New-York tribune., 1882-08-12
THROWN INTO THE STREET.
AN ELEVATED BRAKEMAN FATALLY HURTs
ALTERATION on THE SIXTH AVENUE goAD-AN


ALTERATION on TBE SIXTH AVENUE RoAD-AS
ENRAGED PASSENGER HURLs BRAKEMAN ovEE
THE GATE-THE LATrER's DEATH PROBABLE.
An alteration took place yesterday afternoon on
Sixth Avenue Elevated Railroad train at tina
Blocker Street and South Fifth Avenue Station, be-
tween brakeman on the train and passenger. rs-
sulting in the brakeman's being thrown into the
street and receiving injuries which probably will
prove fatal. About 2:50 p. m. Anthony Reddington,
of No 1913 West Third-st.; Thomas Farrell. OF No.
247 Mulbeuy-st., and John J. Cuneo, Of No. 100
Greene-st entered the station on their way TO SEQ
the baseball game at the Polo Grounds They were
talking gayly and testing as to whether they would
walk back to the city. They had evidently
been drinking rather freely. When tho
Harlem train came along Farrell jumped
on the first car but his companions
were slow to board the train. and. according to tho
statement of the employees at the station, did not
get on the train until 1t was in motion. Cuneo,
however, says that Reddington crowded toward tho
gates when the train stopped. thus preventing tho
passengers from getting of, and that the brakeman,
Walter Kitchel, struck Reddington several blows
to make him desist.
ReddngtOn, however, succeeded in forcing his
way through the gate. which was the rear one OF
the third from the engine. He Immediately
began an assault on the brakeman. Ii soon
thrown over the gate into the street. the car
having passed about twenty feet beyond the sta
ton platform Kitchel lay unconscious on tho
pavement. his head bleeding profusely, while
curious crowd watched him until an ambulance
convey ed him to the New-York Hospital.
The conductor OF the tram saw the fight IN prog
ress and signalled the en@neer to stop. He then
rushed through the carand caught hold Of ReddIng-
ton, who was Immediately afterward taken in
custody by Inspector Byrnes. The latter was IN the
second car, bound for the Grand Central Depot to
take train for Saratoga. The Inspector turned
his prisoner over TO Detectives Warren and
Crowley, of the Fifteenth Precinct. VINO
were III the street by. The prisoner was taken
to the jefferson Market Police Court and arraigned
before Justice Ford. He stated that he had been
struck by the brakeman, who refused to let him on
the train He then grasped the brakeman, whirled
him around, and the next instant found that he bad
! thrown him oft the IRAN. He was remanded TO
| await the result of Kitcheps injuries.
ReddingtOn is wc-bult, smooth-facod. good
buckingham, twenty five years old lie has been em-
! poyed as bartender at NarTagansett Pier aud
came to this city on Thursday, intending to return
| thIther today a number OF the passengers on the
train gave their names to the icket-seller at the
station as witnesses Of the afiray. Their accounts
agree that the assault on the brakeman was unpro-
voked. The gate-keeDer at the station SAID 10 a
! TRIBUNE reporter last evening:
"Yes, saw the occurrence and call 1t murder IN
the first degree. | do not think the men were
| drunk The brakeman did not strike the man.
The fellow tried to crowd on the ear and after he
got on he threw he brakeman INTO the street lne
train was stopped right away aud the hindmost car
| still Tapped on the platform"
! The ticket-selleT sad that Ktchel was q quiet.
| pentIeman-like man who would NOT get IN hight
ii he could help 1t. AT the hospital 1t was found
! that the injured man was suffering IRON de-
pressed fracture of skull, dslOcallon of the e-
bow partial paraly isis and internal injuries: lie re-
maned barely conscious during the evening, bur
would say nothing. HIS wife, who was summoned,
was allowed 10 see him few minutes. &c was
decided by the surgeons that it would not he best
! to perform operation on his head last evening"
Kitche is thIrV-three years Old and his nome Is AZ
No 3iI South Fourth-st., Jersey city. lie has nI
children lie mas been employed on the elevated
road since began running with the exception OF
few months and is spoken of as a trustworthy ana
efficient mau. He was making hs last trip Tor tne
day when he was thrown from The car Ills
brother Charles H. KitcIel. is a lawyer AT No. l4O
Nassau-st Coroner knox was sent Tor last evening
I'D take the ante-nortem statement OF the injured
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