New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-28
MURDERED NTH 4 SHOE-KNIFE.
FATAL QUARREL BETWEEN TWO sHoEMAKERs-
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.

FATAL QUARREL BETWEEN TWO SHOEaAhERs-
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
lanes Bennett, Il shoemaker, 80 years OF
are with several other shoemakcrs has been living with
George knight, also shoemaker, at NO zoo Stantoh-st
These men ali DO their work this house, and room i-
set apart as workshop. knight is 81 years OF age Ills
WIFE, who il 20 years younger than himself Keeps the
boarding house. assisted by her daughter. For some
time knight been jealous Of Benefits attentions to
his wife Bennett Is 81 American, but knight and his
family are English Bennett stout heayybuit man
1t is stated that Bennett had wife but had not Vea
with her for several years. Charles T. FoSbeIy aSwee
James Dor, ard or eight other shoenakers arc
boardcrs with Knight. For several months knights
jealousy OF Bennett Eas been apparently increasing Mrs
KNIGHT openly treated hn fayorite. This caused
considerable remark among the shoemakers, and their
talk seemed greatly TO niame Knight s~vera days ago
Bennett came into the house under III ihuence OF
lioor and talked and acted toward Mrs. W IT III such
manner hat there would have been qui el with her
husband then IL she Others had not lnterlefed ana
cot Bennett to 20 hi knight started to speak
10 Bennett about 1t several times but mac peen lnrca
ened and told TO say othing.
At their dinner last ght Mrs Knight appeared 10 he
more friendly than usual TO Bennett ana Knight pecan
very much excited. About ten minutes past 7ocl0cS
many of the men had gone back to the work-room Ben
nett and Fosbcrry at work. Dorr was III an adJoh
ing room Fosbery and Bel nett were talking together
cited and coming Beunctts bench. said to him.
"Now you are sober, don't you think you are nice
fellow TO interfering between me and my wiieP
Al this bennett sprung mp ami struck knight i'll the
breast with fist. Knight staggered, but recovering
himself seized a Anife aud drove IL into Bcnncts
neck II was a shoe knife with blade over eight inches
long gush OF blood followed the withdrawal Of the
knife aud Bennett staggered toward the door. An
officer of the Eleventh Precinct Police heard the cries Tor
helm an ran into the As he reached the head OF
the stair, Bcnnett fell his and became I'M
conscious the blood still flown, from the wound Bell
nett was covered with blood, and w sIlashed upon
the wallis and floor all about the woIlroon the hallway
and stairs He carried 10 tho police station but died
soon after reaching there.
The other officers who had arrived at the house IN the
mean time arr esed knight. and also took Fosbcrry and
Dorr 10 the station where they were detained az Wiz
nesses Knight stated that he mad been rendered furious
by the intimacy that was apparent between bennett ana
his wife He said that Bennett had struck him when ne
sought explanation, and that he had seized what
ever was within his reach and struck him Win IT, Ben
nett being much younger and stronger man than HIM
him in the fight that had been begun Iosberry said that
he saw the tragedy He stated that Knight spoke TO Ben
nett in taunting. irritating manner about L 6
intimacy with his wife, that Bennett struck MIN III
the breast and then Knight seized the long
and stabbed MIN In the neck D0rr said that he was IN
ANAL room adjoining the Workshop and did not wnt "a
the sabing He heard the words that led TO the tragedy
and came into the when he heard FosDerys cries
for help Mrs. knight and her daughter followed the
officers and their prisoners TO the Police Station Mrs.