The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-06
An AGED MN FITALLY BEfTEN.
Demand for the Payment of Wages Met BIZ
Hefusai-Then "a Quarrel.

Murder murdcrl A man is killed in
thercl' cried little Mary Storms at noon yester-
day. rs she ran hastily out of f. II. SchOncld's
stocking factory in the rear Of 10 Academy
street. Newark. Lawrence Doyle. who keeps a
saloon ncar by. entered the factory and found
Isaac Ross. an aged man, lying in pool Of
blood at the top If the stairway leading to the
second floor. L. II. SrhoncJ the proprietor Of
the fatory. stood over the PROSTATE man with q
two-pound iron ball in his right hand. Mrs
Ross. who was standing on the stairway. said
as she pointed at Schoneld, THAT man has
killed my husband with that iron ball" Scho-
field admitted that he struck the old man. Le
wanted TO go for n doctor. but Doyle detained
him. Schoncd then attempted TO bind up
hp>ss wounds with stoc kings. The old man
was unconscious. The blood was. oozng from
several deep cuts on his head and arms. while
blue and black Jumps on his arms. shoulders.
and back indicated whero Schoned had struck
him. Three physicians examined the wounded
man and found that his skull was fractured
nid thht he was SO badly injured otherwise TINT
h. cannot live. He was removed ~ st. Michaels
Schofed was arrested and locked IN. In the
police station he treated the assault coolly and
sad Ross was discharged from my employ,
and he came to-day and said ! owed him and
that he wanted the money. ordered him out
because owed him nothing. Ne thcn seized
wont amount to anything" Scho1cd is 80
years old and Ross over 60.
hinney street Snc worked In the factory. and
was the only eye witness. Of the ARRAY. she
working in the room to-day, BECAUSE Mr. Srho-
Held has most OF his work done outside. just
before noon Mr. Ross came in and said to Mr.
money = Mr. Schofieid said. don't owe YOU my
and cont want you here, You owe mo for
two weeks and two days nj SIS n week. said MIR
Ross. After having little more he went out
lie had been drink king. He soon returned and
asked again for his money. and also said. |
NfNT fnF "a HtaaE md liz
water lie shook his fist in Mr. Sehoncd's
i nsS SAY SAYING: If you don't pay me-
ie thSa wc9t down stairs. YS but returned tn9S,
SSIassauyS;ntcs. AnEEy words followed. and he he
struggled Tor some time and then Mr. s.ihos,
Held ran to the machine ut which | was work
ing the stockings tight. and struck Mr. Ross
with II several times ON the head. The old man
Su GaGf put a div 4 Rn Rp S R4
Schoi,ld kept on hitting him on tho head.
sshonldcrs. arms and body; I could hear the
don't XIII the old man. At tina, moment MIR.
h2-s iell 70 The ilo9r with a pitcous moan. He
on his knees but fell in faint in pool Of
blood r1 tn t2p Of the stair HI gray hair
and said to Mr. seho@d Y Yes you p ba rsh
YOU attempt To kill man. and then doctor him.
have worked Tor Mr.. schoneld two weeks but
he has not paid me a cent They say he don't
pay anybody"
Mrs. l,oss said that Schoncld owed her hus-
band for two weeks and two days work at IS "A
week. and had refused 10 pay him. Mr.. Ross
had been drinking. and he went into the fac
tory at noon Tor his money. | took him out
twice, bet he returned. and Schofled struck
him. Schohrld never pays anybody.
Mr., Coyle and eight women told the reporter
that Mrs Ross was right and that Mr.. Rose had
lTen drinking heavily because he was cheated
out Of his wages.
At O'Clock last evening Ross was n raving
maniac in his room at 81 Michacl's Hospital.
The physicians said be WIS terribly cut and
bruised. and that he acted like a man who was
about To- be- attacked with drlirium trrmcns No
hopes are had vi his recovery.