New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-03
A DISCHARGED CLERKS REVENGE.
sHooTISG ANOTHER CLERK IN THE BACK IN MAS

SAU-ST
The sharp report of pistol just be-
fore l o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Fulton
and Nassau-sts stopped che throng Of persons
passing at the time, ard as man was
ssen TO fall at the same time, great croWd
soon collected. One young man had stepped
behind another. drawn revolver and' dehoeraIen
shot him in the back He then turned aud ran 9oWn
FutOn-st Inspector Murray, who nappened 70 W "a Va
Fuon-st. at the time gave cha'e "onicers
fugitive followed by a number OF ,o0 o"lS TSas
soon captured and taken to the New street sttIon-
house The wounded man gave .s n' Py seyeSths
lie was taken to the Chambers street hOsPItnl
whore the wound was pronounced are nSr and
admitted his crime revolver was lounu upon n,'I
One OF 1s bon DaLr' was marked w. II. H." the
initials Of the prisoners brother lie SAID tl1t I nn,n
recently he had been employed by hiS 9r9o or pi
aud that the man he had shot bad been tne 1et nS
he had no regret for what he had done Tie
said that he twenty years old born IN LNeiPo4h'
ana lived nj No a. West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES eniyelgnh
a. Al the Tobs Police Court he held to await the
Young DceIng was taken from the hospital to ms ~
home No 236 West Thrty-seventh-st Mllriam u.
Howell tie brother Of the assaant, and ms wlte
az soon a. they Of the shooting went at once 70
the home OF the wounded man Dccrns: He could lOr1
no idea OF the motive when pohP ,G
most friendly terms with his assaaut, and ala not come
in rivalry with him, either in business or IN way
William II. Howell the brother, sara ne
could conceive Of no other motive for the aet
than mere jealousy because Deerius was retained lie
declared that be would do nothing 20 help his uroher
out OF the difficulty, - 80 ., .-.,
IL is reported that when william III. Howell returned
from recent visit to California, something wrong was
found in the accounts Of his brother. ms
caused his discharge Tie prisoner ana Deerlng were
ON very intimate terms. Dccring is known as
very ouie man while Howell Is of very passionate DIS
positi0n. Young Howell taken TO the IOnbs
He Is twenty years OF age, tall GENDER win
pointed face, cleany shaVen Ills EYES
are Gray his hair light The expression on ms race
Indicates viudctive disposition. lie talked In very
cool manner about the shooting and himself . nave
been a sailor, but recently have been working
for my brother. He went to California
and When nc returned he found that
Deering had done so well that be would not need rs
both: so he discharged me. That's al had against
Dcering. Indeed have nothing against lm now. an!
am sorry for what did. ought not 10 nave shot az
him | coud not make mp my mind 10 DO II Tor "a long
time took me pistol out Of my h-Pocket this morn
ing cooked II aud put 1t in this front pocket For
half an hour 1 could not get the nerve to
do If. assure you feel my position. Deer
ing will die, I'm afraid lie has always been Sicily
shifting blood and coughing. He kissed me al the
bosntal and asked me what he had done 10 make
me do This. told him nothing. There was woman
mixed mp it some, OF course but Deering had nothing
to do with that , --..
showed the least feeling