The New York herald., 1872-12-14
A Thief Pistols His Mistress
in Bayard Street.
John Harrington Takes Twenty-Five Mixed
Drinks 10 Give Him Courage to Shoot
Julia Smith, Young Girl
Of Nineteen Years.
The Assassin Escapes and the Woman
Not Expected to Live,

At about five O'Clock yesterday morning, when
the wind was bowling along the Bowery and the
few stray wayfarers in the streets were hurrying
home to anticipate daybreak, and while policemen
were mufing their chns in the Overcoat collars to
keep warm, a thief, who is also
CoURTEsAN's PROFESSIONAL PARASITE,
named John Harrington, aged twenty-six years,
shot an unfortunate concert saloon girl named
Julia Smith, aged nineteen years. who has Tor two
weeks
BEEN HIS MISTRESS.
This poor girl who will probably be dead ere this
journal reaches its readers, was unfortunate
enough to be possessed OF the fatal gilt of beauty,
and the story OF her life is as tragic as that of
Maud Merrill, who has been buried but few days.
TALL, FINELY FORMED, WITH ROSY CHEEKS,
prousion OF black hair, dark eyes and long silken
ashes while living IN Philadelphia about eighteen
months since as domestic in private family, she
attracted the notice OF some scOundrel who ruined
her, and then her path was downward. From the
first step to the last the descent was rapid until
some months ago she came to work as waiter
girl in the Ocean concert saloon, in the lower part
OF the Bowery.
ALWAYS MODEST AND RESERVED,
even in her deep degradation the girl was notice
able among her lost companions for her quiet taste
in dress, her adherence of strong drink and
this den she became acquainted with young man
who follows the tinerant and rather doubtful life
OF a pedler of prize candy packages, and who goes
by the name OF
'ssHEENY BILLY.u
This fellow Is Jew and is well known to the
police. For some time this man kept the unfOrtu-
nate girls company ana lived on her earnings.
Then she became acquainted with a girl named
Rosy Wilson, twenty-five years of age, who acted
as waiter girl in
THE VILE DEN or A CONCERT SALOON
Kept by Martin Stincke in the basement 152 Chat
ham street, few doors north of Baxter street
Stincke and his den need but brief description. He
is an enormous German, with a brutal face and
EYES HALF CLOSED WITH GLUTToNY.
The animate and inanmate paraphernaa Of his
saloon are six wretched looking waiter girls, the
bartender, wan-looking fiddler, piano player
the bust,a dozen chairs, halr dozen tables, some
kegs OF beer, some bottles OF creosote and Jersey
lightning and couple OF dozen drinking glasses.
TO this detestaDle spot Rosy Wilson induced the
girl Smith to come three weeks ago. Julia Smith
was pretty and her good looks and reserved ways
would bring custom to the saloon
AND PENNIES TO THE TILL
OF the gluttonous German, who weighs over three
hundred and fifty pounds The girl Wilson had
house OF Mrs. Milhouse, at 81 Bayard street, on
the first floor, for which Rosy Wilson paid SIS
week rent to her landady. The lover OF the girl
Wilson is named John Forney. lie is twenty-three
years OF age, and is by trade
A TIN AND COPPERSMITH,
when he is not woman's favorite. FOrney has a
friend named John Harrington, who Is thief and
pmp. They both were in the habit OF visiting the
saloon of Stinke, and there Rosy Wilson made Julia
Smith acquainted with Harrington about two weeks
ago. This fellow Immediately saw that through
this girl he might be enabled to make living, and
HE FORCED HIS ATTENTIONS ON HER.
In this he was seconded by Rosy Wilson, who en-
deavored to get the unfortunate girl acquainted
with all the bad characters who visited the salo0n
Occasionally, and as far as could be learned, at q
late hour last night Julia Smiths Jewish lover
against her wishes and this was the cause OF trou
BILE between her and
THE THIEF HARRINGTON.
FOrney, who seems to be a kind OF o goodna-
tured FOOL and who is ardently enamOred OF Rosy
Wilson, was In the habit OF making the rounds
with Harrington, who has been carrying four
seven O'Clock on Thursday evening the two men
met Forney and Harrington and from that hour
were drinking 'TOm and Jerry"
HOT SCOTCH WHISKEYS
and cold lager beer. FOrney had very little money,
but Harrington had considerable money with him,
and he seemed to spend 1t freely enough Let 1t be
here stated that Rosy WV wilson ii during the TWO Two
In Stincke's saloon had induced her to take iur-
nshed room at the same house, 81 Bayard street street
Julia smiths room was on the
TOP FLOOR, BACK,
and she paid So q week rent for 1t. Harrington
ON Thursday night Julia absented herself from
her work as waiter girl although she paid two or
companions last night stated to the reporter Of the
HERALD. BY some strange coincidence several of
Captain Kennedy'a police officers noticed the man
PRowLING AROUND WITH MS FRIEND
Forney and up and down Chatham street, In the
vicinity OF the saloon. They had both been
evidently drinking but were not bolserous in their
manner at all. Forney confessed to HERALD
reporter last evening In the Sixth precinct station
house, in the presence OF Captain Kennedy, that
they had each taken about twenty-five drinks
apiece OF not whiskcy, 'srom and Jerry" and lager
beer. Some OF their drinks were taken in the
saloon 0 Stncke in Chatham street, but the prln-
cipal drinking was done In the
RUM SHOP OF "BOsS THOMPSON
corner or Baxter street and Chatham. Rosy
Wilson was present In the saloon during the
Forney made also number OF visits to the house
in Bayard street, and early IN the evening they
onnd julia smith N Rosy Wilson'S room t t which naar Is
The poor girl seemed sad and Harrington was
UGLY, HALF DRUNK
and very quarresOme. He quarrelled with her
about common gold ring which he had given her,
and which she had given subsequently to "Shecny
BLY, from whom she took 1t back to transfer 1t to
policeman on the Bayard street beat
THIS RING SHE HAD IN HER POSSESSION
again on Thursday night. We are coming to the
from the concert saloon 152 Chatham street
at about three O'Clock yesterday morn
ng ana IA Jaa mm & was ada rncn 10 y,a ner room tn
room Of Rosy Wilson, and there were hot words be-
tween Julia smith and the thief Harrington. Again
the two men left to get more liquor at "B0S5
Thompson's," which is
AN ALL-NIGHT HOUSE,
and alta little before five O'Clock oil Yesterday morn
ing both were pretty drunk. The thief Harrington
told his friend Forney that he intended to "scare
julie" before he went to bed He was in . bad-a
dangerous mood. The morning was very cold and
the hot Scotch whiskey had been doing its work.
Forney was the soberest OF the two men.
THEY WENT DIRECT TO ROSY WILSON'S ROOM.
a large one and we'll furnished, on the first fOor
There was large bed In her room and lounge
Rosy Wilson was lying asleep on the inside OF the
bed in her clothing Julia Smith was lying asleep
the outside OF the bed with red sacque and
black skirt on her, under the bedclothcs. The
noise or the entrance OF the two men awoke the
girls. Said Harrington to his mstress:-
Get up, you; want to talk to you-you."
The girl got up and sat on Che lounge Harring-
ton drew rocking chair to the side Of the lounge
and began to quarrel about the Jew, the policeman,
and the ring he had given her.
'GO TO BED IN YOUR OWN ROOM"
said Rosy Wilson, sharply, from her position on her
own bed.
yes Jack, take Julia up stairs in your own