New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-24
SHOT BY A FARM LABORER.
PROBABLE MURDER IN FIsHKILL.
AN APPRAY THAT GREW OUT OF SOME WEDDING
FESTIVITIES LAST THANKSGIVING.
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PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug. 23.-At Alexander
Lbissiers Mansion House, thei main stree OF the
village OF FishkiI at IL o'clock last night Abraham
Odel farm aborer stepped on tho side stoop from
the hotel bar-room and shoutedi az can lick any -
- in FIshkil." Martin Van Buren, Knapp, -ho WIS
stauIug by th5 fcnc. asked Odell what he said Odeh
replied. "Do you want to take 1t upF and the two
men clInched They had struggle on the stoop and
both fell TO the ground Rising and stil cnched they
struggled toward SOHO trees in the Of the hotel
Suddenly ode jsrkcd away from Knapp and pulling ont
q revolver shot him In tho throat knapp reeiea
twice and then walked unaded to the hotel toop
where Fred Travis. who witnessed the shooting tea
handkerchief around his throat. Tho wounded mon,
spattercd with blood, entered the bar.room and ex-
claimed, "Boys, guess 1 am hurt" tHe was led up
stairs 70 bedroom helped to bed aud Dr. j. W. Conkn
was sent for He found that the ball had partially cut
through wlndpipe and had passed around tho left
side OF tho neck, lodging somewhere In the thicK
muscles Dr. Conklin probod for IT, but could not find IT,
Ode after the shooting hourshed his pistol In the air
and dared any other man who wanted any
OF 1t 10 come on No responding, he
started of with three four others and soon
after went home where he was arrested
before daylight this morning by Constable Lasher and
taken TO the lookup at Matteawan. lie will have pre-
liminary examination tomorrow morning before Judge
walcott Fred Travis says that Odc was under the
influence OF liquor. The wounded man after having tho
story OF Travis read 10 him, said that II was true
lie could not talk much account OF his suffering but
said that he under the influence Of liquor dur
ing the struggle before t. Before he met Odell be
was AT Kniin's Hotel and after Kniin closed up he
started 20 20 homo aud met Travis and some Of the
latters friends the pump by the Mansion House
and it was there. while all stood talking that Odei!
came out on the stOOp
Alexander Loblsser proprietor OF the Mansion House.
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shot was fred. when ho went tho stOop and
made everybody come inside Of the bar-roon. While
there he had talk with Odell Tho latter had IN hi
hand barrelied selfcocklnE revolver. thirty-two
caibre Odeil told him to tell Knapp that II he came
out on the sIoop aglu that he would shoot him again.
Lobissler added then got OdeI TO 20 away"
William Launt said that no entered the birroom at
1890 aud saw Ode conversing In ordinary manner
aud corroboraled Fred" Travia8 story as Odelrs
appearance, aud no says that Knapp lrst
took hold OF ololl, when they olinohsd
and the shooting followed IIe also says
that he thinks ode ean. his challenge " that he could
lick any In Fsh for Travis. as there was an OLD
grudge between them growing out OF p" skiiTeltcn
that occurred last ThankssNng nlght Nhhe Oisll :
sister being married tO Charles Moore. ON that
occasion Travis with nfccn or twenty Others went 70
the house OF the bride aud hsd tho "sklmelion" A
thoy nearing tho house. Oiell oano out nl reh
shotgun loaded with bird shot INTO tho cToNd. ana Travis
and Frank Cahill were slightly wounded Odel was
arrested but was let OF with hne aud ever since the
matter has bcen source Of trouble between Odeli and
TraVlA
The prisoner, Odeil. T. about twenty-three. His
council william II. Wood. has instructed him TO say
nothing; his arrest he did to one that
he did know where he goi tue revolver He said that
he arrived at Fshki from Lake Mahopac yesterday
afternoon lie had bceu AZ work At the latter place And
came 20 Fishkiil 10 his friends. Ito sid whom be
arrived the boys began to liba him about the
"skinelou aud Eot 10 drinking, aud that Il all he
could toll lie been much dowucast all day to-day.
and a times wopt freely Knapp. tho wounded man.
has been breathing through the wound ~ bis throat
Us chin and neck arc burned with powder whoh shows
that the revolge have been held close when fred
The physclans say that he - In dangerous condition.
aud death may ensue from suppuraton blood poison