The evening world., 1889-10-17
NySterlOuSly Shot to Death 10 Ills En-
plOyer'S Private once
The Latter Claims the Shooting to
Have Been Accidental.
Expressman Mux'oW and His Son
Engaged In a Violent Quarrel.
Theory That Rolf Was Shot While In.
tCrfering to Save BIoodshed.

A mysterious shooting case Ia p~uzzling the
police of the East Sixty-seventh street station
to-day.
A bullet from a rifle killed Stephen Rof, a
t%rucknlan, in the Office of his employer, Herbert
Muxlow, expressmsn at 1887 Third avenue,
shortly after q o'clock last evening.
The shooting occurred in the little back room
Of the Office, which il separated from the front
room by q glass partition.
As far Us the police can learn. there was no
one present at the time hut Muxlow and Rof.
Muxlow il a wealthy man, who resides with his
family at Peekskill.
In addition to his expresses business Muxlow
own a large storage-house, and a skating rink
at Lexington avenue and One Hundred and
Seventh street. He and his son were both ar
rested on suspicion Of knowing more than they
told about the shooting.
Young Muxlow protested entire ignorance OF
the tragedy.
His father said that he ordered Rolf to put the
rifle in q case in order to send 1t to mis- home in
Peekskill. and that while doing 40 the weapon
was accidentally discharged by Rolf, the bullet
entering his abdomen.
Policeman Ambrose Moncrieff, of the Sixty
seventh street station-house, was summoned q
quarter of an hour after the shooting took
place. Roffs body was then lying on the aoorl
Muxlow was near by. as cool as q cucumber.
He killed himself. +" was the only explana
ton he gave the policeman. Moncrief, how.
ever, learned that previous to tile killing of Rolf
Muxlow and his son William had Quarrelled.
What about Is not known.
They were about coming to blows when Mrs.
Muxlow appeared. She had come from Peeks-
kill to see her husband. Finding her boy with
his hand raised against his father. she said:
MY SOU, you ought to be ashamed OF yonr-
self to attempt to strike your father. Leave
here at once"
The young man went out and hung around
the stable in Seventy-fourth street.
Soon after Mrs. Muxlow went to n restaurant
near by for her supper. While she was gone.
Mr.. Muxlow ASSERTS, lie told Rolf to pack the
rifle IN a pal Of blanket. in order to Eend II to
The police have "a theory that William re:
tur ed to the Office aud renewed the quarrel
either man picked up the rife to shoot tho
other, and that Rolf. ~springing between them
to t AYE PIE 6l3od dsIs fo received ~ The bullet t h myelf;
about a. month. He, was married. aud lived ut
20 Marion %Lstreet, where his body was removed
Detectives Campbell and Martin arrested the
MuxIows. father and aOn. and arraigned them
in the Yorkville Court this morning.
There was no evidence to show that young
MuxlOw was present when the shooting took
place, and he was discharged. His father. how
ever, was held for exami' alton on Monday next.
her husbands plac OF business Rolf was lean
ing ON a dry-goods box looking deethly white
what is the matter p she asked.
acll. 1" he answered.. and then fell to the floor. =
Mrs. MuXloW summoned a physician, but the
wounded man died before anything could be
Coroner Haniey will hold an inquest on the
body OF Rotf tomorrow ut 9. 30 o'clock.