The sun., 1893-06-17
BLADE BROKE IN HIS HEART.
JOCKEY SIMMS's VAb.ET sThBs TO
DEh7H JOCKEY OTERTON,y.

The Negroes Quarrel Due co Hsrtsaeid. who
Was Drank. Interfering with Young'-
Game of Pooi-The Murderer Escapes.
There is n little low building within a few
rods OF the Morris Park race track. known as
the Turf Exchange saloon. Here tao colored
stnblemen and hangers on about; the track
mect to drink over the bar or play pool at tho
one table In the place. Discussions over track
affairs and the horses often grow Into fghts
and occasionally free-for- all row takes place
Late on Thursday night there was n flxht
there. which terminated In Albert Young's
thrusting penknife into Emmett Hartsnelds
heart
game OF pool. in which Young. who 10 valet
for Jockey Simms. was contestant was GO
ing on Thursday night whom lIartsncld en-
tered the place. He Is we'll known about tho
track. being valet for Jockey Overton. and has
the reputation OF being n quiet and penceablc
follow. Both he and Young nre coored. Harts-
field Ind been drinking and undertook to in
terfere In the pool game He wanted TO show
Young how to make bank shot
Young pushed him away two or three
times but he returned aud resumed
his interference. Finally tho pool player good
naturodly tripped his opponent up. then
jumping away from him as he lay on tho floor
seized q cue. intending to continue the
game. Harts1eld. misinterpredinG the mo-
tion. jumped UP, caught n cue from the hands
of another player and started for Young. Be-
fore no could strike. bystander named
Julian Watkins had seized him. Aided by
two Others Watkins then pushed the drunken
man out Of the place.
Hartsfeld was back again In moment
This time 1t was Young who pushed him out
Don't be a fool. now" he said. GO homo
and get sober
=, Instead Instead Of taxi, taking his advice. Hnr,s1eld
in which Young was standing Tae latter
drew penkni!e from hls pocset ana opened
but Young. now now thoroSGhiy hy'ser enrax.d. % broke %
away. and. rushing nt Hartshed. struck at him
Hnrtsneld shouted. Hes got q knife Hos
cutting me-" and grappled with tho other.
For 4 moment they Cced at close range.
's tis iS 4Ssit Iosnd @s Yo%Rs
eIutchsd Gu him BY the throaa; The two men fell.
IounE's right hand rise and fol! twice and
heard sharp swapping sound following the
Young Jumped to his feet IIart.neld. get
tin ting " up slowly fad as he rose Iou win cut
The swapping sound was the breaking OF the
knile blade after it had entered Hartsfleld's
Young looked at his fallen opponent for
moment, then flung the knife away and ran
she sons f9sy sS rSe was
jured man died a lew minutes after the fight
The police were notified OF the affair." and
on Thursday night the house at 40 sixth nv-
enue. where Young lives. was watched. He
has not yet been caught. although Superln-
tendent Byrnes has sent out n general alarm
for his arrest. A coroner's Jury held an in
quest in Westchester yesterday. and rendered
q verdict In accordance with tho facts.
Hartsfle! d was ~ years old. and came from
Mobile. Ala.. He has bean with Ovcrton for
two years. Young is about the same nge. He
has been Simms's valet Tor three years. Both
mon are unmarried. AS far as is known.
Young had no money when he left. Jockey
Simns said yesterday that Young had not |
come to him. as 1t was supposed that he might |
do. after tho murder.