New-York tribune., 1877-08-03
A. A. StL0VER ASSAULTS JAY GOULD.
AN UNEXPECTED AND VIOLENT ATTACK IN EXCHANGE
PLACE.


A personal assault by A. 4. Selover on Jay
Could caused sensation in and about Wal-st yesterday
morning. and for time was the alabsorbing topic Of
conversation m the brokers Offices and the stock TX
change Mr. Gould was walking down Exchlngepace
when he was attacked by NJ. Seloyer. His assa ant
stfici him several blows and pushed him down narrow
opening area front OF barbershop at No 80 Ex-
chauge-pace. Mr. Gould had bad fall, as the area s
about eight feet below the sidewalk. lie was not 'er
ously hurt however and he lmmeditey passed through
the window into brber-shop, ani soon afterwar ap
peared on the street again. He met by friends VINO
accompanied MIN the Office of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company Nassau-st Later in the day he visited
several brokers' Offices, and about o'clock rode up
town.
Mr.. Could in giving account Of the assault said
that he met Mr. seoyer the the corner OF Newest
and Exchange place Nj Selover spoke % him pleasantly
and asked him to come to his Office he wished TO talk
with him on important business. This Mr. Gould
declined 10 do he going ont Of the city with hs
family but ne finally agreed 10 lunch with Mr. seoyer
to-day. As he turned to leave Mr. seloyer, the latter
seized him by the collar, and with a threat That no
would brain hun struck him several times about me
n.d and forced HIM down the narrow area, a. above
stated Mr.. Could said he not seriously hurt, aud
that the only pain he flt in the back of his head
where he had received blow from the fist OF Mr. seloSer
Mr. selover is ,pecuator, whose Office is with Shirley
& Durham brok rs at No. - Newest He has heretofore
been friendly terms Win MI boild. IL j. etIeIIy
understood on the street that Mr. seOyer has acted with
Mr Keeue the California speculaor in many Of the lat
,r, ventures upln the Ncw-YOrk stock market shirley
4 Dunham have bceu Mr.. Keenes brokers. IL was the
General impression Walls yesterday that the Sats9
nf the ll-lecinS Of Mr. seloNer tO"drI Mt. 1'"I Ha
grown ont of speculatiOns m western Jhl,l
Atlantic and Plciic and possibly otheF s'oSIs gr
-eloyar and Mr. Keene bad lost. The report vas
current that The Koene party had obtained
written promise from Mr.. Gould not 10 specuatc or
triVp
and thar IL was claimed by Seioyer that Mr. Gould had
violated ths AGREEMENT Mn.I ne louu 'Ia' ~ ,,srn
Unln. Mr. keene could not be found Yesterday ana
Mr. sage whose name was generally associated OBJ the
stocks declined 10 converse on the subject Mr.. se1Ve
aid Mr. Gould had been guilty OF great treachey aud
bad faith; thar he had not kept ms word and co,e-
quenily he had punished him. but further than tns 10
p f. Matfeay of the firm of p F. Mottelay Co,
bankers and brokers' No. SO Broadway stated 10
IhibeN Tc I be r,ctpiled 80 the most coyyardy
act ne had ever seem Mr. MOttelay said he head Yf
exaim I'll teach you what u Is 10 tell me !cs! ana
Immediately afterward he struck Gould ~ the breast
Gould fell the steps 0f the bnlidlag before NhCn
they had been standing Gould did not strike tacS,
bur moment aters lover had him under the rahh VIA
his feet hanging the As he slipped .urilef loWn
Mr. Gould cried for help and caught on the stones ul no
sidewalk Mr SelOyer seized him by one hud 20 pre-
vent ms falling, ana then, while ne was lh Is If ii9
position dealt him heavy blows the head win n;
- Nj Gould eA To the bottom Of the area and Ias'cu
The reported troubles between Could and the
he, ne party and the assault by seoyer caused exc yea
comment among the brokers on Mall-st during Ilei
mauder OF tie day Mr. seioyer Is Po"eilIhl naI ~
ana weighs about 225 pounds. M Could is Sign, ana
probably does not weigh over l23 lohmlh. e ooon
II was bel. we'd the street Oh account Of Orders
buy given by Mr.. Could. The advance cohnGioe oh,.ine
throughout the remainder of the day he prce c.osNe
at 74ss 4Is above the lowest price OF TINS moFhnI n,
The assault continued 20 be the absoron- su.y.Ss
conversation at the windsor Hotel ast eVehlut' dv
number Of brokers met 10 discuss the events ol @ & u &
| family for Iryngton and Mt selOVeF went 70 N0-s
Branch.