New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
LAND SUNK IN A MINE.
ARREST OF PERRIN H. SUMMERTIME STORY of
THE COMPLAINANT.

LAND SUNK IN A NINE.
ARREST OF PERRIN H. sUMNER-THE siohf VI
TIE COMPLAINANT
porrn IT. Sumner q real estate agent, who was
arrested Thursday night on warIai1 gersDn
Market Court yesterday to answer company n IL
by Daniel NJ. Davidson, of No. 1l5 Varsk.st, th he
owner of is 900 acres OF land in West Virginia. ana
came to this country with his wife and I'VE cnuLe
intending to lonze there lie gave up .he pfoJeSU
An advertisement in The Herald led him to VISIT Mt;
Sumner. at No. 2O6 Broadway who advised nm 10
| omen an account with the National PARK Bang,
Which he did lie was much impressed by Summers
manner and when an offer was made To MN 10 ouy
an interest in the Colorado Mining Company OF ,i1o
| Index Gold and Silver Mining Company nc WIS Pio
These mines we're the property of James A. Austin
and lie wanted 81, 800 for ono hall interest. pavi
son had only 81 800 in cash ighally but he nau
note received in payment of his Virginia ,ahds Oh
10 500 made by Jesse X. Irwin. Sumner, no says,
represented that would be spend.a pegt cash
and the note. For this kind action when nc aceoi-
plishod he would charge no conmlsslon one t ia
order to allow his friend to show his gratitude ior
the efforts made in his behalf, he accompanied MN
to Tifany's and selected handsome gold chh al
valued at iSI7 These transactions successfully
accomplished, Mr. Davidson sat down TO await ne
arrival of the expected DIVIDENDS from the gol9 h
silver mines. But the profits did not come, ana inc
bauk account running low MI Davidson was
obliged to borrow small sums OF money from sumner;
At one time he had to ask for $lO, TO enable MN 10
bury his child Although Mr. Sumner treu TO MAKE
things pleasant he never could get any Satisfaction
regarding the mine or its prospects, and the nnmer-
Gus lnnchcons dinners visits TO the theatre, etc:
failed to allay the suspicious which began to haunt
him. He went to see Austin. who told hun that ne
Austin) had not made any money out or the trans
action and he no longer proposed to be made cats,
paw of by Sumner. He would 90 into court ana
make clean breast of the whole matter.
Davidson then began suit against Sumner IN a
civil action to recover 80, COS alleged TO nave Oeeh
fradulently obtained from him by Sumner This suit
iS ~ defendant being
bail During the progress of this suit the testimony
which was presented IS said to have been OF sucl
character MS to lead the Dstrict-Attorney to take
steps which have resulted in the present complaint.
Sumner, it is said, not wholly unknown 10 the
mate of Ludlow Street Jail. To Justice German
Sumner said that he desired an examination and IN
the meantime wond like TO be admitted to ban.
He had expected to see Sheppard KNAPP IN court
TO act as his bondSman. He would ask to be re-
manded until his arrival. Justice German so or
dcrcd.
CHISEL AND PISTOL USED WITH EFFECT.
TWO MEMS LIVES IN THE BALANCE POLICEMAN
DFATEN-QUELLISG SMALL RIOT.
In the yard of No. SO Elizabeth-st., yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, crowd Of Young men, boys
and women were assembled. They were playing
cards and drinking beer. dispute that starred
over discussion as to who should pay for can OF
beer terminated IN blows Soon an lndlsc1mlnaie
free fight was in progress. Inc boys JUl aUdin
ferocity wonderful to behold. Officer James
o Connor appeared with his short day stick while
the fight was at his hoght, and imprudcntiy tired
TO UIel it single-handed. The drunken fury of the
c0mbatants was turned upon hun he was knoG&ed
down, beaten aboul the body, kicked in the head
and had his uniform torn. Bricks and stones were
thrown upon him from neighboring windows.
Sergeant Larry, in the Mulberry Street Police
Station, heard the noise OF the combat and dis
patched Detectives Hart and Brennan and Officer
Shay 10 the scene. When they gOtt0 No. 80 OCon-
nor had been thrown into the street and the excited
mob was still trying 10 wrcst from him his club
brennan SHAY charged
crowd, which in turn attacked the new arrivals;
The clubs we're Triumphant however, s tha
mob and quelled what threatened at one time to be
.John Rooney, William and, Henry ,Bcc:s,cbacker,
marched to the Mulberry Street Police Station
as prisoners Officer O,Connors wounds and
bruises were dressed, and after having changed
his uniform he started 10 GO out on Lis post.
At this moment the alarm was sounded that the
rumor flew through the streets that a man mad
been killed and Sergeant Larry ordered ont the re-
serve. The officers rushed back TO the scene of the
thousand people had gathered in Elizabeti-
ST. In, front of No. 90 they found a young
nan bleeding profgsely from wound en- IN
his his nam name was vas Edward GRAHAM, a baker,
of No. 167 Heser-st. He had ben stabbed with
carpenters chisel by John Buckley, of No. 81 Eliza
beth-st The men lad accused each other of cow
aIdlce in the action III which Officer tPConnor was
rescued. After Doing the stabbng Buckley fled,
sixth Precinct and delivered TO Detectives
Ualt and Brennan. These officers say
that they had been looking for tile
prisoner for three weeks on the charge
of robbing woman in >tanton-st: The wounded
man was sent to ST. Vincent's Hospital, where it is
said that he is seriously injured. The point of the
chlsei is thought to have penetrated his liyer.
While these scenes were being enacted IN Eliza
beth-st in the immediate vicinity, at No 80 Cros-
by-st, Gerardo Cicarelli and Ratiaele Warsicana
quarrclled and fought over game of cards. Raf-
faelc drew revolver and shot his fellow country
man. who is also his roommate. IN the back nct-
ing serious wound. The would-be murderer fed.
italians attracted by the pistol SHOT swarmcd into
the room and turned the wounded man over 10 the
nnlicn HHhn sent hlm TO ST. XincentS HOSpital.