The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-25
FOUL MURDER AT TURNER'S
ATTEMPT ny THE PEOPLE TO LYN CH
A NEGRO MURDERER.
A Dispute, Beginning in a Kitchen, Taken
up By an Irishmsn-A Ccwsrd's Blew-A
Chase and BHectunI IReveBsc-EScitcmept
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A Dispute, Beginning in a Kitchen, Taken
up By an Irishmsn-A Cowsrd's Blsw-A
Chase and BHectuaI ReveBse-Excitemen
At Turper's station on the Erie Road.
The 0rspga Hotel at Turner'S Station on the
Erie Railway Is the largest restaurant in the United
statss and in the is quite . resort for New
Workers on account Of It's beautiful scenery, being
st the base ofthe shswsngunk Mountains. The wait
In the restaurant colored, sand the outside
help and the house servants Irish. AZ might be
expected, there has not been the utmost harmony
always prevailing between them, and on Saturday
evening last the usual quiet Of the place was dis
turbed by tho
REPORT or PISTOL SHOTS,
four OF which fred 10 quick succession.
John Boyd, q mulatto, entered the kitchen just
before the arrival Of the express train from Buffalo
and became engaged In quarrel with one OF the 70
male cooks whom he called Irish slut Peter
McGowan, who, at the time, was bringing ice into
the kitchen, eIpostulated with Boyd, and told him
that was not tho language TO to any woman,
black white. Boyd quickly rctortcj, and called
upon kcGowan to come out on the platform and
settle the matter Boyd led the way, IassnE through
tho restaurant, followed by McGowan. Before the
door leading to the platform had been reached, Nc
Gownn dealt Boyd aterrinc blow IRON behind which
raised on his Jaw lump as big as hens egg. Boyd
vover, and with the look Of nend
SNAPPED ruB TRIGGER rHREB riMss
while pursuing McGowan toward the kitchen. The
fourth attempt successful, the bail entering the
side Of the waist OF McGowan. MCGOWAN fell just
inside OF the Kitchen door. Boyd threw himself
upon McGowan and attempted TO shoe, him in the
head when he was kicked In the mouth by some
person, which changed the direction OF tie ball,
which struck a tablo.
When kicked, Boyd's lips were closely com.
pressed, and the blow completely cut through
his upper lip 70 that IL hung from his
cheeks. The blood spuried from the wound In
Byrds fee and in tlis condition he fired another
shot at the already PROSTATE McGowan. The arm
OF the woud.bc murderer WIS again kicked, and
the ball PASSED through a window and entered one
OF the passenger cars Of tho Buffalo express train
which was then Just catering the depot. IL was
nnerward ascettancd that the bali passed just above
| the head OF passenger, who was luoking out OF
TIE window. The proprietor OF the hotel, Mr.. H. II.
| Abbott, who had just returned from the city,
GRArPLED Win BOYD
and AFTER dcsl crate struggle in which he became
covered with blood from the wound In lloyd's face,
he wrenchcd from his hand the pistO Boy seeing
HAT McGowan was still alive. seized ncayy stone
| pitcher and dashed II at his head II struck the
floor iow incGes from lin aud was broken into a
hundred pieces. Mr.. Abbott, assisted ly Mcssrs.
Prim aud Cable seized Boz d. and notwithstsnd din =
they are strong men IL was vita the Utmost ain
| Guilty that they enabled to secure him Boyd
| scted like maniac and struggled fercely TO get at
McCiowan. His captors bound him with ropc and
| while tnteavoring to get linn out OF the way about
| nny men confronted linn and attempted TO seize
him.
| WITH TUE INTENTION or LYEcuiSG HIN,
several having in their possession q coil OF rope The
sight of the PROPRIETOR Mr. Abbott his white otl es
covered with blood, only tended TO excite the mob.
| Mr. Abbott assured item that Boyd would he deiy-
cr over to the authorities and entreated them not
| to commit anoihsr murder. Boyd riiled at the mob
| ana dared them all TO come on. ne the same time
| struggling desperately to unbind his arms Before
they took him away he told Moses, one OF tho watt
crs, that he might take his trunk and cloles he
was going 10 be hanged II his victim lived, aud he,
| Boyd, ever got out OF Jail. he would fnish tim.
| Boyd was secured In room In the hotel until the
bridge which leads from tho second story Of the 10
tel TO tho grove opposite. aud BY crcuitous route
| taken to Goshen jail and locked NJ. Before leaving
his lip was sewed up 10y DIR. Boy OF Monroe who had
| previously attended McGowaD. McGowan is now
| lying at tho hotel
| MoRrALLY WOUNDED.
The bail not having been extracted, he Is suffering
| considerable pain In his abdomen this cvcning 1ht
| Doctor believes ttat the ball has lodged In that re
| gion. The feeling against the eulored help In this
| Vicinity has been very bitter for some tinle past
| They have been threatened with their lives on
| every side, anu this murder Il the first outbreak
that has taken place About two years ago a CLERGY
| man residing In the neighborhood, who had In his
| would be fred II he did not discharge him. MIR. Alb
| bOtt says that BOYD recently arrived from Mort a
| Carolina. lie Is very intelligent, and has attracted
con-l cradle notice account OF his hno personal
| tyre and his physcal proportions being perfect lie
| has beon quiet aud gehtlcmanly In his dcpor;ment
| McGowan has been in this heighborhOod n little
| over year, and up to within lew months he has
| been IN tie employ OF Charles A. Lamont, ke \
| York merchrnt, VINO cmployod him as an bostler