New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
MURDER IN THE PARIS FLATS.
A yoMANs LOVER SHOT BY HER BROTHER.

w. II. HAvERsTICK ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED BY
GEORGE W. CoNKLING-CAUsE OF THE QUARREL.
The sharp crack of pistol in q front room on the
first floor of the Paris Flats, largo
apartment house at No. 341 West Twenty
third-st startled tho other occupants of
the house last evening Before any one reached the
room whence tho sound proceeded, young man OF
medium size with an almost beardless face. walked
out of the room and going down stairs, passed out
by the front door into the street. He seemed
cool and apparently did not paw any attention to
the people who were running past him. The jani-
tor of tho building, who was the first to
get into the room, found William II. Hayer-
stick o broker who occupied the room,
lying on his face in the centre
of the apartment breathing heavily. At first no
appeared unconscious, but when shaken by the
janitor. Haverstck SAID feeebly: That fellow
Conklng shot me down like dog"
Then the janltor saw small stream of blood trick
ling down on the carpet. Investigation showed
that the man had been shot in the abdomen and
could live only few minutes longer.
God bless my mother" said the dying broker,
and closing his eyes he rclapsed into unconscious
ness The people of the house Immediately
summoned physicians. While they we're bend
ing over the dying man young woman who passed
In the house as Haversticks sister, and who occu-
pied the rear room on thesa floor, made strange
scene in the room. She seemed overwhelmed with
grief and fright, and sobbed and wept
freely. Finally the anltor induced her
TO eaee tho room where Hayerstck was aud return
TO her own apartment.
Meanwhile the who had done
the shooting walked down Twenty-third-
st. until he got opposite the Grand Opera House.
There he met Officer James j. Mantle, Of the Six
tncuth Precinct and going n TO him said
81 have Just shot a man In the Paris Flats l
don't know whether have killed him not"
The policeman took the man to the station house
in Twontioth-st., where he gave to the sergeant in
charge an account of the affair. The
prisoner said that his name was George W. Conk-
ling. and his home was in Reno. Nov.
He was surveyor by profession aud
was in tho employ of the United States Govern
mcnt. He had n sister living in this, city, brs.
husband, who n BrOad-st. broker. ten
YEAR ago. The first FIVE wears OF their married life
were happily spent. Then for three years jealous
feeling grew up between the coup le.
chickering's aud mutual accusations combined TO
make their life miserable. About two years ago
Mrs Uhler left her husband and went to 1--we with
U1versfick at the Paris Flats Uhor who lived at
No. 9l3 Sevenihave., tried TO get his wi'e
to return to him. She refused to return
or To- leave HaverstcRs company. At the
intercesson Of the husband Coakling in February
came TO thi. city endeaYOr t. eiiecf Teconcilia
non between his sister and her husband;
we went to the Leland Hotel, Ills effort, 10 induce his
sister 10 be reunited to Uhler were Intellectual, but
in answer to .hls entre%tes sue consented to
give IN ns,nciatinR with IIavcr5tick. She even
a.Trcd t. r,turn with her brother t0 Neyala.
Last night was the time appointed to leave
the city, According 10 the arrangement COnkllug
went t1 the Paris Flats about 0clOck To NEE; his
sister and take her away. When he got 10 the
room. on the first floor he found Haverstick Mt
home lie told III 4vcrstick that he was going To AXE
his SISTER away. Az this the broker
rIew furious lie declared that Conkltng should
take 30 ming from hls apartments-n0t even his
own SISTER. A herco quarrel was followed
by the two mcn chnchiny Then thoy brlLe
away from each other and Hsverstick,
seizInr a marble statuetts thai stood
end of thu inante hurled it ~ COnklIIg. IL
missed him aud was shattered against the
wall Gfasp,ug u second statuetto that
wa on tho mantcl, Haversiick drew back as II
to throw IL also. tonklng then drew
= heavy Colt hyc-chamb'rrd revolver and
eject III the abdomen. Inc wounded
man sank to the floor and Conhlmg throwing
the weapon into corner, where II WIS gferwarl
fOund wall kcd out and drIs cred himself up 70 the
police He Is a smOot-'aced man > twenty-five years
old and OF light complexion lie dl1 not eylnce any
ngitatIon when told m hOLr after tho occurrence
thai ms Wet III hal died.
DIs. Kemp aud IleLlv had scarcely arrived at
the Pans Flat, when llaYcr,tc6 breathed his
thr bed in her room moaning. She was
not informed OF tho death of llaycrstlck The dead
man was thirty yeas old. ic had an office
at No. 90 Roadway. MIS-. Uhlcr ~ "a handsom
WOMAN tweu y-ninc years old. The body remained
III the hats last night.