The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-28

Ln,ii ,iii'n.u % WIS Wnethef ne should admit him to
graphed 70 Newark for a report g"ss'V Of 'iS, the
Soswar S3s1n.pnn.s foPJtinn, and bcforo the
lawyer, aud WIN Weeks. a Nont@lair Iau,ynr VIZ
argn.l th At Mr.. Blair should he relnnsed unIes
tlOn00 bail which was Offered bv " II Tmrrav T'urns
and ID. i. Warren, Ahner KnliscLe' n Nnwark
lhwyer, who said thathc had bnen summnn"db by
s.Nern. ..i residents 70 app"ar for the State op-
uoHeu tnc nppllcation. On receiving dnspntch
that snlu that tho coachman WIS in "A very criti.
cal condition Justice Pisbury decided not 10
accept Dgil aud Mr.. Blair was committed To tie
Essex County iail in Newark Good. YIN
decided thnt Just right" an old farmer cried ns
III" thrpug went out oi the room.
- Constable Doremus took Mr.. Blair to his tNr
Blairsl cottage; At - o'clock two to-. car.
Iiages, were, driven toward the depot in
Blair was in tho first carriage. rhrrs ,er
sons were, with him. Four persons. one of whom
was Mr.. Roselot, were in the other cnrriacs
II was said in the house Tint Wr Hloir va; Wa
going, with tho constable to the iail in Newark
Mr' Blalr i tall and slender. ana has light
hair and fair complexion. I'm tie village he
u described rs hgh-tempered man easily
carried away by passion. but has friends saw
NJ Us generally OF an amiable disposition He il
nDout 80 years OF axe. He sent To the hospital
SeesEt1ruay morning ,9r u rep 1rt OF the condition
shooting is that he was afraid that the coach.
man meant mischief and 30 hr went and took
out ms revolver. After the Gltcrcution when
thc horse was being harnessed he said 10 Arm
Give me the keys of the stable"
+, armstrong sald. with threatening shake OF
ran up the stairs leading 10 tho in. and nuilin,
bunch Of keys out Qf his pocket unlock ed the
uoor oi mis- room. Mr.. Blair pulled out his re-
Nolyer, and. jumping up the stairs. caught hold
OF Armstrong; left shoulder with his left hand
Armstrong wont ahend into the room hnif
dragging Nr Blair toward the row of shelves
on the wall On II shelf was mn old pistol that
mug been leu there hy former coachman and
~ Armstrong placed hand upon II MIR. Blair
discharged his revolver. The bullet entered
Armstrong; back. grazing his spine. Arm
strong picked up the old pistol. and Ms he tried To
point It over his shoulder Mr.. B.air discharged
the second SHOT the bullet entering ArfnstrOuy's
sSnns ssn5 sas TRsn ,gtips 60 his hold on Arm;
ana wrenched II away from Armstrong In
going down the stairs Mi Blair was followed
Mr. Blairs lawyer said that Mr.. Blair saw
Armstrong in the room in the stable loft before
Armstrong said: forgive Won An annli"es
ton Is TO bc made 10 Judge Dspue i'm Newnrk
today f2r me release OF Mr. Blair under bail
pital, Newark nj o. o'clock last night He suf-
iered intense agony until he became uncon-
penetrated his bowels and kidneys. He was a
robust man, and the PHYSICIANS spoke ad-
miringly OF his splendid physque. To County
Physician Hewlett yesterday morning Arm
strong made another deposition suhstNntinIly
the same rs his lrst. As lar as his words could
thnt Mr.. Blair stood on the stable floor and fired
tho two shots whilo he armstrong; was going
history is hot known by Mr.. Blairs family. and
IN tho three weeks that he worked for Mr. Blair
ne ulu not become intimately Hrluutnfnl with
many persons. Those who did know him say
That he was quiet. inoifcnsivc man. hut Mr.
Blair family ana the hired help say that he
was gruu. protaue man.
II is said in the village that a servant girl who
WAS leaning out Of window 81 the cottage saw
the shooting but that was denied by Mr.. Blairs
=, Mr. Blair is well known in Wall street. and
those Who know him best speak Oi him as the
Iqst man 10 shoot another. unless he deemed il
absolutely necessary Tor the preservation of his
own lifr. At the Mechanics National Bank Mr..
BlHlr appearance yesterday morning was
asource OF surprise. but Mr. George W. Clear
man of Mnntclair cane soon and informed Mr.
pened. said Mr cox, Mr. o Bar Wi@' ma nsd pap pap
with US fifteen years. and is trusted man.
ne was first assistant paying teller but four
ing teller. which he very satisfactorily flled. l
know nothing about the affair personally but
-. An intimate friend and near neighbor OF Mr..
Blair said Yesterday: Blair has made few
that he has lived there: bat those that do know
hin Know him 70 be quiet. gentlemanly fel.
low. very correct IN his habits. and the last
man one would think Of to get into such a |
trouble. He 10 not a passionate man 10y any
means, but was sometimes rather peevlsh. He
am convinced that he shot the man in self-de- |
fence. A lot OF US went 90 the house last night |
70 see that no harm came 10 him. for the Irish |
had collected IA considerable numbers. and |
threatened 10 hang the murderer rs they |
sald: Blair seemed TO feel awful. realizing his |
shield himself He is a thoroughly truthful |
man. and believe his statement concerning |
the anair. Ii is very unfortunate that there |
were no with nesses L. the shooting. which am |
confident WAS done in seli-defence"
NEWARK. June 21.-At midnight C. V. r. |
Beatty, aprominent citizen OF MOntcar. called |
AZ Police Headquarters. by request OF citizens |
ot Montclnir. 10 ask what had become Of Blair |
he told Chief Meldrum that nt L. 't Justice |
Pillsbury gave the commitment 10 l.aAc Dore- |
mus who is not IA constable although |
there wore two cons,ables in the court |
room; Doremus aud Blair were driven |
by John Hickey in Il close coach in |
the direction Of Newark. Hickey however |
drove 10 Blair's residence. which Blair and Do
remus entered. Three quarters of an hour |
afterward a woman hravIiy-veiled came out Of |
the house. got into the coach. ami II ickev drove |
took the train for New York. Then Hickey re-
turned % Blairs house and drove Mr. Ar |
nouS, Blair's lawyer, to his home At
y O'Clock in the evening Justice Pisbury |
discovered that Blair was not at his |
house. and that no trace OF him could be found |
Mr. Beatty then drove to the Newark jail where |
ne was told that nothing had been heard Of |
Blair. He then visited the police stations but
the police were also ignorant Of Blair's where
abouts There is great excitement in Mont
clair. The residents believe that Blair escaped
IN woman's dress. II is said that the servant
girl has been taken away from Montclair She
has not been seen since II is added she was
driven from Pillsbury's court at noon in u close
carriage.
DEAD ny TINE RnangTnR