The sun., 1893-07-26
A FIST BLOW KILLED HIM
DYER HdLsTEAD SLAIN NJ A STREET
CLEANING FOREMAN.
Their Quarrel Was Over CANARY Btrd's
Merits and Very Few II ow- Were Struck
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Their Quarrel Was Over n Canary BIRD
Merits and Very Few n ow- Were Struci
| Stories by Witnesses OF the Fight
James llalstead. proprietor Of dyeing es
tablishmont in both street. near Tenth ave
nue. lost his lie yesterday afternoon in flgh
resulting from "A dispute over the merits OF
canary bird.
Hnlstead was an EnRlshman and lover o
| pets of all kinds. Yesterday afternoon he wen
to John Kiefs bird store at 800 First avenue tc
buy pair OF rabbits. While william Humell
clerk in the store.was boxing UP the animals
Halstead got talking with the proprietor about
birds In general. and finally the two
mon went TO m adjoining saloon for
| drink Soon aftor they returned to the
| bird store Matthew Green. a foreman In the
| street Cleaning Department. entered. At that
moment lialstead was criticising certain
canary that Green had on previous visit de-
| cded to purchase. This is Green's account OF
what followed:
said to the man in friendly way:
That's q fine bird. amt itT
He turned and glared at me. and then said:
What the - do you know about birdsT
Il said did not know very much. but OF
that particular bird l did know a great deal.
knew he was singer. Tho man turned on
me again and. with string OF oaths. eaid
didn't know what l was talking about and
that the bird could not sing. just then the
bird began to sing and said to the man:
There! was right. wasntIT
with that the fellow made some remark and
then before knew what he meant he struck
me terrible blow in the eye. l grabbed the
fellow and bent him over the counter. Not
wanting to continue the row. I called to the
young fellow there to hold him while I got
away. The Dutrhman would not do It; though.
80 lot the man get up and walked outside.
,o lie ne began cyan to curse me. and called me vile
and he tried to hit me again. Iwarded off the
SKSn S9M ana af IN the face bo. MS came tSr me
then the sTS%d us and
went into saloon to get some water to bathe
my eye. There policeman came and arrested
and had no intention Of Killing him. Before;
Goins oll to the bird store. came direct from my
Ninetythird and 10th streets from Eighth
avenue west.
Policeman. '' Hume fdG 6 eorroSorates @ Green's ms
Kometsch Of 27s First avenue. ", nue. who was drv.
pursue Halstcad into the of the middle street.
Halstead turned he says. and struck at Green.
when the latter knocked him down by a blow
Mrs. Veronica Miller Of ,5s1 First, avenue
was looking out Of window when the affair
happened. She also says that Green pursued
Halstead and struck him. HaIstead stumbled
forward and was struck again by Green. Then
track.
Halstead was carried to the sidewalk where
he ex xpircd before an ambulance arrived. His
body was taken to the East Thirty NTH street |
station where it lay last night awaiting the
action Of the Coroner.
Green Is "a years old. a widower. and boards |
with Mrs. Gallagher at 2l3 East Twenty |
ninth street. He has been in the Street Clean |
Ing Department for about fifteen years.
i, Halstead came to this country about twenty |
five years ago from Manchester. England. He |
Wns 53 yenrs old. married. and lived at 527 |
West l23th street Tho friends OF both mon |
say that they were peaceful. good-hearted |
men.