The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-11
THE DUEL AND THE DEAD.
THE BEDROOM FIGHT AND THE VIC
TINS

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WHAT is KNOWN or THE TRAGEDY IN Dr.
LANCkY sTRfET-A DISCARDED BUSINESS
PARTNERS RRvENGE-JRRosLAW's DEATH
IN BkLLhvUE EosPrrAk-THE NlIeHBoRs'
STORY OF THE DEATH STRUGGLE.
The New York Sun OF Thursday has the
following additional details Of the Delapeev
street duel and the dead, already reported
In the Sentinel: The body Of Joseph Cold
man, the Polish Dew. who was shst by his
ex-partner on election day, still lay yester-
day where it had fallen, in the top room at
100 Delaney street. The rooms nudernesth
are occupied by family named Wideman.
one OF the girls was alone in the room at
about O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon. and
heard violent struggle overhead. and imme-
mediately thereafter number OF pistol shots
nred IN sucn rapid succession that she could
not count them A heavy fall followed, and.
supposing that the stove had been over
turned In the scuff1e, she ran from her room
shrieking fire. The occupants of the adioin
ing rooms quickly congregated on the land
ing. They, too, had heard the pistol shots.
A nano-to' hand struggle was evidently still
In progress above when David Parlson, the
tenant OF the room, entered the house. He
went up stairs and found his door bolted.
and the sounds within were those of a death
struggle. He ran down stairs and went out,
as he said, to summon policemen. Just as
40 WoAb Oub buo ldsI S0OL was
FIRED AND ANOTHER FALL WAS HEARD.
Then all was still, and minute afterward
John Beckel, the owner of the house, en-
tered. When Officer Henkin arrived he
heard many conflicting stories, and score
or terrified men and women followed him
up stairs. He forced the door, but was pre-
vented from opening it entirely by wnat
proved to be the body OF Davis Jerosiaw
! ..,,ins behiDs IL. He was still breathing
slightly, and he had a small bullet hole on
the side of his right temple. Goldman's
body lay face upward at the other side
of the room, but the apartment was so
small that the bodies Were not four feet
apart. One bullet had entered
close TO the right ear. and another had PEN
etrated the right temple. He was almost dead
A small seven-barrel revolver was clutched
In bis stifening fingers, and weapon pre-
clsely similar was lying by Jeroslaw's side
Four OF the chambers were empty and
Goldman's pistol seemed to have been
fired twice. The plaster had been knocked
from the ceiling in two places by the bull
lets, and broken pane showed where
third ball and perhaps others, had passed
through the window. Jereslaw was taken
to the Eldridge street police ststion and
thence to Bellevue Hospital. He was un-
conscious until his death at o'clock yes
terday morning.
AAH D.AD OOEL1sIes
Davis Jeroslaw was an industrious and
peaceable man. He was 3s years OF age,
rather below the medium height, stout and
muscular. About two years and half ago
he left his wife and three children in Poland
and came to this country to win home tor
them. The first year he worked in manu-
factory Of cheap iewelry, and then, having
saved little money, he formed partner
ship with Joseph Goldman, and they opened
jewelry store at 238 Broome street. Up to
that rime Jeroslaw had sent a part of his
earnings to his family In Poland, but soon
after forming the partnership with Goldman
he became unable to continue his remittan-
ces. The firm was known as Golmsn &
Davis, Jeroslaw, as Is not uncommon
with his race, not using his sur
name as business title. Their profits
were tolerably large, but Goldman always
took the lions share, leaving his psFtner
hardly enough to support hlInSsn Jeroslaw
was boarding in Hilman I'sephs' house, al
10 Essex street, and rOsephs nao onereo 10
let him have $2ce 70 form new partnership
ceptod, and the partnership was formed
under the title of Propstein Il Davis, both
members of the firm, Propstein SAYS, having
to work from o'clock in the morning until
8 at night to make ends meet. But they
succeeded, and two months ago Jeroslaw
was enabled to purchase tickets to bring his
family to New York. They were to have
started from Poland within few weeks,
and the day before his death Jeroslsw made
arrangements to furnish rooms for them.
AN OFFER REJECTED.
Meanwhile Goldman was carrying on his
business with Indifferent success. He is
said to be morose, revengeful man.
Eleven years ago he abandoned his wife and
child in Poland, and did not send money or
write to them thereafter. When the part
ur,.. IL Il
to account for money that should have
fallen to Jeroslaws share vi the profits and
the latter by mutual agreement, tom most
of the tools. All the jealousy in Goldman's
vindictive nature was aroused oy his former
partners success. He asked to be made q
third in the firm, but Propstein bluntly
told him that II be were to put half million
dollars into the business he would not ac-
cept him Thus baffled, Goldman endesv-
ored to regain possession OF at least one
to give them up, and after many stormy
interviews Goldman called at the store Of
the new firm at 90 East Broadway, and
offered TO compromise with Jeroslaw for
$40. Jeroslaw, beginning to distrust his late
him the money II he had IL. Goldman, dis
sstished, then swore that be would have re-
veuge. al don't care for my own life." he
said, $50 long as 1 can take yours" He
also threatened TO kill Propstein, and went
to the store of David Parlson, halter, with
whom he was acquainted, and asked per-
mission to sleep with him that night. Parl-
son consented, and they went to his rooms
In the uppermost story at 100 Delaney
street. Parlson gave him a gold chain TO
mend, and early in the morning got mp and
went 10 the polls, leaving Goldman asleep
In the bed.
A DECoY.
At about half-psst O'Clock la the after
noon boy went to Jeroslaw, at his store
In Essex street, and told him that a woman,
just arrived from Poland, on her way to
Chicago, was the bearer OF letter from his
wife. She was waiting for him, the mes
senger said. at log Delaney street Jeroslaw
was expecting such letter, and putting on
his coat and telling his partner he would