New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
VERNAY DIES IN THE HOSPITAL.
RESULT OF A QUARREL ON STATEN ISLAND.

rxp,A,yING TIE WOUNDED CONDITION OF THE
YOUNG MAN FOUND IN MOUNT MORRIS PARK.
Joseph Vernay, the young Staten Islander VINO
was found suffering from wound IN the Dack u
the head at One-hundred- and nineteenth-st ana
Fifthave., Thursday night; and as taken 10 the
Ninety -ninth Street Hospital, died yesterday at
A. IN. The hospital authorities sent word 10 new
l)orp the home of the dead man. and his iather, ac-
companied by Mr.. Ostrander. contractor lor
whom young Vernay worked, arrived al the nos
ptal and after the coroner had held an autopsy the
body was removed to Staten Island. Vernay was
a laborer. twenty-five years DID, and had the repu-
tation of beng sober. industrious man h Un
went to picnic near New-Dorp. While there they
met some friends who lived in the upper part o1
this city and were invited 10 return nome Wi ni
them Vernay went to his home and informed ms
father that he was going TO New-fork aud possibly
would not return before morning. lie ana Delinar
then went to the depot, and while waiting ior the
train TO start went into Ho0pers blacksmith shop,
where many of the youth of New Dorp meet sew
eral friends there among them 0elhg larn
laborer known Valentine, mlddle-aged man
having the reputation OF beng s9el anu mUaUsv
and dangerous man when aroused controversy
arose between Nernay and Valentine whch resulted
in blows. Valentine picked up heaVy, proohl'
such as used III livery stables, ana teied Nerhiy
to the ground with blow on the back oil the heau'
and lie in turn was knocked down by Dellhar'
Friends interfered and the fight was stopped: .
Vernav's wound was washed, the flow OF ploou
checked and bandages applied he appeared 10 nave
fully recovered and started with Delmar or New
York They left the elevated railroad at One-huh-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Imrd-aYe.; 10 90 10
then friends house. When they reached the lower
end of Mount Morris Park the wound began 10
bleed afresh and at One hundred andnmc nth-St,
Vernav tainted from loss OF blood. The AID Of p0-
lice officer was called and the wounded man was
taken into quor store and an ambulance sum
moned The wounds were SAID TO be simple scalp
wounds at the hospital. Supplies were applied, the
wound was bandaged and shortly afterward YER
nav recovered consciousness an gave his name ana
address but refused to say how he received lhs
wound. He soon sank into deep sleep, but AT
A. NJ Yesterday the surgeon was called as Nelnay
became unconscious rapidly sank from heInor-
rhaOe of the BRAN and soon died Notice was sent
10 The Coroners' office and 10 the authorities AT
Newborn An invest CATION followed ana Nalen-
fine was arrested Delmar called at tie hospital hut
when he found that Nernay was dead he Went away
saving that he would call again. Up to late hOur
last night however, he had not returned. An au-
topsv showed that NoTuays skull had been frac-
tured but IN such 4 manner that II could not Oe
discovered except by an autopsy The bood Nae,
filtered through, forming a clot on the Draih anu
causing DEATH The father of the dead man SAID
yesterday:
Joe was quiet Woodworking boy and hadn't an
enemy in the world that know: | can't imagine
any reason why Valentine should have killed him,
I'm sure he never picked up fight with Valentine
who is n sullen fellow and suppose when the young
fellows began skylarking he picked up the broom
and struck Joe"
Mr.. Ostrander the employer of Vernay said
have known Joe ever since he was boy ana
he has been in my employ for over three years lie
was not what you'd call quarrel some man ana
never heard of his getting into fight before Ills
father is a respectable, hard working man.