The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-11
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH STRUGGLE.
THE QUARREL OF TWO JEWELLERS ENDING IN
CHALLENGE To DUEL IN TENEMENT
Two PISTOLS EMPrIED AND ONE MAN
KILLED.
The New York Sun of "Wednesday gives
the following particulars of the fatal ARRAY
reported by telegraph to the Sentinel: One
CT the tenants of 1o6 Delaney street ran to
Officer Henken at about o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and begged him to go and see
what was the trouble in the back room on
the top story of the house. He said the door
was locked. pistol shots had been heard
within, and there was a strong smell of
smoke, and the tenants feared that some
body had committed suicide. When the
officer reached the back room In the top
story Of 106 Delaney street the door was
locked, and a strong smell of gunpowder
was met. Bursting open the door Henken
almost fell over man who lay with bis feet
against the door. A bullet hole was in his
forehead and a
REVOLVER IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
He was alive, but unconscious. Not six
feet from him lay another man, with bullet
hole in his right cheek and another in the
right temple; his right hand was bloody.
firmly grasped a pistol, his finger pressing
the trigger. He was dead. There were pools
of blood on the floor, and drops of blood
ceiling were two bullet holes, and another
shot had shattered pane of glass in the
window. There had evidently been severe
s.rugg.e. The men looked much alike
bayiHg un2nistakingly Jewish features,
wearing heavy boards and thick, matted
hair. The tenants who thronged into the
room did not Suow either of the men, but
one person recogn,$ed the dead man as a
man who had slept with David Polstein. the
occupant of the room, the night before.
Soon Polstein himself entered, and be at
first denied knowledge all of either of the
men, but being closely questioned hs said
that the dead man was Joseph Goldman, a
Polish Jew and that he had slept with him
the night before. He said he
DAD NOT KNOW THE WOUNDED MAN,
nor could he tell anything about the killing.
The wounded man was taken to Bellevue
Hospital, and there he was identified as
David Jeroslaw, Polish Jew, who had kept
a jewelry store at 50 East Broadway. He
boarded at 10 Essex street, with fellow
countrymsn, Simon Josephs. Goodman"
said he, "canae to this country about eight
jewelry. About two years ago Jeroslaw
came TO this city, and the two went into the
jewelry business together. About three
months ago they quarrelled, and Jeroslaw,
who boarded with me, accused Goldman OF
stealing $500 from him. The partnership
was dissolved, and since that time they have
often quarrelled. Yesterday, while we
were at the dinner table, Goldman came in
and told Jeroslaw that he wanted him TO
pay him 81 Is which he owed him. If i
owe you anything, said Jeroslsw, Il would
pay you with the greatest of pleasure Then
they had some more words, and Goldman
went away and Jeroslaw went to his store.
About four weeks ego Jeroslaw had sent
money to his wife in Europe to come TO this
country, and he was expecting her. About
2 o'clock there came boy to him with
NOTE FROM GOLDMAN,
saying that his (Jeroslsw's) wife and chill
dren bad arrived and were at 10s Delaney
street, and asking him to come immedi-
ately." "My friend went" concluded Mr..
Josephs, "and after be entered the room he
was shot by Goldman. and then Goldman
shot himself JerosJaw never had pistol.
1 knew all about BIS affairs, and will swear
that be never hsd pistol" That the the
ory that Goldpan committed suicide is false
Is proved by Ihe tact that he had two bullet
holes in his head while Jeroslaw had but one.
The pistos were almost exactly alike. five
cbaub bers of Goldmau's were empty, and four
of Jeroslaw's weapon. 1t was not at all
unlikely that after Jeroslaw entered the
room, where he expected to meet his wife
and children, Goldman bolted the door, put
a pistol In his hand and bade him defend
bsdnself. A woman who lives in the build
ing says that there were sounds OF running
and scuffiing In the room at about o'clock,
then followed shots and the sound Of falling
bodies. The dead Liam lay in the room late
lamp shene upon bis bloody face. Officer
Henken and two young men sat near, wait
ing for the coroner. There were $50 in the
dead mans pockets, and heavy gold chain
which PolstAn had given him to mend. Je-
roslaw lay in the hospital late last night.
unconscious and breathing loudly. There
Is little chance of his recovery. Jeroslaw Is
3S years old. Goldman was "a.