The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-18
SHOT BY THEODORE ALLEN.
STfRTLING TRiGEDY ~ ONE or BROiD-
WAYS 0INING HOUSES.
Detective Edward Maiioy the victm-AIien
Declaring that u was Accident What ~
Man In the Next Room saw and Heard.

Man In the Next Room saw and Heard.
Theodore Allen widely known as The "
Allen, the leader Of one wing OF the Grcenback
Labor party in this city and for years tho
keeper Of q gambling place at 6l5 Broadway.
ran up the steps that lead TO the Coroners' Office
Just after 10 o'clock yesterday and asked for
physician. He was trembling in all his limbs,
and was in considerable mental disorder Tho
clerk told him there was no physician in the
office. and he hurried down stairs again. llo
crossed Mulberry street and entered the Police
Central Onlco. and he inquired for Superin-
tondent Walling. The Superintendent was in
the Office OF Chief Clerk Hawley. and Allen
bounded up stairs in search Of him. When he
found the Superintendent. Allen was almost
out Of breath which. added to his excitement.
almost prevented him from speaking. He said:
Superintendent, I've shot n man. and I've
come to give myself up"
who is IT. asked the Superintendent
Two shot Eddie NIalloy. tho best fricndI over
had 1t would havo been - sight better il
| | had died last night"
The Superintendent led tho way down stairs
to his Office. whore Allen told him In brief that
| while exhibiting pistol to Malloy. a few min
utos previously. it had accidentally gone OF.
and the bullet had entered Maloy's eye The
tragedy. he said was in his gambling rooms at
/
ished. and the Superintendent hat touched
| bell spring to summon detective. when Allon
cried: Great Cod my last iricndl" and fell
| to tho floor in commissions His eyes
rolled and his fingers were clinchcd. DIR. W. J.
Purcell lanccd his neck to draw blood and hc
| soon recovered. Allen Is n small man Of ok
| trcmely nervous temperament and many Of his
friends said yesterday that latterly they had
seen signs OF his breaking up" meaning that
| he was falling mentally.
After Aliens recovery he went with Detective
Ferris and DR.. Purcell TO his gambling rooms.
| They are on the second floor The rooms con
sist Of very long apartment whose two front
windows overlook broadway and an adjoining
smaller apartment in the rear. The largo
| apartment is furnished with four or nyc
| tables covered with groom hai1r. oarh
| surrounded with arm chairs for play
| ,rs. carpet, AMI number " cheap pictures.
A!mons 'hn m'nre.7 rs 4 ~ ynEraf'1E hen,a,a
| American. The n1or Of ihe rear apartm Mt is
| covered with mating, Thcr' are NO pictures
| on ihe walls. II contained. Yesterday morning,
| eight chairs. On" long iahlr. ana clothes press.
! tn" place hai been rdfd"l upon Recently Toy -"
| police. and bus .nr-s hnd not been good. For
this r'a-1n this room had not been kept In
When Detective Ferris entered this room.
| followed ly Allen and the lhysir inn he saw the
hn H.. His body made an nngi" with the south
| wal. his heai ling near \ 10 H. tween the
III" INK The wall pnpnr was arrnklei with blood
| There was no blood on the hat The face 81 the
| dohl man WAS nearly covered with blood. which
| had evidently como from n wound IN the inner
corner Of therightoyc. Drops ofblood had fallen
| on h- shirt front. and - little blood had stained
| the uniting under his head. His clothing. u
| light gray mixed suit. was IN perfect ord"r, ani
| his hands w"r" not clench"d. About four feet
| from his feet stood n long table, WIN one emu
against the south wall. Two chairs stood near
yh onrr on iny 7 n sdi hs al ;He t"9s on
! cui OF the table aud III" other mid.
way hciw"nn the end Of tho table and
the wal. The top Of Tia" table was covered
| with dark green oil 10th. with the exception u
a semirlr'ular patch OF groom hul2e on the side
on wlunh the cllnirs stool. intended TO facilitate
| tho dealing Of cards This groen haiZs WINS
| marked " 10 a limo If blood spots running from
us centre. i.n-thwise u the nh.r. toward tho
the oirloth, where IT Gratualy curved toward
Mnn5y was j ,al Dr. PURCELL. probing the
| wound. found tnAt tho bullet hal uttered at the
| inurr corner OF the right eve. and. passing di-
| rr'tly backward. had buried Itself in the brain.
! Near the dead mans feet lay a small seven bar
relied revolver. The bullet was about the size
| Of a buck shot
When Allen saw the body he trembled from
hoat to foot and. putting his hands 10 his fore
Great God! my hos, friend my best iriend."
There Twas no witness VI tho shooting
though one man. Andrew Andrews. u hanger
ON ofthe house. WIS IN the front room, the door
being opcm. Andrews says that hr slept in the
out ,'i 10 get 6reakiast. but lie c"aid not en- n
| tar tho place ngnin because the front
do'E oy '' WIN Ha-oor sPr sG, ' S t ina mn haa
about 10 o'clock awaiting Aliens arrival. Whom
little To each other tut he ind not gct the notion
| that there was bad blood between them. They
entered and ho followed them, BON p.kc,Ahu
took on his coat and wont into the
rear room. and in n little while Malloy followed
k ken 'S0s scat ' S S6o T ten fcr from Ss
door 81 the, rear room. hut he thought that
listen to their eonv"rsnti N al. u - u moved 10
q scat near the front Windows He had hardly
Of a pistol. and started ward the back room.
On H. way he h,urd Allen ~ lain:
Nv Goa Ellioi haye killed. you?n
LAYING Malloy gently on the floor. Andrew.
VS. committed hy Coroner Notnau To- the
llou~" ~ Detention for Witnesses soon after
81 y was tak"u VS. Capt Byrn s o. ihe Mercer
prison r. until the verdict "l the COroners Jury
VIII he sx'er,ion Of Aqlrews'. -i,.ry there
10y AlHn, Yesterday. in Capt Byrnes's private
room. Al,n -ait.
latiun- were of tln most Intimate character |
have known him s'u.' Is 2. and f.rino last tn
}ral- he las liNrl in INV house like % hrNiLor."
was ihrr" eyer quarrel h"iW' Do N"u
Quarrrlt Nhy. Vs. n"Ncr even Disagree !.
Ouly few dn,- us' inter -t'l myself to srt
lnilNHY They wanted man io larry poi-
tHu IN faNoroi 'he rml ,ununl nm.us tn'
'i'orwar pr, -'ntcl 70 tho Grand jury. rho
company bad heard TINT p,tii.u against q q
r.; gthor i.al lo'n or was T. he pr,- mite T.
,.hln rnnt. lne might Mulloy ,utcrol
my lla'" with .nc hank lopu.Hs AMI
WaHfcl lac 10 Ar'ph,m. hc au-r, ~" SAID. I'm 81
all lA' urol'riN owners on 0'Nh nan ny"uuo
between ltlo""krr ana Canal ~irHrt-. do know
ihru. ash | tlld him thai +! ho would rom' %
n" bon tlc moiulg would Eo win han tu help
AIm s't th" Slguturc~. lIt tllt Dee must flm,
oDrIrrlrlv II, ~Dd he would como around 10
take hr"akia-, " IA me II" came nj .p.rlo. K
tnl' morning ANA after breakfast wrW2lhr "ut
| tn...fhrr mp Houston street tNYlrd my uIa 90.
At Mercer street We mot Detective Gcorcn ltUk~
aud pa--"l the tim" ol day with him. We then
weAt 10 tlj and entered nay pare, There WAS
d" "ur thor" whom we 'uirroi pi"kri up a
paper and won't to r"Al ing. an he lilth same.
IT, hnl tho IuneS and ] hHd Iut SrN. rhore j,
a uite black and Wiltn AT we have I'm the room
AuI rhn cam" m"oWinG and -'rui 'AinI ms
lo.;s fOr 7'melurs To rat. There was some
meat wrapped w inr her on window slii ~
iH' back IT, lu. aud | took n wy cont and went
I'm there o. t'ri hor. IN" mont vas ou thr sil.
ol the wind " opp site ih' end ~ III" lOuS
table,. While was stooplgE oyer 20 io.I lhe
eat, with my heal toward tho Window Nil y
'amr IN with his pap"r and took ,rhar h.7id