The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-30
Nan NkYLOR SnOrACOLoNIZER
WIFE SAYS mr. CAME HERE TO no
TAMMANl ELECTION WORK.
He's n. n. Carpenter. Philadelphia Policy
sian-Qusrrei Caused b, the ENVss-
ure or Ryan. for whom Both Worked
Police knew NayiOr ~ q hwtntller.

care OF the kOssfnore Hotel early yesterday
morning il Edward H. Carpenter, a pro-
fessional gambler known also "a John
Russell He resided in Philadelphia. but
moved TO this city some weeks ago and
has since been familiar figure about the
Broadway sporting resorts. The man who
shot him is one OF the best known conf
dence men and all around swindlers in this
section of the country a man who has been
in everything crooked from ordinary bunco
to get rich quick schemes, has run dime
museums with swindling annexes and has
been short card gambler Of the worst
type.
Around New York he has always been
known as Doc" Naylor. the doc" coming
from his connection with certain museums
OF anatomy on the Bowery. but his real
name is said TO be Thomas Lenahan. He
Ia white bearded and almost 90 years OF
age, but has always been accounted dam
gerous man with gun. He is prominent
member Of Tim Sullivan's Order of Eagles.
being connected with Eyre No. ~.
Carpenter ia said to be u Philadelphia
policy man. and after the shooting, his wife
told reporters that her husband had come
here from Philadelphia in the interests Of
Tammany Hall and was doing -some cleo
ton work" for them She said that he had
some kind Of a big deal on, she didn't know
what. but that if Tammany won her bus
band was to be Literally rewarded for his
work.
This statement is interesting in view
Of the statement by William s. Devery in
CT. odd hat ha
positively that Bob Deedy. the Philadelphia
policy king, had contracted with Tammany
Hall to bring 500 men TO this city who would
manage to cast 10000 votes for Mcclellan.
Devery said that the scheme was TO vote
the men over and over again in certain
districts on the names of other men.
Carpenter is now in the New York Hos
pital. Tho doctors say ne has fight
ing chance for his life, although there are
three bullets in his body. Naylor is locked
up at Police Headquarters with his friend,
Thomas Clearly. who says he Is liquor
dealer Of Lynn. Mass. and who tried to help
him dodge the police after the shooting.
Cleary is not concerned In the shooting
save as witness, but will be held
in case Carpenter dies. for Carpenter has
SO far refused to identify Nayor as the
man who shot him, although at the very
sight Of him in the hospital he went into
perfect frenzy of rage and called Naylor a
dog and hound.
Carpenter and Naylor are typical Of the
men who hang around the Rossmors cafe
night and day. They all appear to be
gentlemen of leisure. for they rarely have
do, iplf nd
talk. As matter of fact they are almost
all professional gamblers and some OF
them have criminal records.
Carpenter and Naylor were associated
with John J. Ryan. the get rich quick
man, in the West, and it was because Of
this that they quarrelled yesterday morn
ing Some time ago Carpenter and Naylor
were called before the Federal Grand Jury
in Philadelphia to give evidence against
Ryan. who was then wanted in st. Louis.
In his testimony Carpenter told the
Grand Jury 40 much about Naylor that
the authorities OF Philadelphia decided
that he was an undesirable person to have
about their city, and they invited him to
get out Naylor headed for this city, bring
ing with him determination to get square
with Carpenter OF he first opportunity.
CARPENTER with his wife and young son,
came here last week and went to live at the
Winsopia in West Forty-fourth street.
Wednesday Mrs Carpenter and her son
were to have started tor the South, but in
stead of going there they went to the Hotel
Somerset in v est Forty -seve nth street.
Carpenter and Naylor met for the first
time since their trouble in Philadelphia
at the cafe OF the Casino Theatre Wednes
day night. They began to quarrel at once:
Carpenter, who is a tall. broad shouldered
man, told MAYOR that he dldt't want any
thing to do with h'ta. ana finally lett the
Casino and went to the CATS OF the Hotel
Metropole Naylor followed him there and
the quarrel WAS renewed. Again Carpenter
went away to avoid trouble. This time he
went into the cafe Of the Rossmore and
few minutes later Naylcr came In with
Cleary.
Nayor asked Carpenter 70 sit at table
as he wanted TO talk with him. and the
three men sat down. For nearly three
hours they sat there drinking champagne.
and no one in the room had the slightest
idea that there was any i'll feeling between
them.
They conversed in low tones laughed
from time TO time, and at | O'Clock rose
from the table and parted on apparently
GOOD terms. Carpenter went TO the bar,
where he ordered a waiter 10 get him
broiled lobster and bottle OF wine, and
Naylor and Clearly went into the hotel office.
A minute later Naylor and Cleary reap
peared in the barroom, and the former
strobe up to Carpenter and, with an oath,
pulled ont a gun and fired three times at
him. Two Of the shots took effect. Car
penter grappled with Naylor and for FIVE
minutes the two men fought all over the
room, smashing tables, mirrors and table
ware.
Weak ened by the loss Of blood, Carpenter
finally collapsed and then Mayor leaned
over him and placing his revolver at his
abdomen said Now die, damn you, die!
and pulled the trigger. One bullet entered
the PROSTATE mans body, the other failed
to explode.
Naylor almost made good his escape.
He fought his way out TO "a carriage IN me
treet and was in 1t, with the door closed
and the driver about TO whip up, when q
detective pushed revolver through levin
dow and told him that he'd blow his head
OF il he made a move. Mayor surfen-
dered at once and was taken 10 the hospilhl,
where Carpenter refused to identify him.
II didn't take the police long to establish
the identity of their prisoner When ne
was lined up before the detectives at Police
HEADQUARTERS at roll call a dozen recog-
nized him al once The man bears such
a striking resemblance to Richard Croker
that Il would be hard for any one " no ever
saw him to forget him Capt, Iangan
recognized him az a mar who was sent TO
Sing Hing for four years for buDco steering,
in 1882 and other detectives recognized
him as the proprietor Of various hwlndllhg
museums on the BODsry
Naylor and lSary were taken ~ the