New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-12
4 LITTLE BOY MURDERED.
me AseA1rANTs LADS WHO ToRMENTEp HIM
FOR SPORT.

HIS 4E8A1LANTS LADS WHO TOhmENIHD n''a
FOR SPORT.
There have been many quarrels between the ten
ants In the tenement house No. 1914 Secondave Tor
several months 1t was race war; In the mousse
are living German, Irish and Hebrew families, and
there has been a combination to drive out the He
brews Tho fight was not confined to the adults, but
even the children In the house and on the street nave
taken part in II, and the demonstration mas oeen 30
tsoreriy that the police have often been called upon
to quen tho disturbance.
Leon Hopper Hebrew, lived with his vile ana
three children on the third floor. The spite OF the
other tenants seemed to have been centred upon this
family and everything was done to make their lives
miserable. Hopper is upholsterer, but has not
been able to work for more than year because OF
sickness. His son Tobias, Q bright lad, five years
old, was playing upon the street near his home
Wednesday afternoon after school, anu William Lutz,
age ten of No. 1914 second-ave; Charles Dorr, age
H. and Charles Harrington, age ten, both OF No.
1,6l2 second.ave., attacked Tobias and chased him
for about q block. They threw stones and sticks at
him, and struck him several times. The assaiian,s
were driven away by some one who was passing ana
saw tho cruel manner In which they were treating
Tobias and they remained out of sight for about ha
hour.
Tobias, feeling SAFE had gone back to his play, and
swinging with q little girl on the sidewalk IN
childish game whom the three boys came up ana
renewed the assault. Tobias began to cry pitfuly
but no ono came to his aid. To stop his noise'
after knocking him down, the boys stuffed his mouth
full OF th from the street. and nearly stran ged him.
Dorr and Harrington seemed TO be annoying Tobias
for the fun Of the thing, but young LuH was vicious
and bent on mischief While Tobias was lying on
his back mutey pleading for mercy, this young runan
Kicked him several times IN the face and body. Lutz
is large for his age and every time he Kicked left his
mark When Tobias had been reduced to state OF
utter helplessness and his fncc was battered and
bruised tho three boys away and left him lying
In the gutter He got up, and young Lntz pushed
him into cellar. The persecution then ended for
the day.
Tobias, weak and hardly able to walk crawled to
his home and when his mother him his appearance
was so shocking that she tainted from fright Tobias
was sick all Wednesday night, moaned In his sleep
and begged hts mother keep Willie Lutz" from him.
Yesterday no delrious and DR.. Stern. of No 164
East Eighty -frst-st, was called to attend him. The
physician not able definitely to settle the nature
Of the trouble, but gave him some medicine and
awaited developments. Tobias became rapidly worse
during tho day, sank into comatose condition and
died last evening at O'Clock In commissions. His
skull IS believed to have been fractured, but this
emily be determined by an autopsy. which VIII De he'd
to-day.
Lutz, Dorr and Harrington arrested last even.
ing. Lutz was held on the charge Of murder and the
other two boys turned over TO the custody OF
their parents, 30 appear witnesses In the Fifty
seventh Street Court to-day.