The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-22

Extraordinary Scene On ShfpdecIs
on Jersey City.


There was most exciting ARRAY in
Jersey City before daylight yesterday
between party Of policemen and a
Iliquor-crazed sen Captain. For several
days Q number Of schooners have been
moorcd alongside each other or the Adj
rondack Steel Company's works at the
foot Of Warren street. The one furthest
from the shore Is the River Queen, com
|mandedby Henry Taylor Capt. Taylor
Is tall, stout, muscular man, He had
been drinking 10 excess on Tuesday
might with party OF friends who es-
'Icorted him at q late hour to his boat, ana
left him.
At is o'clock yesterday morning Fred :
'tcrick II Iiaedcr and Noah Cranincr. the
masters of two other vessels living be-
Tween the River Queen aud the wharf
were aroused by an uproar Ia their
neighborhood. They dressed hastily
and went on deck. They heard Capt.
Taylor cursing and shouting on board
his schooner. Supposing that he had
been attacked by river pirates. they hur-
|ried TO his assistance. When they reach
led the River Queen an extraordinary
spectacle met their gaze. Capt. Taylor
was standing on the quarter deck. swear
ing and threatening At the top or his
voice. A doubled -barrelled shoigun|
stood Id front Of him. In one hand hel
held large revolver and IN the other an
axe. A heavy club lay on the bulwarks
before him. Raeder and Crann,er AL
once perceived that he was drunk, and
did not deem Il safe 10 approach too
near Taylor, however, saw them, and
their presence seemed to intensity hisl
fury. lie deliberately aimed at them.
and discharged two shots from his revoI-
YER Without stopping 10 notice whether
his fire had taken effect, he then threw
down the revolver and began 70 execute
2 war dance on the deck, while he waved
the axe about his head. aud cut savagelvl
10 the right and left at imaginary foes. \
After using the axe in this style for some
he drove il into the bulwarks.
and picking up the club, attacked the
maxts and rigging. and beat them until
he had broken the club 10 splintcrs. \
then he picked up the revolver.
Cranmcr and Raedcr, III the hope oil
quieiing him. made another attempt tol
board his schooner, but he began firing
az them as soon as be saw them ap-l
One Or the bullets struck
Eaeder III the ileshy part OF his right
leg. His companion assisted him back
TO his own vessel, the Yankee Doodlc.I II
and left him In the cabin while he wcntl
10 summon surgeon and the police. Al
he was traversing the different vcsselsI
that lay between him and the wharfI
Taylor opened fire upon him. and Gran
mcr, IN lodging. fell and broke his leg.
The noise of the shooting attracted a |,
lhrong Of fpcople TO the shore, and oncl
man. believing that somebody was being
ran up to the First Prccinct
police station IN Gregory street, and gavc
an alarm. Policeman Specr and Short
started for the scene. They jumped on
board the schooner nearest the pier. and
had crossed over % the next vessel.
when somebody among the crowd cried !:
look out! Look out! There bel
comes Ii
The policemen looked up, and saw
Taylor rushing at them with 4 pistol inl
one hand and an axe IN the other. He|c
WAS not more than q dozen PAGES from II
hem. but when he saw that be had bccn|c
discovered. he sprang back behind spar|
md began firing at them. Spccr, Who'll,
,ays lie was unarmcd, retired 10 place Il
,f safety, but Short stood his ground;
ind returned the drunken mans shots. n
None OF the bullets took effect Aflcrl
en- shots had been exchanged Short re- !.
reatcd, aud nc and Spccr went back to|t
he station. Scrgt. Marinus. Rounds y
nan, Coward. and Detective Bowe rc-
urncd with them % the vessels. Bowel \
nd Spccr succeeded in reaching the
;ivcr Queen without being seen by
'aylor. Then, as they were looking|
round for him, he suddenly appeared q
q the opposite side of the vessel, armed, t'
: usual. with bis axe and revolver. He lh
made dash as Ii he meant 10 attack p
hem, but almost immediately stopped =
nd stood irrcsoluto.
Hands Up, or LII fire 4" shouted g
lowe. "
The Captain made no response, but y
umblcd with his weapons. q
The detective, thinking 10 fr:ghten him.
red shot over Taylor's head. but III
id not produce the desired effect. I'll
cemcd, on the contrary, 70 throw thel
'aptain into another violent passion. Hello
dvanccd toward the two. aud struck \,
csrcratcly at them with his axe. H,
"knock him down with your club. lb
lid the detective 70 Specr. ~ don't|p
rant 10 shoot him. Ia
Spcer attempted 70 do 50, but no soonerb
ad he got within roach of the axe than q
'aylor brought 1t down upon him with
uch force that tho club which Spccr|
aiscd To ward OF the blow from his head |tI
,as cut in two about an inch below the
andlc. Bowc then tried ~ seize thc|p
.rions man hnf III xNrio,lrd awux and ~,