The daily gazette., 1882-06-27
KILLED IN A SPREE.
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An Associated Press dispatch to tb,
GAzErTE yesterday afternoon gave the brie
4 faets, of the death Of Andrew ARMSTRONG. I
resident OF Middletowi, this State, from IN
lurles reeayed at the bands of a fe6ihpanior
named Newton lamplugh. Lamplugh Is a
weh known rough from Wilfhingtof, and
Armstrong is reported to have. been. an in.
offensive fellow. Rather full details az tbe
affair have been CLEANED in Philadelbhia by
GAzETTE reporter, and the particulars OF
the light are about as folIows:l 4JEd )
= oil Friday night June 16, Armstrong.
Lainpiugh aud man named Charles ,SaW-
! Yer, We're IN, West Phil adGlphia. drinking.
They were first in q saloon at Thirty-second
street and woodland avenue At that time
they seemed to be upon good terms; They
leit at Midnight and no quarrel seemed to
/ n brewing. Sawyer returned soon after
the Two had left and asked for policeman.
saying Lamplugh had struck Atmstr0np
~ seems they had gone to the saloon Of
katherine N1rden. ut No. 3134 Market street
and The two men had some misunderstand-
| ing. The fight was renewed atthe Sidewalk,
and Lamplugh struck a rnlstrongl d heavy
blow with something in the face, 1,3IeF (,
| 'fhe next day ilamplueh again visited the
tavern at Woodland avenue and said that he
had struck Armstrong. The fight, he said,
occurred at Catharine Vfrtlili'sI tavern No
3I34 Market street, and one of the men
accused the other Of having insulted him
before entering the place. Tie fight was
renewed when the men reached the, street,
the'party having, been elected ffofn the bar
room. q, On "Wednesday, Armstrong was
taken seriously III, and the next day Was
sent to the hospital where he died on Satur-
day.
z. Coroner Powers held the inquest lytester-
cry. the. case being fully inquired into.
Charles Sawyer, upon being called as n vii
ness, stated that Armstrong was his room
mate, and went out with him on Friday night.
Lamplugh Joined them i'm the saloon.
Ihirty-seepnd street and Woodland avenue.
where he quarrelled with Lamplugh. The
witness was struck in the face, and had one
of his teeth broken Off, but he did not know
y%hstheE % Lamplugihl Or the bartender had
The posttmortem examination made 7by
the Coroner's physician, DR.. Cadwalader,
showed that there were several >cohtisfons
on. the body, and there was effusion ON the
brain, the cause of death being meninetti
Ihe jury found that Lamplugh was respon-
siDle Tor Armstrong; death, and the pri4
lOner was committed TO await the action of
jail. 'Ilil lif N'' .7SllT'FFN'-r
Newton Lamplugh is afugitiye from
Delaware Justice, having fled from Whining
ton to'eseape arrest for acIimewhieh might
have given him considerable term behind
the bars. The affair took place at Second
apd Madison streets some years ago, when
Lamplugh made an assault JIron flissolute
painter named Smith, who had been work
ing for the Harlan S Hollingsworth Com
pany. Smith formerly came from Elkton,
Md and had been ] drinking very
hard. Lamplugh assaulted him with
out prOvoeation and knocked him down
With crushing blow, on the head, Smith
died about a week later, and the coroner
held an inquest A post niortem examina-
ton left considerable doubt as to
whether tLamplughs d blow had caused
death of itself, but, he. was r, i'm
plieatcd by the verdict and fled. A
warrant has been ont, for his arrest ever
since,i in. Officer Chambers hands, but
Lamplngh has been careful not to return,to |
the clty. The same man has been mixed up |
~ number of rows, and had reputation |
Tor ruiiianism which made people generally |
hold him in wholesome dread. 3 SEois1 |
WHO ARMSTRONG; 5Isr77THE SON OF ARMS |
TRoNG, THE MURDERER.
After much trouble the GAZETTE has
uSSSi 1aihcu MHo ATHlSITOll8, tne murdered L
man, is. Very few people in Middletown /
knew of the affair, and today our Middle4
town correspondenttelegra the following
facts, Cleaned only after much exertion =
Andrew Peterson Armstrong; was born
near Middletown in 1855, and was one of
five children of Andrew z. Armstrong, Sr
who was hanged at New Castle for the muir
der OF his wife in May Of 1866 He was
always known as wild youth, and was ad-
iicted to drink and became hard drinker
At an early age. After the death of his
parents be fell heir to- u legacy. of about
81 900. He learned the trade of carriage
with Carnagy tS Barron at
Snnmit Bridge, and with what money he had
when his trade was completed he started
business for himself in Newark, this State.
Ie was sober and steady for short while,
Dut soon returned to his old habits, and a,
Don became a common drpnkard, with no.
money and very few friends. He was known
IS an excellent mechanic and was very quiet
Then sober. He was n man of fair educa-
ion and good business qualities. His re- s
mains were inferred to-day in the Forrest
Presbyterian Cemetery by the side of his
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