The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16

Dispute Over n Game of Casino Leads to
Fatal Shooting at the II oteI Glndstone.

A Dispute Over n Game of Casino Leads to
Fatal Shooting Mt the Hotel Gladstone.
George W. Lytle, n colOred bell boy, 1C
years old. shot and killed Tura Maura. West
Indian negro one year older than he in the
Hotel Gladstone. broadway and Fifty-ninth
street. yesterday morning
The lads have been on unfriendly terms since
last Tuesday. Lytle had slept at the home OF
his mother and stepfather. 4l0 Seventh ave-
nue.. on Wednesday night. He went to tho
hotel yesterday morning and was sitting at
the breakfast table In the servants dining
room when Maura came in behind him and
dealt him n blow upon the back with piece of
nine about two inches wide and ga feet in
length. Night Clerk Matt Sparks took away
the stick and then the two boys clnched
Sparks again interGered. Lyle drew Off to one
side. produced u revolver. q five barrelled
American bulldog, and discharged 1t three
times at Maura. Two shots hit him in the left
side tho third struck the back OF Sparks's
hand. grazing the flesh.
The shooting was witnessed by nearly sixty
employees OF the hotel. Manager C, D. Haight.
and Proprietor w. NJ. Haieht. Lytle remained
standing in the position he had occupied when
discharging the shots. Some one cried out 10
him that he had better run away. and he re-
piled that he would not. The head bellman
W.
had sat down In chair but arose and walked
toward the policeman. handing him the revolt
YER. and saying:
Policemen Mckinney took II out OF his hand
and struck him on the head with his stick.
moments nom until roused by the policeman Who
stairs, He took ,Lytle TO the West Forty
wR Ras h ga" died sfI at 92U y n his sn;e
Shooting was the outGrowth Of a dispute he
and Lytle had over game OF casino. lytle
had lost to him so cents, and Aiaura frequently
tainted him with the loss and his neglect TO
pay. ON Wednesday afternoon" MauTa said.
=, asked Lytle II he ever intended giving ne
did did not nc Then told him that he and | would
have fight about it. showed him. and he
struck me on the head with an Ice e.I pitcher"
His body was removed to the home of his
pnrents. $50 West Twenty-ninth street. last
fytle WAS taken to the Yorkville Police Court.
and was there committed until this morning.
" fa shot Maura because was afraid he, would
shoot me. All he boys can tell you that he had
repeatedly threatened to KY me. Once one 81
the boys took IN sepcS zen M rnn Rls
coat pocket that he had sworn he would brain
mewith. was strald to sleep IN the same room
bered t6a5 she I had reyo Yer in box under.
rather sorry now did shoot him, but Maura
f.ytle was born in Asheville, \. &. He has
been q bellboy In the Windsor Hotel. Phiadel;
phin: In the Marlborough Hotel. this city. and
the Hotel Gladstone.
-" II Was an outrage tho way Policeman Nc
Ginley acted Mr. ". NJ: llgight. the propri.
at resistance i had gone to the rescue OF
Maura, ana did not SEQ what happened after:
ward but all my servants were witnesses OF It"
James Harvey. waiter. said he remonstrat.:
cd with Poi iceman Mckinley who told him Il
he, didn't shut M "he would get the same"
Others OF the walters say That McCIinley went
TO the next room. where Maura 'lay. telling
them to look after Lyle.
Mckinley denies that he struck Lyle or that
he left him to look after Maura.