The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-08
KILLED WITH A CARTRUNG.
AN INDUSTRIOUS LABoRER THE vIcTM-THH
MURDERER A vINDIcTIvE HUMMER

AN INDUSTRIOUS LABoRER THE vIcTIM-THE
MURDERER vINDIcTIvE HUMMER
murder even more CHASTITY than any Of those crimes
which have SO recently disturbed the public equanmty
occurred yesterday morning The victim, Joseph
seger about thirty years old, was aborer in the
leather establishment OF Robertson Hoope, No IS
Ferry street He was much respected by all his fellow
laborcrs and his employers inrusted to him the keys
Of their store Yesterday morning after opening the
premises about eight O'Clock, he addressed by John
Gartlin ''on'' hand one who worked sometimes fol-
firm and sometimes another, according ia
the needs Of employers His usual business
was to help the regular aborcrs load
their carts He is said to be worthless fellow,
habitua idler and hard drnker. His companions
were accustomed make him butt for their jokes, or,
in their expressive language, to "jbe' him. He did
not always take these jokes good part but he had
become violent the other laborers did not con-
slider him vndicve likely to do harm When he spoke
To Sieger yesterday morning the latter began joke
him ON his appearance Gartin did not TO mind
the joking and left Sieger The latter had SAID
nothing worse to him than that he full Of whs-
key" Gartin however, it is said in going OH stated
that
sEGER HAD STRUCK HIM
in the face and that there had been little dispute.
Shortly this incident Seger was called 10 the back
OF the store, where there aeyway into which
carts driven. While he was engaged at work there
Gartlin went behind him, carrying a very long and
"a
fierce blow the back of the head. The wounded
dropped TO the ground senscess gentle
man who had him fall stopped moment
10 assist him. but finding that he could Immediately
aid him, then started in pursuit of Gartn. The latter
still in sight, and exciting chase ensued The
pursuer however lost track of the criminal at the
of Water street Notice Immediately sent to
the Fourth precinct station, in Oak street and from
there messenger despatched TO the Park Hospital
for ambulance When the ambulance arrived Sic
ger who had partially recovered consciousness refused
To be taken TO the hospital but desired TO be taken to
No rs Frankfort street. where he boards. He was
taken there and placed his bed. He then again be-
came unsconcous and remained so until his death which
took place about four o'clock Deceased being Roman
Catholic, priest was called in, who read for him the
usual
PRAYERS DYING.
Four doctors also attendance during. the
afternoon, but they all pronounced the hopeless
from the rst He had been struck with the full force
of strong laborer's augmented by the weight OF
the heavy cartrung. He had received a lacerated
wound in the scalp with fracture of the base of the
skull Conclusion of the brain the immediate result
AS soon as the news was received Coroner Eckho1
hurried TO the room of the dying man. intending To
take his ane-morem statement; but Sleger did
cover consciousness a second time. Deceased was q
native of Germany, unmarried and had been in
this country only four years all of which time lie had
been employed IN the store which the of his
tragic death He leaves mother and several sisters in
Germany His uncle is at present living in this city
and his bedside when he breathed his last Ha
has always borne good character among all his
quainances, as he known to be of quarrel
some disposition.
caught is about five inches; has brown HAIR
ruddy face, and has his lip He weighs about
100 pounds and a black suit of clothing, very
much faded.