The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-03
BAYONNE MURDER.
Death Of William Givens' Victim
The Slayer Surrenders.

Patrick Ward, the employe of the
Standard OIL Company at Constable
Hook. who was shot in the back bv WILL
lam Givens on Friday night while run
ming away from fight in Boyle's saloon,
Railroad avenue and East Twenty-second
street, Bayonne, died in the Bayonne
Hospital yesterday morning.
Saturday afternoon Record er Besher re-
ceived Wards ante-mortem statement.
Ward charged Givens with having shot
him and told his version of the fatal
fracas. 1t will be used in evidence against
the murderer at his trial.
Although the Bayonne police at frs {
believed tnat Givens had fed from town
npen one of the two trains which left the
East Twenty-second street station of the
Central Railroad in opposite directions
within five minutes after the tragedy,
they came TO the conclusion yesterday
that he was in hiding with friends in
Bayonne. A thorough search of his
haunts failed to disclose any clues to his
whereabouts.
Just before midnight, however, Givens
walked into Bayonne Police Headquar
ters accompanied by his wife. and sur
rendering himself to Sergeant Cavanagh.
Beyond volunteering the information
tuaO AC WdC w diUlLS VIC IcaultS Ol w dEQ
injuries and that he shot Ward in self
defence. Givens refused to say anything
of the tragedy.
County Physician Converse visited
Bayonne yesterday afternoon and decided
TO order an inquest for Monday evening,
the 10th. Coroner Brackner will prob
ably impanel the jury. Drs. Converse
and Lucius f. Donohoe will make an
autopsy this afternoon. The police have
secured the weapon with which the mur-
der was done. IL is a British "bull dog"
revolver of thirty-eighJ calibre. Two of
the seven chambers were empty. This
corresponds with the statement of wit
nesses that Givens discharged the weapon
twice, although only one bullet took
effect.
Notes.
The new First NJ E. Church of Bayonne
was opened for services yesterday morn
ing. The Rev. DIR. j Kranlz, of Trinity
P. E. Church, delivered the morning and
evening sermon to large congregations.
He was assisted by the Rev. G. s. RYman,
pastor The building is on West Twenty
first street, near Avenue &, and COST
1000. About $4,000 was contributed
yesterday. Lay service was held in the
afternoon, in which the Sunday school
took part. Solon Humphreys. j. Corri-
gan, ]. S. Coward and the pastor deliv-
6feu addresses.
Bayonne Council. No 695, Royal Arc,!.
mum. will hold meeting tonight and i'll
itiate three candidates in Arcanum Hall.
The First Assembly District ReDubli-
can Committee and the Bayonne Repub-
ican City Committee held important
meetings on Saturday evening in Salter's
Memorial Hall in the Third ward. The
District Committee appointed ex-Alder-
man Michael Schultz. Jr.. of Jersey City,
as district leader, and named Captains
of precincts and challengers. The City
Committee agreed with the District Com
mittee to have the primaries for the
Assembly, Senatorial and Congressional
Conventions on Friday evening, the 9TH
inst. The apportionment of delegates to
the Assembly Convention is as follows:-
Greenville, nine: Bayonne, First ward.
three; Second ward, six; Third ward, six;
Fourth ward, one; Fifth ward. one.
A girl baby, four month old, was Sat-
urday night left at the residence of ex-
School Trustee Luke Rickard. on Avenue
E aud East Fortieth street. Mr.! Rick
ards people are caring for the un welcome
little stranger, whose parentage is mys-
terV.