The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-19
A NAN KILLED AT THE RIVER HOUSE,
HARLEM.

TERRIBLE WIGHT BETWEEN THE AfSBERs or A TAR
6Kr coNrksy AND SusnER or OUTSIDERS.
Another aiabolcal homicide occurred yesterday after
noon at the River House. Fourth avenue between 1894
and 1881 streets Harlem Tho circumstances Of the
arc that the members of target company and number
Of rowaes got into quarrel which resulted IN of the
party being stabbed the groin causing almost instant
death and another person badly beaten.
appears from what facts our reporter could learn last
evening that the COM amy question tho Fox Mus
ketccrs, Capt ohcara. They started from No. State
street in the First ward, in the morning, about eighty
strong accompanied by Roborson's Band. and number
of yucs among them Thomas Burns Of The above ward.
They proceeded at an early hour the River House,
where they arrived about eleven O'Clock, and i'm.
mcdiatcly proceeded 10 shoot for prizes. Every
thing went satisfactorily and quietly up
70 i've O'Clock; but when the prizes we're 10 b.
awarded dispute arose. some OF the members making
objections certain parties receiving prizes. Words
passed between several OF the bcgcrcns and the quar-
rel soon bid fair 70 end in regular The officers of
the company and guests did all they could To put stop 10
the disturbance but their efforts IN yan for sud
denly o ,he party named Charles Moore, struck
on tho head with a club. general aght then ensued,
when man named David s,ackrcol, who had accom-.
panied the guards, charged with clubbing Moore As
econ as this was reported around sackpoo instantly
Ne, npou BY party and, finding me getting the
al tho nyht he started run down the h towards the
river but was closely followed by his asaants among
thcm Charles Moore. David fox and D. y THOMPSON
Just a. Staekyool reached the river, he exclaimed Il
stabbed" ana he instantly tell 20 shr ground.
Two ef the Twelfth ward officers who were Of the ho
tel on seeing the light. down ~ the spot whore stack
oo was sfabsd but they arrived too aio 10 he Of any
service as the unfortunate hal received the fatal
blow aud lay scnsolcss the ground. They tmmefl
acls rcmoycd Liln 70 the satcn house, whore he died
iast as he arrived and found int BE- had received
knlc stab the groin, which resulted IN almost instant
death.
As soon a the cry raised that Stackpool stab
bed the members of the company became alarmed and
Gd in every direction home, the band au retiring
without TIC cumpany Charles Moore mud David rox
were, however, Immediately arrested on ihc srvt aud
Convey ed TO the station house aud locked ~.
Tbonlsun II asceraincd, was the alleged party
who dealt the fatal blow but he made rs escape. Word
Immediately tecgraphed 10 the First ward police 70
keep "A sharp ook oUt Cor him should he return home
and aie lest evening hc arrested by ~ The
bcgs OF the River Police, and locked the First ward
station house. He refused 10 give any statement about
thc aar, but Gays he not know Who stabbed Stac
pool
Coroner Hills being scn for, on hand At The
Twelfth station house, and the casr IN hand
hut adjourned the examination until ten O'clock this
moYnng.
-iactppol Is well known in the First ward Tie resided
al Ne ~ Beaver street, and s member of tire com.
rany 10 the lower part ~ The cy. Tho con
siderable excitement in .hc frst ward last evening