The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-26
cHRIsrMAs rRAGhDrIyw WHITE STREET
A Pistol Flash aud IA Wounded Woman-The
PrIsn, -r'. Sior Of The TrouhIr.

Felix IaVplle shot Mrs Sarah Hndvn YES
terlay afternoon at White and Centre sirocts
innicting "a wound iu the lcit breast that may be
fatal. John fu.lon. 0a:chmun in tho Nrw
York and New iiaycu lHiiroad freight druot
saw the iash o. tho pistol. hut did NOT know
thnt IL Ind taken cif'.t. for the youns woman
aided hy Luy"lic. walked from thc southeast T.,
the northwest corner II the street Deputy
Sheriff Patrick Burns honri ,hc report nLl saw
Lavele supporting Mrs. lIadyn in her rn--age
across the street. on tnat corner there is q
l0rroom and Mr. Burns saw Lavclle
par' Mrs Haydn ia recumbcnt position.
with hor head resting asuius, the sill - the
barroom door and then walked rapidly away
Before she reached this spot the woman see.n-
"a weak and exhausted and Mr.. Burn. do
r!ded 10 follow Luye4c suslrcling That D." had
seriously injured her lie shadow'd him
There overlook him. L0yoi' turned sharply as
Burns apprqarh,i and nsk"l gruniy. Who
arcyouf What the - do you wgntf' Before
Burns could reply lAvclle crossed the street.
walking very rapidly.
Onlcer Gilriy of thc Mulberry strcct police,
who WAS in civilians drc~-. had closely wat 'h"i
that the hitter was deputy sh"rf. and suppo--
ing that be was in pursuit ct Lnyellel. and rs
Layello moved away he rushed after him. He
overlook and arrested him Just arouid the
cOrnor, having been informed on the WAY That
he had shot somebody. IaVclo was az first
disposed to be brusquo and overbcarng
with the officer but seeing his shield he
submitted quietly. aud acknowledged that he
had accid ntily shot a woman az Whit"
and Centre streets Being asked for
his pistol he produced II from his overeoat
pocket |, was a Ave shooter. and ono chamber
was empty. O1lrrr Gilroy took the weapon and
made Iayclle conduct him - the place az the
shooting. There he found Mrs. HAYDN sur
rounded boy several men. uud breathing with
great dinlclhy. IN bullet had passed trans
Ver-oiy through the lott br"ust. cOr.in oui IN
the tara She WAS weak from shock aud loss
tf lttI utf %
she wore. but had passed through the waist oi
iayeue explained that while he and Mrs
Haydn were 'a't NJ she telt in MS p1ch"t, ana
I'm some way that hc could not und rtt3nd the
pistol wont of and she was wounded. Hem 'pci
her across the street but ns She grow weak and
mint he placed her in tho position described
While ho was doing this man on the other
side u thc street mad am in~u ting and thf'W-
trouble. IhNelc W0s i'ckrd uit Gud Mrs .ity ln
Was taken tO Bcil'Eua III .tul. Mrs, llHyiu
although only 10 y,eerf oi age hP, boon married
She live with her husband ar il, B.ynrd street
The Layel!ns have hGt reputation. JnW"s
aims SrOlchy.h murdered tlnau on un cNcur-
9ii"n up The Hudson. in ju.y. 1873 Tha crimc
was committed ON u ntopuhoHt opposite A"n-
kHr-, th victim being ilr-t shot Nnd thHh laNi 90
todcuth with tn butt OF revolver. Ln,oiit
was arrested two moniA7 later. aui is snrvin1 a
ssutNn0. Oi I've years IN lh' trenton N.l
prison. II is 70 brother Of F'llL. Anuiheroi '4e
hrsiAor- j. serving term ot eight years iu
sing SIN. l'rlSJn, on u double eNhfkr ol bur
glary ami attempted murder In 1876 be rob
Lad tlc a'lre S5s Br0omr street. and hciug die
covered and followed hy tho proprictor. triet "a
shoot the latter Onlper james II. Hart ot th,
Mulberry street police arrested him. hut not uu-
tl after thc desperate had attempted MS NE.
FeiiN ls 81 years oi age. AT the hospital yen-
trrlay. MIS-. Haydn said. whru c,rl lrouted with
him. know that man, lie r. the man lhh
ton but .h. was So weak TINT the doctor Woull
NOT permit har to speak iuulcr. Her husband
I..t. al Ia a. lftar Erft "a