The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-12
GOING TO ms DE.ITH.
Starting Out to whip an Enemy and Return
Ing Home Fatally stabbed.

The killing Of Fred Icrtfelder In Broad
way. Williamsburgh. on Saturday night. IL
partly explained The murderer, William Alb
beroty. alias English" is about ~ years Of
age. and between him and Hertfelder good
feeling had scarcely existed. although they as
sociatcd together In the region Of Bushwick for
some timo. Abberoty and one Robert Carr were
especially disiked by Hertielicr. Carr being
even greater object of aversion than Abberoty.
The quarrel was intensified until Herfeidcr
announced that on Saturday night he should
whip Carr. Carr was aware of the impending
visit and about the hour. so he and his friend
Abberoty purchased two heavy buckhorn
pocket knives. very stout and strong. with a
blade about seven-eighths OF an inch wide and
five inches long. and with one Of these the muir
der was Committed
In accordance with hls nnnouncrment. on
Saturday evening Iiertfclder gathered ten or
twelve OF his companions together at Graham
avenue and Grand street, and marching them
down Grand turned over Union avenue toward
arated, part going down that street TO Sec as
one OF them quantity expressed, that them
I9llcrs didn't double 6gnE Fred in the NUS" p; "
Fred Brenn.r VIM. 81. Anna. Joseph Wander
pool. nni VIM Somerindykc continued their
Broadway saw Ab5eroiy and Carr standing \
the hall doorway OF i46. Hcrtield"r turned tO
look into the store window at the, pi'tures. and
then two or three words passed between him
and Carr Scarcely had they been exchanged.
however. before llerticldcr struck Carr with his
list. and the two clenrhed. Abburoty then
stepped forward, as though 10 strike Hcrtfc der.
and Ryan and Brcnaer closed with him.
AMI IA nnoher instant the n2ht was
general. Mrs. Shcrch nnd another woman
rcnmcd watch" and the fellows ran across
Broadway. lighting, all the, way oyer. When
they reached the sidewalk. Carr md Hcrtielder
olenehed again. and. ms the former was getting
wprstcd. Ahbcroty drew his knife and thrust 1t
INTO the neck of Herfrlder. Carr, rrlen-ed
from the hold OF the latter. hed around the cor
street H.tlelder fell 10 the sidewalk holding
his wound. md calling 10 his companions that
he was stabbed .Abbsroy flew UP Doerum
where \ compress WAS applied 10 stop the bleed
ng, While DR.. Hess" wlo attending to him, he
told the following; waS standing peaceably.
looking in II window. when these fellows rnme
along and picked row with me. and. without
amy 4 5ht or pr9vocntion, one Of them stabbed
me. The man who stabbed me- IL called Eng
lsh and lives IN johnson avenue. near Union
Avenue, Ne Ths oIHer ie3w 3 | know bpi cannot
hospital. A, lad named George Graber
found the knife in tho gutter md took IL home.
The weapon wAs bloody and dirty. 1t WIS given
TO the police. Strenuous eXerions were made
ldrn'e Of his mother in johnson avenue n
blo,k from the srcne OF blood There he
changed the short gray cont he wore for long
hlu'k one He then went up to Carrs house In
folder badly, tried 10 induce Cnrr 10 90 nwng
with him. Carr declining ho tried TO borrow
some money Of him. Then the two walked
down together to LOrimer and BoerLm streets
AN took drink. ani then English went 10 his
pitr of con ,enlment
English" ls "a years OF ago. feet inchoe
high, hnS sandy hnir nnd complexion. round
shoulders. and ls poorly dressed.