New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-01
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THE RESULT on BOARDING a LAZY FELLOW
roR roTHrNG-rHR ASSASSIN ESCAPES

THE RESULT OF BOARDING LAZY YELLOW
FOR NorHING-rHE ASSASSIN ESCAPES
Tobias samnbs, quiet and peaceable colorcd man.
has lived for moro than year with his wife Eva and
thsr Two children on tho top floor Of tho big double
ssasr,ent.house known MS tho Chelsea Hat At Nos.
re ana las west twenty seventh-st The Chelsea
rs occupied extensively By colorcd people. and within
It's walls thctc have been many sashing marches Win
rssors and morc than one murder ssmuss father
ineiaw Emanuel gtegH, an Old man. lived on tho
same foor with his family, in the font part Of the
fat samms's domestic tife was peaceful until his
brother Reuben who Is several years younger, came
10 live With him. Tobias Eannls and steegs have
been employed for long time as walters In the lunon
room az the Grand Central station. steggs Is the
head waiter Reuben only worked when IL was ao'
solutely necessary. BE was also waiter, ana DO
became converted several weeks ago, and has peen
hanging around the Young Mems Christian Association
r.or,s IN Treuty.thira st. Tobias told Reuben a
few DAYS ago that he would have to leave his home
unless he got work by April J. The brothers had z
ouarreI then over the matter which has Deen re-
newed daily since.
Yesterday both the brothers were homo all day, and
tobias preached tho subject OF Reubens leaving the
house. Becoming ncensed, TOBIAS strVcR heupsh :
xi,.lcrt blow on the mouth. Reuben retaliated IN
kjnd ana In a second both were on the floor pounding
each Other The noise of the struggle aroused hrs'
Stamina and shc ran from the next room to the
hltohsn Reuben had hold Of her husbands throat
and was trying 10 stab him with dagger about ntns
inches long. Tobias was fighting to get possession
Of the weapon, and had already received several
slashes in the neck and face Mrs saEnms aroused
an the tenants with her screams and her father has
tened 10 500 what was the trouble.
The two men were stu the floor, and steggs
Jumped upon Renben's back and tried 10 pun him
away from Tobias Finding that he could not use
the inife with siegs holding him, Reuben threw him
self backward knocking steggs down, Win quick
turn OF his hand Reuben freed the hand holding the
knife Tobias had hold OF the blade at the Time, ana
his hand was nearly severed He tried 10 got up piI
before he succeeded Reuben jumped upon him ana
drove tho dagger to the hilt into HIS heart Reuben
then started for The door, carrying the bloody dagger
In his hand stegg got in 'front.' OF him TO sop him.
when Reuben made vicious thrust st him WITH me
knife, which the old man avoided. Reuben continued
on bis way down stairs, and on the first hoor me'
Milton smith and louis Jones' to whom DO SAID with
: aourssh OF the dagger thas no had stabbed bis
s,her ard would be back in few hours and finish
the lob IL fobias did not die After gaining me suso.
the murderer ran to ssxth-ave. and ives lost in the
crowd. = "a ..., 80.
rennrfed 10 the Thrtieth Street Police station, and
de;eItiyes were seat to look for the murderer ~ is
believed that he crossed tho river TO New-Sereey'