The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16
SHO0HY SEABARKROB SHOT
Killed WHILE PLAYING SENTRY
WIN a NAVY PIsToi.


ISIS BROTHER Tried 60 Take ~ Away
DischsrRsd-srief or the SURVIVES I.ss.
Far down toward the end Of that isolated part
Of Bayonne called the Hook, where the air ls
always heavy with the O1ors of the oil tanks
and foul with the faint of the outlying swamp
lives Henry Seabarkrob in a little house, with
his wife and two children. Seabarkrob used TO
be n Waterman In the employ Of one Of the oil
companies, but when hard times came on he
lost his place sim, by doing odd Jobs he
managed to keep the little house well supplied
with food and firewood, and continued to send
his boys, Joseph and Richard. to the public
school. As he is n good fellow and popular, the
other men on the Hook helped him and the
boys along, whenever they could, by getting
him a little work or paying the boys for running
errands Joseph is IL years old. and his brother
little more than year younger.
Last week things went badly with the Sea
barkrobs, and sunday found them without any
meat in the house. Somebody had told Mr..
Seabarkrob that the frost had brought the fish
up the river, SO he dug some worms, and, with
his pole over his shoulder, went to catch mess
OF fish, leaving the two boys alone in the house,
their mother having gone to see neighbor.
"Shoohy," said he TO his younger son, using
the familiar nickname of the boy, come down
to the railroad about noon. The Waterman
there has got an crrand for you to do"
The boy promised to be there and went into
the bedroom where his brother was changing
his clothes. A peashooter lay on the bed. and
Shoohy, picking IL up began to amusc himself
by shooting at mark. While he was doing
this some came into the outside room, call
ing:
joey. Joey, where are you: Aren't you COM
ing outr"
1t was Lizzie Wright, a pretty little neghbor
Of theirs. She and Joe had always been play
mates AMI swccthearts at school. and Joe's nm
completed toilet was in preparation for going
over to see her. But Juvenile etiquette is not
strict at the Hook. 40 Lizzie came to see him
instead. Joe called to her to wait a minute. and
at the same time Shoohy opened the door an
inch or two and, pointing his peashooter at the
girl cried fercely:
You can't come in here. I'm on guard. and
I'll shoot you II you try it,"
oh. who's afraid OF that old thing. laughed
the child scornfully. Besides joey wouldn't
let you hurt me. He'd spoil your face IL you did,
wouldn't YOU Ioeyt I'm coming in, any way"
Let her come in" called Joe. sitting down on
the bed and pulling the blanket around him.
No, you can't" insisted the sentry at the
Then. the girls began to push on the door.
Sho9hy. turning about. saw on the bureau
ss S ns dut p9 that HI, father
and jumped back to the door. Lizzie suddenly
found found herself looking down the barrel, and
Put that thing down. Shoohy," called his
brother in alarm. Don't you know any better
1T won't go off, was the reply. There's
big Gar r stuck In IL | saw pop trying to
81 don't care. won't have you soaring Liz"
insisted Joe. Give me that pistol"
jumping from the bed he reached for the
The hoy drew basL H..
held It in his right hand and. as he drew 1t
hack, the muzzie pointed at his left temple.
bsrkrobLai lust returned to tie house with a
OF the boys 10 do an GRAND. As he entered the
yard he heard the shot and then aCry;
When lie ran into the house Lizzie was COVER
ing in corner OF the outer room. her hands over
Shoohy lay dead with a bullet hole in his fore.
head. The revolver was near him. CHASTITY pale
ana ressE Joe Ggns 70 the bdgos for
OF himself and struck his elder son a blow which
You've Killed Your brother.' he screamed.
The boy erawled TO his father and clasped him
Papa! papa" he sobbed Don't saw killed
him: He had the pistol. oh. wish it had shot
Sea bari rob turned and bent over the form in
the doorway. moaning My boy: My boy" The /!
neighborS came in and took the father away. |
they lifted It To the bed and covered the dead |
face he crouched on the floor near by. All day |
other bed and lay -leepless until the morning. |
They sent has playmates 10 try to get him away. I.
but in vain. Thea little Lizzie. pale and sha en- /
from the shock, went to him and timidly |
touched his head and begged him to come out |
down.
Tell them couldn't help II" he sobbed. II |
him"
They took the boy to the police station. where |
Sergeant Van Horn questioned him gently and |
then sent him home again. Then the Coroner |
came and gave his verdict of accidental death, |
s ni.i a,.ei .iat tae he'shpDLa went apout max,
he buried this morning in the little cemetery on |
the Hook and Pastor Belts OF the Baptist Church |
OF tentreville will conduct the services. The .
Sea barkrobs have no money TO pay the funeral |
expenses and their neghbnrs are poor. But they /
are the helpful poor who stand by each other in |
need and in distress. They viii all do their lit |
tie 10 help, and Shoohy will be buried as IL lie
were the Chilh u all OF them.