The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-13
SHOT DEAD BY HIS FRIEND.
4 SPREE THAT ENDED IN THE DEATH
or Mfs. CHIhLES o. H1LE.


A.. un,..c,.e,.s ,hot C,., . Man. I,c.
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~. rra~,os n uaio ,vos sbot md luled
evening Charles w. mac was sho' anu hiiicu
In West Haven. Conn., by Stephen A. Richards.
IJole ,vns ,he Cnntain of the barge Josie Will
nav ""' ''o ."f'"'" -
liams. owned by the New York and Hartford
Transportation Company. He was II steady
mnn. and 40 good n pilot that he could obtain
~ -, - a.. H.,
boat whcn good men WHO o""eu sVocN Ill '''o
company applied in vain for positions.
NJ starhenson who ia n urintrr living In n
- T., s'oor arar. sors ,ha,
comfortable cottage IN Secohu avenue saSs that
Hale had boarded with him for five or six win
80, uhu. .ol,r Il, ,r,s ,,,reeobl, nnd varv
.ors. ".i'e soper ne was "s'oo"o,v NV W.
Kind to the members of Mr. stephcnson's fam
n1n,a5 S u" ri"o r a, @ Mrs. stephenson He threat
p"'n'eu up p's'U' a~ az -, ,,.s ,n to Via rar,icu.
eheuto XIII al Oh ,he ,a'n.', Nv was u.' p'r. "
ia ,,h,r, b., ,,o, ,ond ~ ,vhap no vns
wars olo, W"on nv wa" ""s , ,onu w. "0" ~ "'''
sober and hectOred while drunk.
Richnrds who is thirty wears old is n switch
,ender n, ,he Relic dock on the New York and
tehuer III ue Dellc uoch oh '"o Nr" iOiN a"u
New Haven Railroad in New haven. MS
mother Is a sister of the three brothers COM
posing the weal'hy west ihuiu u .r"u'nk iiiin VI
l.. W. 4 Z. Armstrong OF New Haven. She was
horn in the house in front of which her son
killed Hale.
On Sunday Richards went from his mothers
h.,,,s, a., N.,,. u,,.,r ,,tin,, ber thni he vns
nus =" ,'0" , .. Us .,.I a., ,a,
going to Stephenson houseto spend the uay'
| SO that II she heard any stories OF his drinking
an, ,,.,.,ir,, bis tim, In soioona she might
rrno rmnw "Ie tn"v tyorn lies He is married and has
two No~ t Sem but he does not i've with his wife
| H., nael 10 iiv" Win Mr. Stenhensons family
IL % Vs. % ~ t.nu "rhha f,c,.ina, tory 81 what
c,'rrsd I IN th,, bo,,se is hos"d ON his declnrn-
| tio,'s anh those Of MIR St"phenson Hale was
w .V'a -, ~ % ,,i,,,, y nrta,t tn,ynrd ali 81 IN.
| 90, ,hn, AZ " s,Ncrhons'y astrd Richards To
liiil tlht M WI ~, ~, w ~, ,', ~ 49,, ~ n.,.,,s
remhlh over hlEnt 10 uIu',,, uiV ,, =, ~,n,,,
sary ne 9onsrnt1I A@i,er @ pi,' ,, m &
strnted with Hale. Hale asked MN wIh' ne WIS
going 10 90 hooui II, anu tnen coh.inu-u r sil
| violent 1on,iuct. S'epn.hson - . Mr. NvLSS III n
man, ahi hae was hsnry sIA .otb "'Ii bn
| model OF symmetry anu strcngtn hicnnii hicnni @ us
| says he tried TO dissuade Hale from twlsuns
the wrists oil the women. behulnR thelr IN m
gers back. pnchlng, tnem ahu pullnE
their hair; ne hau irequenty ,nIn I'm
sned 10 XIII tA'm II tiey H.Er1l,uu I'M, I'M,
Mr.. Stephenson says he doesn't thinE ,ln haze g
wanted 70 pe reAlru,u hs u ioNtI EM"i.L M ~ ui"n ~ 4"
friend. Mr. Richards saws ne visited tle nous vs.
purely IN the capacityp pl Irleh'l ~ tne H. ~
and does not thlnk Hhle was lfapus vi ~, ni.li ~ /
T. lrrithte MN. As II pcknh 10 sLVw wa, uaiA v,i
Monday. Hale went uut mo the klt'hen, "ua
sat 10y the stove. hhgriy nullellhE " nii, ,i .
Some homlny was cooklhs IN y splurI. .Nr,,1 u y
went out 10 mend the hre. As sne hpptonenEe' "
the stove ne USED insulting iahg 10 ~, r. ~
caught her or attempted 10 c"tn ut uct %, ~ l' tno
hand MS words W,Ir n.aIu IN Vlc sltt.ils i
room ADJOINING, anu MIS-. stephienSoh, Hiiu ,i noi
daughter, LILY. went out. henhtus iolVwvu n},,tnn
but Mr.; stephenson relli,inheu ne ~ & wy s".tnh W.,
room As hichards ehterru Tue kit,nun k ~ S'l,u
| Charlie. you musn thlk 80. lou Ne ihsui'oo
this family long enough. , 49,, NJ.
lie nad hariy uttered the Worus prlore iiM'
seized the spider from tne stove ah1 sttucH nlii mn
with ii ON the head Both men clihcneu an,
began irlghiul s,ruesle; Ircc'sSlS Mi'nA ~ w
Cured cannot ue eAtheu irVm III. s'3si-s XII @ "