The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
SHOT BROTHER IN THE NECK.
COYLE UPHELD SISTER-IN-LAW'S
CLAIM TO SUPPORT.

Tipsy Dispute In SilYersniths' shop Ends
I'm Much BlOOd-WOmded Man Likely
10 RecOver-WOmen Ran Screaming
when Little Pistol Was Produced.
Stephen NJ. Coyle, manager Of the Central
Plating Company, silversmiths at 81 Fast
Tventy-ninth street. was locked up in the
Tenderloin police station late yesterday
afternoon. charged with shooting his
Younger brother. William, who il employed
bv the same concern. The injured man Is
in the New York Hospital. As the shooting
was done with a .22 calibre revolver, there
j. an exceedingly good chance for his re-
coyery. Two shots were fired, but only
one struck Coyle. 1t hit him on the left
side Of the neck just below the chin.
The story Of the shooting. and the causes
which led up TO il, came out pretty well in
the Tenderloln police station. Mrs. Anna
Coyle. the wife Of William and Mrs. Anna
Howard, who runs a boarding house at
~ Skillman street, Brooklyn, where both
brothers board, or used to board, we're at
the station house and filled in the parts Of
the story Stephen Coyle wouldn't tell.
They we're in Stephens Office just before
the shooting.
Il appears that the Coyle brothers were
formerly in business together. A few
years ago, Stephen says. william, who Is
now 80 years old, took 10 drinking. stephen
who is a years old, got him out Of the firm.
William however, was retained in the en-
ploy Of the concern.
About three years ago William and his
wife .eparated. Mrs Coyle, with her
sI-year-od boy and sevon-year-old girl,
went to live at eli East l37th street. The
husband went TO board with Mrs. Howtrd,
where Stephen was living
Since that time fairly good relations
have been maintained by the Coyles and
Williams wife. Once a week, on Saturday
afternoon, Mrs Coyle has gone to the Office
Of the Central Plating Company, on the
third floor Of "a East Iwenty-ninth street,
where the employees were paid of. Her
husband got his money like the other men
and made 1t a practice to hand her over
s. or so each week.
Mr-. Coyle, accompanied by Mrs. How
ard, got 70 the office as usual at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. The Coyle bro, hers
were not there then. They got in at
O'Clock. Both, the women say, had been
drinking. Stephen paid of the employees
with the exception OF his BROTHER
I'm sorTy, Annie, he said, but there Is
nothing for you tonight You see, Bill
has teen drinking and has only worked
one day this week
but there are the children, besides my
self said the woman, There must be
something coming to him I'll need even
what little there Is.
Stephen, who had usually been friendly
with his sister-in-law, turned TO William,
the lie says.
What shall I do, Bill?' he asked. Give
her the 81 that il coming TO your
Before William could answer, the woman
spoke up and asked what 81 would do toward
keeping three persons for a week. Then
William lost his temper. Mrs. Coyle says
he exclaimed;
aShut upl Because you're 80 fresh you
won't get anything. Now you go on and get
home"
Then Stephen got on his dignity. He
called his brother down for speaking to his
wife in such manner. There was heated
argument between the brothers. Stephen
finally went TO his desk and got out the re-
volver. When the two women saw 1t they
screamed and ran to the stains. As they
ran down to the street they beard two
Mrs. Coyle, when she got TO- the street,
called up Police Headquarters and re-
ported a shooting. Headquarters in turn
notified the Tenderloin station. Rounds
man Becker, Detective brennan and two
policemen were sent to investigate. When
they got TO Coyle's ofioe they pushed in
the door. They found Stephen sitting
at his desk smoking a cigarette. William
was standing in the middle OF tho room,
was covered with blood, The blood
stained sink showed that he had tried TO
wash away the blood, but he had only
drenched himself with IL.
what do you want2' demanded Stephen
when he saw the policemen.
where was the shooting?' asked Becker.
sNone here answered Stephen.
Then William butted in He informed
the police that they had been misinformed;
that no one had been shot.
Stephen got ugly when the police per-
sisted IN their questioning. Finally they
pinned him against the wall and one Of tho
policemen summoned an ambulance from
the New York Hospital DR.. Lathrop, who
responded, found that only one bullet had
bit William. Unless blood poisoning sets
IN, he said, the injured man will recover
He was taken 70 the hospital, where Il was
bald late last night that he was doing nicely.
Stephen Coyle was taken to the station
house a prisoner. The two women went
along, When the prisoner was searched
eomething over SIS was found In his pockets.
When policeman took 1t Stephen grabbed
SIT. 80,
'Here, Anna he said, 'talSe some Of this
II will help you out during the week.
Sergt. Robinson said that he couldn't
allow Coyle TO give his sister-in-law the
money. Finally he relented enough to
allow him to give her what small change he
had.
Mrs. Howard said last night that the
brothers had not boarded with her in seven