The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
PIERRE LORILLARD'S BUTLER
sURRENDERs HIMSELF As The MAN
WHO KILLED BUTLER HOBBS.
He Had Fled from the CITY Last July. hat
Recently Returned aud Confessed to hts
EmrIoyer-He stuck hts Umhreiia 1nto
Hobbs's Eye In warding OF n Blow.

He Had Fled from the City Last July, Int
Recently Returned aud Confessed to hts
EmrIoyer-He stuck hts UmhreIia Into
Hobbs's Eye In warding OF Blow.
In William Brandess saloon. on the south
west corner Of Thrty-second street and Fourth
avenue n resort for conchmen and house SER
wants. William Hobbs. an English butler. who
had boon in the service OF the schuvlers and Of
the Knickrrbockcr Club. got into dispute on
the evening of July & last with an Englishman
whom nobody there knew about the respective
merits Of American and English jockeys.
Hobbs maintained that Archer was a better
man than Hamilton. The other EnGlishuan
stuck up for Hamilton. Hobbs followed the
other man out OF the saloon. struck him. and
tried to strike him ngnin. The other man
had an umbrella. He jahbed Hobbs in the eye.
Hobbs was taken to Bellevue Hospital in an
ambulance. Dr. Wilmarth. the ambulance
surgeon. said he was drunk. All day Thurs
day Hobbs remained unconscious. and Dr.
Munkowitz said he was sleeping off his drunk
That night Hobbs died. An examination
showed that the orbtal plate had been PER-
fo,atcd and the brain penetrated. An nnsuc-
cessful effort was made BY the Fast Thirty
fifth street police to find the man Of the um-
brrla. .
District Attorneys office. ompaniel by u
young man, and sent in his card TO Mr.. Nicoll
W men inc messenger showed MI lOrlilaTu
into Mr., Nicoil's private Office. the young man
followed him.
This young man., Mr.. Lorillard. said to the
District Attorney. lis Andrew Williams. my
butler. He has confessed to me That he killed
William Hobbs in Trandes's saloon on the
night of July = last. He is tired Of keeping out
of tho way of the police. he says. and wants
killed Hobbs in self defence. hc says. and be-
lieve him. am willing to go bail for him to
any amount
Dstrir, ATTORNEY Niccll made out. a warrant
On Information and helief.' and Williams
| was taken before Recorder Smyih in his rri:
| waite law Offices. Tho District Attorney stated
| the case to the Recorder and he endorsed the
| papers as follows:
| upon Information conveyed TO me ny the
| District Attorney. am convinced that the de-
| PENDANT cannot be convicted Of any higher de-
| gree Of homicide than that Of manslauRhter.
| If hn can no convicted of any offence which
| seems to b" doubtful"
iii" Recorder llxed hail Mt $4,000 which Mr..
I.oriiIard gave. He gave as surety his resi-
dence at 1852 Fifth avenue. which he said is
worth 100000. and which is mortEaGed .for
| S2OO.UOO When the papers were signed Mr.
| I.orilard directed the butler to go to Tuxedo
and take charge Of his cottage there.
| Williams s ~ years old. Mr.. Lorllard
hired him in Savnnnah several years ago; He
over the world. On the morning following the
row in tho sa loon Williams called a, Hobhs's
| home to inquire about him. When he learned
| that Hobbs was in tho hospital he ran away,
| leaving Mr.. orillards employ He has Just
! returned to New York. and went direct to Mr.,
! Lorillard. to whom he mad. his confession
| Mr. Loriiard re-enEaCe,l him at once.
At the inquest before the Cnronors Jury Jo-
semi Doyle; nm eyewitness. testified that
| Hobbs was the instigator of the row.