The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-21
MURDERED BY A NEGRO.
SALOON KEEPER BEATEN TO DEATH BIZ
DRuNKEx NEGRO WHO WAS TRYING TO ROB

4 SALOON KEEPER BEATEN TO DEATH BIZ
DRUNKEN NEGRO WHO WAS TRYING TO ROB
HIM.
murder was last night pcrpetrassd by
negro named Wellington Schuyler, which was
attended by circumstances OF pcounar'
" aggravating character The cuiprit IN
the case had entered the establishment OF quie'is
disposed man and by an attempt TO rob him had ex-
cited aud drawn him into conflict The murdered
man had only cndcavorcd TO his properly.
1t appears that in the carly portion oil the evening
Wellington Scuylcr burly negro, who bears no very
snviablc reputation In tho Fifteenth precinct oeca"o
intoxicated and visited a number OF saloons ~ 'na'
part Of the city, each OF them displaying voence'
which called interference the part OF inc per-
In charge Al late hour ne entered
tho saloon Of Nathan Corbn, at NO. ios
Thompson street, and staggering up to the Dar 10
hostile way eyed the son OF tho proprietor VINO ~As
standing there bottle or blters on shelf seemed
10 attract his attention. and without saying WORD he
moved behind tho bar aud grasped NJ IL. The young
man told him 70 be off, he paid NO heed 10 him, ana
when resistance was offered him no struck the youth
with his fis knocking him backward. while VIII MS
other hand he seized coveted bottle. struggle
susued but tue negro easily threw his antagonist on
aud came wearing his prize above him.
An OK THE yArHxR
Tho older Corbin, who was In the saloon ano hao
seen tho assault his rushed forward Indignantly
and was met by the demonstrativc negro who again
and again struck him the head with the bottle
Mr. Corbn seized him. but was cast aside and scnuy-
Ter rushed into he street with tho wounded mans
blood spattered his clothes Ho had reached the
sidewalk and hurryng away when Coroin struggled
out after him and shouted ..Poce!" An officer on
duty the way took the negro into custody hc
brought tho Sixteenth precinct and charge Of
larceny preferred against him.
coRBN's DEATH
In the meantime, Corbn who had seen tho arrest,
and had acquainted the officer with tho nature OF tho
negroes oifensc, faint with loss OF blood. called
his son assist him. The latter ana
buried OUT ana helped him indoo:a Tho wounded
man said nothing to them, and when they brought
liieess way that alarmed them. They fastened 70
administer stimulants to him, but It was too late
Nathan Corbin dead
In a cell tho Mercer street station house, mean
time, the prisoner, who was supehed with liquor, IeI
asleep. reporter. IN company with Captain Byrnes
visited ScuyIer who is jet black negro, standing
fully six feet high.
THE MURDERER Is his CELL.
Captain Byrnes called HIM and asked II be had not
been arrested before for an assault on his WIFE, VINO
u white woman.
..No'' said he, ''shc was arrested and came here
10 inquire about her anu they took me in.'
shave you been engaged in any business OF iatey
have been with Mr.. Douglas He can tell you the
kind Of u man am.
'Did you know Mr. Corbin!"
'Why, yes"
.Do you know that you have killed him?"
Tho Captain evidently thought that this query would
take his prisoner aback but he received 1t quite
s.Me kill him. l guess not Why look ut my hcad.
That and his SON weed mo across here" And
he showed couple OF cuts upon the back OF his head
Schuyler intoxicated that be did not secin In
condition 10 be iurtner questioned, aud he was sent
back hts cell to recover from the dcrium OF drink
and awake TO The awful realization OF the crime he has
nigtod