, 1872-11-19

Cold.Ts1oodcd Murder Of g. Witness in
Divorce Case by the D.fcnla,at
Thcrein-1t is Inti..1ateG that t5.is is
His Third dVictinl-Popn1ar lzld1gua-
tIon.
Special Des5atch to The Chicago Tribune.
New YORK. Nov. 1s.-The Sun tomorrow Hill
have the following account Of the tragedy this
afternoon. that has caused greater sensation
in New York than any other since the killing Of
Fisk:
40 East Seventeenth street, shot and almost in
stantly killed Anthony T. O'Nei1, Of No. 50
West Thirty fourth street, while the latter was
descending the stairs leading, from tie
so q Pne e srss pse Tho 3Sse ccuaaces e 5
led to the killing of o'Noil are as follows: In
the month of July, 1863 King snd his wife and
children went to Europe. While in Europe.
hey s visited !. Z London, Liverpool, Paris, and
;qrned to this city; and put up at the Clarendon
time, when. Mr. hing purchased all ele-
cant mansion, No: Is Vest Forty-si5th
following summer they moved to Long Branch:
After their return from the Branch, they resided
temporarily In Eighteenth street, near Fourth
live At Turner's Station, on the Erie Railroad, in
until rebrua1y: seme.ime during Sep Sep
tember present Mrs. King COM
&uCuEGA pIOESENiuSe Ill tHt Cupltu1G NDll1t
for limited divorce. In her complaint she
alleged as cause Of action continued i'll treat
ment and adultry. Her attorneys we're Frank J.
Dupignsc, Of 16 Wall street, and William Fuller
after the papers in this suit had been
served on King, he, through his at
torneyB, Messrs. Brown, Hall & Yander
poel, commenced q counter suit against his
then commenced by Mrs. King for the custody
Df the children. This suit was instituted by her
.amgeis fof IT, tho PaIpose 9f bringing ont the tes-
Josiah Sutherland Was appointed as referee to
take testimony.
While King and his family we're living at Tur-
.1es's Station, they made the acquaintance Of
oSe1, who, with his family, was also living
the Erie Railway Company, and he and his wife
having Witnessed several acts OF cruelty On the
part OF King towards his wife during their stay
at Turner's Station, they we're summoned as
October, Judge Sutherland began taking testi-
rnony at his rooms, a Pine street,
The testimony vas very To1uminous, and the
examination WAS continued from time to time.
oNen and his wife we're present as Witnesses.
In the Absence Of lfr. Vanderpoel. Mr.. Book
starer acted as counsel for Mr. King. O'Nel
WAS placed on the stand, and his testimony WAS
acts Of cruelty on the part Of King, while lie Was
at Turner's Station. and described him in NAL
ner not very nnch to the liking Of King, who
was observed to vince and turn deathly pale.
O'Neiu Tas subjected to a rigid croBa-e1amina-
ton, but Ills testimony was mistaken.
At o'clock Judge Sutherland announced that
be would adjourn the examination. King at
the , time was conversing with Mr. Bookstaver.
room and vent into the hall. About second
Or two after they had left King hastily arose
from his seat and followed them: Tho
f%o sS ladies' 3as had. had got about half wxay
lowing close behind t11em. King, when
he reached the 1aealng at the head Of tie stairs,
gr11:dugsa g!17ba5Eellnd revolver, and taking
passed oblquely through the left rim Of O'Neill's
hat, without injury to him. O'Nein, who was
not aware that the shot was intended for him,
and without the elightest suspicion that an at.
around to ASCERTAIN the-origin of the shot. As
rapid u SUGGESTION ] T 5Ke fe p TheTs ufs Ae's he was
standing, one Of the bullets having entered his
diately after the shooting, rushed back
into Judge Suthel1and's Office. The Judge, who
had risen from Lis seat at the report Of the
pistol, was standing in conversation with the
walked quickly up to Judge Sutherland and, with
his hand on tie trigger, placed the muzzle Of his
pistol close to the Judges abdomen. The Judge
started back III dismay, expecting, as matter
Hing reversed the pistol, and, walking up to the
Judge, presented the handle Of the weapon to
him. Judge Sutherland took the pistol,
1hough not a word was said by
either party, and the whole trans
Then King, without speaking, went hu1ried1y !
into the inner Office, adjoining the main Office.
He closed the door, which lie locked and bo1ted |
on the inside. |
By: this time, o'Neill, who had been laying |
where he fell, was picked up and carried into the
onice. Some one ran to the new street police
station and informed Captain Van Duzen Of
what had happened Tho Captain immediately
went to the scene Of the shooting. When he
arrived O'Neill was dead. The room in which
the murderer had concealed himself was pointed
cut to the Captain. He knocked at the door
aud demanded admittance. He received no an
swer and raped second and third time. Feeling
satisfied that King did not intend to open the
door, the CAPTAIN nut his foot against it and |