The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-13
RESULT OF RIVALRY.
Man Shot Five Times ard Beaten with
Pistol Tor Stealing Lady's Affections

young man. lab0rer, named Timothy Leddy,
living in Elgnty-lhird street. near Eighth avenue.
was shot ut and beaten almost to death, last
night, by Thomas Corbett truckman, on Sixty
nhh street and Tenth avenue. From what could
be CLEANED from the residents of the neighporhood
in which the men lived, 1t appears that both were
paying their attentions to the same young lady.
Her name Is kept profound secret for fear 1t
should be honored by any notorlety in the matter.
Corbett was the first lover, or this pair at least
and it seems The young woman received
his homage complacently. After time Teddy en-
tered upon the scene, ana the lady soon turned
pair OF favorable eyes upon him. This stirred the
jealous demon In the breast of Corbett. ana he re-
monstrated with the fair one. She listened at first
to the objections OF the first man, but his manner
becoming lmperious on the subject OF Leddy and
the effect OF the latter's appearance proving 100
much tor her resistance, she determined to sacri-
fee Mr. Coroett. He understood this and swore
TO be revenged on Leddy If he ever supplanted him
IN that coveted family circle in which the young
lady lived. Leddy, like man OF conl age. took no
notice oil the loud threats OF COrbett, but con-
tinued to improve the advantage he saw he had
gained with the fair one. In course OF time Cor
bett was dismissed from the lady's society and
I4eddy advanced. to the post OF honor as the
iady's acknowledged admrer. Corbett bore
degradation, not patiently, but still he
bore it. His friends laughed at and sneered at
him. When he passed along the street they
shouted at him that Teddy has just gone into the
Park with his girl for u ride. Something OF this
kind having been told him yesterday, he deter
mined to put an END to his own misery and rivafs
happiness az the same time. He went around all
the afternoon looking Tor Leddy, but was
not able TO fnd him. About. eight O'Clock
last night some one told him Leddy was
at No. $50 West FiIty-scventh street. tenement
house that contained the much loved cause OF all
the trouble; Corbett went 70 me house ana hung
pearance. Before issuing 20 the street from the
building, Teddy went into the YARD. CorDeLt had
seen him descending the stairs, and he followed
him TO the yard As soon as he got within sure
distance, Corbett pulled out pistol and nred five
the abdomen. another in the lett groin.
one In the right lung, in the right shoulder, the
last passing through the right arm. Leudy fell to
the ground when ne received the second ball, ana
his assalant finding he mad no more ammunition
to snoot at HIM eli upon nm with the butt end OF
shooting anu the CRIES or the dying murdered man
brought down the people Of the house, and Corbett,
hearing them approach, thinking his work was
ing house, at siXty-ffth street and Tenth
avenue, changed his clothes and disappeared. On
discovering the condition Of Leddy the People of
the house alarmed the police OF the Twenty-second
precnct, and he was removed to the station house
on stretcher. The police physician was called in
done as promptly as possible. He was then re-
moved to the Roosevelt Hospital at Fifty
street and Tenth avenue, where he now lies. No
hopes are entertained OF his recovery. and the
Coroner has been notified to take his
ante-nortem statement. Captain Kiliea and
posse OF policemen went IN search OF Corbett
The keeper OF the boarding house in Sixty-fth
street denied him to the police, saying no such
man lived IN the place. When the officers insisted.
however, they were allowed admission. and alter
a short search they discovered some valuable EVIL
dence OF The crime that had just been committed
and the man VINO had committed 1t. In 4 closet IN
COrbett's room were the bloody shirt he had only
lately taken of the coat, trousers and nat he had
worn during the day. and the boots almost
saturated with the rivals blood. These
the police took charge OF and carried to the station
house. The boots were compared with the bloody
footprints that stained the ground IRON the spot
OF the murder to the street and found to Cor
respond exactly Although there Is O strong m
chnatlOn TO shield COrbetJ from the police in the
vicinity they feel Of arrestlng him to-day.
He viii be Immediately arraigned before Coroner
Croker and locked up to await the result Of his
crime.