New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
HACREYSACK COMPLTCATlONS.

HOW MR. LAYTON TROUBLED Mr.. PRICE.
FOUND UNDER TnE BED AND LOCKED Up II JAIL
SHOOTING Al A NfIGuBoR By MISTAKE.
Charles II. LAYTON, of Brooklyn, who was arrested
Tuesday on charge preferred by David :. Prce, OF
HacicBsrck OF breaking into his house and driving
INN ont nc the point Of revolver. remained in The
IIacIensacls Jail yesterday. Richard Layton the
prisoners brother. took certified check for $500
to the village yesterday, expecting that Layton
would be released in that amount of bail. Late IN
afternoon however, Judge Dixon liked the bail at
-, 600, and the brother returned to this city. II
was stated that Mr. aud Mrs. Plico appeared before
the Grand jury yesterday, and that two ndict-
ments were found against Lavton. The two
warrants that Nr Price obtained against
the prisoner az the Office Of Justice
Bagtholf we're for with force of arms y entering
his house at different times. he sad Layton fol-
lowed him trGAl NcW-l 0I,I on 1Eusd1y nlght last
wrcn entered his bedroom IN the night by forcing
the window. AMI appeared from under the bed AT |
o'clock IN the morning with n revolver Mr Prce
also alleged that Layton forced ll8 way Ihto The
hou.e ON Monday. and wiki q revolver IN each hani
drove hn cut. lie complained also that Layton
threatened b''u With violence .Or months. AS 10
the trouble between them Mr.. Price did not peak
freely. but remarked tat 1t arose prneipaly from
n family ouarrnl IN Cint0n-aVa, brooklyn. 4
brorher of he prisoner was married there a sister
of Mrs. Price, and the couple hyed then next door
to the Price family.
failet! 10 make clear why he was there. He stated
however. that he Inarmed, and that he came In
the house by The door. Ii Id sad that on Thursday
night of last week Mir Price, after watching some
time in the cnpoia of his house, fired at Thomas
H3rgraVes neghhor who. being ont skating late,
took q short cut through his yard Missing his man
aud discovering his mistake, Mr.. Price explained
4" Intended tho shot Tor some one else.
Layt0ns uncle, w. w. Capers, audlr0r for the
Standard Oh Company, was arrested Wednesday
when he entered the jail to see hs nephew. Mr.
Pace had claimed that Layton had SAID that Air.
Capers would avcugo him tLayt0n) If Nh Price IN
iured him. Nr. Capcrs dSCdimed making any such
threat, and was discharged. Layton Is twenty-oDe
years cid, siilnly built, aud has brown
mar and Il fragile mOustache or the same hue. liz
Is a member oi~the Brooklyn Amaranth Dramatic
ing sketches tor the weeklics." Richard M Price.
the father OF David ). Price received p2,00O000
from his brother ut tho latters death. He is Il
cousin of Ex-Governor Price. of New jersey aud
was a member of the New jersey Legislature fom
Union County David = Price went into bank
unptcv a few years ago, but the summer of 1879
he took his family to fine country seat near Hack
cnsack where he has SINCE lived. lie was q Jewelier
for eighteen years ut Nos. and II MaideD-laue,
and pOssessed Il comfortable fortune when no re-
iired from business. Mrs. Price is the daughter Of
Mr. Mar,h of Dayton, Ohio, and is of prepOssossing
appearance. .
Layton SAID that his client received dispatch from
Mrs Prces fatier TO the effect that her husband
had telegraDhed him that she was very SICK and
not expected TO live. Layton being old friend
Mrs Price enjoying good health. Mr.. Crowen
thought that Mr.. Prices mind was some1 hat uD-
balcnccd lie added that Price and Layton had
never been on good terms.