New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WILLIAM SIMPSON SHOT.


4EAPPEARANCE OF AN OLD ENEMY AND REVIVAL
OF. AN OLD sCANpAI.-THE PISTOL SUBSTITUTED
FOR BLACKMAIL.
William Simpson. jr.. the pawnbroker, was shot
yesterday afternoon, and seriously wounded, at his
store No. 27 Chatham-st.. by an old enemy who has
aioenent for an attempt to extort money from him
Dy threats
ls7e, charged with sending letter to Mr. Simpson,
IA which he threatened to shoot him at sight unless
the sum of 81 500 was given him within specified
time to pay for the home he lSimpson) had broken
mp" Randolph pleaded guilty to the charge and
was held in bail Of $50. 600 by Justice Bixby. Asthe
prisoner had at one time both visited MISS lin lin
beEiy, whom Randolph married in December, 1877.
tematic persecution of Mr. Simpson: demanding
hush money as the price of his silence .abont
something in connection with Mr. Simpsons r. former F
sonsideraton s Ie Of 81 900 receipt releasing him
Of the Supreme Court, witnessed the transaction,
and it was thought the affair had been ended In
mediately, however, Rand0lDh renewed ms demand.
npd upOn writing the threatening letter was ar
rested. A close scrutiny of his history showed him
to be disspated young man OF good famlly, VINO Mt
time held eeTshp T the Post OGs and Later
compelled him to leave both these situations.
Randolph was released on bail, and for a while
yeserday he
bis address as at No. 212 Chestnut-st IN that CITY,
Recently ne seems TO nave returned, anxious 10
opeHnegotiations with the object Of prevailing upon
Mr.. Simpson to discontinue the suit. AT this point
Mr.. William Sinclair reappears as advising with
HIM and interfering with Mr.. Simpson in his be-
half. Yesterday he wrote to the latter asking HIM
to grant an interview with Randolph. Mr..
Simpson fatty refused Us a. nd sent e. nfo1m ms
John gone before Randolph entered the store and
confronted William Simpson with the demand that
he must sec him. Mr.. Simpson did not answer, Dut'
turning. walked behind the counter without an
other word Randolph drew pistol ana nred at hiIn
The bullet struck him IN the race, entering & tne
the right ear. Mr. Simpson fell on his face, ana
Randolph leaning over the COUNTER put tho pistol
to his back and fired once more: The bullet pene-
trated the lOin aud lodged near the spine
At this moment Mr.. Simpsons nephew returned.
and Randolph, strengthening himself, askeG WY ne
did not bring an officer L have shot MI; clnpsol'
and will wait here till you can get one" ne said.
SURF ndered his pistol, small, hnelyc cnaseu
wea, on, and submitted TO arrest Mr simpson
wa, AIKEN TO the Chambers Street Hospital, Where
seareo was made, but without finding the bullet III
fhe back. The wounds are severe, but not neces-
sarify fatal though the result is doubtful In the
evening Mr.. Simpson had sufdclently recovered 10
be taken to his home in carriage IA,
Randolph, o TALL slender Young man with
black moustache and some pretensions as to DRESS
vss ssen In his cell IN the Oak Street Police station
at night. He was unwilling to talk about his case:
\" IL wlll all come ont On Monday" ne sald. Duu
added that he did not intend to shoot Mr. SIMPSON.
Excited at his refusal to listen 10 n, ne Sann
he lived since no was released from prison last he
refused say, bnt intimated that scandalous deve
Oumepts discredtable to both sides, were IN store
for the public. Randolph is thirty-one years Old