New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-04
A MURDER IN THIRD AVENUE.
KILLEDBY A BLOW FROM A CLENCHED FIs

KILLED BY A BLOW FROM A CLENCHED FlSI
RowDIRs EAT CHOwDRR. REFUSE TO PAY. ASSAULT
THE CASHIER AND MURDER A CUSTOMER.
Three men entered Bowman's oyster house,
No. 423 Third ave-, yesterday afternoon ana sat aown
table They oughy dressed and had been drink
lug. though they did not stagser They talked noisy
together, and Of them ordered some chowder. he
was small man; the other two wore larger and msde
more noise. Even after the small man had eaten
his chowder, the three sat at tho
table swearing and attracting the attention
OF people Who passing in the street. In the oyster
honse at the time Charles Harfs the nephew OF the
proprietor and who acted as cashier and Brazzia
vanderveer who had como into the Tace for some
oysters and seated at table In the rear OF tho
room some distance from whsre the three men were.
Ths largest OF the rnree finally got up, and after
standing for moment talking with the others went out
into the street. few minutes after ward MS TWO COM
pauons got up and also started to go ont. Harrst
spoke to them they got TO the door ana asked them
II they going to pay for what they hao eaten
One OF the men who hal not eaten anything swore
at the cashier and said that he did not owe him any
thing and that he had good mind to break the young
mans law for having the mpudence to ask pay for the
food given IIarfst was standing then behind the
cashiers counter and as he Is not lacking IN pch no
came In front OF and walking up close TO the pury
fellows he ordered them out OF tho place. lie also to
them that they were swnders and OF no value to the
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what had been eaten. The who had eaten the chow
der suddenly raised his fiat and struck Harfst who Is
small mau violent blow In the face, splitting his lip
open Then another OF tho also Joined In ard struck
the cashier.
yauderyeer who was eating his oysters in the back
store that the boy was in danger as one OF
the men al picked up large bottle, let his table and
endoavOred TO get the cashier out OF the hgnt.
AWAY from his assaiants Then the rutfans turned
upon NaDierveer, who to get out or the way ran nto
the street. Tho two men quickly ', ioliowea,
and caught hun near tho gutter Sa"dervesr arssr
one OF the men struck him sedge.ham'ner dow. lie
raised his hands, staggered few feet ana ie uncoa-
scious In the middle OF the street As he wens down
slowly away, while the crowd looked OH and
iid not offer 10 stop chem. .,., - H.,
two men and carried into Bowmanns place. De Martin
Burkr OF No. 14l Lexngton-ave., was sent ior put
he got TO the place IN few moments Ms services
ycrr not needed, Vanierveer died in five MINUTES after
he brought into the store.
officer Thomas jennings OF the TweDty-hrst ffecIhct
the two men. who we're thought TO be near py.
Ho dit not them anu then called Iof
the dead wagon. and VandcrveoTs BODY was taken %
the Morgue. lie twenty years 0ld CLERK III
Callahans hat store In the B0wery lived IN twenty
ninth-st. Thrd-ave. aud was we'll known In tne
neighborhood quiet and peaceable man: From me
fighting was said be John Hughes. He Is wlth0u'
business thief and desperate character lie mas
been arrested several times ior feonious assault ah
now wanted" by Inspector Byrnes FOR stealing Dag
OF ostrich feathers In Wooster-st. He wa
s1nlt walking leisGrely down Taird-ave. neal
| Vandervesr They spoke to policeman. WHO had no
yet heard of what they hal been doing A genera
alarm sent out for Hughes and the ponce oehev'
that they VIII be able to arrest him before thi
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