The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-22
4 Ss;lr.isaom Murder.

r.. carriers Of Washington Market,
+. vs.. ti.li. t ~ 81 park street, and Morti-
... .....iy... ii No. IL. Pearl street. went
s.. rs. bar AND !uCc-.foUln Of Charles Ii.
r. -, e. NH-rE aid Greenwich streets,
...' \. u. yesterday. tunn several drinks.
10 ..'t,.u ii l!., if,c lUHr1. drank consider
,..-a Z :u3r. a@d .Aen SAT down 1T a
-.... E.. F. .al began throwing dice for still
Sc. j. -.!ac oI Dice continued. the con-
,.-r. .. H",W"~u Gil and sullivan became
.,t !na,",i. anal It ic.@;lnc evident from
'..n. ~ G.,I'> remarks that Sullivan was
".'..-;. >.nN IL. OF his side. hantercd
Co. ..r BIZ losses. and finally throwing
..a- -. dice. offered to bet that Gill
r.. ... heat the throw. Gill. who had be-
..aily!tt.I with rage, suddenly II Suili-
&c.,. n.atrr.;-. leaned across the table and
,'.:.n lImjutu. ilcc. Although sullivan WAS
:. ~. = ln.f! IT,. dii not return the blow,
~. .:,H httcn Iii chair. and merely waved
...a-..!.l,.t Il WitA his hand. Gill turned
49, Ills ~. "ItA q uuttcred exclamation,
- "ua: hurr!.d.y out the Murray street
r Sullivan remained N the room and
."~'l' discussed til. cause Of the quarrel
~. >4ay and Laird. Gin was absent near
+. .""uty uinutc>. He returned TO the bar
.H... with -eycI->hootcT and Signalled his
',.., ~ "iidiy furnishing his new purchase,
~.. @..-.!: iIrlh-a bail into the floor. now"
.''i.~i g III ready for any - that wants
L -a'. Sullivan stood near the bar, 80
L''." 'f-.'"ucd at the wild behavior Of his
.'r., 'r"ad that 4 smile Of scorn at the
'-'..'> IMPLIED by the Furnishing Of the
49,. ~, plainly visible on his features.
H';a~ you're going to shoot me-" he said,
'aHu9u>iy. With an angry oath be
.s.'., TIE pistol toward sullivan and
-'".. h" bail entered Suliyan's left
~. II" f.il heavily to the floor with
2' "ord. and GilI, still flourisbing bis
.'!s.,, Ga>a"t through the door and ran up
...I ,'r"ct toward College Place. Shay
20 !-slr1, WHO had seen the shooting, start.
ra iii ,ur,&j!, haIloiuy police" and stop
IT,. M0,i"ror," as they ran. Gill stopped
a. q .".ce attempted 10 shoot at his pur su
49, but The pistol failed 10 20 oil.
- Co'i~-" Place and Murray street, a
~.sh nom 'Av scene Of the murder, Officer
,..4DU. Of The T"enty-,iXih precinct, was
@'r- a.on. l,i~urcly in yeudcr's wagon,
.'.'tng the vehicle and its owner to the
Aa&nr's Marshal for Il violation Of the city
....:slnec-. As Ac arrived al the corner he
''tN '''N' d1tl saw lIc ucSptf6tS az
'''.~ u IL" fugitive. lie lcaped at once
..@... '3r "agcn and rushed upon Gill. The
A,."I ~" INN coming, and turned his wea-
,.: Upon him. Sheldon struck the weapon
%'34 hi, club and knocked it downward.
Ihrn went off aud shot Gill in
%" L"il hand, making a painful though not
+4"Srrou, wound. Sheldon at once collared
OH, >cizrd the pistol, and, aided by an 9TH
VIZ VI lie Ihird precinct, conveyed him 10
I.c "cnty->iX.h Precinct station-house, in
We ~ Hall. There he gave his name and
'''''''Acc, but refused TO say anything rela'
~" 70 The quarrel. He proved to be very
ciunh, and was kept under close guard, there
"'!hs no cell. ii the Station-hUuse, until Cor
"A'i u oltH1an committed him 10 the Tombs,
&A h1ur later. The wounded man mean while
H.: % tie floor Of the bar-room dying. An
"Hlh"aLo: arrived about ten minutes after
me Shooting, and bc was taken 10 the Park
hospital, where he died, having remained
UNCONSCIOUS from the moment Of the shoot
i"2 I'll bis death. Gill is said by those
"h" know him 10 be a desperate Of the
N!Alh WARD. who has been involved in
many qnash's before, and, singuiarly,
Aid on previous OCCASION shot HIM
Set nhintcO'ionaliy Willie attempting, as
~ |hc present occasion, 10 intimidate per-
""A' III pursuit Of lin, Sullivan bore q