Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-21
FOUL MURDER,
4 Quiet Citizen BrutaIIy i.utcherea by
CO1Ore B0Ot-BIaeh for the SUM
Of Five Cent.
Particulars Of the Killing as Related
by e.Witnesses-EscaPe of the
Desperate.

Ben BIoomenstine was killed by q ma
gro named Bob Wheeler, at NJ. LA
Besle street, ye-te,dsy evening, about
half past seven o'clock, uafer spparel.t-
Iv circumstances not affJTdiCg the
slightest cause possible. We give the
rarticuIaTs rs related 70 Us by ffsrent
psrtiss-some of r en- saw tie killing
and others who heard then from the
heisbhOrs e the dead man. BlOomens
slime had received an Invitation from
neighbor acrne the street from his resi-
dence mo. I4l) on Bsa'e street, !" some
over anj bring his little girl to parry I
last night, and walked across TO MI
Goldmah's EtOre, No: IA, to rave |
his boots BACKED. Tho negro, Bob |
Wheeler, who, though grown maDi bale |
and hearty, follows boot backing for
livelihood, Yves called to do the job, |
when MI. Goldman, who wss stsuGiDg |
in his door, converting Win Mr.. Bloom
enstine, remarked jokingly to the negro
no. to black that mans boots; he YVES
going into the country, and did not need
to have his boots blaeked, and, besides,
he would not pay for it. Goldman says
that the negro remarked: "lf he don't
nav me, III kill him. BlOomerstine
| told the negro to 60 on and black the
boots he w uld get his pay that, IL he
did 20 90 the country, he would come
| back again in q dag or tTos Bob
| Wheeler went on with the O0t-blsck-
| ing, aud when done, demanded
| the nickel. Goldman says that the two
| (BloomenstiDe and Wheeler) got
| to quarreliug about the nickel, when he
! Goldman went to the door, caught
! hold Of the uGgro, telling him to leave
his hCu4e and not bs raising q quarrel
| about five c9nts, and as he pushed
| the negro cut he received
cut on the right hand from a
knife in Wheeler's hand, when he
turned round to B.O0menstein he saw
blood on his shirt, aIj told him that he
was cut, when Bl0omenstein then start
ed in pursuit OF Wheeler running to the
| corner Of Beale and DeSOtO streets,
wnere he fell and died in twenty min
utes. He had received stab from ap-
psrentIy q broad bladed knife in the
base OF The neck, just under
the left ear, the blade evil
IDENTIFY penetrating pendicuiariy into
the body, and seVeriBg the jdguisT vein.
The dead body was taken by friends up
toto the rear part Of the upstairs over
No, al Beale street, and laid upon
bed to await the arrival Of the coroner.
BoOmenstine leaves q wife and one
child, in humble circumstances. Bloom
enstine was Polish JeY, about thirty
six years OF age, and had resided in this
country ever since his b0yhoOd, the last
five years of his life having been spent
in and about Memphis. He lived fT-
merry in New Orleans, from whence be
removed to this city. Since his resi-
dence here he followed the business Of
peddier, sometimes on foot and often
with a horse and wagon. He had many
friends in Memphis, who all regarded
him 90 an honest, industrious,
straightforward man i'm his dealings,
[ Bob Wheeler, the murderer, is very
black negro, and has very bad
rspntstIon in por,.c circles where ne ls
k4o2sn es a snsak.thief. t;iI.rarrer, elc'
Immediately OIL 5tElkihs the Ia
tai blow that killed Ben eloTnn7
enstine last night, he ran up
Reale to DeSOto, where he succeeded in
GLIDING his pursuers. Officer Cullen,
. yios5 attention. Was attracted by the
row in front Of C,OldCsn's h0use, ran to
the spot, but before he could t@ke il The
situation, Wheeler hsd got so far
out of tho way as 10 render 1T
impossible to catch up with him.
His hsunts are well known to the
police, and it is p0ssible he will be Sc
Curely locked up in the ststionhCuse
befOre sunrise this morning. The cor
oner lad not arrived when this reporter
visited the scene Of the murder, and we
srs unable 10 give the result Of his inves-
LigatiOG.