New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-02
he TAINTED TO "WING " THE MEN.
ARREST OF A DESPERATE CHARACTER WHO LIKES
To SHOOT PEOPLE.

ARREST OF A DESPERATE CHARACTER WHO LIKES
To SHOOT PEOPLE.
a tall. rawboned young man, Charles Lehman, was
a prisoner yesterday morning at the Tombs Police
Court Edward Tanning. Of No. 2!4 EllzaDe'h-s'''
charged Lehman with having shot him In the rsht
leg, and intmaed that another man shot by Inc
prisoner had died from his wound at savannah va
This statement is being investigated by the police.
Al the time of the arrest on saturday night Lehman
was making an effort to kill Tanning, and was well
provided for such work. having in his hand a horse
pistol Of large calibrc fully loaded, double harreicd
derrnger in his pocket and box OF cartridges had
IL not been for the prOmpness Of Thomas Morah an
expressmau, who witnessed the attempt and plnloned
Lehman by the arms before he could pull The trigger,
Tanning might have been shot TO death
During the summer of 1859 Tanning and Lehman
were employed on the Savannah pier at Canal ST.,
North River and July Lehman. who had con-
ccaled himself on the pier shed. fred three shots al
Tanning. one Of the bullets lodged III Inc iMler ;
right leg, and the other grazed hiS throat. Aiicr
wuundng Tanning it is alleged That Lehman slo'
James Eagan in the breast and Thomas Meyer In tn"
right hand. Eagan, after the shooting, took trip
IN savannah, where seven months afterward, IL i
said he died from the effects Of the wound Meyers
hand was 80 badly shattered by the bullet that II had
10 be ampuated.
After wounding the three men Lehman DISAPPEARED
and Detective Malon, of the steamboat squad failed
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II Is now known that the murdrious fel0" Shpp'Ni
on a sailing vessel for long voyage. lie rtuihcn
10 this city five months ago and secured job rs
"bouncer" AT Uncle sans cheap lodging house III
the Bowery Just below lIouson-st While Their" 1t Il
said he beat several of the dodgers without cause.
Last New Years Day Fanning and Lehman met ioF
the first time since the shooting. and the former CAV"
the latter beating. Thus affairs stood until saturday
night While Tanning walking along the Bo"ery
he discovered his old enemy docgng his Footsteps ana
suspecting trouble turned into Prince ST. TO av"d IL.
As he stepped from the crowded ihorOugfarc Lehman
drew the big horse pisr,l and was about to riddle
Tanning with bullets when Moran, who was standing
nv pnioned the as-assin's mat he cOuid not
shoot. Policeman Polack then came mp, and Len
man was taken into custody. At the ponce sldllOh
the prisoner Boosted that he wOaid yet 40 RAINING,
and admitted that he mad shot Tanning, Eagan ana
Meyers. -,.n -,
Whcn asked why he had done So Inc prisoner re-
piled that AT the time he practising iarGct sh"l'S'
and rs lie had been drinking he cOud not re-
sist the temptation TO wing the men. lIc
also admitted that after shooting IN" 'hFec
he fled the city 10 escape arrest ard went 10 sea I'm
then I've he :" squared matters WIN fhhiinH ny
giving him drinks and dollar bill, bat that fhhi'
again beat him. When airaigned before Juetcc pc
NallOn he denied that he intended shooting RAINING
again but said that he simply wanted 10 ask nun
abDut the fight on New Years Day. lie was heid III
~ 500 bail for examination tomorrow afternoon