New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-27
SHOT BY Az EX-CONTICT
EFFORTS To CONCEAL THE KILLING or a BOY - BAX-
TfRST.

EFFORTS To CONCEAL THE KILLING or \ BOY - BAX-
TfRST.
A boy who went into the cellar of the rear tene-
lucnt house AT No. 90 BaNter-,t., last Tuesday
morning found there the dead body of
Charles Webber, age fifteen, of No 2l6
Caual-st The body was frozen stir, and was sup
POSED 70 be that of some yagiaHt. he JOlce were
informed and the body sent 10 the Ncrgue.
Later in the day cap was found
in the yard which evidently had belonged
through by n pistol bullet and traces
of blood were noticed on the inside. The police
were not informed OF THIS new discovery, but on
Wednesday III ming ne!Glbortook tii' cap To- Mrs.
Wehber. who ha been making inquiries for her son.
The Webbcr family, at No. ZIG Canal-S consisted
of two Old ana Hhrn Germans, husband and wife,
and tnc.- son Charles. They kept small beer
shop, and lived the rear of the shop The
son had gone ont FOR . walk Monday evening
about : - clock ana had not returned. Ills mother
jgnlZcd the cap ~ the one worn by Charles. She
wa, directed 10 the MorgGc ana identified the body.
.uIthcr examination at the MOTgle disclosed a
builrt wound in the right temple. Mrs NcbbrT went
10 the Mulberry Street Police Sta,ion on Nednos-
uay afternoon, with hrI dead sons cap and related
10 Captain X, alley what she had learned about the
boy = death. Detectives Brennan and Moran were
sent Gus at once 10 investigate what appeared to be
Il murder HEY soon learned that an eX-ConvICt
named Jeremiah Morldrty had been hnng a
revolver IN BaNter-st on Monday evening
Monary lived at No. s3 BaNter-st
lie was arrested at l O'Clock yesterday morning
When taken to the police station he >IId chat no
trr-st. Oh MONDAY evening. lie taken to the
lomuS Police Court yesterday, and was Tcnaud0d
iu,o thc custo4y Of the police unl today. -Four
W uesscs OF the murder, Alexander LyHIGht, of No.
lj2 Icouard-st., EODcG, Murphy, "i 40. 1874 Mott
ST.. James iuliy, vino has no home, and William
Bennett, VINO lives AT No. 93 BaNtcr-St., were de-
tanned at the Mulberry street IOic. Station last
ni-nt. From Their statements the police learned
the following:
Morluty was standing in Baxter-st. IN company
wltn Lyuagnt, who IS an e&-convIct also, about
O'Clock Monday evening They Doth were under
the influence of liquor. Mouarty drew IA revolver
from his pocket and began to handle It c'uclcsSly
tn.it ii was discharged Lyna-nt warned ms com
radc not to .uakc q disturbance, tut she warning
was not needed. Robert Murphy, who is Il respect
ihe rear binding at No. 90. Where he FaI
been wishing a friend Seeing MIN approach,
Morarty called out 70 HIM: Come
here YOU and lei me shoot you Aiur-
pay started to run away, and Monarty fired.
luphy escaped injury but the bulirJ strurlyOung
eObtT who had brcL walking along the street
unobscTved and mad stopped when he heard Mort
artys threat. bOlh Murphy ana L}ndsht saw Web
Der fail, Du, they fled from the place. and neither
made any attempt 90 inform the police. Iully was
near al hand also. and saw the shooting. III, went
To the side o. young Wcbbcr, ana saw that the boy
had been shot III the right side OF the head. Ncbbcr
unconscious or dead at the Tine. lie mad fallen
close 10 tine dicy winch leads INTO the tenement
building at No. 93 baAter-St Moriarty went up to
TuiIy, pointed the revolver at him, and SAID
Hep me take tins fellow into the back
yard No other persons were in sight nc
line time, and FUZZY obcycd. The two men carried
NcbbcTs body INTO the alley. There Iuily
attempted To get away but Morariy let The body vi
the boy Iali, ana AGAIN con Dellrd July
at the point of the revolver 10 help him. In the
\ ard the body WAS laId down, ANA the attention of
Inc man was attracted By Bennett. WAC had gone
down stars from Ia, room IN the rear house. Iuly
thcn slipped away uuob,ervcd. Bennett
knew 5iOnarty, and asked him what was
going on. " that's ali right 1lonarty said; hes
a friend of mine whC Is drunk bennett went ba,
his room, aud II Is supposed thar MOrlrty al. or
ward dragged Nebbers BODY into the cellar.
MOriarty Is tWCuty-SiN yeats O.d. lie has been
living al No. s3 BaNter->t since about c.ght months
ago. when hc was discharged hon the Sing sing
Prison, alter serving term 90 three years and il
han Tor burglary. ilc Is "a Tuinauly IOUhIng lIsu-
man, and yer, Ignorant. The lice know aim a,
a dIun1aId ana a dcsperaoO. An autopsy al the
Alorguo yesterday disclosed the TACT thai Nrpber
had been Killed by bullet WhIcn lodged in his
brain