The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-30

CAPT REILLY REPORTS A HOSTILE
MEETING IN CENTRAL PARK.

Story or the supposed Duel, and the
Carrying Away of the Wounded
Man in His Hack.
FROM the Neto York World
r. Capt Reilly and the police under his
charge now believe there was duel in
Central park Thursday night last, as re-
ported exclusively in the Erening World
Friday; that it was between prominent
club men; that it was about lady in soci-
ETY., and that one of the principals was
wounded and his blood was that found on
the handkerchiefs and grass near the West
Ninety-second street entrance to Central
park. The search of the police, instead of
proving the surmise of the park officials
that all was the work of practical joker,
has gone to show that their reckoning was
false, and that the note of warning received
that night BY them was carried out in its
details to the letter.
1t will be remembered that Officer Dob
son, on Friday morning, found a revolver,
clots of blood and torn and blood-besmeared
handkerchiefs near the Eighth avenue side
of the park and just south of the Ninety
second street entrance. A note of warning
had been received at the arsenal Thursday
night, stating that two society men were to
the officers were put on their guard, but no
suspected persons were seen, nor report of a
pistol heard during the night. The
place chosen for the duel was, how
ever, poorly covered, as the officers
bsat was long and the spot chosen
was not near the main path through that
side of the park. The advent of Officer
Dobson with the bloody relics was at first a
great surprise to the park police, but at
length they came to the conclusion that
they had been made game of. The revolver
was an old-tashioned Remington of As
calibre, with blued-steel barrel and q
wooden handle. 1t was numbered 5,404,
and q patent mark of 1887. The hammer
re ted upon an exploded cartridge she'll
Capt. Beatty ordered diligent search to
be made, and more blOod-stains were dis
covered and a blood stained cork. Mean
while, several officers had kept on the TRAIL
and new devel pments were discovered.
1t was learned that Thursday night a
acknowledgement young woman entered
the Western Union telegraph Office at Thir-
tieth street and Broadway. She called
shortly before II o'clock, and in al agitated
manner asked for two messenger boys
Manager Cory informed her that no boys
were ON hand at the time.
WELL" said the greatly excited young
woman, ''if you knew the Importance of
these messages, you would find some means
of delivering them at once. They will prob
ably prevent rhe murder of two people,"
Alarmed at the young womans words and
the sight OF her pale face, trembling figure
and staring eyes, Manager Cary picked up
the envelopes and scanned the addresses.
One was for Capt Reilly of the Thirteth
street police station, and marked "In great
haste;" the other to Capt. Beatty, Arsenal,
Central Park, in great haste" A boy came
in and he was ,ent to the park. A desk boy
WAS pi ven the lnttar IN Can't Reilly
When both boys were out of the office the
young woman was asked if she would leave
her address, and she said that was unneces-
sary as no pnSwer was required to either
message. She then breat he'd heavily, and,
leaning on the writing board in one corner,
put both hands over her face and moaned.
Cary asked her if he could be of any service
to her, and this seemed to brighten her up,
as she recovered herself quickly and asked
the cost of the two messages. Before the
manager could tell her the cost she laid a
two-dollar bin before him, and hastily left
the Office.
Manager Cary describes the young woman
as very pretty and not more than 20 years
old. She wore Il striped dress, ight-gray
walking coat and an English turban bonnet
of bright color She was of medium hight,
had dark drown hair, light gloves and a
lie sing figure The letter addressed to
Can't. Reilly was signed "a Lady" 1t said
that the writer was the cause of a threat
ened duel between two gentlemen; that the
principals and their seconds and physicians
were on the way to the proposed dueling
place in Central park. and that they would
surely fight.
Il beg of YOU to send men to Central
park at once" said the writer, land save
the lives of two men, who are desperate
and determined. Every minute counts;
doH't delay a second. l will see that all ex-
a l..
other and | shall be the cause of the terrible
crime. You can just prevent the murder
If you take heed at once. for the men have
only just left the Union Club"
The message to Capt. Beatty was similar
in its warning of q duel and the writer
also begged him to stop all proceedings by
warning his park police of the approaching
ARRAY.
The following Friday-Capt Reilly,
after investigation by himself and de-
tectives, learned more of the duel. They
nrst consulted the park police, and learning
nothing from them, began a search for
clews in their own precinct, and met with
success, for within fifteen hours of receiving
the letter of warning Capt. Reilly had an
interview with the cabman who drove one
OF the principals and his physician to the
dueling ground. This cabman made a
stai ement in writing, as follows:
A Few minutes after o'clock Thursday
night, two men in evening dress engaged
me to drive them to the entrance of Cen
tral park at Eighth avenue and Ninety-sec-
ond street. One Of the men-the elder of
the two-I heard called doctor later during
The night. This man was stoutly built, and
mad very slight, closely-cut gray side whis-
kers. The other man-the younger of the
two-was more slightly built, was of dark
complexion, rather tall and straight, and
mad slight dark-colored mustache. The
man addressed as doctor carried a brown
hand-sachel, which he put carefully under
lne seat of the cab before they entered. ]
was told to drive at once to the
pace named, and not to stop for anything,
Ior said the DOCTOR we are late now and
must be there as soon as ever you can carry
us. Drive your horse as fast as he can go,
una we will pay your price, whatever it
may be- did as | was told, but not with
cut feeling of fear, for judged my occu-
pants rather a mysterious couple.
On Eighth avenue, between Eighty-tirst
ana Elghty-second streets, met a coupe
ana saw head portrude through the coupe
windows and voice say something to the
uflVer The coupe was then stopped, and
alCer had driven on it followed US. 1t had
no sooner got into line than / heard an ex-
PloSion, and, turning ground, family saw
ana heard glass falling from tho coupe win
uo"' can't say for sure, but | am under
Ihe impression that the explosion was the
report OF large pistol, the bullet from
when, think, shattered the glass in the