The sun., 1881-10-30
DIR. VM. L. SHINES DENIAL
Contrary Accounts OF an Alteration In .
fIrsS Ward saloon.

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DIR. William L. Shine denies having used
either knife or pistol during the quarrel he
had with William H. Crumle il CUsick's saloon.
Is State street. on Friday night. Dr. Shine
lives two or three doors above the saloon. oppo-
site Battery Park. He is the surgeon to the
elevated railroads. and a brother-in-aw Of
Senator Hogan. who resides with him.
II was standing at my front window that
night" said DR.. Shine. "and asked person
who was passing what the trouble was in
Cusick's. He told mo that friend OF mine. a
politician. was in there. and that thore was a
discussion going on. l wished to take care Of
my friend. and went in and offered him car
man with him however who. told me that he
would remain with him. Mr.. Crumio was in
SId
l knew that he had been talking in the same
way about, Senator Hogan. who, had done a
by what he said in reply to me, and told him
that knew that he had worn Senator Hogan's
speech, and hit him with the back OF my hand.
on which wore this heavy ring; hit the class:
he held in his hand. did not draw knife.
did not have knife or pistol"
William Fl. Crumie was found yesterday az
ternoon with his left hand bandaGei, and sup
ported between two buttons of mis- waistcoat.
L was in Cusick's saloon" said he. with
two or three other S"rtlsman and we were en- en-
sSslhe s abe y. pocs Dr. shns
suddenly came in. 1t Is my opirion that he
wanted fight. but don't think he meant to
have it with me. He found me the most avnil-
able man. however. and coming up TO me after
addressing. he began to talk to me about Sena-
tor Hogan. He said had no right to criticse
Senator Hogan. and he accused me OF having
worn Senator Hogans cast-on clothes. j said
sRins spaSs G Of % him. a told Dr. Shins % that Il
Senator Hogan should give me 81 M 900 p he would
ting me. Tho knife was up his sleeve and it
WAS as long AS my hand Ho cut me across the
index finger of my left hand so that below the
across the Lack OF my hand laying the flesh
wide open. and cutting into tho bones, though
whether II cut into the marrow or not cannot
say. Before he cut me- he had been showing
pistol that he carried"
y" had to look out for myself then. and l
supposed that Onicer O'Malley of the New
street station, who was present. would arrest
DR.. Shine. went to the Chambers Street Hos
pital. but. badly as was wounded. there was no
inclination to treat me there. except at the end
OF a long line of people. who appeared to have
nothing worse than rheumatism the matter
with them. l got DR.. Perry. in Hudnuts, to
dress my wound and then tried to sleep. but
couldn't. This morning went to court. and
Justice Kilbreth. and atterward l told the ser
gsant at the station 10 send good men to make
tho arrest. III in the course OF few days the
warrant is not served. l shall take other meas
ures to bring about the same result"
At the New street station the sergeant behind
the desk gave different version. .
" There was no knife or pistol In the case.
he said and the officer mentioned as having
been there was not there at all. Our investiga-
ton shows that there was quarrel in that
saloon. and DR.. Shine threw a glass at Crumie.
AS no charge has been made against DIR. Shine.
We have taken no action in the matter"