New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-13
WHO SHOT THE CONTRACTOR
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN FLATBUSH.
,Hs MAN FOUND DYING IN THE sTREEr-DID


HE FALL INTO AN AMBuscABEf
Another mysterious murder occurred in the towr
~ Flatbush, l.. l., late on Thursday night. II
= only q few weeks since William Ryan, switch
man on the Prospect Park and Coney Island Kali
rad, at Kensngton, in the western part OF the
town. was shot and killed and no clew to his
murderer was found. The victim OF the latest
orine was Domnck Leonard, who lived at East
New-Yorlx and Utica aves., and was killed al
Roccrs-ave and Linden Boulevard. near the centre
of the village.
Leonard was stone mason and contractor. whe
was not addicted to drink, and he was ABOUT on
wears old He went TO the liquor shop OF super
visor w. NJ Lyman. in Grant-st on Thursday
afternoon 70 see the Supervisor about getting the
contract for some work. and falling to find him
went in IN an auction sale of lots at the Wander
veer nropertv and remained there until the eve
ming He then went back to try and see Lyman
but failed again to find him. and started up Rog-
ers-ave. toward his home about 0 p. M
An bour or so later William Sawkns and John
SNYDER were passing through Rogers-ave. on thell
NOV IN their homes in Diamond-st., and at Linden
poulevard they found a man lying on the side
wall, near the house of William Mills. They al
FIRST tbought he was drunk, but found him moan
inc and sent for police aid. Before he could be
removed 10 the police headquarters in the Town
Hall he was dead
IT, was thought that ne had committed suicide
whom bullet wound was found in the region
of the heart, but dligent search failed to reveal
anv weapon in the neighborhood. The tall grass
in an adjoining field moved TO- see If the
,evolver might have been thrown into it, but
no trace of il was found. The police were forced
70 the conclusion that the man had been muir
derea No motive for the crime could he dis
oeyered. and no person was seriously suspected.
As a measure of prccaution Police Captain
Keyser arrested the three sons of the dead man,
as be had at times disagreed with them and
his wife. but they were all found in bed. and
were able to prove where they had been. The
family also included four daughters. The only
person that his family said Mr.. Leonard disagreed
with was Thomas Mccormack, a neighbOr who
shet two of his goats last year and then struck
Mr. Leonard with baseball bat Mccormack
was arrested but he says he will be able to prove
an alibi lie was admitted to bail. There was
e1l 95 in Mr.. Leonard's pocket, showing that
robbery was not the motive of the crime.
The sound of pistol-shot was heard by per-
sons living in the neghbOrhood, but no outcry
Was made and little was thought of
il until the crime was discovered.
to the body of the man, as the clothing and skin
were burned with powder. The autopsy showed
that the bullet entered the left side near the
region of the heart and passed through, lodging
under the skin of the back the right side. a
young man was at the auction sale with Mr..
Leonard and the police are anxious to find him.
A boy told Captain Keyser last evening that he
was walking near the scene of the crime shortly
before It occurred and saw two men in a wagon,
one of whom called out, Dominicl1, did you see
him yet?" lie did not know who was addressed.