The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-15
FIRST EDITION
THE VOORHEES, MURDER.
One Of the Most Terrible Tragedies
Ever Enacted in New York-How
the Shooting Occurred.

The murder of Mr.. Dominicus s. Voorhees,, by
William Chambers in a drinking saloon in South
Brooklyn on Sunday night was reported yester-
day. Mr.. Voorhees,, though shot through the
brain, fingered throughout yesterday until about
5 o'clock in the afternoon. Public indig-
nation runs high against Chambers, and while
he was being conveyed to the station house
threats Of lynching him were frequently made.
Mr.. voorhees, was well known throughout the
city, where he was extensively engaged as
builder He was in 1866 member of the Board
of Supervisors from the Tenth ward, and in 1867
was candidate for the mayoralty nomination
In opposition to Martin Kalbheisch. He leaves o
wife and five children. Peter Fogerty,
owner and occupant of the saloon corner of
Columbia and Carroll streets, where the shoot
ing occurred makes the following statement
concerning it,
About o'clock last evening, or shortly after
that hour, while l was taking my supper, my
bartender Informed me that Mr.. Voorhees, and
some friends wished me to let them have bottle
of wine; at that time there was no one in my
bar-room; / came down stairs, and found four
gentlemen: Mr.. Dominicus s. Voorhees,, Mr..
Edward Tuhl Alderman Moore, of New York
CITY; and friend of Alderman Moore's named
Collins About half past o'clock Mr.. Duffy, of
No. 81 Carroll street, came in with friend,
whom he introduced to me as Mr.. Chambers, of
New York; this Mr.. Chambers was a stranger to
me; Mr., voorhees, proposed toast ts't,,,t to
over Britain and France, and Chambers
seemed pleased, and shook hands with
Mr.. Voorhees, on the toast he had given; this was
all they said directly to each other since their
introduction, except that Mr.. Voorhees, had made
some remark on a scar which he noticed on
Chambers forehead, asking him where he got
that, and Chambers had replied, II got 1t among
lot of thieves and robbers: he did not seem
offended by the inquiry, but Mr.. Voorhees, asked
pardon for having alluded to the scar, and they
Shook hands upon that when Duffy and Voor-
hees were talking 1t was about Masonic matters,
and Chambers remarked to me and the bar
tender that he did not understand what they
were talking about; Chambers started to go,
and Mr.. Duffy went out with him; they bade
Mr. Voorhees, and the rest good night In a
friendly way; Mr.. Voorhees, and MIR. Tuhl re-
mained then Chambers came back; he seemed
sober and walked steady, just as he was when he
went out; he passed by where westood talking and
went to the further end of the bar; we did not
take much notice of him, nor he, apparently, of
us; soon after, we heard him muttering to him
self something about his being Fenian and an
Irishman and we turned to look at him; as we
stood looking at him, he pulled out pistol,
aimed, not, rs thought, at any one of us, but at
the greup, and fred the ball struck MIR. Voor-
hees in the forehead; Mr.. Voorhees, fell backward,
sinking to the ground, without q word, before
we could recover from the surprise of seeing the
pistol flash, or catch him in our arms; rushed
to the door to give an alarm; saw some people
there, and sent for the police and the doctor;
Mr.. Tuhl and guarded the door for a while to
prevent Chambers from getting away should he
try to escape; meanwhile the barkeeper inside
told him to put up his pistol that no one would
hurt him, and asked him if he would not take
drink; he said he would take glass Of
ale, and the bartender drew him one. which he
drank and put his pistol in his pocket; then Mr..
Tuhl and the bartender seized him and under
\ took to take the pistol from him; he struggled
hard and did not seem at all drunk; they over
came him and took the pistol from his pocket;
st was q five-barrelled revolver, with two shots
Remaining in it; 1t was pocket pistol, aboutsix
inches in length; he said nothing after he fired
or during the struggle; the policeman came
about five minutes after the shot was fired:
Chambers surrendered to him peaceably, and
was taken to the station house; he told the po
lceman he had not done anything; crowd o
people then came in; DR.. Ford attended MIR.
Voorhees,, who was removed to the station; he
never spoke after he was shot; the Doctor a.
once said he could not recover: the ball struck
' him over the right eyebrow, and lodged in the