The New York herald., 1872-12-17
HORRIBLE BUYCHERY.
~ Folicy Dealer Murders His
Y Rival on the Street.
"FoR MEsers SAKE DON'T KILL ME-"
A Terrible CaSh''--A Knife That Did It's Work
WsIi-~AI' Instant Death.

Zack e. Simmons keeps policy shop at Mo- 67
Liberty street. He has magnificent country seat
In Port Richmond. Staten Island. and lives like a
prince. Champagne. fast horses diamond pins.
suppers at Dc!monico's-he has all tine good things
OF this earth. Some three or four months ago he
was IN partnership with Nicholas w. Duryea,
another wealthy policy dealer. They frequently
quarrelled. Simmons thought that Duryea was
getting most OF the profit, and Duryea thought
that simmons was not treating him fairly. After
many quarrels they dissolved partnership, and
Duryea went to Brooklyn, where he opened
policy shop at No. Boerum street.
Duryea prospered In his business and whenever
no met his former partner told him that he was
glad he had left him, as he was making much more
money now. simmons told Duryca never to speak
TO him again, but Duryea laughed at his threats.
Thoy were bitter enemies now. Last night they
met In front OF simmons office. OF Liberty street.
They had some angry words "You are thief"
simmons said.
'Dont you call me thief" muttered Duryea.
with an oath.
81 VIII call YOU q thief" simmons said. with an
obscene oath.
At this Duryea struck simmons. They cached
and rolled into the gutter. Simmons. who was the
more powerful man, seemed to have the advan-
tage, and Duryea tried In vain to free himself from
the grasp OF his adversary.
"G-d- yOu," he said, 'let me up"
''You'li die lrst," Simmons said. giving him a
tremendous blow.
The blood gushed from Duryea's eyes aud nose
and trckled down his cheeks.
"For mercy's sake. let me up" he cried.
eco to hell !" was Simmons answer, and he gave
Duryea another blow. The blood covered Duryea's
face and streamcd over hls collar and his shirt
"For mercy's sake" he cried. trying TO ward or
the blow. "don't kill me ="
"KiIl yOu! simmons exclaimed. In q fearful
parOxysm OF rage. 'Id kill you dozen times lf |
could"
Duryea succeeded in raising hImselfa little. He
seized Simmons by the throat and attempted to
choke him. Summons gasped for breath. His face
was lvid, and 1t seemed now as IL Duryea was to
have the best Of 1t after ALL He tried to free his
neck, but could not.
&C. d you |" he gasped; 'I'il Kill your
And he put his hand into his pocket ana drew
forth knife. 1t flashed In the air. and In the next
moment was buried in Duryea's neck.
'Ohl ohln Duryea cried, as his head sank back,
bathed In blood.
Again the knife nashed In the air, and again 1t
descended. What terrible cash 1t was right
behind the left ear. The arteries had been cut
there was no hope for Duryea. The knife had done
its work well. As Simmons raised Il the second
time Duryea raised his hands. It was too late.
The knife descended and Duryea writhed in anago-
ny OF pain his head sank back, the blood rushed
over his whole body, there were few painful con-
vulsions Of the limbs and then II was all Over--he
was dead
eBy j., he's deadp Simmons, said coo.ly, and
he drew the reckng knife out OF the dead mans
neck.
He looked at the knife compacently and said,
tsTu n hou uht IA do Tim frInJJ 7
done it nOwl"
The blood was all over his face. all over his body.
he put the knife in his pocket and calmly surveyed
the corpse. What ghastly spectaclel Tie head,
behind the left ear, looked If had been cut to
pieces and the features, covered with blood they
were, bore q terrible expression or agony. The
dead man looked as though he were suffering yet
IN his death.
Onicer Weber, OF the Second precinct, arrested
Simmons.
"Give me the knife" the oficer said.
Gan right" Simmons replied In gruff tone;
s'you can have II now. don't want IT any more.'
He was taken to the police station In Beekman
street, and there he complained that he had broken
his leg 1t seems that he fell into the gutter after
having murdered Duryea and sustained slight
Injuries He was removed TO the Park Hospital.
He was very retcent and refused TO say anything
in regard to the murder. He was apparently very
cool and acted as II nothing had happened He Is
an intelligent man and knew that hanging was
played out In New York.