New-York tribune., 1872-05-27

Guern or No. Clinton-place were snot Dy topert IL
Crawford, brother-inlaw OF Commodore Vanderbilt as
related by the actors in the tragedy, indicate that
the shooting of the officer premeditated. AT
midnight on Friday, Carrie Love, tailoress, OF
No. % Yarriekst., while somewhat under the
influence OF liquor, passing along West
Fourth-st., while James Ames, az stalwart col
ored man, employed as coachman by CommodoretVan-
derbt standing in front Of the stable No. 35 West
Fourthst He accosted her indecently She seized
by him on refusing to comply with his wishes, and In
spite of her cries and struggles was carried by him into
the stable. Bysanders informed Sergeant Halbrow at
the Mercers Police Station Of what had occurred. and
he sent Patrolmen Grogan and Hughes to the stable,
with orders to fetch Ames and the woman to the Station
House. They heard the woman screaming when they
reached the stable but found the doors locked and
barred In reply to their demand for admittance Ames
used foul and vtuperatye language. The officers then
went to the residence OF Commodore Vanderbilt, No.
10 Wsshngton-place, In the rear OF which the
stable is situated, and told him what had
happened and asked him II he would justify his coach
man in committing such outrage He replied that he
would not, and, slipping dressng-gown went to
the stable and admitted the officers. The coachman and
the woman were found in bedroom, but when the OFF,
attempted to arrest him he made desperate resist
ance and struck officer Grogan several times He was
finally knocked down and secured Nearly all OF her
clothing had been torn from her by Ames.
They were taken to the Mercerst Police Station Ames
making, on the way, fierce resistance. The woman
was locked up charge OF intoxcation. The disor-
derly conduct OF Ames had attracted large crowd,
many OF whom followed the officers and prisoners into
the stationhouse Among these Crawford, who was
very demonstratve, declaring that Ames had been
treated in most brutal and unwarrantabe manner and
that he ought not to be locked up Encouraged appa
renty by these manifestations, Ames drew knife ana
endeavored TO stab officer Grogan but was knocked
down and removed TO CELL Crawford still protested,
and the officers started with the prisoner toward the
cells declared that he would accompany them. Ser
geapt Holbrow then directed Detective Henderson to
elect Crawford. which was done. The crowd left the
station, and those on the street dispersed.
house and started toward Fourthst but had not gone
far before he was confronted with Crawford who drew
enage, threatened to kill him Henderson advanced
toward Crawford, who slowly retired toward Fourthst
reiteratiDg his threats. On reaching Fourth-st, Mr
Guerin, who was on his way home, came up, and was
sha Si@" sec As | he spoke, Crawford slightly turned
his head in the direction Of Guerin, and Henderson
at once sprang upon him seized him by the throat
The fell TO the pavement, Henderson uppermost,
snes snd ending With raSfoTd placing the muzze Of his
pistol against Henderson's left thigh and hrlng The
the right knee Guerin attempted dsarm Crawford,
but the resisted and fred at him in RETURN the ball
entering his right egaboYe the Knee shaterng the Done
and causing dangerous wound.
Crawford then broke away from the wounded men and
running into the stable the sceno were the tragedy had
opened locked and barred the doors The pistol SHOTS
had attracted the attention OF those in the statOnhouse
Henderson and Guerin were found lying on the pave
ment bleeding profusely from their wounds, and were
the small arteries in Menderson leg had been severed
by the ball, and that he was faint from loss OF
SS%G;rbare SITUG a0 stopged. Guerrins wound was
also dressed Tue wounds OF both men are serious but
and several of his officers had started search of Craw
ford Capt Byrnes satisfied that the might've was
were locked, and admittance refused, he did not
feel justified in using force to effect an entrance On
from the and stable, with directions to take into
qRy Reo reached bis ocs
Byrne informed him Of what had occurred, and was
told II necessary to break in every door in the house
and stables in his search for the fugitive The captain
went to the house and demanded that CRAWFORD should
be given up It was denied that he was in the house
Capt Byrne declared that II Crawford was not at once
brought out would search the house from celart
Mercer s Police station He declared that he was very
much excited when IN the stati9n'house IeW n9Iis us
aid not know that Henderson, who not in uniform
was an officer; and that when the officer came toward
him from the statOphouse he supposed that he was fol-
lowed for no good purpose, and hence shot him.
He was taken before Justice Cox at the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court. who remanded him to the station
house Later in the day Capt Byrnes was served with
writ OF habeas corpus issued by Justice Leonard OF the
before him forthwith This was done and after
short argument the Judge decided TO release the pTs
Scheu became the suretes for that amount
Detective Henderson was much better ast evening" n
OF danger. Young Guerin is also improving.
MYSTERIOUS QUARREL-THREB MEN SHOT.
Another atfray, fully as desperate and even
more sanguinary in its results. occurred about ll p m
on Saturday. only few blocks from the scene of tho
first encounter Wm Gould OF No. SsI Cheryst an ex-
policeman, latterly known as sporting man," George
Anderson, and VIM. DeYine. bartenders; Wm H. Thomas
Of No waverley-pace. Edward p. Treadwell OF chi
cago and Alfred p Evans of Ohio left Emma Cozzenss
brothel in Mercer-st, Wayerleyplaee, and were
walking two and two, when Gould and :" Cap" VINO
were in advance, heard at Waverley-pace i've pistol
shots in rapid succession behind them. On turning
around, they cav man lying apparently dead'
while Anderson and Devine called out that they were
wounded and an unknown man was seen running away
Officers came no and took them all to the Mercer-st
Police Station The one found lying the walk at first
refused to give his name or that OF his frend Dut suOse
ouently said that his name was Theodore Gardiner
age 22 and that he lived at Inwood, on the HUDSON
Gardiner was found to have been wounded In the LETT
groin the ball passing into the stomach. lie
had received another wound in the head, ana
third I'm the hand The wound in the groin is suppo sed
20 be fatal Deyne shot in the right thigh recely-
ing severe flesh wound. Anderson, who had been re-
moved by friends to the ELK Hall" saloon, No.
wayerey was found to have been also shot IN the
right thigh midway between the groin and the Knee
Tie ball was firmly imbedded In the muscles OF the ieg
and the surgeons unable at the time TO extract IT,
Gardiner aud Anderson were removed 70 Beevue Hos
nitaI i'm an ambulance Thomas, Gould, DeYlne Tread
we'll and Evans detained at the station-house 10
await the result OF an investigation. ,. A.,
None OF the wounded men or those detained at the
stationhouse would give, at first, any satisfactory e1
hired The majority claim TO know nothing whatever OF
the affair SO far as could be aseertained Dy Inspector
Thorne and Capt Byrnes there were two parties In the
house of Emma COzzens. The party first mentioned
were in the parlor and Gardiner and the unknown
man were in the front SO far as can be ascer-
tained there was communication OF any kind be-
tween the parties while In the house no quar-
rel Thomas and his companions went hrst and almost
Immediately afterward Gardiner aud his friend. me
door had scarcely closed when Mrs Coffin heard the
pistol shots 1t conectured that the Two parties met