The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-08
PISTOL SHOTS AT THE FERRY.
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A Saloon Keepers DreaM About . wealthy
Bookmaker aad = Wicked Highway.
nan - Statements OF the wananaker
Man ana the Rootbiack at tho Ferry.
Three pistol shots we're fred at the corner
OF Thirty.tourth street and First avenue yes-
terday morning.
Lawrence Costello. who keeps a saloon at
the northwest corner Of Thirty-fifth street and
First avenue. says that he heard the shots.
and that Immediately afterward man reason-
ably we'll dressed rushed iuto his saloon with
smoking revolver In his hand.
Where Ia that man ?" he shouted.
Put up that gum" said Costello. and then he
took the man By the throat and gently bent him
back across his knee. not quito far enough to
break his back.
oh. IL 1 caught that - I'd kill him." said
the man.
VINO are you ?" asked Costello.
Never mind" said the man. "rd kill him II
got hold Of him."
The fruit ven Ter at the corner Of Thirty
fourth street and First avenue says he heard
the .hots Before thoy were fired two mon
walking up from the ferry grappled with each
other. One broke away and the other ran
after him up the avenue.
Ono OF the ferry hands says that he heard tho
shots, too. and that before they were fired he
saw two men got of the ferryboat and walk up
the street. Halt block away one screamed:
You shall not have her." and then lie
SIN Ashed tho other in tho nose ami ran of. The
smashed man chased him and drew revolver
and fred the shots.
Tho bootblack at the ferry says. like the
other three. that he heard the shots. and
that before they were fred two men who had
come from the ferryboat called each other
liars. One said. I'm onto you. see ?" and
th,pb a RAJ ,,n Tho pfhAr m draw a.
The The cr"ceryman on the corner say. he saw
o Ssn hs hos
mon in thnt neiahborhood that he didn't paw
M Mr. a M"rtha. Who has saloon on the south,
west corner OF Thirty fourth street and First
avenue. says t. at a ccuple OF east eide tonehs
Tho man who cleans the bras, wepamakets
says So IS; that two ,nen walked Ip from the Ferry.
and. Just us they we're, opposite the saloon.
the other. Then 10th ran and a crowd fol.
* good deal better story than any Of these is
Shortly before o'clock bookmaker name
unknown. who carried package containing
tho G day rsashed s5o.5ool was "a Walking down
Thirty.fonrth street. just before no reached
leaned unon the book maker. bore him to tbs
,s s1d e ns h vers sins ]
who we're paralyzed at the unheard,ot audaci!y
lied what was happening after the strue;;
gle had hnd ump ssT'an psT,GGd sn rd
down the street. the bookmaksr after him;
| in the direction OF the flving hiehwayman;
who dashed into saloon. passed through and
yard. scaled brick wall. ,-cramhled over
door OF S4I Thirty-fith street. ran UP
stairs. clim bed out the kylieht and passed upon
! the roof. At this point the rotber could not
have beer more edeetually swallowed up II the
taken him out Of sight forever. Mono OF the
three shots interiered with him. but one OF
..Iha palicesIa heffled., After the shooting
s se Snd dissu.sed sbs iucid.n
Thers Is saloen keeper II the t Isishhoshood
including Murtha, say he dreamed 1t.
There's q pool commission shop back OF
| Murtha's. The booksellers say they wish they
had Thousand to fight for.
Tho police don't know anything about the
! shooting.