The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20
sHor ArA WEDDING FEAST.
The bridegroom Father 4. Wounded In nm
ARRAY with Outsidcrs.

Early yesterday morning the wedding
festivities in the house Of Richard Ray. ~. in
Front street. between Pine street and Fort ave
nue. Elilabcthport. n. j.. were terminated by
The arrest Of the entire male portion Of the we'd
ding gucsts on the charge 81 shooting the hosl
Mr.. Rays son. Richard Ray Jr.. had married
Mi-s Mary Jane Price of Perth Am
boy in an uno-tontntious manner. on
Wednesday afternoon and in the evening
the wedding reception WAS held in the
house % tho Ar.degroOm's father IN Elizabeth
port. Tho Grooms father set forth lager. port.
and other stimuants for tho wedding guests.
md fun reigned supreme until midnight Then
there came crashing Of glass in the home
sieAd. Rowdi"s outside. who had not been
amon- the invited guests, were throwing stones.
Some Of them boldly entered the front door and
attempted to make merry with tn" wedding
gVcris but AFTER a s'uf'c, thoy We're elcctod
Then tho rioters hcEHn To throw stones again.
Tho older Mr.. Rays patience WIS finally cx-
hausted. and II" went out g. warn OF the out
yard. A shot was fired. and MIR. Ray Sr. threw
God Jim. I'm hit"
A young man who gave his name M James
Stats hepod the old man "a the house. Tho
rioters DISPERSED. On,er Newbeck. on post
near tY. wn- told by two women soon aitrrwnrd
that man had been shot al Mr. Ray. The
mi 'cr went 70 the house % fest! IT, And hear
Ing only music and dancing. went away. bcliey-
ing thHi nothing WIS wrong.
Shortly nitcrl A. Nj Lieut.. Flanagan molc
tho rounds. amt. hearing Onlrcr y .wb'c,' 5
story went toward Rays house. They met
young Ray. Tho bridegroom, and pr schl mill.
who said that MIR; Ray. Sr., had been slot by
two young men. l!Hnl Kennedy and william
Gillespie. Of the attacking party Kennedy =
father Is \ consrcuous politician Ia the second
Ward Of Elizabeth. and young Kennedy Is said
lon-e. hut could not lind him They
found Gillespie Mt home. however and took
INN TO Rays house. Mr. RAJ could not tcll
who shot him. hut believed tha' either Ray or
Gillespie were guilty. The officers o. mako
sure searched every one of tho thlIfrDn maln
guests. and. finding no pistol on their persons,
arrested the whole party They were marched
10 Elizabeth, two mil.r distant on a dusty road.
and locked W ia police heailuarters.
In the morning justice Osborne's police
court was iu!l. The Girls. who had stayed at
Mr.. Ray house NJ night. came To- look after
their escorts. Mr.. Ray Sr., WHO curried q bull
let n his side. came 10 charE" Kennedy and
Gilo-pie with shooting him. He WAS evidently
under the Influence OF liquor. The city phy
clan t.ok HIM aside and examined his wound.
The wound wls in Mr.. Rny'r back and the bull
lot had glanced around his ribs. Thu physician
dld not npprch"nd nny serious results.
~ KAy W. y hSTf SyN very SSk rna (9niId
moss resulted from his drinking on the u vious
night. Mr. hay. when examined under oath.
sud that kennedy and Gil H-sic rwore that
ih"y would shoot hin when tn y w'r lmiDr"
his house. Mr. Ray add"d that wANn Ar WAS
going toward Pine street To- find police officer,
n was shot. II the tiir lac was -A' a 7how"r
Of stones came from lot opposite. II WAS
stopping ~ dodge the missiles as be fen tho
shot. Kennedy and Gillespie were released Oh
5000 biil each.
Chief heron. believing that Mr.. Ray was not
shot by The b's ineers, retune ouc ~ tho uc So,
James Stats who. after four houra delay. sad
that there wa no use In oonrculuc tho fact. h.
had shot Mr. Ray himself On quitting his
homo in Hudson street. NV Work. he put a
pistol in his rccket although III wis
not accustomed TO carry one When
the rioters came he went out and
norely To brighton them away nrel Tie shot.
lie saw dAlk Object AT d'stln'c. II Twas MIR.
Ray. but STATS dil not lWink that t WAS IL living
Iunn. ON Nfnt-'s person was found an cngi-
nocr'- certificate, 10 the m I that Jam, Slater
IS \ gompetont engineer. The police bolcye
thnt Staiss name ~ Slntrr. All Of the we'd
ding purty exrert Stats were dis aharEed They
Woyt all from tn Fan Ward IN this city. md
The vicinity of Chamhcrs Hnl Hudson streets
AMI v, - Br ldway. Stats WAS held 10 await
the result Of MIR. Rays injuries.
Stats says TINT alter the shooting he throw his
pistol away. Onlcr Newhcck found il yc-ter.
DAY morning carefully tucked under the icnee
in hr Ray yard. Mr. Bay wac easy last niSht.