, 1876-11-04
Another Warning to the lntem-
perate.
A Sailor Murdered at Canal Street
aloon..-Statements Of the
Witnesses. =
Tic Assassin Uas Thus Far Escaped tho
Scarcl, Of tho Police.
All that Is Known Of tho Murdered Man
and tho Murderer.

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The men wcrc acqunintanres. During thc day
they had been drinking together. Later they
cntcrcd upon political dispute. Leaving n
bnrrooln together, they proceeded alone Canal,
the murderer few steps IN advance. Turning
anErtiy upon Ills victim, he told him II hc fol-
owct1 another step he would shout him. 6iulul-
| tnncous wIttAthe threat came tho report Of q
pistol. Tie ball entered Smiths heal Just over
the left eye, md In thrc1 ,nnutcB liu was dead
For from five to ten seconds tho murderer
| stood looking down upon tho fallen, dying,
man, md then ianming his pistol in his cont
puckot dartcd intn an alley md through lum.
hcr-yard. 1lAlf-a-lozcn men saw tho nflatf.
Not etcr was taken Until tho murderer ran.
Then thrce mon gaye chase, but failcd to catel
him.
t "Thcro WIS not policeman within square
and half" says an eyewitness, and nonc ar-
rived for over quarter of MI hour afterwards.
Tho saloon-kecpcr into whose promises tho
! corpse was taken ordered tho crowd to ronoyc
It, and was only prevented from throwing 1t out
| by tho humanity Of unc man. Sailors who
feared they knew tho deceased applied at tho
West Madison Street Station for tho privilege
OF accing tho body. Tho police refused ad-
mEttance. They even denied tho namc, while
| pretending to phenomenal industry to secure
'os.''''eas'o" ~
siu,nlo K killnr md in tho interests M % Of tust,co
1t Is To bc hoped the p0ltve will accept tho mur-
dcrcr II lle concludes 10 give himself up.
Five Wftutsscs to the murder wcfe found at
| tho Madison Street StatinN. Four Of them wtre
confined In q cell, and tho other rcposetl pn a
| ,wI"re tha rornsr iay. Thc r"nnrtcr tar.irtl
s thuss IN I'll The 's cots rst inclr naincs as ] ssySa
by themselves, Do nut corrcsponl with thosu rc-
ported by oiftcer stewart t iIIaslniGll ~ tt,.:y
matter Il their own ,,,tncr, tic rcpur,cr gives
'"''A - 'D's "''e rErs as1s !" swnL aaa''
swer to IL taf id1a FSosrtefs invitation Ills ssas'
The man who WIS killed was named George
Smith. He was Ill EnEltshlnhn,-a sutIor Oh thu
sa!k Kate psrlcy IT. ; Tls Thing ''nppsnsd 1,t soont
II de STREET, a l'e asEed mo to 90 is, a!'d We
couple Of gIasses: liz diln't have iinc to drink
lis cIlt' st 'S as5 ea artene WEI wth
roo nun, or some aucii tn,ns. Ihsn i,c
turned around and hcgan to think wasn't Smith.
qaarselng. John paid for tho bcor, and rnys to nu,
hardly got hin down tho sseps when tho other a,an.
want 10 let hla 90 out, hut ie GANG out anyhow:
lie kind Ut showed George. who turned arou!l md
mct him. Then George kind Of rot thu best of
him. and Bill drcw revolver andsaid, ''rll sl!oat
yon." George walked close up to him. aud when
he got about IL feet fEum him Bill shot him. uo
dropped right there, and this other fellow ran.
..po yon know anything about Smith,"
:" boasded with HIM In one house about two
years ago."
What kind Of q mnn waa ahe,-peaccabltf"
| "IIo WAS good, pcacctbo sort Of q nun. Tie
didn't commence uua1rclins ut nll. lIe neycr said
word at a!I only called f0r glass ot bccf. The
other man commenced the quarrel"
wen, sallth hhl i'een IN theto 5e!oto gcstof-
ua5, anu heata t'at 10 hau tiahtrtl then. Whon
We sot IN mere tne osi!ee man commenced AZ MN,
! ana Mensse Iolo me ~ aase hotnhs 10
40 WIN i nitn any os,' nios5,r' anu INIT nc
| wns aaia VIII niln. stn! ~ othef man
ip!i9we1 nun OUT. nill VIVA pnttahs '!P money. -
70, ociieFo.1,a'i1 ~, no M sula no wanted 70 hasc
fooh1 H., ie s,s!s s9ia: "ivo aot 10y q money
| . nGt a!a ne want a room !of!
th2Snt rhS nc M wansea 70 iEt Geo9ge N private
room. Ihats the Wiy nflassstooa IT, l gacsa
hoth , q the!n waa ntSsty inl!, anyhow
Whcte was sml!h snot?
ueAt IN tae lofehcaa. Ae lived ABOUT ten
minutes"