The New York herald., 1879-07-28
THE BAYPORT HOMICIDE.

A DISPUTE ABOUT THE PAYMENT OF WAGES
LEADS TO A FATAL ENCOUNTER. ,7 I.
Bayport is q little seacoast town on Long Island.
and just now is much excited over the killing OF
Conrad Hauser by Henry Leichner. The common
opinion in the place is that Leichner did right and
this is probably owing to the fact that Leichner is
old resident Of the place, while Hauser was Q new
conner and had already quarrelled with differ
ent people. The story Of the tragedy is
US follows s:-Hauser hired Leichner to do some
hoeing and wedding weeks ago, agreeing to pay
him $5. but he had never made the payment and on
the day Of the tragedy Leichner went to his place
collect the amount Hauser the barn when
Leichner asked him for his money and he (Hauser)
disputed the amount. holding that he had agreed
to pay but SO. In the quarrel which ensued some
hard words were exchanged. and Hauser. taking up
q fvetined fork, struck Lechner and then
backed him cut OF the yard with the
points OF the fork close to his abdomen:
When Leichner got to the street he turned
his back to Hauser. who then struck him two blows
over the head. each blow making a cut Leichner
stopped and picked up stone, at the same time
being struck with the fork on the back. He says he
struck Hauser full in the forehead with the stone.
Hauser Immediately ran back to his yard and let
loose very feroclous dog for the purpose OF having
him attack Leichner; but when Hauser and the dog
appeared in the roadway again Lsich1er was a safe
officer. and. going to patchogne. caused the
trial the men compromised them and Hauser paid
So costs. Leichner was laid up for week, mostly
from the strain upon his nervous system. His lett
side Is paralyzed from the shoulder down and has
been for some years. Hauser experienced incon-
venence from his hurt or week, when he sud
denly seized with violent pain in the head. aud
during greater part OF every day thereafter had
remain within doors. Dr. Edwards. or patchogue.
treated him. but he grew gradually worse. and
on Friday week ago was taken with spasms,
which occurred within short Intervals or each
other thereafter until Thursday last, when
he died at four O'Clock. He was hard working
man, but, unfortunately, more or less addicted to
drink. The physician who had been attending him
was also Coroner OF the town. and he cmpsneled
jury and began inquest-first. however, making
q post-morteIn, to determine the cause OF DEATH
jointly with DIR. Rice. They found fracture OF the
skull three inches long: The bone was driven in
the brain and was sufficient to cause death. The
remarkable feature OF the Is that he lived
long. Coroner Edwards, as his physician had been
given to understand that he had run against tree
with such force to render him inscnsiDle.
aud that he had lain the ground al, night. The
Coroner completed the investigation Saturday
evening by taking the testimony of Hauser's wife
and daughter which did not differ materially from
the account given above .l..@r
On saturday evening the evidence in the
submitted to Judge Hedges in an application for
bail and he ventured the opinion that 1t
of justiiabe homicide and released the prisoner ON
bail in the sum OF 500.