, 1872-12-17
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.


Fatn1 Affray Between Two Lottery
i Dealers
| Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW York, Dec. 16.-Another shocking and
bloody murder occurred here tonight between
two wellknown sporting millionaires, named
Nicholas r. Duryea and William Simmons,
The victim, Duryea was at the head Of nearly
all the polcy-shops in Brooklyn, ant
Simmons is in the same business in this city
with branches in several large Southern cities
About P. N. Duryea vent into Simmons Office,
No. 81 Liberty street, and quarrelled with Sim.
mons in relation to the latter's oper-
ations in Brooklyn. Simmons & Co.
are agents of Shelby College lottery which Dur
yeas agents claim has been largely swindling
Brooklynites;; Words ran high on this subject.
batbegan, which continued through the Office, and
into the street. When near the curbstone,
Simmons, who IVES the larger of the two,
drew huge dirk-knife and slashed at Duryea
the knife plunged into Duryea's throat once in the
abdomen and once in the groin The carotid ar
terry and jugular vein we're severed and Duryea,
who was unarmed, sank dead in 4 deluge
Of blood. Simmons VAS arrested and
taken to the station-house, rs xere
mons surveyed the corpse coolly, and on enter
ing his cell requested to be furnished
with cigars. Both Duryea and Simmons
possessed great wealth. Duryea is q prominent
Yacht Club, last summer, for sailing his vessel
the stakes therefor. Be lived in great
style on Staten Island. Simmons re-
slso married. He gave his age tonight t as s.. j.
Duryea is said to have been formerly . partner
Of Simmons d Co., and retired about six weeks
ago, the firm owing him $4,000, which has
not yet been paid. After he had stabbed Dur
bis anRe r. wes aSa a msrhe a
up by Duryea's fists.
New YoRK, Dec. 16.-At o'clock this even
ing. two men named John Simmons and Nicholas
Il. DuIyea, both well-knovn as lottery dealers,
restaurant in Liberty street, between
Broadway and Nassau. Simmons succeeded in
throwing his.antagonist, and then drawing dirk
knife stabbed the prostrate man repeatedly.
The principal wound inflicted, which almost in
simultaneously proved fatal, WAS on the left side
of the neck, commencing at the base of the ear,
penetrating about four inches, and serering tho
jugular vein and several main arteries. The
assassin also stabbed his victim in the groin,
inflicting wound which the doctors say .yas
nesse.s OF the afray called out murder
and Police" when Simmons fed, and took
refuge in nelghboring saloon, where an officer
subseqs lently found and arrested him. In get
Ting aW: ", LNe murderer leu anu spralneu MS
ankle, II ucturing one of the small bones. Sim
mons al, l the body Of his victim we're afterwards
taken to the nearest police station. Simmons
refused to mako any statement when interro-
gated By tt officer in charge Of the police station.
Subsequent ly, his wound was drcsaed, and ho was
taken to th "a Park Hospital, where he now re-
mains in cha rge of two police officers. Duryea
was about 81 years of ago, genteel appearance,
slight build, nd lived at Fort Richmond, where
he leaves wife and t7o children. Simmons
and Duryea were both supposed to be very veal
thy. The caust of the fatal quarrel has not
transpired, but is supposed to be connected with
declined to make any statement whatever to tie
reporters who called upon him at the hospital.