Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-17
ArRAeEDx1N GREENWICH.

TRAGEDY MN GREEN w 1CkAs Boys, Skylarking Ends in an ttempt-
 ed Murder and a SuicIde-The Par
 tfculars of the Sad A6air-Giving
 Way to Passion and Using a Re-
 volver Upon His Loved Friend and
 Companion.
 GREENWICH, Conn.,, Aug. 16.-Jasper Um- berfeld, son of MT. John 0. Umberfeld of 216 East Sixty-first street, New York city, young man who was taking his summer va- cation at his grandfather's home in this town, went Saturday afternoon into the barn with his cousin, Jonathan Carpenter, for frolic They threw water on each other, and Umberfeld, losing his temper, said: 'sI will fix you for this" He went into the house and brought out his pistol and, taking aim, fired, but missed Carpenter, who started to run. Again Umberfeld fired, this time with
 better result, for Carpenter fell to the gro und.
 Umberfeld then went into the barn and looked out of the window, and seeing tue
 boy lying on the ground he placed the pistol against his own head and fired, the shot kill ing him instantly Carpenter was not quite
 twenty years of age and Umberfeld was only
 seventeen. They appeared to be on the best
 of terms, and it is thought that Umberfeld
 only fired in the heat of passion.
 The building near where the tragedy oc-
 cured, and in which Mir. Carpenter, grand father of young Carpenter, resides, was at one
 time a tavern, known as "The Pigs Eye" :"
 with it's barIoom underground. When the revenue officers of New York State made @ descent upon the place they invariably found its dutiable contents at the Connecticut end, and when the Nutmeg State officials dropped in to interview the owner about revenue license the spirituous and malt liquors were found to be in Westchester county. "The Pigs Eye' is situated on King street, parts of which have the distinction of fronting on two States. This street is nearer to Port Chester than to the Greenwich station, though it is in the latter town. It is about six miles from the Greenwich railroad sta tion.
 Young Umberfield was tall and strong for his years, and in the fall was to enter the college of the City of New York. Carpenter and Umberfeld had been hunting that fatal day for woodchucks, the only game the neigh borhood has to boast of. The two boys were accompanied by Henry Daniels, son of a neighboring farmer. They did not shoot many woodchucks, but spent glorious day in the woods, returning late in the afternoon with ravenous appetites and an immense stock of animal spirits.
 Having satisfied their hunger the three boys went to the barn to milk the cows. h. stead of attending strictly to business they began skylarking. Daniels, who was milk ing COW, sent & stream over Umberheld. The latter retaliated, but, not being asdexterous in this sort of wRfare as the farmer boys, eventually lost his temper, and getting pail filled with water threw pail and it's contents over Daniels Car penter went to the latter's assistance and gave Umberfeld shaking. The boys wrestled for few minutes and Umberfeld ,.l, IJo {o 1,f fook and Carpenter was passing him struck the latter on the back of the head and knocked him down. Carpenter got up thoroughly enraged and made a rush for Umberfeld and was about to give him a drubbing, when Daniels interfered.
 The fight was stopped almost before it had begun, but not before Umberfield had lost his temper. He suddenly left his companions and entered the house. There he found hanging in it's accus- toned place against the wall a No. g calibre revolver. He returned to the barn, which he had left with the remark, ''I'n fix you" He found his companions where he and, pointing it at Carpenter, said: ''Now I've got you" Carpenter laughed, imagin- ing that Umberfeld was joking. The latter suddenly fired at Carpenter, who, quickly di- vining that his playmate was in deadly earn est, made rush at him for the purpose of
 
 tol was cooked. The first bullet had gone wide of it's mark. The second struck Carpenter in the left breast and pene- trated the lung. When shot he was within five feet of the muzzle of the pistol. He staggered for a moment, then pulling him. self together ran from the barn toward the house. Umberfeld followed him as far as the door of the barn and fired once more. This bullet, like the first, failed to do any harm. Carpenter upon reaching the house sank into a chair and, exclaiming "Tm shot, Tainted.
 The moment his companion disappeared from view Umberfe1d seemed to appreciate what he had done. The flush of passion left his face. He looked toward the house, then with quick motion placed the barrel of the revolver against his right temple and pulled the trigger. He dropped dead with the re- port.
 In accordance with the law of Connecticut his body, which lay in the barn, was not touched until Coroner Holt and Medical Ex- aminer Dr. Jones came respectively from Bridgeport and Greenwich. Umberfeld's father reached Greenwich at 10 o'clock that night. Upon learning that his son had York to console his wife. An in- quest was begun yesterday by Cor oner Holt upon the body of yo1ng Umberfeld, who will be buried in Woodland cemetery. The burial permit was granted to his uncle, Jeff Carpenter. Young Carpenter was examined by Dr. Jones and by Dr. Elmendorf, of Port Chester, who is now attending him. In their opinion he may recover if blood poisoning can be avert ed.
 The shooting caused much excitement in Fairfield county, mainly because the facts of the case were not generally known. The mothers of the boys were sisters.