Grogans
however was too quick for him, and caught the
negros hand just in time to save his own life. This
the sergeant to cal other patrolmen, and the pug7
| listic negro was soon lodged In cell. The nght1
however, was not over, for the black brute
Mr.. Crawford dashed into the station
house, and in wild and frantic manner demanded
| to know why the CommodoreS coachman was
the gentlemen that the negro had attempted
| TO OUTRAGE A WOMAN
whether it was the quiet demeanor of the sergeant
negro that most enraged Mr.. Crawford it is impos-
! sible to say, but his former boisterousness was
nothing to the rO wild ns storm 81 passion ne
had finished speaking. He threatened the police
with the vengeance OF the Commodore in addition
| to his own, and listening to his threats one would
suppose the entire force was to be swept from
the face of the city. The sergeant turned to De-
house, outside the railing, and desired him
| to put the fiery Albanian out Offlcer Hender-
| son quickly obeyed tho order. He took
Crawford by the back OF the neck ana
| pushed him head foremost out of the place.
The ignominy of his exit only served to make Mr.
| Crawford's blood boil to whittier heat, and he
| strutted along the street swearing vows OF ven
| geanCe against Henderson. The detective was
obliged to go out into the street soon after and ne
saw Crawford there. That gentleman turned
towards the officer and said, 81 am waiting for you
Hearing this the detective did not dare to turn
his back upon Crawford, but kept on facing HIM and
got to the corner Crawford shouted to passing
citizen to look and watch him shoot the deteCtlve-
| This put Henderson on his mettle and being de-
termined man and brave officer, he at once CRAP
pied Crawford and endeavored to wrest the pistol
| from him. In the struggle that ensued both fell,
Henderson on top, and Crawford, who was a
his arm above the onicer's back and
fired the pistol. The ball took effect in the
detectives thigh and hurt him severely. The gen
| tleman who was passing, and to whom Crawford
| spoke was Mr. Albert Guerin, OF No. Clinton place
/ He endeavored to prevent Craw ford from firing a
second time, but unfortunately the pistol went OF,
| and lodged ball In of Mr.. Guerin's lers
| The would-be murderer then ran away and 1t iy
| supposed he got into the Commodore's stable and
| from there made good his escape to the residence
] OF that gentleman. The detective and Mr. Guerin
were then removed to the station house, where
| Mr.. Guerin was afterwards removed TO his home.
| Ames and Carrie Love were brought up at JEFF
| ferson Market yesterday and committed
| to answer III default OF 5000 bail Be-
| fore taking these people to court Captain Byrne
| surrounded the house of Commodore Vanderbilt,
and, after thorough search OF IT. found crawford
| concealed in q room up stairs. He was taken to
| Jefferson Market with the other prisoners, and
! bailed out by Mr.. Schell later In the day.