Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-03
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Story Of the Blair-Armstrong Shoot
ing at Montclair, NJ.-Miners Smothered
byFlre-MlscelIano0us
THE BLAIR. ARMSTRONG SHOOTING.


THE BLA1R.ARMsTRoNa SHOOTING.
New YoRx, July 2.-The inquest in the
case of John Armstrong, coaohman, shot at
Montclair, N. j., last Thursday evening by
his employer, Joseph P. Blair, teller in the
Mechanics bank, New York, was resumed to-
day in the Newark court house. Armstrong;
body was delivered by the coroner this morn
ing to some residents of Montclair for burial.
Hollared Lees testified he heard some noise
at Blair's house and heard Armstrong say,
"Give me my money and I'll leave" A lit
tie while afterward he heard shot and then
q second one. Soon after witness reached
the barn where the shooting took place Arm
strong said to Blair, "You rufian, you ruff
fan, you've murdered me-" Blair showed q
rusty revolver which he said Armstrong was
about to shoot him with. Blair said
he took it out of Armstrong; hand. Arm
strong, within hearing distance, made no
remark. Blair took some money out of his
pocket saying, "John, l have money enough
to pay you" Armstrong replied, 81 don't
believe shall want tho money in the morn
ing, you keep it." Blair remarked he 'did
not intend to shoot Armstrong so high up"
I Miss Rebeoca Draper, visiting at Blair's
told Blair she saw Armstrong beating his
horses the previous night. Blair said he
would 60 out and speak pleasantly to John
him angry. Blair remarked that when he
spoke to John in the kitchen the previous
evening the latter answered him saucily. and
gave him very wicked look, as il he might
do something violent. The first
words of the conversation between
Blair and Armstrong which witness heard
were oaths uttered by Armstrong in loud
angry voice. Mrs. Blair remarked she
ence would not keep John from swearing 80.
went there Witness then saw Blair go into
the house. Mrs. Blair ran up to her and
told her to go into the house quickly with
the children as she was afraid John was
going to shoot. She went to the house and
then heard two Shots Mrs. Blair ran out,
and seeing her husband, cried, "Oh, Joe,
what have you done ?'' Blair replied, II
couldn't help it, Mary. I shot John. If
hadn't should be dead man. Here is the
pistol.' Blair then held his own pistol IN
his right hand and another in his left.
When Blair entered the house he said, "Miss |
Draper, as true as there is Lord in
heaven, if / hadn't shot John he
would have shot me. It was either he or +.
and so shot him. Ibid it in self defense"
Blair later said he followed John up stairs
TO the door of his room, which was locked,
and he told John not to enter. When John
went to unlock the door he seized him with
his left hand and told him not to unlock it.
John grabbed his pistol and he then fired
first shot. Then John turned and pointed
the pistol at him, and Blair fred the second
shot.
A RAILROAD DEFAULTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, July "a Eureka, Ne
vada, dispatch says an examination of the ac-
counts of Auditor Duff, of the Eureka &
Palisade railroad, shows him to be de-
faulter in an amount between five and forty
dollars. An attempt will be made
TO bring his back to the Island.
COMMITTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 2.-:Lester Brother
ton, sentenced to be hanged July II, has had
his sentence committed to life impripon-
ment.
LOSSES BY FIRD.
BOSTON, July 2.-The Rialto building was
to the extent OF $5O,OOO; insured.
MISSING MINERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July PA Virginia City
dispatch reports fire in Yellow Jacket mine
and that bullion miners John Croker,
William Perry and D. o. Donahue are mis-
sing, supposed to be sufocated. The fire was
under control.
FATAL SHOOTING.
ST.. Louis, Mo-, July "A dispatch from
Glasgow, Mo-, says VIM. NJ. Pierce, a laborer
on the construction train of the Chicago &
Alton railroad, and son of the foreman of
the yard of the Pittsburgh, Fl. Wayne &
Chicago railroad, was shot and killed there
this morning by John Canvers, another
The murder 10 said to be unpro-
voked.