The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-11
SHOOTING SATURDAY NIGHT.
Charley Thompson, of Woods
Theater, Shot by John Wilson,
the Rider.

the Rider.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock last Saturday
evening, while the wrestling match was
in progress in Woods Theater, shoot
Ing affray occurred in the vestibuie,
which may prove fatal.
Charley Thompson, who has been prl-
yate watchman at that theater for the
past three years, is the victim, and john
Wilson, the rider, the man VINO dld the
shooting, Wilson and number OF
friends were about to 60 into the the
ater. and one OF them, named Cathcart,
having a lighted cigar in his mouth,
THOMPSON requested him to put IL out,
os it. was against the rules Of The house.
About ten minutes later wilson ana
Cathcart met Thompson in the Vestl-
buLe, when Wilson said 70 Thompson,
You insulteu my friend here; now L
want YOU to apologize TO him"
Wilson and Cathcart were both drunk.
| Thompson replied, II have nothing to
apologize tor; only did my duty"
A few more words were said, when
wilson pulled his pistol, one of the
largest sized derringer duellng pistols,
and fired.
The bullet passed through Thompson
left hand, and then glanced TO the lef
and entered the abdomen.
Wilson threw away his pistol and fled
He rushed up Vine street, through The
ENQUIRER office and then down College
street.
Thompson was taken to Weather
head's drug store, and Drs. Freeman
and McGarthy called in., .
They probed the wound, but were un
able to ind the bullet.
The wounded man was taken to hi
home at 46 Twelfth street.
Wilson was, later on, captured a
Nellie Frankland's house, on Flllmor,
street. and taken to the Nlnth-stree
Station.
Wilson, whose real name is Mcdonald
lis q four-horse rider.
The following ls what Uncle Joh
Robinson says Of him:
II knew Johnny since he was chill
about six or seven years old. How b
Z first got the name OF Wilson l dom
, know, His mother applied to me TO
some assistance when he was child
=. al. being in rather unfortunate circun
;. stances-and ! sent her and the lad u
, 10 nv farm near Williamsb burg. Ther
we used to break In horses, and do
= good deal of training and that sort {
IhIng: and the boy learned The circu
business-leaping, riding, and at las
rot to be a f1ne tour-norse rider. W Ell
l. in regard to the story about his throY
J ine his wife overheard or making he
throw herself overheard, or some thin
like that, there's no truth in 1T. r
s member the affair alluded to ver
|. we'll, We were all on
IA boat going from Mobile to Ne
T. Orleans. in 1858 or '69, Pm not qui
A. sure which, and were passing throul
"a a Granvs Pass, where there were oy ste
" beds. Well, The passengers, especial
- the women, were leaning over the ra
ing OF the bose looking over at u
oysler.beds, ana / heard some one cI
Out, ANITA, you've dropped your pir
bit Anna-that was his wife-she h.
:. dropped her pin and lost it in q
y river--one of those shawl-pins, val
is able thing. John, he was laid up In
u. berth with sprained ankle at the tim
III and seemed to be in bad humor VIII
I'D they told him Anna had lost h
W. pin. l believe he said, D. her,
20 wish she'd lost herself,' or something
~, that kind. Well, a short time atterWar
she was sitting on the opposite side
10. l the boat, ON tine railing, with her back
nv the river and her heels dangling oV
on the deck, talking to nurse-girl OF
ds sons, aud suddenly, as everybody ga
nd who saw the thing, she just ieli oy