, 1879-07-05

Nlfs ccTinnHT WA6 El1.khnRn retired Gr0EkefY
merchant Of th's city. lie WAS Gl ycars old, and
halo and ,yporAis oil gentleman. .ile wa;;
formerly Uiruetor u The Iiauoyer National
lank, nnd. a! The tinc Vi hs tlcatllt was Trustqo
ol tue Now York Ltfc.lns1lraneo Cornpary. ~
about fvo ,cnra ngn, Wien le met witn ~.
nvotlaba ftia,lctal rcyurars, np'a Was nplIscu 10
suspend. Ills wife, t,owe9er, Ind J.. sone
nc af.s ol hrr own. AMI thc family "cso III s''''7
1ortnb[e circumstances.
DEADLY nAcE-uATRED.,
A murder, tie ,notiys Tor which IL stlil some
what obscure. wns Cnmlnitteh ttlat aitcr 1nlti-
might IN ono of tlt- dtsreputab!c nc'gli6nrHoo.ls
Of Tom klnsvil1c, Staten lslsl.. Hot tne @ aensI
ierer a,,,l Ills vctt belorc tl,e shooting, appear
natuTea HStp people on tic t.iand living IA ncEa-
pu,c, even Of tllc most trlne character. Tho
i1,urtsercd mai, WINS Gcorro Ltsk, 1osiat
SORT oi lrlsl'mau, md hIs assailans
iiichard Rolllston, an Ene'ishmaa, to w,ots
peaeeablcness weaitby nn'l wcll-known resi-
denis I'LL lie iaan1 readily bear testimony.
Tile bttterest enmItv VIVA instantly afonsed
against Nollslon a.nung LlaA's conntrymen br-
difficulty tlat llc escaped death at tle lars!s
Of the tnraHcd lrfslincn, Who surrounded lin
after the murder was committed.
Late last evening 1.isk sol OIL tic curbssoue
fixing large American banner, which was fas-
hang IN front Of siu house this u,orniug. On
tic atoop Of tic house were seated h!s wtc,
CatIn Murray, Portuguese, aild the lattcr's
"ilc'
As MIDNIGHT GAME on
lftk went Into tllc house and procured a rcvov-
er, with the intention OF welcoming Indepcnd.
tie wcnpon fnto tic nir twice, over thc trees
and In the .ltrcct'on Of Ko!llsson's house. llfs
wake tlle children In tic ncIgtorllood and
Just At thls moment Rolilston camo along on
tbrossS ssf' Tho hat xaaw. s #aGs i hi aet boots G.
askcd 1Isk, In n nctt1ei man,er'
What right lie Ind to fire revolver anyway.
Lisi replied In an Impatient tome, thu. il l,ai
attef m,anirtit, ami W every m ono could iiro pis,
tolsn Tile men then separated, Lisk walking
toward a corner liquor-store, and RoIItaton in
Tho direction Of his own duor. They returned a
frienI. Murray md stppplnx to snoak to bin,
whlo Ro|listof, crossed Tie street aid spoke to
them, Lie said be had been tusulted, md then
both men began to talk in an excited tone. A
sono men near by told hin he hn.i batter
separate Rolliston and Lsk, as tlley were
ronr 10 tlvIit, He lnl,phed, and eaJ; aOh,
they '' Won't fight; they're neghpors." iIe Ind
tho faco. The next fflstapt thu latter drew d
forro ilye-barreicu Smith l. Wcsson revolver,
rarryInr n vrrY Inrpa tall Inyct4i It at lfsk's
n'a''' ana u.su. 'u' "'.uoa. s.s ~ s.sus.s'
a., 0N ~. .',,,., sD ..o, ,',.at .,..a, ~.
On thn pevenGht, WIN oul!Gt through nie
,'t4nriu., orainr sarna. ~" ~ "ar a s1o"1
nros,rafc fnrm' Mrs. Slnrrar rrjcd iomIiy:
hPoiicc! murdert'' aud ran down the street
With her husbsnd. Tic Constab!s stood for n
moment irrcsolI,o, but. puttiug his hand gu
WniI;stnn,a shnmiJer. soid 4 Yn,,,ve phnt Iiak.
it's nv duty to arrest you" IiIs El.rlishnan
submitted auictly to arrest, Holjlstou handed
want Tou to protect me. +
| shot in sslf.defonse. A moh Of enrapcu Irish
u,en soon collected and eudeayorcd to take
RolIlstou trom thr officer, but tbs hitter -four
isbeI Ills prisoncr's @ roYoiYcr, kent lie excited
rrnwd nt bav. md finalv lacked Hin up sccurcIy
in Tia Villain nrison. HolIstof insisted That be-
had Killed Xix In sci-deic,,sc, and said that ho
lad never hni m angry word with hia n,lrjcrct
trioui. Roiliston ias vito and two
pretty children. He has also wealthy antt
influential friends IN tho Staten lslsna Boat
Ciub, who believe tlat nc shot Lisk 10 scli
delenae, a,tl viii exert them"elyes @ IL MS behalf
seetetarS West' ot the C!uo' a,ld anotllGr prom m
aitesaoon nta nc toa hcm Ms story , ot ~, ti,c
tragedy. They positively refused 70 reveal h9
aesa!is q he statsment 20 tmem o.1x hisk Waa o.
years o'u. ahd haaa Wtte out 20 cnlufen. He
~ slosiS year u Ille Mar' and was hon9'ao'y -
discharged. Aflorward he Was employed ~ a
Goyarnulent lighthouse % as !ainter, ll1t ., la,s
ycara haa made nynE I doing :1 shofe1 ~. ard oda
Jobs "huroVer he could ret work Iha Ttr-
dcEcd man's body hau scarcely tEn'e 70 cool ho-
ioro
| TWO RIVAL coRoNERs
vc,s o,iarrc1tnr far nosseas!on Of It. One ot
thn officials was Coroncr Dum psoy, who ia unt1cr
scutcuco Tor perjury in ollie, atld Is only prr.
vented rum. serving his torn BY stay Of IKE
! clt,ton, pending an examination OF technical
points; a., En: 3 cor9nsr i9Ipangedl Ip 1nrY :I and
grief and unable to do anything but troan a,ltl
weep. "as happily unconscious oI th1s Mer Wy
tlIat wa being fought eyer nes n4soal;u's I,
dead ooay. aliu naa.tted Tue IlYal lures WIN
out word. u ts stlil mootcu question who
will At length bo victorious anu gail, t!c feca IN
question. But u " 1ar IRON eoine mootetl
question that ooth 1nrles parthke o. u.e Intense
bitterness aga!pst tno prisoner S9ea y1ssoss4ss
manifested !tse!l anlong the 4flsn fceIdanIs N
curBcs upon lsollston's licad.
> THE THIRD MURDER.
Patrick NIchoIs, n laborcr, stabbed md killed
| hfs forfnnr nmnloycr. Thonns O'Eonnclj. snon
ntter midnight this nornInr, NicuoJs emf.