The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-06

You know what want you for. Com,
Now, what's the use of getting mad
Don't be angry, George. Come upstairs
II can't" the man George replied
the front door is locked"
WELL. I'll so right down then" Ed.
He had to pass by his brothers bed
asked: Who is IT,,
back in a minute" replied Edward.
Then he went out the door. He was
in his stocking feet, and wore no hat
or coat
He seemed scarcely to have had time
TO reach the front door when his broth
er heard shot and cry. He hastily
put on his trousers and ran down. to
the street. There he found his brother
in pool of blood.
What had happened is told by Ber-
nard Weimesheimer. an e eye witness
directly across the street, on the third
floor. He lie sufferer from heart DIS
ease, and not being able to sleep, was
sitting by the window.
As. he looked into the street he saw
of the Never house. < policeman was
ps ,ss S5ss ss tine r.. rSns hs dSo.s
going from the direction OF Eightieth
towards Seventy-ninth street. As he
passed the man before the Meyers door
When he was out of sight, the man
looked up at the Meyer window and
called; r,,
Edward Meyer looked out OF the win
dow, spokr. and then went down to the
door. Weinesheimer says that the two
could not have exchanged half dozen
yer, fred, and walked calmly away.
Meyer said not word. He placed his
hand on his left breast and staggered
towards the little soda-water stand Of E.
placed his, hand on the stand and slowly
sank to the pavement Once he made
an effort to cry Police" but ne only
uttered the first syllable when a gurglc
All this time Weinesheimer was sit.
ting In the window. overcome by the
shock. -, Meyer was on the pavement
when Weinesheimer found voice to yell
that the stranger was near Seventy;
ninth street, walking quite leisurely and
unconcerned. But as he heard the cry
Of the man a. the window he started
lodged into basement on the next
block.
Almost as soon as Joseph Meyer
who Mas the man who has
Beisre are arrved Then " Rocemsn Barrs
came. and following him closely was
DIR. Jackson. of 832 East Seventy eighth
street. who had been near enough &c
hear the shot An ambulance was sum
lmoned from the Presbyterian Hospital
but Meyer died before II came. !.
The circumstances which seem tt
stamp George Dougherty as the mar
who did the. shooting are known by mos
of Meyers friends.
Meyer. 1t is said, was connected as a
messenger with the Brighton pool -roon
in Great Jones street They run hand
on June Is Meyer was standing in from,
of the poolroom. when young Dough.
I erty came up to him and asked II he
could place 50 bet on Dobhlns in this
race for the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead
Bay Meyer took the IS and placed it
Dobbins won the race. and Meyer. 1,
is said. WEIGHED.
For, the next few days after tina,
Dougherty hunted high and low for
him. but Meyer kept out OF the way.
Dougherty saw a number of Meyers
friends, who claim he said that unless
he got his SIS back. and quickly. too, he
was going to do Meyer up
| At 4 o'clock Capt Pickett, his ware
man and Joseph Meyer went to Police
Headquarters. Then special alarm
was sent out to all the precinct com
| George Dougherty.
The police tried to find Dougherty
but without success. The mans father
was at the pool-room on Great Jones
street early, but almost Immediately
| went away again.
When an "Evening World" reporter
| got there 1t was said that young George