New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SERIOlIS AFFRAYS.

AN OLD OFFENDER AGAINST IRE IA" S"oi III
TIE KEEPER or BAR-RooM - SIAbiHo IN d"
POLITICAL QUARREL.
Two men entered the star and Gatter IN
Siyth-aye about 3 n. III. yesterday and were seen
20 hold an animatcd conversation with tne prOpIlc
tor Uomilton Brock. One of them was rec0g-
nized rs Thomas Mccormick, VINO was oeatch DN
some men III thus place abou, month ago and & Mno
fine wounds until a fen DAYS ago; the other was
known TO The police Edward Lyons. pltter
enemy of Brock ana one "i t4e most soiT SN' IN n
loud tone " can ilck YOU. Brock. and am gong
TO do it," Brock laughed. aud told mm ihat
he was unable TO execute ms thre&. ~ 'It
at Brooks breast. pulled the trigger Tie weapon
missed fire aud Brock retreated to the DaSen,en. ;
tHor Hy"nS veonId retvrn and would fix Brock yet
The proprietor upon learning OF the mon tIlgHe ii
dispatched messenger TO Saps'n yerc ent bnt
having waited two hours they returned 10 inc
station. , IL .o..l t,,,ll,
NJ Tho side door. The knock was arswered by
Jobn NcDonongh a special officer for the establish
mert who opened the , door, anu lyons anu
mstoI nj NJ, Donorgt's head and sald:
NOW. tins pistol Is cooked and l want you
to lead the way 10 the oaT-rocm. hcDoiqoign .g
opened the door leading into the barroon and the
Two men entered. Lyons Still holding hiS pStol III
his hand. approached the bar behind which Brock
sitting and sand to- tue men VINO VINO Were % GonTG rn
ta.0i f. 80 -. ~ 70 L,u that Brock " and
turning to him he discharged the pistol he bail
missed its mark, whcreIpon Brock stopped down
inst in time 10 save his e. for another hall went
crashing through the glasses 1T the rear OF the bar
Brock then drew his pistol and fired three Shots III
rapid succession nj Lyons, two 0f wich TOOK ehect
one ball uicrcIng his right lang the 0ther entering
Serreant Keating with Officers Erskine and Hogan,
broko omen the doors and arrested All the inmates
HrorL was found Ou the top tOor ana submitted
Al, D,,Ii fq-l "
man had been taken, and all were discharged cX
ceptinr Brock, who admitted the shooting Lyons
was taken 10 the NcW-l orh Hospital, "Aeie ne h0"
les in critical c0n0ltl0n.
Justice smith nj jefferson Market Police Court,
held the prisoner in $1,000 to answer William IL.
Rorst one of the proprictors of the kmpre Garden
becoming his surety. :.
Lyons gave ms name at tie hospital
rs George +. Leuning. He is the hns-
band OF Sophie Lyous, the shophi'er VINO
b,r of pIisoners from Sing Sing Prison, by means %
false KEYS made by licster-st locksmth and
taken to the prison by her. Some SIX years ago
Lyons and his wife fled To France. where theV 'lNeq
for two wears on the proceeds of crime committed
In fins city. For some offence committed IN thaI
conntry they were again compelled 20 fly. an1 came
H. New York, where LNOus was arrested on the oid
charge and was sent to The Staie-Prison Tor thIee
wears and six months. Ihe term WAS cobpicteu
about SIX months ago
I'm the course of a political quarrel between John
Cans and Phi ip Barber in the .quor SHOP or J0hh
Schrodfr nj Washington and Baltic-sts., BROOKLYN,
YESTERDAY morning the latter received a dangerous
stab wound IN the abdomen at tho hands OF me
former Ii was iu1hcted with knife. An amou-
lance was summoned aud Barber was taken tor
medical treatment to the City Hospital IN KAY
1noud-st. His condition Is regarded as critical as
peyitonitis Will probably set IN. Cans was snps' '-
0uently arrested and locked up III the Ne" LOIS
PoGce Station as the aftlay occurred just outside of
the CITY limits U Brooklyn. tie will DC cake be-
fore a justice for examination to-day.