The New York herald., 1878-10-06
PROBABLE HOMICIDE.
"sHoRrY" sIM1ds SHOT BY THE PouNDMAsTER

"eHORrY" sINNs SHOT BY THE PoUNDMAsTER
OF BROOKLYN.
Robert Craig, the Poundmasser OF Brooklyn n
the Ninth precinct station housc Gates ave
nue. yesterday af,ernoo and asked for officer TO
protect him from Charles simms, . FOUNDER, who
was then Pound, corner Of Madison street and
Yates avenue, oaasipg trouble Upon beng assured
that ofcer would be sent thithsr he returned to
the Pound ana found simms In the yard. He
ordered him out but Simms refused to 60. The
Poundmaster then showed him through the
gates Simms bad penkniis in his hand, and he
elected made some remark Craig then pulled
revolver from his pocket and discharged II at Simms
the bullet entered the pounders forehead near the
right Of his He Tell to the pavement, but
recovered sufficiently after walk about.
onicsr Nelson, OF the Ninth precinct, was at the
Pound immediately aitsr the shooting. and, Grst
plae,ng Craig under arrest. had the wounded man
taken the police station, and thence In ambu-
lance TO ST. Catharine's Hospital Tho Poundmsster.
who a cell AZ the Ninth precinct station
by HERALD reporter, said he q married
asd the iAthsr OF eight chldren He resided ~ N O.
1852 Fulton street, and received hs appointment As
Poundmastsr on July from The Board Of Aidermsn,
through the Influence OF Alderman Fisner.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE
The difficulty between simns, VINO is known as
70 pay the hire Of a wagon which s.snor,y" and two
other FOUNDERS brought animals 10 the pound IN. On
wednesday sim ms roiuseu 70 DrlnR In any more
animate unless The 81 per day, which she
horse and wagon cost were pad. Craig
thercupon discharged nm, aud told him
the once Tor his pay the folio wing
Ing. Shorty did 30 and gave his receipt Tor the
msney. Yesterday afternoon, the prisoner said,
"shorIy" went to the Pound In company with Courad
Holman, OF No - Moore street, and Philip Scho-
maker, OF Ne. II varet stree. two other poundsrs
He refused .sShorty" admittance. Becoming alarmed
by his thrsatenpg he wen stated, TO the
Ninth prscincs station asxed for police projection.
THE SHOT An ACCIDENT
ssShortyO "A bnoved q by CrofR
he drew the kniie aud exclaimed. ''l'll run you
snrougn the hearti" sAs ne raised the knife,n the
prisoner ssid, drew my revolver II Was discharged
by accident As God 10 my judge, did net intend
shooting Shorty l only nsa1t 10 protect myself
aud brighten nim 10 case be attacked me
snern and auctionser al tne Pound, said
that sa Wednesday last "Shosty" went 10 the Pound
and ssid he would bring Ia any more animals un-
less Craig paid for the horse and wagon. He thea
went away, hut returned a. night intoxicated. He
very abusive TO Craig, and remarked that ne
ouL" mr. Best said that upon hts ADVICE Craig lett
the Pound, and he accompanied him home. shorty"
had KEPT away from ths place un.l yesterday alter
noon, and Mr.. Bsst correboratss Cfaig's version OF
the trouble and the shootinE be adds howsvsr,
that "Snorty" threw stone into the Pound alter he
mad been elected Was tnen that Craig went Tor the
officer.
Corrad Hoffman aud Philip Shoemaker both
arrested anu held as Witnesses Ihe iormer stated
that ssSherty" was oatting q piece OF WOOD wbsn
ordered out Of the yard by Craa. He did not sec
'snoriy" raise tue knife as he WAS being showed
shorty" himself ana schomaker had gone there TO
sale, which was TO take place al three o'clock
aud not TO make any disturbance. "Shorty's" In.
jury Is said to be OF q fatal character.