New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01
- THE FoRsYTH-sT. KILLING.
THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED-FOUR PERSONS ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION.

THE VICTIM IDENTlFlED-FOUR PERSONS ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION.
The police learned yesterday morning that tie
Young man who shot dead half an hour after
midnight IN Forsyth-st., was William, the son OF
George Stamminger shoemaker at No, 1919
Forsyth-st. He was twenty years 0 d and bad been
i'm the employ OF StraitOn & S 5orm the cigar manu-
faCtuTcrs, ever since he was lad. Recently he had
been the shipping clerk at the factory. Two detec-
tives awoke Mr.. Stamminger yesterday morning,
and asked HIM II he had a son named William.
Yes. he is asleep mp stars" was the reply.
"Pleasa go aud call him," said the officers
The old man went up stairs, but soon returned
and said his son was not in lie was told OF the
shooting within few steps of the house and ne
went To the police station and there recognized the
corpse OF his The police found much difficulty
i'm fbe search for evidence against the murderer
who was arrested sOoG alter the shooting, would
make DO admissions lie was pointed out to an
officer by Robert Matthias, the proprietor of the
beer-shOp at No 2O6 FOIsyth-st., as one OF the
young men who had Oeen in Stammlnger5 company.
Matthias said there was scuH' IN front OF the
shop aud one of the wind JWs was broken few
seconds before the shot was fired. lie got out
OF The SHOP in time to see Stammlnger fall
dead in the gutter. Three young men were
running away and he thought Maeher was
one OF them. Julius Meyer, the bartender for
Matthias, was arrested on suspicion, but he said
he knew nothing Of the tragedy Matthias SAID
that Meyer was IN the beeT-shOp at the time OF the
the shooting Mrs. Matthias. who is a sister of
Never, also declared that he could not have fired
the shot. Suspicion was directed also against
Stamminger at No. 1919 Fcrsyth-st. The two
Young men went out together early on Saturday
evening When the detectives went 10 No 1913
FOrsyth-st. ShereT was in bed. and apparently
asleep. Sir. StaAmingsr had not heard SheTer
enter tho house, out he said he usually slept heavily.
Sherer was arrested, but no denied all knowledge
OF the shooting. He said be parted from ais room
mate before 10 p M, and went home to sleep.
Coroner Kennedy yesterday directed that the three
prisoners be detained at the EldTIdge Street Police
Station until this morning when he will begin an
investigation.
The police succeeded 10 obtaining late last night
sufficient evidence against Charles Heck tailor
doing business at No. 204 Forsy th-st. to warrant
his arrest for the murder of Stamminger. Captain
Allaire was informed by his detectives that before
the murder Stammiuger and several of his friends
were standing ia front OF Hecks shop quarrelhng
among themselves aud raising considerable disturb
ance. Heck went down TO his hallway with a re-
YolVer ia his hand which he had taken with him in
10 the men away or To stop them at least
from making the noise which annoyed him. He
told them to leave the sidewalk IN front of hlS
store and they jeeTed at him. lie thereupOn fired
a shot at the crowd, and the bulietlOIged in Slamu
myers side. He went calmly up to his rooms again.
put his pistol away and followed the body Of his
victim To the police station, where be detained
as "a witness until yesterday afternoon. The evl-
dence upon which Heok was arrested was obtained
from MaeheT, Meyer and Slserer When Heck was
arrested be said that he had boon drunk on Satur-
day night. and that he had never fired pistol or
used firearms of any kind IN his life and that therefore
hecOuld not haXe shot Sammmger The police tOund
on bureau In uecks rooms a revOlyeT-Case and
cartridges. They were informed by the tenants OF
the house that ne always kept lwO loaded pistols in
his rooms for thieves. Heck committed by
Coroner Kennedy TO the TOmbs where ne Will re-
main until arraigned before the CorOngTs Jury tins
morning