The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-06
TIRROR IN 4 BOiRDING HOUSE
A Man wild with Drink Threstcnirg -
Murder all the Inmates.

Stanley ID. Little ~ ~ Great Jones street
was nrraigncd in the Jefferson Market Police
Cour, yesterday charged with threatening the
lives OF his fellow hoardcrs. The complainant.
J. II. Collins, Il clerk in Hcgcmans drug
store at Broadway and Third street
testified that on the evening before he
was in conversation with Mis- Wells. n
daughter Of the landndy in the parlor when
Little came IN and ordered him out OF the house
or he would kill Collins. Little left the parlor
for moment and returned with an Ice pick.
with which he threatened TO shoot Collins.
Brandishing tho ice pick. Little made a tour
Of tho house threatening every one he met,
Officer Cannon arrested him. Little IL clerk
in the dry goods house Of Evans. Peak 4 Co..
md has been drinking very much to exccss
lately II WIS evident he was suffering from
the chcfs OF his over Indulgence, ana he was
according cent down for medical eynmina on.
Mr.. W,l~s boarding house. AZ 80 Great Jones
street. IL tn" home Of number Of wealthy per
sons. AMI Little. who Is said to be ono Of the
for some time. Mr.. Collins shook his head
when the suS reporter asked him about the
trouble. and regretted publicity. He At length
said TINT he WINS making a coll at Mrs Wclls's.
when he heard some one in the hall. Tho par
lor door opened. and Little looked in. He
seemed tN h. greatly excited.
., am going to kill YOU" he said to Mr.. Col
Mr. Collins cxpostulaicd with him and he
went out, Then Mr.. Collins held the pnrlor
door. and Little tried tn force II open, but was
unable t.. and then went down stairs.
Going into the upper hall. into which the par
lnr opens tile first story rooms being occupied
10y ~" American Bible Tnion-Mr. Collins
found the people greatly frightened. At the
foot of the stairs stood Little.
Come down here md will murder You"
he shouted. Mr. Collins suid that no one knew
whnt the weapon WIS that tho man hnd and no
on else was armed. But he asked for n stout
cane, saving that h" would 20 down stairs and
put Little out. Mr.. Cogswcll. however
suggested that this would be dangerous
sud nskcd that police officer b. sent
Tor. This the servant. Annie RYAN. had al
r"ndy done, and in n few minutes the officer ar
while Mrs. Wells told her version Of the story
20 thu reporter. others gathered upon the 81 IRIS
and showed by their manner tho great fright
they hnd had. n" had threatened To- Kill mo
hcforc. H. wont 10 the paror and threatened
Mrs Collins. sh" said. but my son interierod
and protected me-
AT That time Little had no weapon. for he i'm
m'diniclv went down stairs and asked the girl
for AN Ice pick. AMI on /. ing told that there wac
none. won't across tn street and borrowed one
in a lager beer saloon.
No one could tell why Little made these
threats. Mr.. Cugswrli WIS inclined To think
that he had been drinking hut Otiiccr Cannon
said TINT while Little may have drank some he
was not 81 drunk a~ MT g. know what be had
done, aud 10 pretend that he wis not in earnest
while brng taken ~ the police station. The
"fh',r added That the appearance Of that man NJ
10 foot Of the stairs. while the top WIS
ttrong"d with frightened people. afraid Oi their
lives was 10 say the least. striking.