, 1881-01-08
SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.
George Covcy repperctl by II Drunken
Companion,

Companions.
At about l 40 o'clock yesterday morning a
young mai nnst,ctl George Coyey, who keeps
bar In the winter and sails on tic hikes In
the summer months, was seriously. perhaps
fatally. shot while on n spren with three
companions named respectively Edward Y.
StebbiI,s, who kecps 4 restaurant Mt No. IL
Wcst Madison street, John La.imorc, and
"lloxIe," sAtd to bo n ralfr0Al man, The
four n,en met ut the Dclnlontc0 snl0on. No.
II. Fourth avenue, where LNtlInusc WAS e!.s-
ployc.i, and where an openIng WIS III progress,
alli wero NIL more or less under tho
iu.uewce ot ilq1or. Hero they drunk
moro ltnuor, .anh shortly after n,iM-
night t,ley'Ieft together for the purposs
Ut visiting tho "CrystA' Palace." a concert
Saloon ut No. 4Gl SoutE, ClaEls street. Tho
liquor they taken Ind rendered tlcn, quar-
rclsomc, mud Coyoy and Stebblns seemed to
bo spcciaI]y inclined to dispute with 01le nll-
other. Whom hec0ncurt-salooh Wa3 reached
1t was discovered that tile place WIS cl0scd,
an1 Lat!,nnre knocked at tho door without
getting any answer frO,n tllo Inside. Stcb-
bins started to kick Lie door In. when C0voy,
who used to be employed In the place, OBJ
jectetl aud pulled him back. Coycy then
tapped ut tho window, md Wi:tl0 lso was do
luz this tic remark, .."G--dtl,-n him, glye 1t
to hin, now" WIS inadc, antf souao ono of tho
party 0red u revolver at lltul, tho ball atrlk-
ing lin Il, the back Of the nccla.
Coyey fell to tho ground, and Stebbins and
Latlli.ore rnn away. Ieoxlo relnutnea ard at-
tended to the wounded nat,, making n win
attempt In stauuct the blood which flowed
FROM tho wounded HaAf8 neck. This pr0ygtl
It'd nim baek to t!se saloon .ai No. il. Fourth
avenue, where l,e WIS attended by DrH.
llf!Hce!a1sl aud Andrews, WIG found That
tho bull hatt entered tho buck gf tho meek and
.ts passage several arterlcss ftoll which, tho
i,lonu was flowing fast, Tie !Ienlorrllngu
| WAS stonped a.M! tAe wound dressed, mid
stsSs tSa Y otY s 'pq3ff'nf 3faaafa fh naa Tas removed
LIEUT.. KIpI.Kt WAs NOTIFIED
OF tho atfair hatf.an.hour atter its occur
rei,re, nin! wtth oAicnr PoterssM v!sttnl teaa
'Crystai ru!acc,na whose proprietor st!ttl that
etax s l not abo"t SSr ,hs "{ a fo' rx @ a asas xST
towaTls tho De'lnontco Sajoon, tkey titscoS-
cred tlle wounded man thuEe. but lii stclt \
low condition tIlAt, in answer to pertinent
'ssss s sts1s" I @ '''s 2M'Y e Rsenss sls ssl
@ M@e,tn,es iunii, sai slnil led Oilicsfs Serseai't
unl Nupnan to look tnout ny. which re-.
st,s slass m osiasR a IL s thu ;osHns iS' Hi.st y
was not nrrpsted. the POLICE Knowing t!at
tiiuy caia gct him ,yhenevsr they require him
lSott! SteIbl,s and Latinlo1o when brought
| TO tho statlun denied any Knowledge Ut tho
shouting: Yesterday GtteEnoon tl,ey wore
WIuaa they tolU sl0rtes Whlcl, tailed very
i.atituore wcgo In coInpnNY 0l! tllo wny down
to t.a coliccrt-sal00n, while LatiMlhro sthtMt
that lila companion was "lloxtp," tho rail-
roa4 nlan. ,1'M'y described ths transactlot! 4 !!
uuistiiu Ut the ctslcurt-aaloon, and said tint
t'Iuy botll heard tile shat Hired; tllat It Wtls
Tired by souo MIC In tl,e l'arty, but they dl!l
Nut know by whom. 'flle prisoners ar9 bptt.
ys.lng en. stob6ns bs!ns Y a,s! I;ti'tH"Es !.t'!
rcal m % nuIns IL Unknown. Is ubout y ,Sars old.
Thu nlure n4n ea~s "F'Einalty & lgo a,',
II IL sati tim.t about tltFpu weeks ugo le llul
= - uuarrrl IL W with stebblns, hut hsd tecautlY
msia friends WIN hin! akaIn, and ths otilsars hsa
Stebblns' incentive. StebbIns, However. de-
MES that tllere has been any falling out De-