New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-18
TO SAVE HIS SWEETHEART.
HARVEY CURTIS SHOOTS THE FATHER
OF HIS BETROTHED.
THE ELDER MAN WAS DRUNK AND QUAR-
RELsoME AND TRIED TO INJURE HIS
pArGHTER-IN THE sCrFFLE CURTIS
FIRES THE FATAL sHOT-HE AD-
MITs THE ACT. But CANNOT
TELL JUST HOW he


Philip Moran. n plastcrcr. forty-ive years ol1'
was shot and killed at his home, NO o62 East
One-hundred md -thirty-ffth-st, al 4:5o O'Clock
yesterday morning by Harvey Curtis. twenty
two years old Of No. 573 East One-hun1red-and-
thirtv-third-st The shooting took place during
scunle In which Moran. who was drunk was
irving to shoot his daughter Frances TO whom
Curtis betrothed.
The Morans live on the first floor OF the puild-
ing at No 262. and Frances. who is tweniy-one
voara olJ with the assistance Of her sister Annie.
Is janitress Of the fats in the building Mrs'
Moran died about two years ago. Besides these
two daughters there Is Margaret. eleven years
old and two brothers. Charles and Simon, aged
respectively nineteen and thirteen.
Young Curtis. who Is employed in the Good
voar Rubber co.'s works in East One-hundred-
and-thirty-fourth-st has for six months been
engaged TO be married to Frances Moran and
II had been arranged that the marriage should
tax. place about two months from now. Moran
epparentIv looked upon young Curtis with faVor;
but AZ times. when he had been drinking he
became bitter toward Curtis and upbraided MS
daughter for having anything TO DO with him
MORAN BEGINS \ QUARREL"
on Saturday evening a party consisting o1
Frances and Annie Moran. Curtis and his sister
Mabel bernard Fitzslmmons. of No. 1874 Park
ave and william G. McGrath. of NJ. 2'3 East
One-hundred- and -twent y-hfth-st, was MADE UP
10 e 10 a dance AZ one Of the resorts ap''' "'e
Harlem River. The young people had gath'r'd
at Moran's home and We're preparing 10 ''aNr
yb.n he came in 1t was evident that he had
heon drinking and he at once began 70 quarTe
1o,,oh,o- rIe Objected T. her
WIN ' .., o,..- s,.e, r,rg n her he caught
''e ,ho ,hr,,, and began - choke her
voho, Curtis interfered and Curtis pulled
,,ror hack from the wall. against which ne
was choking hts daughter. and nearly thre"
,,,, 90 the floor
This so anrcred Moran that he pulled re-
vo,vcr and fred at Frances. The bal wen.
through a fixture above her hea' ana '''s''
IN The wall
A. once there was the "iIieS' 'N'''''''''' ''.
ing which the three gir's n"1 '"'' ''
Moran M n, Try - i'il'" '"'" ~ "
pistol again. but rusn"d OUT ol ''' ''''
tcrtug threats ana curses "s''''' ~
party
After this scene the Moran t"t9 WI q.
o. & 20 the dance ana begged 'h' resi- III '''
party t. stay with them az nome ~ '','
afraid their fath"r ""n'i r''''" '.'' ,.
some woe" - me ''''.' 49,, .,roo, and
Gurus ana M''''H," WIZ ,,..-,sar,, s,a
iounA f'''''""' '''s' ..,.,,,r, - shoot
ton. ana 'ou MN - .oo~.h ,or
his daughter. Bus"r S'a''cu WI s,or,,.a -,
"'I"" u'' -" ,ho s,a.,on house but
told of the matter A' ''e e, ., p1I,cornan
n'ihlne "' ''' "''''' ia, ,,s, at mid
Ernest ''''"''
niFh' ., T., .A, ,,,-,lp, 40
At ten minutes - O'Clock III 'N' "''' "'''S q"
,.,..,... ,-,s walking near the house. he heard
i''" ,. ..-.o,,,s and IouI voices He
a sho' foll'"'' ~ S''''''' 49, ~
.ft..1 IT,
t ,tr,,, i,-ng near the bureau. He lifted
-. h,1 onI asked him who had
. 10" 'uhl'l nm" y "''' " .. ,.l
/ shot him Moran pointer I'D r''"7'''''''
/ s,H char ne hal fred the shot
'''' ,,,.oa ,rttt. ur,spovsrRrr.rTY
CURTIS SHp' i''Hi'S I'M "''
, .,.. .,,ii h.i1 tho sr,aling revolver IN
- ,-,I ,,,f Ftzsimmons
MS h'hu' ~ '' . =. ,, coil
/ had had ANYTHING 70 ID with II, anu S"'''
.r ~, a., ,,,.eoif I'm, don't know exactly how
. -, 1,l mn, Intend 10 XIII him al
u '''"'I'' ''' .. 1,-,.,..s.s M, o"
! though was Uyl'B ~ saw ''''
Moran could not speak again ana Wh'h a"
..,..,,,,.o iron, tho Harlem Hospital with Dr.
I.,, o-r,,..l no vas breathing his last.
r, a.,,.,,io,.o surgeon found that the ball
had entered Moran's back just below the lr''
shoulder blade and passing through MS o''S
came out about three inches above the ief'
n,pple. Nothing could be done for h"' ana he
died NJ - minutes past D.
All the young peopl" were eN'4''i 'N''P'
us. who toli the policeman the pa'"'"'"'N W. '''1
shootiuc u-,....,,
Tha party - SIX nad r''l'''''' "P '''
inR' "7 '"' '''''' . ,t,,,, o,l
iieying that their iath'' WIS .t' Ar,.r
W'ull rr,Iin mou' I,,,l,,.r curtis and AIcGrath
/ had gono =, thc formers home. whore he hor-
rowcd pistol from ms un,ir' u'"'t W ms
Gurus Sil. ~ I.L 'I N,,r,r came in intoxicated.
! tr heror ,,,irsIng his daughters for being mp.
! Frances tried pacify him. but ne became mo,
violent. ana hnaIly WH'" d." '-I % - r,,,,
/ g get him - pea ne - t ,,,e oh,ut
! hr pocket ana aimed az nm
! six feet from MN. MHnrl , ,mlmS ,h.,, D.. ,ra.
them ana 'ur'lS ana unran vas t9o biz
ven M'r"n ~ -, o,d fhr.w them off with a
ana str'nE u" st''' nT r,oIc v,ud fhreats that
I FNllk '4 I'' "'''' L..