New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
oDoc. NEyLoR SHOT HIM.
Carpenter Won't Identify Assailant-Crimi-
nal Record Of Latter

n. MS learned YESTERDAY that the man who was
shot in the CAT OF the Hotel at am early
hour IN the morning WIS Edward Carpenter Tor
tv-niue wears o6. who recently came TO TINS city
fron the West and had been living with his wife
and Young son al the Minsona apartment house.
No l2s West Forty-fourth-st. The man who shot
MIN was Doc Naylor. recently mentioned by
Fpeyerv a. one o. the men alleged 10 be aiding
---.r,, il, the colonization of illegal voters. IT
was learned that Carpenter was taking much IN
ferest in the CAMPAIGN as supporter of Tammany'
although d. had been IN the CITY long enough
10 be a leral voter here.
DOC" Na,lor ~ho formerly ran museum in the
rsopa-v and Bears "a somewhat striking likeness TO
Richard Croker. is said TO be an eS-oonvict gam
bier aud sv-indier lie is the police record as
nr.Soner as Thomas Lenchan. aged hfty-thfee'
residence refused" He kept his mouth smut yes
tordav refusing 40 say anything about the Shoot
irs Inspector AcCluslly said in the afternoon
after an investigation, that he was convinced 'hat
the shooting was The result Of drunken quarrel
and that neither Naylor nor Carpenter had oeeh
interested in the colonization Of 'noaters
Ca--penter who survived the operation OF laparot-
nm, al the New-York Hospital. was believed later
10 Dc diving. He refused 10 identity his ass'llai'
cr tell anything about the cause OF the shootlhs-
Whom Coroner Scholer was called 10 the hosplla4
"a take Carpenters ante-mortem statement the
wounded man seemed TO be excited by the Coroner
presence.
WHY does lie want TO set my statement asked
Ca~pentor I'm not going 10 die.
.'You can't Tell what might happen me Not"ie'
.old Csrpenter. The Lord may take you at any
time 81,
..7-be Lord may take me If he wants to-" replied
Crarpenter There were three hundred persons IN
,b csfe ~ The time OF the shooting. II they want
20 tas,ffv for me- why all right II they won't tes-
tsfv let the man who did the shooting so free.
carpenter then positively refused to make
statement.
Il was said that Carpenter muttered something
r5ol,r big Tim yesterday in his delirium This
LED to talk -t-t he 5aiSht nave had dealings WITH
Tin, Sullivan the Tanmany leader Carpenter
has been oookiraher assls1',i' ~ ne P,,an
ie said. ana a rei'ieSeilt1,l " oi IN SDDe
turf syndicate. 'get-rich-Qwck concern ~.
lSssIor also rad an interest in the concern. ana
accused Carpenter q betraElTg u 10 lile P,9'a -
S-,-,r- &c --.7srk RusseIT' and Tom Baker and
some sunrise was expressed Yesterday oy some -
his recent associates when they learned 'nat us
Doc NavIor vas arrested in Washington as
z-s-lc,is So 5-sucrlra ton Detective Sergeant
S-cNsucht said yesterday that the man was con-
~ 1875 ard was sent TO Trlson for a SNORT leInl
II his possession. when arrested ior the
Ienahsn was a member Of the Fraternal oIoer OF
e. t6e man who was arrested for trying TO
ar %s--Ior escape. viii tell nothing ABOUT til7
shooting. He was arraleneo ~ ~ me @ ,e7,7sr5e5
L Fe-l ls 80 ba5 Ived recently although
- 80 1,e ba5 a home in Lynn. Mass. 1t was
e@id in some who professed 10 be acquainted Win
Doc Xavier thar he had ,, 6een ,e k2I@n a'
when Doc NavlOr taken before AarpeI-tteE
in ne hospital early yesterday morning CaTPent@F
1.o1-as 81 him and said: Il was murdered but
v-ra+ Is Tho use OF numbering him Ihen oai-
El5er I! o ffe " Carpenter whispered 70 his
-ife w. rad been called his bedside in the nos
IT,a- -, - 80 ne - was no. Lenahan He seemed
70 De unaware that several persons nag 49, +i,a
TIE shooting ana that The police knew VINO H'el INC