The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-04
A NEW JELs TR.aG EDY.
Drr nkep stableman'r BLOW - MalsinE
Room for Somebody Eise-An Old Ecu
Ending In Blood.

An Unprov oked Murder On Ia fa yette-A
Drrnken stabieman'r BLOW - Making
Room for Somebody Eise-An Old Fcui
Ending In Blood
At about O'Clock on Monday evening, in an
ARRAY At Kaiser's Hotel in lafayette between Den.
mis- Mc'iroty aud Robert Hartman, tho inter was
kilo'. bitter feui existed between the two mon,
VITO had been euplOyel together Ia a stable at Com
r,unipaw belonging to the New Jersey Central Rail.
road Company. Aftor supper on Monday evening,
NcGrotiy, who had been drinking, WIS converting
with some OF his acknowledgment, and talked more
violently than AGAINST his cnomy Hartman, who
at tie time was sesenL Upon being tainted BY
them to the eject that he dare not do ANYTHING To
Hartman, he started up. saying, 81 will 20 over TO
the hotel and kill the d"
Hartmann was NJ the tine In K,sser's Hotel,
where be was boarding and MeOrutty Immediately
left the stables and went 10 tho house. Hartmann
sat in the barroom With half q dozen men, who
were playing dornnocs and drinking beer. Nc
Grotty walked In and CT citedly approached Hart.
mann Their tones grew louder, until those 10 the
room had 70 call GU, 10 them 10 stop their noise.
Tie two men walked on. Of tho house with tLe
svoved intention Of hgttinz IL out"
THE YrRsr blow.
when thew reached the si'evpk, was struck by
Hartman, according to the st iements OF tie men
who remained In doors. MeGrotty reta.iated by
striking several severe blows With bis nst tie last
nj vlied laid his anita oust upon the pr vement
Whether II was tne contact ~ Hartman's bead with
tile curbstonc or the kicks which stiu to have
been administered By hCGrotty that produced death
IL at pros ent unknown, and must rcn-In fr tue
Reons and the jury to deed IL but II appears TO 10
evident from the statements VI the within doors
that McGrutty struck and iicked hartman several
times after The latter was down. Wben Hartman
was raised he was senseless and blood Was gus ing
from his mouth and ears.
hcGCtty did not astem ot TO escape and seor- az
first to be unconscious Of what he hId DONE bot si
when be was t0d that he had killed Harm am,
:" Served him right. il viii leave
ROOM ron SOMEBODY ELSE"
Nicer ottv was at once placed in the custody Of an
oneer, and WIS removed TO he Bergen Fourth pre-.
Cinct police station. Hartmann WIS c.rricd TO bis
room in the hotel, where medical attendance was
eiven him. Tue fracture Of the skull being apDar.
ent, nis case was pronounced hopeless aud lee died
after three hours unconsco usness. Coroner Burns
inpancllel Jury and slJoarnei the inquest 70 tis
evening".
AcGrottv was visited In his cell IN the police sta
hon last evening. and In conversatiJa appeared
To REGRET DEEPLY
the crime he hsd committed, having now AFTER his
anger and bis partial into1ication had passed be-
come July aW AXE to bis guilt al to his danger He
Is strorP, muscular man ~ - vito less than ord
nary intelligence, and without family or friends In
one pocke, of the murdered mans coat WIS found
pair OF steel knucxe which, IL Is alleged MEG rot
~ put thsre Tor the purpose OF giving complexion
" the murder which would DC favorable 20 him.