New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-09
A PRACTICAL JOKER KILLED.
He POURs WATER on A NEGRO AND is STABBED
THROUGH THE I3ART FOR IT.

HE POURS WATER on 4 NEGRO AND is STABBED
THROUGH TIE H3ART FOR IT.
Fondness for rough play has cost the life Of James
CilmartIn srapping young 'longshoreman, who until
yesterday had been one OF the hands employed py
the Old Dominion Steamship Company. Ghmaruh'
who was twenty nine years old and liveu III lodhs
house at No. 10 Pells red faced. genial, gooo-
hearted fellow, with only defects love for prao
teal Joking This weakness Of his led hin INTO
many awkward scrapes and his friends had repeatedly
warned him that 1t would some day get hin INTO
serious trouble. In the dusk Of yesterday after
noon Gilmartln standing by an open WINDOW on
the second floor Of the house. chatting ana Laughing
with a party OF friends. Looking down INTO .ne
street while he talked his eye fell upon the Woody
head OF negro who was leaning seepily against inc
side OF the house door. Gilmartn walked over "
the washstand on which was a pitcher OF WATER
Taking the pitcher he carried 1t to the open wihdo"
Some Of the crowd, seeing what he was about
10 do. tried to stop him. but with hsh'
lanqh he shook them of. Then he poured some WAC.
down upon the head below. Instantly the owner Oh
ths head jumped forward and looked up his eyes ba@
Ing his black face convulSed with passion.
Do that again. he cried. and You'll be sorry
Tho words had scarcely left his lips when there came
second and heavier dousing that choked and biinded
him and drenched him TO the SKIN lie stood stu Ior
moment shaking the water out OF his eyes. ears ana
hat, and then, growing an oath, he darted up 'no
stairs and into the room where Gilmartin STOOD The
blade OF A huge clasp knife flashed In the air as the
negro sprnng upon Gilmartin and seized him by the
throat Then raising the hand which held the khiie'
n. brought II down with all his force and buried the
blade deep in Gilmartns heart. Gmartin groailed'
ga,pcd and fell back, dead. Then the negro Inshcd
ont OF the room down the stairs, and in moment had
disappeared
This had all been done with such qnickness
that the men who looked on could only stand
stock STILL staring stupidity mt the body of Gilmarun
living motioness on the floor. Not until the murderer
had had fifteen minutes hcadway did 1t occur to then
70 tell Policeman Keogh OF what had happened. 10y
that time however, the negro had been lost In the
mazes Of Chinatown. Just who he Is 10 one seems
to know but By few denizens Of the neighborhood
he il known as Richardson. The story told by Charles
smith. Conrad Mantell and John a. Lynch, all OF
whom witnessed the murder l. clouded Win fog tilt
description OF the negro Is fogger STILL This Is no"
the onclai alarm reads -, ri,
Arrest n negro, five feet seven lhcnes taii, snl
| lnId smooth face and slIab5ily dressed
ON this luminous instruction foHceHln eugene
Clinton arrested on suspicion c0ored man whom ~
had seen huTylng along the Bowcry. The prisoner wa
first taken to the Fifth Precinct station. thence to IN,
Central Office and then TO Elizabeth st. His name. ~
saws Is Henry Chandler he Is eighteen wears Ola ana
works ibr Newark IL lIasey, No. Ia and 2l6 Broomc
1t. lie denies any knowledge OF tho murder