The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-01
MTRDER IN BROOME S7REEr
The sudden Fad OF an Old bur Unexplained
Qunrrcl-A ColOred Mason Accumulated
The Murderer under Arrest-Po-iti,e
Proof again-t the Prisoner.

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Proof against the Prisoner.
The Eighth Ward was last nj sht again he
scene OF b bloody ARRAY ending in the death OF
" alter Johnson, eolored man. Al about 9 o'clock
John Thomas. VINO bad been inqu!ring about the
neghborhooA Tor johnson several times during the
evening, wSs met By him In front of 5li Broone
street, between Thompson and Laurens streets
where they had some words. Accordn. TO the
story OF Grace Ann Thompson, OF Al HUDSON street
who witnessed the af'rav johnson said to Thomas
You have been looking for me. hear you are
going around AMI reporting that you intend to kill
me. If there Is any trouble let US go and settle IT,"
As johnson said this, be turned to another col.
ored man, who is known as Churcly." and It.
quested him to accompany them, Thomas said,
angrily:
Settle II SETTLE your head OF"
As be said so, Thomas made motion 70 pat his
hand into MS pockct johnson seeing this action,
said
What are you going into your pocket ior'"
To this Thomas made no reply, but Instantly drew
pistol, which he pointed al Johnson's left breast
He then fired. johnson walked on few steps sud
tea dead without uttering word.
rHR ARREST OF THE MURDERER.
The report Of the p'stol attracted othcer Harnct,
who on dutv near by, and he rushed to the spot
whore he found johnson wing dead on the side wax.
Thomas was then running away, but was pursued
by tue onrtr ana Arrested. As Thomas was en-
Ceayorng to escape, he threw away pistol into a
vlcant building. where II was found BY the oficer
II was an ordinary slX chamber brecchloldng reyu.
yer and when pl, kei up was covered with The dirt,
mortar ana publish of tue building. Three Of the
chambers were III loaded viii fixed ball cartridge.
and one chan ber had iu-t been dischgcd, tie otler
two being empty TIE prisoner aud the weapon
were taken 10 tIa FRINGE street police station. tD
which place tie GOD! of tAe murdered mou Wa, also
oorne.
THE VICTIM
10 sppareuty bout ~ year, Of age, H. had been
cool ON Il Panama steamer Henry taUI cey but
had recently been employed ~ coot for "n up
town club house. iie Is about six icot m height
ana OF muscular lud aud lHd evidently been
very powerful man. He wa dressed N sailor COS
tune, with Iouah pca jacket and white sllr', On
which lie wore a small Masonic pin, and WAS mem.
her, ms (, Jeleyot, Of King S0lomons coOrcd
Lodge of MssOns Tie ball entered TIE let breast
near the medin line, about three n'hes diaRo1lly
from and below Tie nipple. Death WIS nedi' n
stantaEeous the LtuoIThOgo hciHgamost entirely
other marx Of violence presented ilseI on any PAT
OF the body, tie clothes oeilg merely sJo1 by the
ial
1uE NuRrrREa
!. about sV feet IN ord very powetMlf hrilt' lie
is ahudt 81 years ~ .-e, and raYe hs residence Al
Wlmmsburgh o.tbolSh ho lc.nowlcdgci tha' +,
had gll, l3 year. 9,d, al 10 Worth sVeet, being
himself a widoW,r lie sp'9 Ls MAS born IN tic
West lnd,ss. AlLough answering other que lions
readily, be was rcticrn1 concerning the murder de-
lie said tLat he htd had no quarrel with Johnson
nOtWihstani lg every one Who knew them asserted
tlat III feeling had existed between johnson and
Thomas for over year. lie sad he had been a
steamers, but mad LETT TINT service, and was nov
employed on the yacht sy,yia
several Witnesses, ali eolored. have been detained
10 4WAt tAs aeyQp VI the i.ornnAE