The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-09
DIDN'T MEAN MURDER
Butcher Vaughn Was Drunk
When He Shot Richard
Supple.
FIGHT WITH THE FRENzIED MAN
Supple in a Precarious Condition
at the City Hospital-He
May Die.

John Vaughn, butcher, twenty five yeals
old, of No. 1S3 Fifth street. was a prisoner in
Justice O'Donnell's court this morning
charged with atrocious assault and battery
upon Richard Supple, at whom he fired four
shots last night during a quarrel, two taking
effect Supple is in the City Hospital in
precarious condition. Vaughn is held
without bail to await the result
of his victims injuries. John
Hayes another butcher, who is implicated in
the affray, was arraigned also before JUS
tice O'Donnell, and is held in $500 bail as .
witness.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The affray took place at the corner Of
Grove and Fifth streets, at bout nine o'clock.
At that time Richard Supple, who resides at
No. AT Grove street, was engaged In con-
versation at Grove and Fifth streets, in
front of Owen Failey's saloon, with John
Hayes, of No. 1S3 Fifth street, when Vaughn
joined them. Vaughn and Supple
up to last May were engaged in the
butchering business, with G. Segei
at the abattoir foot of Sixth street. The
men had falling out of some character,
which is not disclosed, and Vaughn accused
Supple of circulating stories about him
which damaged his character Vaughn ac-
cused Supple of this last night, and Supple
denied it and supplemented his denial by
calling Vaughn liar.
VAUGHN DREW HIS PISTOL.
In an instant Vaughn drew from his hip
pocket six-chamber self cooking revolver
and fired straight at Supplies head. Supple
ducked and saved his life, the ball penetrat-
ing the top of his Derby hat, knocking it off.
Supple then made dash to escape. He had
gone but few yards when Vaughn fired a
second shot, which struck him behind the
right ear.
more shots at the fleeing Supple. One ball
whizzed harmlessly by him, while the second
lodged in his left hip. The last shot brought
him down As he fell he screamed piteously
for help, asking some one to keep his assail-
ant from him.
HAYES GRAPPLED WITH VAUGHN.
Hayes, who was terrified by the firing of
the first shot, stood as if paralyzed. When
he taw Supple fall he rushed toward Vaughn
and grappled with him just in time to pre-
vent him Il shooting Supple again. Hayes
wrested the revolver from Vaughn's
hand. Vaughn then made q break
to escape from the crowd
which was collecting on hearing the shots.
Hayes gave chase, and, in order to stop him,
fired two shots over his head. Policemen
Tier, Sullivan and Detective Clark, who
were near the corner of Grove and Seventh
streets heard the shots and hastened to learn
the cause of the shooting. Tier took charge
of Supple, and summoning an ambulance
caused him to. be removed TO -the-Eity Hos
pital Sullivan overhauled Hayes on Fifth
street near Henderson, and took him into
custody Detective Clark kept up the pur-
suit of Vaughn and captured him on the
corner of Hen derson and Fifth streets.
The men, when arraigned before Captain
Kelly in the Second precinct, refused to say
ANYTHING about the affair Vaughn was in
toxicated when he did the shooting.
DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM.
Vaughn is young man, and this morning
when arraigned before Superintendent Smith
seemed excited and frightened when told
that Supple was in fair way to recovery
his face frightened and he declared that he
had no intention of killing Supple.