New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


THE IlBERTY-ST. MUkDEh'
r,rpyRA STARRED FOURTEEN TIMEs-BUslNhSs
RELATIONS OF THE RIVAL PoLiCi pHAi
nv order of Coroner keenan,, the remains VI
Nicholas w. Duryea the lottery dealer "no We - u
.,ah,od an ISbertyst on Monday evening" py 'ohn ~
lottery dealer were conveyed from the
..,,o :, po,,oestaou long before daylight yester
a., ,0orn,pg 70 an undertaker's store In sntnSNe'
.hera an autopsy was performed IN the aiVei"'V ~
Denuty Coroner Beach ana Di' ~,
T, vyas discovered that the nght leH h"u
-, trac,nred below tho knee during his des-
.erata struggle with his assailant. NO less thah
"A distinct stabwounds and cuts, were found 10 nave
Ran inflicted upon the murdered man. beside severi
,evere bruises and Commissions. The wound which was
the immediate OF DEATH was about two inehes III
length In the left sdo Of the neck, and the )ugu VEN
and carotid artery had been severed undoubtedly result
ing In almost instantaneous death Another woun"'
which Of itself would probably have proved fatal was
souud TO have perforated oceptal bone OF the SKULL
inst behind the left ear. Thru wound when womb
aoubtless have proved fatal found in the left gron
Dopetratiug the abdominal cavity, but not puncuring
the nestnes The remaining IL wounds upon the iaee
neck chest and hands were Of a superficial nature
The assaant one of whose ankle bones was fractured
Les iD belpless condition at the Park Hospital
constantly guarded by the police. He st maintains
rsoute silence and positively refuses to enter into any
conversation whatever in relation to the fata array
Coroner Keenan,, who visited him yesterday, couid
soarcely elicit reply to questions concerning the muir
der His invariabe response to Inquiries Is you
are reporter for the press have nothing to say to you
and n YOU are rot reporter you have no right to ques
non me-" His brother who is associated with him in
,ha lottery business also refuses to make any statement
An regard 10 the crime and hence the assaants motive
has not been explained.
The origin Of the ARRAY is stated by the friends OF
Simmons 70 be as follows About six months ago sim
mons bought from Duryea for 5000 or $4,000 his inter
plfpVh
who hod been In the business for 10 or is years past
finally obtained control OF 1t In that city and was bsSS
ing the books OF all the smaller dealers In other words
be assumed the risks OF the business taking the receipts
AMI paying the losses allowing the oeaers 1h I
eold TO Simmons, and in consideration OF le sum II
voa Dnryea nronised not to enter the lottery policy
SniDess aSap i'm Brookvn II ia all eyed that contrary
t. the terms of this agreement with simmons DuIyes
not long ago without the knowledge OF simmons opened
nm office visited the smaller dealers, with the majority
of whom he was intimately acquainted and' Dy prom
ise of larger commissions than they were receiving from
smnons once more induced them TO his employ.
On hearing of tGe manner in when ne nau Deeh ue-
fFauded Simmons sought out DuTyea and charged nun
win MS peridy aud high words passed between them.
Since then threats have been made by both men, SIM
had been in Strengthened circumstances Tor some
time previous to his purchase Of Duryea's business and
the money paid by summons was raised Tor nm Dy M
brothers and few friends He mas TOT long uihe pas
been dis pated in his habits, and his nnahcla emoa
rassInents from this cause Simmons endeay9reo
70 regain control OF the lottery business In Brooklyn
and offered even larger commissions than Duryea ahO
the latter turn advanced his rates The CONSEQUENCE
WAS that neither made any money, and II seemed a.
though Simmons would soon DO driven from inc nGu
owing the advantage possessed p9 Dutgoh III M
lopPer purse 1t asserted that the brothers
simmons who own the Kentucky lotteries, have en-
deavored break up Duryea's business pf uaMln
numlcrs previously agreed upon, thus enaOnng tnos
Who had uiaced their money these numbers, KNOWN
what would be drawn, 10 win large sums irOm Duryea
To this charge answer Is made that the drawn number
are 10 every city in the United states an
that an the dealers would suffer alike IN such cOntiI
Oency and such state of things could DE estabnsne
n would have the effect OF breaking up the business
The prisoner visited yesterday by ms counse
Iohn Graham and by several OF his friends lie Is yer
Setieen but his friends loudly proclaim that he acted
Helfdeiense, and there is strong pr0baDlny that th
threadbAre plea Of insanity will he brought INTO requis
fiou IL is claimed that in consequence or the act
Duryea and his Strengthened monetary condition. SIN
mons has been many occasions IN state bordering
upOn frenzy and that the meeting with Duryea on Mon
day evening, the language applied To hin " the latter
and the subsequent attack had the effect OF bringing OF
one OF these parOxysms. ,,. .
j. h. Simmons his brother william, and one OF TIVE
other brothers control the lottery business in this coun
try. Tley the Kentucky lottery, and have large
interests in all the others The firm is known as Sim
uus Co. They have entire control OF the lottery
And policy business in this city and in nearly all the
large ities N the Union. John Simmons boarded with
ms family at No. IO3 East F0Iteenth-st. Duryea had
couutry seat facing the Kill ku at Port Richmond
He was reputed be worth CO., and his manner
Ofliyipg was sumptuOus and eXaYagant When IN New
York be occupied rooms at the Hoffman House. He was
formerly member OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club, and at
the time death of the yacht Bella of the
BayOpue Yacht Club, OF which he was also member.
Ne was also owner of tugboat IL Is reported that
$4,000 stock of the Brooklyn City Railroad Com
paly among his assets, and that he was also largely
Interested the Peoples GasDght Company OF Brook
lyn His body delivered TO his wife, yesterday after
noon and was taken to staten Island for interment
day Tor the inquest has not yet been designated