The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

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AS soon as Mrs. Stocker and her sister
heard their mothers warming words they
sprang for the door, quickly followed by
Dunno aud Bremner. They were soon on
the street running for their lives. Stocker
was at their heels. In his hand he held
the revolver, and he had wild CLEAN in
his eyes. His wife and sister-in-Iaw ran
screaming at the top of their voices.
Stocker gained on them quickly. One
hundred yards from the house lie caught
up with his wife. Grabbing her by the
throat he placed the muzzle of the re-
volver to her head and pulled the trigger.
She sank to the pavement.
Stocker was not satisfied with killing
his wife, however. He saw his sister-in-
law dash into an alleyway little further
up the street. He ran after her and soon
caught her. She piteously begged for
mercy and tell 10 the ground. Stocker
bent over her and fired bullet into her
side.
AFTER JOHN E. DUNNE.
Stocker hen ran out from the alley
way. Up the street near Summit avenue
he caught sight of John f. Dunno.
Dunno was walking rapidly aud did not
know that he was being followed until he
heard Stocker's footsteps. He turned
and saw Stocker with the revolver.
Dunno ran up TO Summit avenue aud
turned the coruer. Stocker, who is fleet
runner, was gaining on him when Dunno
sought refuge in Rudolph Nays butcher
store. There were several customers in
the store when Dunno rushed breath
lessly in. Mr.. and Mrs. May were waiting
on the customers. Dunno mad no time to
explain before Stocker dashed in
A LUCKY MISS FOR DUNNE.
He pointed the revolver at Dune and
pulled the trigger, but the cap did not
explode. Then May, who is a powerful
man, jump ped in between Stocker and his
Intended victim.
AS Stocker was preparing to shoot
again, Dunno, who was as pale as sheet,
| managed to say
''Stocker, you have finished two al
ready. Why do you want TO finish me?"
SCocker reflected a moment then
dropped his revolver and left the store.
Outside the store there was a large
crowd, attracted by the exciting chase
through the streets and the pistol shots.
In the crowd was Richard White. "buf-
falo" fireman. White saw Stocker shoot
ing the women and saw him chase Dunno
He placed the murderer under arrest
Stocker made no resistance and went
quietly to the Sixth Precinct Station
House.
In the meantime the greatest excite
| ment prevailed in the neighborhood
where the two women were lying bleed
ing and unconscious. Kind neighbors
carried Mrs. Stocker and her sister to
drug store. An ambulance from Christ
Hospital was quickly on the scene. Mrs.
Stocker was dead before it arrived, how
ever. Miss Tierney was yet alive and
was removed to the hospital, The body
of Mrs. Suocker was carried into her par
ents' home by several of Captain McNul-
ty's policemen who had arrived upon the
scene When the body of her murdered
daughter was brought in Mrs. Tierney
tainted.
sToCKER UNCoNCERED.
When Stocker was brought before Cap
tain McNulty he did not appear in the
least concerned. He told the Captain
that when he returned suddenly TO his
home he found his wife and her sister
drinking whiskey with Dunno and Brem-
ner. His wife was drunk, he said.
Mrs. Tierney says that Dunno and
Bremner and her two daughters were
not drinking whisKey but were drinking
coffee. Captain McNulty took the prs-
oner to Christ Hospital, where his sister
in-law VS.
When Stocker entered the room where
Miss Tierney lay on cot, he appeared
unnerved. When she saw Stocker the
herself from her couch and said:-
You, villainl you threatened this
some time ago"
Stocker is now safely lodged in the
County Jail 1t is not thought that Miss
Tierney's injuries will prove fatal.
ARRAlGNED IN COURT.
Stocker was arraigned before Police
Justice Davis this morning. He ap-
peared cool and collected. and glanced
about the court room with half smile
upon his face. He is a man apparently of
thirty years. He is about 8 feet inches
high. and wore in court semi
working suit, and long, seedy brown
overcoat. He has piercing black eyes,
close cropped black hair and long black
mustache. curling at the ends. His fore
head is high, and only the prominent
cheek bones and thinness of his face
would prevent his being termed good
looking.
With his hands, fastened together with
steel bracelets" +" resting on the rail be-
fore him, he faced Justice Davis and list
eued to the brief statsmento of the tragedy
given by Roundsman Duffy of the Sixth
precinct. Duffy was not an eyewitness
of the shooting. and his evidence was of
interest only when he produced the
weapon with which Mrs. Stocker was
murdered.
The prisoners eyes glstened as he
looked at the revolver, heavy 44-calbre
Smith & Wesson, double action. Justice
Davis, in examining the revolver, opened
the breech and looked at the cylinder. to
determine how many of the Ave chambers
had been fired.
FOUR SHOTS FIRED.
The cylinder contained four empty and
one 10 ded shells. The weapon was
pointed towards corner of the room
where several policemen in uniform
sat, as Justice Davis closed the breech
and at the sharp click the policemen
involuntarily ducked their heads.
Stocker noticed the action and smiled; as
if amused. He placed his hand once or
twice upon a fresh wound on his left
cheek made by his mother-in-law's finger
mails during the row which preceded the
tragedy.
WHITES STATEMENT.
Richard White, city fireman, of No 25
Manhattan avenue, was the only witness
heard besides Roundsman Duffy. He
said:-
~ was walking, about half past twelve
o'clock, through Griffith street in COM
pany with Jack and James Dunno"
"Jack Dunno, that's the man
chased" exclaimed StocKer.
White explained that the Jack Dunno
referred to is buffalo attached to No.
IL Engine Company, and not the John f.
Dunno whom Stocker accuses of being
the cause of the trouble. James Dunno
lives on Webster avenue, near Griffith
street,
"We heard pistol shot," continued
White, land l thought some one was
shooting dog. We ran around the COR
ner, and l saw Mrs. Stocker lying face
downward on the sidewalk. Srocker
turned her over as l approached, and
kissed her face. He then started across
the street. l followed, aud placed him
under arrest He gave me the revolver
when asked for it,