New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-14
SHOOTING ARRAY ~ BROADWAY.
FIGHT ENDS ~ a PISTOL SHOT AND TWO
MEN ARE ARRESTED

The crowd o., theatre go.,s that vas just COM
ing out % The Empire Thoatre. ~ F'ortieth- st.
and Broadway. last night very nearly
thrown into 9anle on account = a shooting
ARRAY. In which a tall. gray haired Nirginian
and a l!ttle billiard room keeper were the prn-
clpals Just what thu nght vas over no one
excepting the principals seemed 20 know. James
r Watson afty-f0ur wears Ola resident OF
Pulaski. Va, who returned from Europe a short
time ago and has been stopping az the Gilsey
House fred a shot a. william Adams. nifty
years old connected with ~ billiard room e
the Martin House. Fortieth-s- and Broadway.
There ar Two versions = rn- h,ginning ot The
light one is that the Two men met ~ Thirty
seconl-st. and Broadway and walked Up the
street together quarrelng and using angry
words The other is thai Adams was dining in
tn Martin House vh.ra h4 lives with two
friends. and that Watson Nho had been waiting
in front of The VenGoue Hotel across the street.
rushed across when they came out and attacked
Adams. However it began. the two men came
into collision in front % tha Martin House. Wat
son. fl Is alleged struck Adams twice over the
head WITH 2 heavy cane INJECTING 4 bad scalp
wound and 4 cur on the cheek
In spite Of The size - Watson. Adams put I'D
a pucky fight H graprled V.'h Watson and
took The cane away from him With The Colonels
own cane ~ returned The blows h had got.
putting a scalp wound over his right eye. Then
Watson drew revolver and fired
T. vas lucky f9r Adams that Watson was not
good shot The bullet missed and went
through the pia,egiass window ~ an empty
store adjoining th@ hotel r pioushed through
a galvanized iron shutter and lodged in rear
wal
When Adams saw The revolver h Jumped .,
one side and than ran f0r safety He and his
TWO friends dashed into ~. lobby y The En-
pire Th-atre
Watson stared T. follow hu, the police we're
upon him before he ct far Detective Sergeant
Valley and another detective - The Central Of
fec were across The street. hating with Cap
tain Price when Tho fight occurred They we're
half way across the street when The shot was
fired They caught Watson and took his weapon
away from him
Captain Price and Policeman Lauless ran
after Adams and got him in the mpire lobby.
Both nen We're taken 70 the West Thr,ieth-
e police station in patrol wagon \ message
sent = the N-v York Hospital for an an
huiance. and Dr. Soey Vent ro rhe station and
put few stitches IN the scalps ~ both men
Watson vas charged hy he police with felOri-
Gus assault Captain Price asked Adams - he
would make a charge against Watson. and he
said ~ tifr.t care - prosecute H was then
locked up az a suspicious person IN order -
maxi sur@ - his appearance IN jefferson Mar
ket Court today large sum %, money
found on Watson when H. was searched IN
Adams 8 pocketbook nere found $1,000 IN Aneri-
can gr@enhacks 5000 in English money and
a ior - gold coins
When Watson vas asked Vha' -he fight was
about he replied q Captain p-ioe that he would
rather not answer any questions I'll he had
consulted with colnse. Adams also refused -
TAX
A number - letters were found on both tia
prisoners AMI showed that they lad both been
in England within q short time