The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-28
STRAIGHT TO A VITAL SPOT.
MURDER OF FREDERICK OBEY NEAR
FLORAL PARK.

Tho harden OF Quit Between William
Covert. - Rich Farmer. ana George
Becker. . scedsman-An Tares were In
n Drunken Fight, nnd Somebody Put n
knife Through Frederick Obey's Meek.
william Covert and George Becker OF Floral
Park. J.. f"nre prisoners In the Jamaica jail.
accused Of Cutting to death Frederick A.
OBEY, q carpenter. Which ono OF the iris
settled.
Tho wound was made with tho point Of n
keen knife. oBecker says that Covert struck
tho blow. When arrested Covert ha only q
rusty oyster knilo. A pocketknifc with n sharp
blade about three inches long, was found sew
eral hours after the murder about forty feet
from the spot whore the dead mans body lay.
This knife has cen identified as Beckers.
William Covert Is about 40 years old. and has
wife and two children. He owns large
farm near Floral Park. and is said 10 be worth
100000. His father. John Covert, Is one OF
the richest landowners In jamaica
George Becker Is IS yonrs old. and Is en-
ployed BY John Lewis Childs. the scotsman. Mt
his Floral Park establishment He owns
cottage there. and Obey. the murdered man.
boarded with him. Obey was formerly an at
tendant in the Queens County Insane Asylum,
ut Mineola, but lately has been doing carren-
ter work ON the new hotel now building in
Floral Park.
On, Sunday afternoon Becker and Obey
walked three miles to Garden City Park. Upon
returning they met William Covert at Miller's
Hotel In Now Hyde Park. This was about
o'clock in the evening. Covert had horse and
carriage and invited the two men 10 ride back
with him. Tho three drove off together.
stop was made at hotol on the road. AMI 1t
~, ,vha thnyr aaphoI John
Wickss Half Way House on the Jericho turn
pike Here they drank several times and hcre
!he tragedy took place. Conflicting stories Oh
BECK er says that no and Obey got in the car
ringo while covert united the horse. Obey was
taken sick, and leaned o,or the side OF III" car
sid. Of tho buggy and ordered him OFT. Obey
got ont OF the buggy, started TO thank oevers
Knocking him down. Becker sai that he also
got d9wn ,m tine b%TED md hat
LAYS '%nt # Got I'M n tho lis. SIc%;
went down he caught becker BY the leg and
throwing MIN down. rolled oyer on toy OF hlm:
his hand in his pocket. Coyor: then got ur
anil struck obey II second tlow. which sent
n SSw Msn Gs Bs distance ssy on MI he Re
and saw c;SeT pin; IIm
came 10 Obey assistance and they ali lel in n
heap. Whom arrested IN his place at abons
~ o'clock yesterday morning. lie wanted to
know whether Obey or Becker had accused
Lin OF assault. 1o appeared surprised when
informed that Obey was d, ad. ,,
drinks in her hotel AMI left; few minutes
later Covert returned and asked Tor n lantern
and o glass OF wafer Tor q sick man. Upon
looking out she saw man lying In the roa
| DR.. G. Adolrh Faus'erer OF New HYDE Park
! Gays that he was called from he'd shortly after
| 10 o'clock 10y Becker, who said that Obey had
been stabbed aud was dying. When he ar
| rived at the plare he founI hut Obey had been
| dead some time. tie notified Coroner Everett
| OF Jamaica Becker was arrested shortly after
| ward by Deputy sheriff John Bueh Ter. Covert
| apparently had driven away right afte tho
Of bruises and sc atches. when arrested. in
| confirmation Of his story.
The mortal wound was on the lett side OF
Obey's neck. Drs Feusterer. Skinner and
! Megnen. who mHhe the autopsy yesterday. said
| that death had been almost Instantaneous.
| The point OF the knife severed The juRular vein
anu punctured the carotid artery. Had the
man striking the blow been an anatomist. he
! could not have chosen more vital spot in the
| neck.
All three men are spoken we'll Of. None OF
| them was ever known before to engage in a
! quarrel. Covert's friends believe him 10 be in :
nocent. The general impression is that
| the excitement and darkness stabbed Obey by
Obey was "a years old and single. He was
| from Woonsocket X: l.: his iather. 1t ts said
being a full blooted Indian OF the tribe Il ON
which the town took IL: name.
Miller's Hotel. New Hyde Park. on friday
| 0y0niDg.