The New York herald., 1872-09-15

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A few minutes after two O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the neighborhood Of Broadway and Houston
street startled by the report OF pistol iE the
concert saloon at 59S Broadway, known as the
New Idea." It. appears that the notorious Will
liam Varley better known under the
sobriquet OF "Reddy the Blacksmith" had
been on rather lively spree dur
ing the night with a number Of his peculiar
friends, among whom was an individual well
known to the police as "Indian Ned," but whose
real name Is Edward Wellington After carousing
about for some time they concluded to go to the
"New Idea," where there are large number Of
girls in attendance. At this time the gang were in
front Of the Revere House, and from here they
started to the saloon, which is kept by man
named Edward Perkins. Perkins was about to
CLOSE UP HIS PLACE
and had carriage standing In front OF the door, IN
which he and his wife were going home, and when
Reddy and his followers came up they began pulling
and maltreatng the horses and trying to make
them run away The driver demonstrated, and this
OccasiOned some boisterous talk which attracted
the attention OF the ten-pin boys employed in the
saloon, who ran out and Immediately
returned with the unwelcOme intelligence that
freddy the Blacksmith" and his crowd Of
closed his doors and locked them, for he knew full
well the character OF the men he had to deal with,
and that If they once gained an admittance they
would in all probability create serious disturbance
which might terminate in blOodshed. He had no
sooner turned the key than the party, tired OF
abusing the hackdrver and his horses, rushed
against the doors and demanded admttance.
Perkins told them he had closed up for the night,
and therefore could not let them In.
"kiCk the door tn!v "BuSt the SneDangV
shouted
SEVERAL OF THE GANG,
and without further ceremony vigorous onslaught
was made on the doors, which, however, refused
weighing 303 pounds had set down against them.
Before making another attempt to break In Mrs.
Perkins demonstrated with them, as did also her
husband, telling them that the girls had all left,
and that II they were admitted there was no
one to wait on them. This, however, seemed
the determination Of the roughs to gain an
entrance anyhow, for they again rushed against
the doors, this time with renewed violence, and
kicked and pounded until the pannels were all split.
But Mrs. Perkins still recined against the doors,
and they moved not. Seeing the task OF getting
inside was far more difficult one than they had
anticipated, the rOughs became greatly enraged,
and swore they would batter the doors down.
Their threats OF violence frightened Mrs. Perkins ms
door it yielded before them. The first who rushed
in was 'lndian Ned" and as he stepped across the
PERKINS DISCHARGED PISTOL
at him. the ball taking effect in his forehead just
fell to
the rest Of the gang, ike towards as they are, beat
o hasty retreat.
Omcer Townsend, of the Fourteenth precinct, was
soon on the spot, and learning OF the shooting, at
once despatched messenger to the station house,
in Mulberry street, Tor a stretcner. This being
brought the wounded man was placed on 1t and
borne to the station, followed by Onicer Townsend
| and Mr.. Perkins, A surgeon examined the wound
| and pronounced 1t mortal, and ordered the man
| removed to Bellevue Hospital, which was subse-
| quently done.
mitted having done the shooting. and said he
thought it was fully jmstifable, especially as he
knew the character OF the men he had to deal with
| AT THE TOMBS.
| At ten O'Clock in the forenoon the prisoner,
accompanied by his wife and several friends, was
taken before Judge Hogan at the Tombs Police
| Court. Messrs. Howe h Hummel appeared as his
counsel and at once moved for the discharge OF
their client on the ground that his action was JUS
| tifabe. Mr.. Howe denounced in unmeasured
terms ''Reddy' and his followers and declared
| that every man had perfect right to protect his
premises from gang OF well known rufilans and
Judge Hogan said he fully conceded with the
tecting himself and his premises, out ne would Of
| course, have to hold an examination In the case.
He therefore set one O'Clock as the hour for the in
vestigatiOn.
At that hour the prisoner was brought in, and in
q few minutes "Reddy the Blacksmith" and some
ook ssas just ns magistrate
| about opening the cage, he was notified
that Coroner Young had taken it in hand and
would take the wounded mans ante-mOrtem state
ment at Bellevue Hospital during the afternoon.
| Under these circumstances the Judge directed
Captain Cinchy to take Perkins up to the hospital.
The Captain started of with his prisoner, but was
| met on the steps OF the TOmbs by q
messenger from the COrOner's office, who said the
| Coroner would not go up to Bellevue, but
| would be at his office. Accordingly the prisoner
was taken thither, where he was kept until four
O'Clock, and the Coroner not then having put in an
appearance Captain Clinchy was compelled to take
| Mr.. Perkins back to the station house. Commit
ments to the House OF Detention were made out
| for Charles Edwards, John Jameson aud John
| Currence.
Edward Wellington, alias 'Indian Ed," is Of very
| respectable parentage and well connected. He has
| abrOther who Is president OF q bank in Corning,
| N. Y. He came here from Boston some time ago,
| and has led dissolute life ever since.
| ''INDIAN ED's' STORY.
HERALD representative visited Bellevue HOspt-
tai yesterday afternoon and waited for Coroner
Young, but who failing to appear, he gained per-
| mission from Warden Brennan, and visited
| the bedside or the victim and en-
deavored to converse with him, but Wallington
seemed both unable and unwilling to talk He said,
however, that he had no statement to make and
did not know who shot him. He suffered with great
pain in his head and threw up considerable blood
While the reporter was endeavOrng to gain some
Information from wallington, Captain Clinchy. Of
and asked him (wallington) If he could
identify the man who shot him, and
asked by Captain Clinchy, said Jim Bell and
others were with him at the time he was shot,
Perkins does not deny the shooting and pleads
justification for the act. The hospital surgeon has
not been able to locate the ball In WallingtOn's
fatal.
The injured man declined giving his residence in
the city, but said most OF his relatives live in Steu
ben county, in this State.