New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-30
STIBBED To THE HEART.

FATAL AFFRAY IN BROOKLYN STREET.
GEORGE c. HARVARD. LAWYER INSTANTLY
| KILLED AT ATLANrIC-AvT. AND BOND-sT.-EN-
Gagged IN STREET BRAwL AND STABBED
WITHOUT APPARENT CAUsE-THREE MIN Ar
RESTED FOR THE cRIME-sKETCH OF THE MUIR
DERED MAN.
A crowd and the indications of fight at Bond-st.
and Atlantic-ave.. between and a m. yesterday.
attracted Patrolmen Early and Doyle, of the Third
! Precinct to the spot. Several men and two women
were distinguished by the officers as participating
in a quarrel and as they rushed to the spot all of
the crowd except three men dispersed. These three
were engaged in severe and bitter struggle. Sud-
denly one was seen to make his way toward the
stgeet, and he fell heavily in the gutter Patrol
man Doyle quickly raised the fallen man, whose
! clothing was covered with mud and saturated with
blood. As he did So the bleeding man gasped ::
! I'm stabbed" and fell back dead in the officers
arms.
The escape Of the other two men was in the mean
! time checked by Officer Early. One of them showed
several stab wounds in the back. He stated that
! the dead man was George c. Harvard, lawyer
and gave his own name as Peter f. Larkn, lum-
Der Inspector, Of No. 1877 Bergen-st. The other
man was Thomas Terney. porter. OF No. 459 At
antic-ave. Larkin said that he and MIR. Harwardhad
been visiting some persons in Fulton-st., and when
the two women mentioned above, followed By three
men, including the one in custody at his side Con
ceving the idea that the women needed protection,
Larkin and the deceased man crossed the street and
entered into conversation with them. The
men who were following soon came up. and llerney
made some remark about licking" Harvard and
Larkin. The latter took notice of the remark
until Terney struck Harvard with has fist. LarkIn
then struck Tcrney, who drew n kniIe and stabbed
both Harvard and LarkIn. Tlerney's companions
then fled.
Upon this statement. the third man. Tierney was
placed under arrest Heidi not lose the cool bear
ing he had maintained since the arrival of tie
officers and tened having stabbed the de-
ceased He refused 20 give the
names OF his two companions who
placing the dead body hs alleged victim in a
wagon, ana also helped To draw the wagon to the
Butler Street Poh,e station, Where the body was
carried mo one OF the corrldors ilerney was
placed IN "a cell and closely guarded. Coroner
slums was informed an ~ the morning he M
panelled Jury, the members OF which viewed the
remains aud fixed the inquest for tomorrow even
ing, az the Court HOUSE. he dead man mad
wouno from an inch 10 two inches long in the
breast just over the heart the point of the weapon
penetrating the upper p III of the he n.
Later in the d1v Lark u made The following state
ment " Oh seeing the women unprotected
walked up the street with them. and stopped a
moment, when the three vIllanOus fellows came
up. Harvard asked Why are you following us Z
At this Of the men struck me and ! returned
the blow. he same man struck Mr.. Harwari, who
was also hif by "a second mal. | struck al the men,
and tn nix | lett NV mark one or them. We ex-
changed a number OF blows In the excitement l
did not notice Mt Harvard until l heard him cry
out MurderI and him start for the street
He staggered about fifty feet and tell. | tried To
lift INN, bat fOInd l faint from loss of blood
| could feel blood running down my neck, and
on putting my hand % my back 1t was wet
with blood. did not know until then that was
stabbed. pointed out the men 10 the officers but
they He'd. Ii ierucy IS one of the men pointed
ont then he IS one of the men VINO stabbed me-
hey Il q
entirely uupT0yOked, as DO offensive language
passed whatever. did not know Mr.. Harvard was
GeaG un,Ii ached the sta IOn.'
Two hours after the ARRAY one of the women,
Eliza A. Burke twenty-nIne years Old of No. l79
Nevns-st., commonly known as " Red LIZ" a nOtO-
nous person, was ARE sted a. witness. Sne stated
she did not see the stabOlng as she went away
after the three men came uD bong frightened
al the PROSPECTS, OF quarrel, and took refuge IN "A
shed near by. Later the second woman, Jane Bond,
thirty-three years old, OF No. LOG Nayy-st., was
also arrested a. "A witness.
ABOUT 2 d. III. IeInev was taken to Police Head
quarters, before acting Superintendent Waddy. He
1enIed that he gully of the staDbing. He
had been drinking irOm place To place on Saturday
night with some friends he said, Dut nad separated
from them, and was walking home alone. A. Bond
st. and Atautc-ave. Ne saw TWO men and two o.
men cross the street. hree men were following
them and all got mt a night. he knew two OF
the men WHO were following, and gave ;helr names
TO Mr. Waddy. Two more arrests were made at
half-past o'clock. Water j. Best. thlrty-ive,
OF No. 300 Atdntc-aye., was arrested by Detective
Roche for siabOlng Mr.. Harvard, and Joseph II.
=, h.,
Campbell, OF the FIRST Precinct, on suspicion of
completely III the MURDER
Mr. Harvard formerly III the Office Of ex-
Judge James Troy. anu was az one time partner IN
a law hrm Win Henry {. Place. he was born N
brooklyn about thiry-hye years ago. was educated
at the puDnc schools IN that cIiy, and enlisted as a
drummer boy the l3tn Regiment at the out freak
OI tne Rebellion. lie afterward served as private
sofa Ter IN New-YOrk infantry regiment, ana az the
close of the war he served for some ears III the reg
uiar army, fought Indians ~ the West, and on re-
ceIvmg his discharge EN- cred the law office of Troy
& Place, IN Brooklyn. He subsequently became "a
partner with MIR. Place, after the Oid nrn was DIS
solved, and for the past three years has been IN
business on has own account. de Is spoken OF as "A
pleasant, cOmpauI onabe nIau, and not al all quar-
resOme HIS wife and two CHI dren are visiting AT
LiCyds Neck, Huntington Township, Long Island.
MIR. Harward's mother ana sister 1--we at Marcy aud
NostTand-aves Coroner SImms sent word To Mrs.
Harvard that her husband had been suddenly In
jured but 10 Is doubtful II she will receive 1t
promptly, as she Is SAID TO be nine miles distant
from any boat ding Or telegraph office.
1ierney tue accused man, Is thln-taced raw
boned man, with hard features and "A determined,
buli-dog appearance. He has square. prominent
chm gray eyes and sandy complex on, and hs face
is smoothly -haven. He IS about feet lncnes IN
helgnt aud twenty-five years oid. lie has been en-
pioyei Uy James W. Mills, importer OF brsties, at
No. 255 Pcar-st.. New-YOTk, for many years,
nomnally rs IA porter. but really as man OF ali
work. Mr.. Mills says mat he was sooer ana
thoroughly trustworthy, and ne frequently sent
him to the bank To make large deposits de does
dot believe IIerueY committed the murder. ana
knows that he nad no knife III hIs possession. Ii
was reported by the police late III the day that
knife mad been found he scene OF the murder.
IL was closed and mad slight bpod stains on II.
Iierney had no knife when he wai arrested
Robert Drain. If No. 395 Atlantlc-a ave, was ar
rested last evening Dy the police OF the lhlrd IRE
cIucG and detained az witness. Dram Is
plasterer. He denied all kLOwiedge OF the ARRAY,
Dut II Is repor ed that IN the company ol the
women shortly before II occurred.
PROBABLY ANO TIER HOMICIDE.
JOHN DEMON SERIOUSLY WOUNDED ~ DHOoKLYN