Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-12
DU ELLlNG IN A STREET.
, utsvus,,,N rsus IN m,"uusnnp
jaime. ruscy Fatally Wounded by wIiIiSm
usrig-ririnE ut - kcttcatinG MAu
Ruu beating uim,

james ru.cy Fatally wounded by wiiliSm
usriE-rirInE at itctrcatinG Man
auu beating uum,
James q. Buscy, DemocAtiG ward
rough aud hCClcr Ot the lowest type, but a
mau who bad political Influence enough
IN Baltimore to carry the Seventh ward
"in hts vest pocket was shot aud NOR
tally wounded IN front OF the City hall
in that city on Thursday. Tho mau who
shot him was William I. Harig, u Fat.
tcenth ward ruuuder, mau ul Just about
tho same character as his victim.
The shooting was peculiarly tragic, @ud
the altar has caused moro UNCitcmcut
thoTc than any event siuv1 the IISull
disaster last summer. Buscy Is the Su-
pcriutUudCut ot streets for thC Western
district, having aimuSt constantly been IN
office fur the last ten years. llA visited
the City hal Thursday MOI 1mg for the
purpose ul submitting his report as dis
trlCt superintendent - Commissioner
| Bdrto T.. smith, hcli ui the city street
cleaning department. Busry while ia the
| office, Chattcd pleasantly, aud seemed to
| be in the b1st OF hum'r. There was NJ
| cNcicmCut OF mtuurv about hum, and
after few moments ot quiet C'uvGTsA,lon
| he left the Office.
When he reached tho North Street pave
| meut hc met several Democratic friends,
/ aud began talking over the shyrnaIiy
! primaries Ut the day previous. BuScy had
| been wulkiug tor Joyce, who had been
/ successful. Among those ia the crowd
! W., Washington Thatur. another south
! BLltlmurn hcvler who hli boon opposed
! to Joyce BJyc' aud IhAtcr hsgAu to
! quarrel when Hang stepped up aud
mingled IN the dispute lhe d,sCuS,lun
| became spirited, when blow WAS struck
! 10y one ul the parties.
! Busey aud Iauig, II the sAmo instant
crew pistols aud began firm at each othc,
ia rapid succession. rhcrc wI> large
crowd IN Tia, neiyhbUh'pi a. thg time
aud the Gl,llllc WAS 50 h'ra2 thl' ~ one
! dared to aup,oAuh the cOmbatInts to sCpL
! rate them. Bu.Uy accmad To ulU wildly,
- none at hlS bali, took effect uu his an
| taguuist. Ito hlmsult. however, was
! struck. aud began rctreIuu; toward,
! North street, towards the old No. engine
! house, HAug following closely, hrIu- lu,
revolver until the chambers were al
emptlcd.
lie then se,s,d Busey by the lapel OF
OF his coat with his left hand, ami began
| beating hlm On the head with the butt ut
his weapon. ln the meantime BuSey WA
holding hlm with both hands by the lap
pei Of Ia. coat, By tbs tim, one ut the
a
wreuched the pistol from his hand. The
noise of the shooting aud taa ,lgcLms OF
several LADIES' who were pL,SluE ~ the
! time attracted the atteutIru Ut Captain
! john LLuuIu, ot tcntuIl station, aud
! DctoclIye Mark Logan, who, fastening to
the scene. arrested lIArIg aud took hun to
! tire Central station, where he vas ~ once
! locked up. Previous tu this he remarked
that he had . pistol and Intended to pro
| tcCt himself
Buscy was a'sJ t,.kyu to the station
| house, and 1t was found he had been hit
! four times-Once in the abdomen, once III
| the left side. and twice ~ the left arm.
| The wound IN the abdomen is likely 10
prove fatal. Although Busey Is believed
by his followers to possess a charmed life,
the last rites of the Catholic church were
administered tO him suUu after the shoot.
ing.
Tuero LAS been long feud between
these men, which originated in political
quarrel some ten or twelve years ago, and
was further intensified 10y the election OF
William +. McKeweu as clerk OF the
criminal court in 1879. Busey was an
active partisan of MCKewen, having been
one OF his most bitter opponents. The
usual charges OF crook cd work were made
| by llarig, the champion Of the defeated
candidates. Accusations and reCrimina-
tions followed thick aud fast aud the two
men, enemies for years, fell To hating each
other with greater malice than ever.
Harig was fireman IN the city hall
until a few months ago, The police record
shows that Busey has been arrested over
fifty times within the last ten years for
assaults upon uuoilensiye persons upon
the streets and at the polls. The criminal
court records show that he was never
| punished but once aud then with $lO
| fine.
Buscy Is the brother Of Billy Carroll,
the prize fighter, who once hal mill
with sam Collier. Carroll changed his
name from Busey when his mother married
the second time Bussy is rotated by this
marriage ~ Judge Carroll, of the orphans
| court.