The evening world., 1894-07-06

stamp George Dougherty as the man
who did the shooting are known by most
OF Meyers friends.
messenger with the Brighton pool.room
In Great Jones street. They run hand
book there
Of the pool-room. when young Dough-
erty came u pit oh i'm and asked II he
could place 81 bet on Dobbns in the
B M ss TOOK s the at and sssS
Dobbins won the race. and Meyer, 1t
| Is said. WEIGHED.
Dougherty hunted high and low for
him. but Meyer kept out of the way.
Dougherty saw a number of Meyers's
friends, who claim he said that unless
he got his IS back, and quickly. too. he
was going to do Meyers up"
1t seemed that Meyer was worried a
great deal about the AFFAIR, for he told
said that he had paid the money back.
But he evidently had not, for yesterday
when Dougherty got his address from
man named Egan he at once wrote him
In the hands of the police. 1t was, how
ever. that the writer had been looking
for Meyers for several days and that he
would call to see him.
When the murdered mans body had
been removed to the East EiGhty-eighth
street station, Joseph Meyer was taken
tnere also. AL o CLOCK THIS morning ne
was taken by Capt. Pickett and Ward
friend of the dead man. The friend
lives somewhere on the west side. but
ever, it is known that as soon as this
man was told of the murder by the po-
lice, he exclaimed:
Why that's Dougherty. sure. 1
At 4 o'clock, Capt. Pickett his ward
man and Joseph Meyer went to Police
Headquarters. Then a special alarm
was sent out to all the precinct COM
manders. telling them to search for
George Doughterty.
The place where theshooting occurred
is one of thee soils ribbon pistolal fwyp
is only three doors from the saloon in
which n man named Delmore was shot
by Gould" Powers last March.
Frederick Moser. who Keeps a saloon
ninth street and First avenue, was In
his place with his wife when this
mornings murder was committed. Hear
ing the whistles both ran out and stodd
They had been there about one min.
ute when they say a young man dressed
In dark clothing, with light straw hat
on nearing them he drew his hat well
down over his face and tried in every
wnv to hide his features:
Moser said good night" to the man,
who answered gruffiy. The latter then
Seventy-eiehth street and began walk.
ing on tiptoe. He turned down seventy
eighth street towards Avenue again
and bunked against an employee OF
Connolly's stables.
Livery time he met any person he hid
his face as much as possible, and all
that they would never be able to reGog-
niZe him again except by the clothing.
The police tried to fad Dougherty.
S wng AT the on GTea jones'
street early, but almost Immediately
went away again.
got there it was said that young George
Doughterty had not been around the
place for a long time. His father. II
was said. would not be back until this
afternoon,
The Brighton has not by any means
II was run as free and easy" but
some time ago, the place gained noto-
rle;y through the arrest on the streets
% a young girl who had run away from
home, and WAC claimed she had spent
nearly all her time in the Brighton The
place has heen closed a. free and
easy" ever since, and a pool-room has
been running irregularly instead.
Four men with gloomy faces sat be-
fore the bar this morning. They ad.
mitted that Dougherty had son named
George, about twenty-four years old, j
feet "a inches tall. slightly butt, who
generally wore dark clothes and light
straw hat. That is the description which
the police teIegraphei broadcast.
one Of the men in the pool. room, who
acted al spokesman, denied mat Mayors
was connected with the Bright on at
all or that any WEIGHING had been done
al that place. ..,.. A., a.,
" c,ch 4 s. be, a few days ago bu: il
was not nero. /, Was around the corner
whcre he was making = sido"a ak book
From Hha, I heard a. the case, II was =
stranger, ana MT George Doushegty. who
1 LII.