New-York tribune., 1890-04-03
4 FATAL BARROOM FIGHT.
ONE MAN DEAD ONE DYING AND ONE BADLY
INJURED
SHOTGUN AND FENCE PICKET USED As
wEAPONS-THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
NOT FULLY EXPLAINED

WEAPONS-TUE CAUSE OF THE lROCBL
NOT FULLY EXPLAINED.
Tho village of plainvicw a small place about three
mics north of Farm.ngtalc. l.. l., the scene of a
fatal shooting array late Tuesday night. 1t resulted
in The instant death of and injuries to another
that pronounced fatal. Two of the four par
ticplns In the fight that preceded the shooting are
under arrest. The men involved in the affair are
Frederick Van Size, Gunther Kc Nathan Van Size,
father Of Frederick. and Charles Duryca The first
is dead and tie others. with the exception Of
Duryca. badly injured. The fight took place in the
bargoom Of small hotel at planyiew kept by heil,
who is sevcnty-fve year, old.
Nathan Van Size. the father Of Frederick Van Size,
and Duryel at Farmingdac Tue ,day afternoon
and started to walk to their home at Mouncto I'LL.
When they reached Kcrs place they stopped and had
their supper After supper they went to the barroom,
Where they spent the evening in drinking. Late last
night Duryca consented to talk about the shooting.
lie said
81" was sitting a sofa in corner and Frederick
Van size stood back Of the stove. leaning on
the mantc!piccc. Kcl sat at table on the
opposite side OF the room, and the elder
Van size was standing on one side. suddenly Keil
jumped up and rushing the room TO where
WAS seated exclaimed, ron are all tramps,' and
struck me over the head with the chair, which he had
dragged across the room. / jumped up and struck
him in the face with my fist.
kcil then ran into adjoining room and i'm
mcdiatcly returned with gun. lie took deliberate
aim and discharged barrel The charge stucS
Frederick Van size in the left breast lie eNclaincd
Pop. I'm shot, and throwing up his arms, fell dead
beside the stove. After shooting the son, kcl
rushed upon the fatlcr and struck him on the head
with the gun and Knocked him Dc vn lie then struck
the fallen man on the right leg breaking il TIC
ankle. While this was going on | escaped INTO the
AaTi, but kcl followed with the sunstoCh.
Then picked up fence picket and struck him several
! time, in the face
The BODY OF Van Size was removed 10 his father
| house yesterday afternoon, and Dr.. llcyen made an
autopsy lie found that tie charge of shot had passed
! through the body to the back. The heart was lit
/ orally torn to pieces.
| xii Was badly beaten about the head, and hi.
/ right hand va, Ia he'd with n knife. lie unable
10 speak and his ply ician Or. cyer has little hop,
! If M, recovery. kcls friends LAY that he fired IN
-ofddcncc, and that he lai ordered the men to
leave MS place before the night occurred. and that h'
believed IN, c wao in danger when he shot Van Size
! Ih'-r statements are borne somewhat by the in
/ iur',, received by Kcil. and failure OF the other
to explain Just how he received them. Justice >ciner
Il IcksHilln. ycscr.ay directed Constable Rcnhcri
/ to piac" Nathan Van size aud Duryca under arrest
/ Van size was found IN bed. suffering from scvcra
,uf- hi. head and broken LEG. He asserts tlla
after kc shot his ,0n frcdcrich he dubbed him OVc
the head and then the leg. breaking the stock o
/ m. gun Duryca arralelcd before Justice Stciner
I'm the afternoon. ard tod the story Of the shQotnl
substantially related above.