New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-12
labor which is said to be satisfactory the assgnees
10 Whitney.
A KNIFE THRUST IN TIE HEAD.
FATAL BRAwL ON STATEN ISLAND.
TWO ENGINEERS ATTACKED BY A GANG-oNE ol
THE RUFFIANs KILLED.

THE RUFFlANs KILLED.
Late on Saturday night, Edward Drurer,
twenty-six years old, empOye in the Standard OIL
Works at Bayonne y. j. stabbed in the left tenn
pie It supposed by John S. Hitchings, tTcnty-one
years old Englishman aud of the civil engineers
OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad. Drurer
died yesterday at 1l15 M. at s. r. Smiths inrmary,
at Tompkinsville, s. Coroner Shndler held an inquest
and the body given to the family Ferrand Bar
bour twenty years Old civil engineer the Rapid
Transit road, and his companion HitchtnEs, were
arrested by Officer Sullivan, Of the West NewBriGhton
police, and taken at 10 p III. Saturday
night before Justice william j. Powers,
at West New-Brighton. and committed to tho County
Jail at Richmond under a charge of feoniOus assault
with intent to kill
The story of the assault nearly could be obtained
as follows: About o'clock Saturday night two OF
the civil engineers OF the staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad went into the Shore House at West New
Brighton kept by Charles Rappcnhager. They had been
paid off for their work during the previous month and
had large rolls of bills with them. Being well known
among the wOrkmen along the North shore track thcy
asked several OF the men to take drink with thei'
Ferry Barbodr. a nephew Of Mr. Cook, the principal
contractor of the work, high silk hat
and short coat John s. Htchpgs, his
CO. ,urveyOr, wore bicycle suit. They
quietly paying FOR the refreshments called for
when Mr.. Barbour unfortunately exhibited large r'H
of grccnbacks 4 moment later Edward Drurcr pushed
against him, and sad :" can WHIP any ulIc thtl
sports a high and short coat" Mr.. Rapponhdgen,
the proprietor, Immediately went TO Drurer and SAID
" Now stop this. These gentlemen are my guests, and
| will not have them intericred with. Besides that
Druror, you are interfering with tho business OF my
house and spelling it,
"An right. Rapp.." said Drurer, 81 won't do it,
moment later Drurcr, who nal seven or eight coop
ers with him from the STANDARD oil Works
At Bayonns. made insulting remarks to tho TWO
engineers and struck OF them Mr.. Barbour
was thrown partly down stairway leading To the bli
iardrOOm. Again the proprietor demanded tht DFhier
should be quiet leave the house Drurcr almost III
stantly struck one Of the engineers, aud Mr. Rappen-
hagen put the whole party into the street. The two
engineers were here heard to remark, Let us get out
and take the next car home. Ii Is almost due here
nOw."
The surface cars the road on one hour headway
and Mr.. Barbour and Mr.. Hitchlngs had stopped at
the shore House to catch the 10 y. IN. ear from
West New Brighton to TOmpkinsvc. As
soon as the the street III front OF the hotel
Drurcr rushed up the engineers aud knocked one OF
them down. The Sht other friends OF Drurcr
were looking on, but did not interfere MT Barbour
shouted to friend: "san let's get out Of this and
run down toward New Brighton and will catch the
car as it comes along It's due here uow' Getting
clear of the the two young men, now thoroughly
alarmed and believing that tho gang intended
to rob them started on run. lhcy
had only reached point about hily yards east OF the
Shore when Drurer OVERLOOK them on the -ldcWhiA
about ffty feet vest Oi Johnson a kcTH drug store
The friends of DruTcr were closely following MN ~
aUug-de of the engineers ne struck on"
OF them knocking him from the walk clear over TIE
surface railroad track Instantly the Drurcr party
closed around gIucers who making adcscrdtc
fight tor their lives and their money. lhrc wa- rush
and then a lying on the railroad TRACK win
uur inches OF knife blade through his lcft trrc Ihc
! two engineers started "a dead run FOR the New
lgil OF ferry landing mud as there was no boat ihrie
tbry W itei under ferry shed. moment later Inc
car they had been wuiluE ;Or cam" rapdIj over thr
track Suddenly tho driver put on the brake ana thr
passengers fell forward with e sudden stop The con
ductor ran forward and beard MAN SAY Take thls
knife: have iu, pulic! II cut Of li- Leti
The CON luctor Lit tie body ont uf my WAY ana
lct The ear % on aud viii inf 'rn the police.
The wouu,i, man. who was Drurcr, Va" chTl"u mo
Johnson * Kerr, aud Dr. bryant sent iOr
lie dressed the wound and said he dii not thiuk u
dangerous. ambulance sent Tor dtd Ec ""uuu'h
taken SIltA's luilrmdIy, hhcIc ht uici Oht'I
sullivan found the engineers quietly waiting Nh"'i
the frrr, shed. and took them before justice Powers
AT the Richmond County Jdl, where mo wv" 'lhI
men we're LODGED to await the result u Drucr nInlr
Mr. IIltclnLs told tde following story: We were Ndl
iug for the and stopped ~ rr dihk. we n'u prh
AT the lacrosse match the afternoon 1nd had gone
Nr-L New ITig hton mat Mr. Barbour CpHH pay OH
| our bills While waiting al tie 'hore HOUSE We were
htrkccprr not to out G thc hp-' hhtu lic
| car came auus bccaI-c tucrc was Lau- waiting Tor
Us Presently showed about, ana dll"r w. -'l
! i'm the street We were attacked dp't remember WLch
about It, except that We were kH"ch'd ON h ihe i""
B1r,our IN rrc uiurc and la uninet aud "h'u got
clear of the gang arOnnd me ran back % help Barbour
and foIud hin Standing locked "i II another udN ana
! the crowd running away. heard some one say lie -
kifcd,' and man itlL IArh afb'ul "'' I''
| The who locked with Barbour Wa the man ""o