The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-17
A Double Fatal Duel.
rRIaHTFUL soENR IN A NEW YORK TESE-
- MENT HOUSE.

SOmo inmates OF the tcnement hOuBe
No. LOG Delaney street, heard sew.
! ernl pistol shots and noise which
they guessed to DO that Of scuflle
between two men in the back room on
tho top floor Of tho house, and at
once sent word to, the teenth precinct
station house, in Eldridge street, oi
the occurrence. Officers Hcnken
and Hughes wero dispatched to tho
hotsc, and proceeding up four
fights of stairs, they attempted TO
open the door of the back room.
They found it locked, however, and
Officer Henken applied his shoulder
to it without effecting his purpose.
Ho procured hatchet, and by a
powerful blow forced it open little
way, but it immediately closed again,
as though something were loaning
against it. He again put his shoul-
der to it, and at last succeeded in
opening it, pushing with it as he
did 80, somo heavy obstacle. Upon
stepping into the room a ghastly
spectacle met his view. There he
boheld two mon
BOTH APPARENTLY LIFELKsst
lying ON tho floor, each grasping
firmly in his right hanla Colts ro-
volver. The officers at once began
to examine the bodies. One was
that of man about forty three years
of age, and five feet six inches in
height, quite well dressed in dark
clothes. This man had fallen with
his knees against the door opening
ON tho hall, and was bleeding pro
fusely from terrible pistol shot
wound in his right temple, tho blood
completely covering his face and
head. Ho WAS insensible, but not
dead. Tho pistol clusped in his
hand WIS founi to have boon dis
charged four timos. It was subse
quently sscertained that his name
was Moses Piskiel. The other man,
Joseph Goldman, who appeared to
be somewhat younger and smaller
than Pirkiel, was lying on his back
in front of tho stove, not six feet
from Piskiel dead, though his boly
was still warm. Two frightful
wounds were seen on his he.d, one
over the right temple and one over
his right check. His head WAS al
most
FLOATING IN A POOL OF BLOOD,
and he, too, was bleeding when the
officer arrived. 1t was with Difficult
ty that tho pistol was released from
his death grip, and when it was OK
nmined it was found to have been
fred five times. There was so much
blood on the floor, which WAS bare,
that it began to SIOUX through, and
soon became visible ON the ceiling
of the room beneath. Officer Hughes
immediately sent for IN ambulance,
in which Piskiel WAS con-
voyed to the tenth precinct station
house, where he WAS examined, and
pronounced mortally wounded, by
Surgeon Eneign. He was then re,
placed in tho ambulance, which start,
ed for Bellcvue Hoapital, but the
unfortunate man died before he
reached the hospital
Moses Piskiel, of No 10 Essex
street, and Joseph Goldman, of No
100 Hester street, both Jows, were
partners in a jewelry business ut No
sc East Broadway. On Monday
night Goldman met a friend named
Daniel Pearlson, also Jew. ut At
lantic Gnrden) in the Brewery, and
told the lattcr that if he did not OBJ
ject he (Goldman) would like tc
sleep at his friends house that night
Pierson agreed, and together they
went to No. 106 De!anccy street
whero Pearlson resided. In the
morning tho host was required to
leave early, so gave tho tho koy Of
the room in charge Of his guest
Some time after Goldman went to
his house in Hester street, whore
another Jew friend nnmnd KRISTEN
gave him n lady's gold watch chain
to be repaired. After that time
nothing could be ascortnined in re-
gard to his whereabouts until he
was found dead by officer Hughes
at which time tho chain, 81 60 i,
currency and some private papers
were on his person. Both pistols
wore soven-barreled and now. Th.
whole uffair is az yot ! Hvrs8
i SURROUNDED IN MYSTERY,
AZ it was not possible to find out or
wnat terms with each other tho mer
had been living, nor could it be as
certained positively how Piskiel hap
'penod to bo at No. 1O6 Defiance,
street. From tho surrounding cir
cumstances, however, it seema saft
to assume that tho; two mon met By
arrangeuent to fight n duel, will
the doubly fatal event above de
tailed. s.s = ~ .-r.
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> AN Esa1SEER PAnALYzsD. The
Grafton West &yirginin) Septine
states that ono night last week the
fireman of a locomotive on tho Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad nosicot
that tho engineer, Mr.. Crum, O
West Grafton, did not blow til,