The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-18
DUEL TO THE DEATH.

A terrible duel with pistols was
fought in small room in a tenement
II ,use at No. LOG Delaney street, in
New York, en Tuesday afternoon, the
2nd inst. The fight grew cut Of a per-
sonal quarrel OH a matter of business.
and the contestants, Joseph Goldman
and Dayid Jaroslow by name, were
both Hebrews, and natives, of Russian
Poland, and had been partners in
manufacturing jewelry at No. SO East
Broadway for about tive years. Re-
Gently business had not been very re-
munerative, ana Jaroslow became aus
picious Of his partners and began
keeping a seperate account of his
transactions. This account confirmed
hif suspicions, and the partners had
disagreement, resulting in dissolu-
ton of the firm in August last. The
money which Jaroslow had invested
was gone, and he found himself almost
pennilcss. He, however. formed i,
partnership with another jeweler and
began business anew. Goldman re-
sented the suspicious cast upon him,
and was accustomed to speak reproach-
fully to him former partner, and to
mention him with bitter terms in con-
versation with others. Goldman re-
sided at No. 100 Hester street, and
Jaroslow at No. 10 Essex street. On
Monday night Goldman met Jaroslow
at the Atlantic Garden, in the Bewery,
and asked him to take a glass Of beer.
After drinking several times. Goldman
went te the residence of friend, Dan
iel Pearisen, at No. l06 Delaney
street, and bade Jaroslow good night.
Goldman slept that night with Pearl
SON, and in the morning complained
of headache. Pearson went away to
his " ork about O'Clock, leaving Gold
man in bed, and did not return until
after the shooting, about noon. On
Tuesday Goldman called at No. 19
Essex street to see Jaroslow, and ask-
ed hiHl to pay him S1.25 which he said
Jaroslow owed him. Jaroslow replied
that he had not the change with him,
but could pay it some other time
Goldman then, after some further con-
versstion, went away, and soon after
sent a message TO Jarosisw that lady
;riesd OF his wished 10 see him at No.
log Delaney street, before leaving the
city. Jaroslow Immediately went to
the house, went up to the room of
Goldman was. Miss Josephine Wied-
man, living in the same house, on the
third floor, back room, reports that,
about feur o'clock ia the afternoon she
heard eight pistol-shets fired in rapid
succession, followed by the noise of
som ething falling. Being very much
frightened, she ran 10 the Tenth Pre-
cinct Station louise on EIridge street
and gave an alarm. Officer Henken
went with her Immediately to the
house and ascended to the top floor,
but all was then still. The officer
knocked at the door of Pearison's
room where the Two men were, DuI
received no reply, aud then broke OPP
en- the door with q hatchet. A aterri-
Bile sight was before him. Goldman
was lying en- the fioor dead, with a
pistol clenched in his hand, and Jaro-
slow was sitting and half kneeling.
propped against the door, living but
insensiblc. A partly discharged pistol
remained in his hand. Both men were
shot through the head, and the marks
of other shots were found in the walls
Of the room. The room was not larg-
er than 10 by 15 feet in dimensions,
and the encounter had evidently been
entered upon with deadly intentions.
The pistols were seven chambered re-
volvers, out of which four chamb ers
OF one and three of the other were
emptied. An ambulance was tele-
graphed for, and JarosloW was taken
to Bellevue Hospital, but died i'll the
ambulance while on his way to the
hospital. The friends of Goldman
claimed that Jaroslow shot him and
then committed suicide. No founda-
ton for such a claim is known, and the
| fact that each man was found with q
pistol in his hand contradicts the sup
position.