The New York herald., 1872-07-12
SUPPOSED MURDER IN BROOKLYN.
Youth of Sixteen Shoots "A Nan Dead
Was Il Accidentnll

Youth Of Sixteen Shoots n rTnn Dead
Was 1t Accidental
AZ most OF the ills which now beset poor perspir-
ing humanity are set down to the credit OF the ex-
cessive heat 1t Is an open question whether tho
tOrrd condition of the atmosphere is not conducive
to the indulgence Of bad passions. Certain tt is
that incidents OF bloodshed and outrage alarm
ingly frequent during the present warm cycle.
A singular case OF homicide. or accidental
shooting, it Is not positively defined which.
occurred In the Tenth precinct of Brook
yn yesterday. The victim was journeyman
baker, named Henry Taggart, and his destroyer
was Thomas Qualify, youth Of sixteen years. Tag
CART having concluded his tour OF work in the bake
shop OF Thomas Mnllcn, his brother-tnaw, No. 86T
Pacific street about eleven O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing, proposed that Mullen and a companion OF hts.
named Patrick Renhart should go to the liquor
store of william Quaiy, No. 1855 Pacific street, and
take drink OF cider. Taggart resided at No 224
East Twenty-nrst street, New York, and desired to
his home. Rienhart and deceased proceeded TO tho
place indicated. Mullen followed la few minutes
thereafter ana witnessed the death OF his relative.
He states that he was about entering the store
door when he saw Thomas Qualify raise musket
TO his shoulder and llre directly at Taggart The
latter fell without utterng word, shot through
the head. Wnen the fatal shot was fired Qualify
stood about the centre OF the room in the rear OF
the store, and deceased stood upon the
Threshold OF the door, about four feet rom
his assassinso close In fact, that he received the
full charge of the powder as well as the ball. The
missile OF death entered at the right eye, and,
crashing through the skull, passed out, breaking
the fanlght over tho store door and falling Ia tho
street. The victim fell forward on his face ana the
blood flowed copiously from the ghastly wound.
The young villain stopped for moment his VIC
tim, and then, realizing the awful nature of the deed
which he had perpetrated fed preciptately from the
premises. The witnesses, Rienhart and Mullen,
were stupcned as to be unable to arrest Qualify,
who Is still ut large. There was no difficulty pre-
viously existing between the paries as far as can
be ascertaned, and they had been acquainted with
each other but a few days. Mr.. raggcrt was mar
ried two months ago, and his young widow who
was summoned to the scene OF her sad bereave-
ment, piteously mourned the terrible taking or
of her young husband. She alluded TO Qualify
whom Sue had known for some years, as
having always been "a forbidling rascal" Iicn-
hart gives another version OF the sad occurrence
which s entirely at variance with what Mr. Mulcn
says. lie states that deceased and Qnaily were
fOollng with the musket, which IL an olu army
smooth bore piece when Qualify put MS iooe on
the trigger and Il went OF accldcntaly AS tncy
were about four feet apart ut the time, the
messenger OF death sped on us sud
den MISSION and inasmnch as tho ball,
if fired when the butt OF the piece was on the oor
wonld have passed out through the roof OF the
skull instead OF at the side, this version does not
appear probable. Captain Cassidy OF the Tenth
precinct Is exertng every means 10 arrest the
Youthful homicide. Tho Coroner will hold mn in-
auest over the body oday when the atfar will be
Thoroughly investigated and The guilt or innocence
OF Young Qualify will be determined.