New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
A SANGUINARY CAREER.
DIR. SHINES GREAT THIRST FOR BLOOD.

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INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATING LIFE IN THE LOWER
WARDS OF THE cITY-THE DOCTORS LAST Az
| FRAY-HIs DdPARTIALITY IN SELECTING VICTIMS
| ATTENTIONS TO HIS BRoTHER-IN-IAw.
"Thats where it happened, right in there;
don't you see the bloodi" said shaggy onsshoreman,
yesterday, in huge dreadnought and oil-skn cap The
speaker pointed the steps OF CusacRs liquor store at
No ii Safest and the event referred to was the cut
ting ARRAY in which DR.. Shine brother-in'law OF sx.
Senators Hogan, the Of the 69h Regi-
| ment and OF the Manhattan Elevated Railroad Com
| pany who has n general reputation for being blood
thirsty figured conspicuousy late Friday night inc
Of the melOdama ia about three doors from the
rather imposing residence OF Dr. Shine and presents the
usual interior of drinking resort in the lower part OIL
| the city. At end is a bar behind which are
bottles OF ng-smelng and highly coored liquids,
and midway in the sawdust covered floor ia billiard
table with green cushions graphic description Of the
furnished yesterday by the victim OF the
assault himself he tendery nursed his injured hand
which was wrapped in bloody bandages and hung in
sling Crummie (the victim, and several other states
men were engaged in drinking wine in the liquor
shop and discussing the political situation, when Dr.
Shine came in and walked MP the bar The discussion
was carried on with considerable heat and Crumme In
dulgng in personalities. was In his own opinion,
giving an absent political enemy meaphorcalyl good
knocking down.
Hogan is good enough friend OF yours" said DR.
Shine, turning round
"Wel II he is don't know IT," said Crumme. al
used to think he was but I'VE learned better"
"But you wore his cast off clothing. didn't you, chr
retOrted the other
"IfI did wear top coat Of his when were cam
paignng together, thousand dollars wouldn't square
IN now what he said the irate politician.
Hereupon DR.. shine with knife, which he had con-
ceaed in his sleeve and by dexterous turn OF the wrist
cut off the end of his opponents left forehnger so that
" Doc, what are you doing with me-" shouted Crum-
ME. 80,
his knife the back OF the victims hand laying tho
flesh open the bone Here, is said the victim went
thirsty surgeon induced him to return to the quiet
THE DoCTOR's VERSION
So runs the victims story. Dr. Shines version lacks
fulness OF detail and IL somewhat differ Accord
ing to his statement given by inmate OF his housed
he went into Cusacks place (Which he seldom visits
though it is very handy to induce friend to come
| away who spending his money too freely In
discussion Crummie was in the hand in way
not with knife but with nothing more than broken
II learned yesterday that Dr. Shine the princ
pal another scene Tuesday last, which only
the active use OF pair OF legs prevented ron pc
whitehalsts is old landmark On that day just as
the Doctor had resumed his seat IN hs carriage IN tront
caught sight OF man whom he had charged with being
lnanent in reply used equally harsh language, and en-
phasizcd his remarks by putting his thumb to his nose
and spreading out his fingers Down went the lines and
out Jumped tine Doctor. He pursued the offender with
| one of his ever-ready ancets cleaning in his hand
among the chairs and tables Of the hotel So terrified
| was tie man who moment before bold as TO
put his thumb his nose that he endeayOred to crawl
into large safe for protection from the threatening
People living in the neighborhood of the Battery and
in the streets which lead into It do not apparently sec
anything astonishing in these performances They are
very small affairs for Dr. Shine they say with shrug
OF their shoulders. IL is uncommon thing for him 10
unload his pistols at somebody in Bily-the, Kid"
been poor marksman or to somebody the head
with the butt end and then, gong tree IN manner
| day two after smiling and happy behind pair OF
| shining black horses.
| an office in Greenwicnst he had DR. Merrill, another
physician, for near neghbor DE- Merrill was young
man. and ambitious, and the Older practitioner was ea
OF any intrusion upon his territory: Word was left
at the offices of both physicians night IN an urgent
| case The two men met at the patients house, and
| there words interchanged as to whom the csse
rightfuly belonged DR. Shine emphasized his claims in
Ina snai way by Selling large conch she'll from man
tel shelf and knocking his rival with II on the head One
Of the blows fractured DR. Merrs temporal bone and
severed the temporal artery Then the two cnched
and attempted to make batter Of each other rolling up
the floor the younger ply stefan on top ana getting
the better Of IT, The man OF the house, who was stall
wart Irishman, finally separated them Meanwhile the
Irishman's wife had been successfully attended 9y
neighbory old woman DIT Merrill, who afterward oc-
cuped the Office that time used by DIT Shine has In
his possession the shell mementO OF the conflict
Sometime subsequent TO this encounter, az Dr. Shine
T an the Window Of his Office TO get his pistol
out was only the work Of an instant and he sent bullet
something was about to happen when he saw his rival
had lodged back into the corner before the shot was
take his enemy unawares prompted as he would he by
curiosity to look ont the window after the nrs shot and
so he ball at the window at right angles 10
the line described by the first ball This bullet lodged
in the shutter Of the window Dr Merrill by this time
being pursuaded that sedeense was justifabe, ran 20
drawer got out weapon and cautiously crept Dack 10
his former position. He drew bead on his anagonis',
eud came to an end through Dr. merrill m'a1g Il q
habit carry rilecane that could easily send puIlct
through twO-inch board
ATTENTIONS TO A POLITICIAN,
The stevens House, in lower Broadway has been tho
scene OF several incidents this gOreseeking phys
ican's career. A welLknown ward politician named
Dick Enright and Dr. Shine were bitter enemies and
had several personal encounters On one occasion,
Enrght was summing himself the portico of the hotel
when he was suddenly confronted by DIR. Shine. The
latter made move to draw his revolver. but the poll
ticau was quick enough TO prevent him from getting
any advantage with his weapon Mortimer Justin, who
has tea store at No 81 Greenwich-st, stepped in
between the men, hurried the terocious doctor into his
carriage aud induced him to drive away This interior
% Nv ~ ,h de ~ tSe head win large iuelli6g pistol
nearly crushing in his skull Justin near dying
from his wounds and did not leave his room for several
some of Dr. Shines friends that he would not prosecute
matter and the latter rode around in his earrsge
opportunity TO repeat the performance.
Inc Sst ne ea Sf En ' WIS in front OF rum
shopm reenwiGhsL taking 70 iTf 70 ons Of his con,an
ions, land have no pistol" , ~, ,,.,.
"N6ll take MS ftFOie o"N '"NN va
an footing" -
Folks i'm Greenwich-st. who were eyewituesses say
that DIR Shine received hard Grubbing besides getting
his clothes very much sOiled and his hat smashed
The ARRAY al the stevens House, in which Dr. shine
and ex supervisor Fox his brOtherin-aw, and others
took part, is of such recent occurrence that II has
not been forgotten. Mudoon the champion wrestler,
was policeman then, and bearing down upon the Of
tenders he packed them all on To the station house
There's good about pr. Shine as well ms bad eald
policeman yesterday. "Once he sawa ponce9ah tlyhg
TO canalboatman, and suffering terrible blows
from the hands several canalers' who were defer
mined that their comrade should not be taken. Whab
did DR. Shine do pick iron bar, go at them men
aud knock the whole six Of them down. one AFTER the
other"
Crummie the victim OF the last ARRAY, said yesterday
had gone before Justice kibreth, AT the TonOs