The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-23

money back TO them across the counter; Gin then
gave the 90 back to Tim. his boss; don't know
spar with Sullivan and hit him in the face but sui
Ivan did not seem to mind It, and smiled, putting
Ss Ur his GIN Then asked
st sma az T or hS Sns Sqa sS FIX?
and sparrius with Ti Se G ans boss 'A sisef
q lew minutes Gill came in again; Sullivan was
are * ns o9S and @ sow
pulling a revolver from his vest pocket, fred it
down towards the floor; he then dropped Ii on the
can shoot Want and made some re
mark about GIN being coward for getting PTS
asked Gill If he could beat the throw; Gill said q.
can" and at once raised the pistol TO the level OF
ms eye and fired; Sullivan fell on tie floor and
GIL ran out; saw the crowd following him up the
street; then came back TO Sullivan, who moved
ms mouth only once before dying; did not see
GIL cock the pistol; neither seemed to be very
drunk think they knew what they were doing.
Michael Shea, OF l4s Leonard street. was in the
store at the time OF the shooting Did not see the
counter at the time lie corroborated the previous
witness in most OF his statements.
THE STORY or THE ARMOURER.
Peter Cerbltt sworn.-l am salesman IN the
gun store No. 279 Greenwich street. Sold a small
nine O'Clock TO the prisoner. He paid SIS so for It,
asked him II he wanted package OF cartridges
for II, He said No. he could get enough lying
round. He asked me to load IT, which / did, did
not then notice that he was drunk He made no
statement why he wanted the pistol. After buying
IL he asked me to 90 with him for drink or a
smoke. then noticed that ne had been drinking.
Some twenty or thirty minutes after, heard the
snot fired, the shout for the police, and saw the
crowd run up the street. Cannot say II this the
pistol. 1t is like 1t. We sell many OF that kind.
Frederick Selb0rn, sworn.I am barkeeper at
Greenwich and Murray streets, opposite the place
where Sullivan was shot; about eight O'Clock FRI
day morning Sullivan and Gill came in place
and had drinks together; Sullivan went IN the
yard, ana while he was out Gill wanted to get
knife, one we keep to cut pies ana meat; we would
not let him take 1t; Sullivan passed out into the
street and Gill stayed some time after; he was o
Charles O. Sheldon, sworn-Am the Offlcer who
running into College place and jumped from the
wagon and ran for the prisoners he tried to fire at
me; caught the pistol between the hammer anu
the cock and wrenched it from him; he had fired
just before and his hand was bleeding | called
citizens to help and we took him to the station
house; this Is the same pistol
THE VERDICT.
Coroner WOltman, after briefly explaining their
duty to the jury, sent them In charge OF officer
INTO an adjoining room 10 deliberate on their ver-
dict. In a few minutes they returned and pre-
sented the iollowlng:-
1--WE find that the deceased, Mortimer Sullivan,
came to his death from pistol shot wound, and
that the pistol was fired by the prisoner, Mark
GILL;"
warrant was made out by the Coroner for
Gill's detention in the TOmbs TO await the action
OF the Grand Jury. The handouts were then re-
placed upon his wrists and he was escorted back
to his lodgings, No. So Murderer's Row.