The New York herald., 1874-10-23
MURDER IN BROOKLYN.


Fatal EnoountsH Between rtalfaA
Barriers and Two Roughs-Ths Victim
Delegate TO the Second District Con-
grossional Convention. rs 4fssa
terrible and ssnguinary anray occurred Jos
terdsy morning in Brooklyn, which win terminate
In the death Of one Of the parties concerned. II
sppears tnat shortly after eight O'Clock party OF
young men who had been indulQ1ng In riotous dis
sipation during tho night entered barber's
saloon on Jay street. near Concord, and assaulted
the proprietor and his assistant in q most out
rageous manner and smashed the mirrors and
furniture. until she BARRIERS, goaded to desperation.
retatated with fearful vengeance, mortally wound
ing one and disnguring another sssailant. Albert
Erastus Crocker and Charles School or Snaw, a.
the latter " more generally called. had been at
tending ball OF
1 xHB MARROW BACK RoUGHs,n
which was held the night previous at the CITY AS
sembly rooms. They danced and drank deeply OF
strong liquors throughout the night and un til half
past six O'Clock in the morning. when they took
their departure for No. 172 Pearl street, where
Crocker resided Passing along Jay street they
saw Malchisedeus Dombrugia, an Italian, sweep
ing the sidewalk In front Of his barber shop. The
two men commenced TO abuse the barber. calling
him vile epitnets He quietly begged them to de-
provoke their insults. THIS remark only led 70
greater abuse on their part, and Dombrugia took
refuge In his shop. TWO bricks wero hurled after
him BY the r0ughs, breaking the window panes
and handsome mirror. The Italian blood was up
tnen, and Dombrug1a and Antonia Piemonu gave
chase 20 the fellows, VINO ran on for about the dlg
e they went fhe BARRIERS eave up the chase
tly followed by their prosecutors, who, entering
the place, demoished everything they could IN .
remarkably brief spase Ess sanasss q ams, s -
were severely hurt In their endeavors to save
their properly, Dombrugia % receiving two wounds
zen, entered the place during the melee, and,
seeing Domnrugia grssping large pair Of scissors
So sabre, endeavored to- to araa % Crocker r. and school
from the shop. He succeeded In getting them out
OF do0rsi bat they continued to abuse the BARRIERS
with the sabre on the nose, dlshgur1ng him for
lite. Dombrugia then sprang upon Crocker and
sion, into the body Of that unfortunate man, who
thrust is ID the isis breast another 10 the right
nnal wound Is tn the abdomen, from which latter
the entraiis protruded. At this late juncture
7HE POLICE CANR UPON THE SCENE,
and the dying man was conveyed to liquor store
were arrested and tasen 20 @ the washington
was dying ana asked that minister might be sent
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however and asked for Catholic priest.
Rev. Fathers Kiey and 0Hare, Of St James'
church. were early IN attendance, and, at the re-
quest Of CrOcker, baptized MIN In the Catholic
faith and administered the sacrament Of the
Church to the penitent and dying man. The sis-
and bemoaned In great anguish the late Of her
brother. as, at his request, she kissed him re-
peatedly. 6rocker was removed to the hospital
Later In the day Coroner Jones visited the City
Hospital and took down tho follow ante-mor-
raR DYING HAN's STATEMENT.
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Get away from the man who stabbed me at the tune he
did 1t recognise my sister, who y now present her
& Tss county 90 e. Sd "a, q s es ss
Croker, who Is an American, is rwenty-six
been separated for some time past. He was
elected at the primary on Monday night as dele
uon from the Fourth ward. Hs was until recently
employed as clerk IN the Registrar's ONCE and
is . Wen known Democratic ward politician.
DOMBRU0IA d8 cs s.
who has been In Brooklyn about three years, ia .
nne looking man, about forty-ive years OF age and
Guard IN the Papal army. In conversation with q
reporter he said. IN broken English- =
DONBRUGlAs STATEMENT.
opened the store 1t hafpsst six A. n, - always
DO ana proceeded TO clean my shop after dom!
persons passad mo aud insnted mo think they
the two men that afterwards came into tho store
shop with big knife and threatened 70 XII me, and
~You-@ I viii kin you; want to
XIII your after that asked him what for
he want to kill me: he stole my pole last night
and am neultsd all the tine every day they throw
he into my shop after insulting me, and broke
everythingJ ito rcporter you saw 1T Upon being
answered In the affirmative he continued s-He break
everything and threaten to XIII me; you understand.
took the scissors and be (pointng to Pemont TOOK
sword and defended myself; went on the sidewalk,
but don't remember very much. ! was 20 excited;
l called Police y, three dmeA
Did you stab Crocker.the man on the sfdewalkf
Dombrugia-I dN; defended myself
F. SCHOOL.
School says he was too much under the influence
OF liquor to remember what ranspfred. H