New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-31

a WHITE MAN MURDERED BY NEGko
on STATEN ISLAND.
THEY GET INTO \ QUARREL At PICNIC IN
RROWN'S ELM PARK-A WITNESS SAYS
rIIL, ALI EGE,n RIEEER DID NOT


BROWNS ELM PARK-A WITNESS SAYS
THE ALLEGED MURDERER DID NoT
STRIKE THE BLOW.
Charles White an electrician. living in Grand
St Elm Park Staten Island. killed by a
blow on the head last night He and a negro,
Orlando Robinson. Of Seventh-ave. and Thirty
sixth-st this city. quarrelled and Robinson Is
under arrest. charged with delivering the fatal
blow
There was big coored picnic at Browns Elm
Park a short distance from the station AT Elm
Park II was attended by almost a thousand
people. In the afternoon the colored people mad
a game Of ball between two mines. one from THIS
city and from Brooklyn White with MS
brother Constance. also an electrician both whl'e
men, were attracted 20 IN" park 10 see IN" run
They became Interested In "A game OF craps
which was running close to fence al one end oil
the. park about o'clock in the evening Rob
inson was either player or was watching the
game There W : SOM pushing. which threw
several spectators forward ON the players and
angry words were exchanged II would appear
Robinson addressed some angry remark Ia
White. who retoried In kind. Robinson carried
a heavy loaded cane and. it IL alleged graspef
the Ngh, end with both hands and brought III"
heavy end down Whites head. The blow
struck close To- the ngh, temple James smith
Of this city however. says Robinson did not
strike the blow
White dropped ~ the ground unconscious. The
fight attracted a crowd. The injured man VAS
later carried - the piazza - the pavilion
coiored doctor who was In the crowd. and tried q
relieve White sad that he feared It vas fatal
case. and advised that the police be- called. This
had already been done. young man living IN
the neighborh,od. on hearing ~ ths affair
Jumped on his bicycle and started for the police
station. four miles away. at wes, New-Brighton
H. met officer pcvln a short distance from tn
park. and Informed him - what had occurred
The officer started for the Park and told h'
cyclst To- hurry on t. the police station for more
men Tho whecnan hsd not gone far when he
met Sergeant Joseph cobb driving toward ih'
Park The Sergeant whipped up and ne and
Onlcer Devlin arrived AZ the Park about ,hc same
time. \ brief Investigation resulted IN the ar
rest OF Robinson. Eugene Fonsac and Lewis Sipp
Robinson waS taken In custody for the muTd"i
and the others ~ witnesses.
The injured man vas placed In Sergeant Cobb'
wagon and hurried toward the home % Df Bar
her In Port Richmond Before reaching III" Doc
tors house the man died. and IN" body was
taken at one. 10 Silvlc's morgue Coroner Schh"-
fer was summoned and took charge - the case
Th. arrested men were taken re'or" Justice
Bernard Mullin. - Por, Richmond. who com
nttcd them 10 the West Brighton police station
to await orders from the Coroner
The dead man was twenty seven years old H'
WORKED In The supply department Of the Western
Electric Company. u this city. lie was married
and had three children all small. He had been
resident - Elm Park about three years. and
had recently purchased his home there. Robin
son saws he IL nineteen years old. but he looks a'
least ten years older
The autopsy will be- held this morning by DR.
J. Walter wood. Coroner Schacfcr will hold an
inquest next Monday might at the Port Rchnr'nd
Village Hall.
Tho picnic was continued after the killing oi
White and later I'm the evening thrr" was 4
small riot The crowd started for home n
o'clock The station AT Elm Park Is a small one
I'm which not more than ifty persons can stand
comfortably at n time. and the platform which
f. inclosed on all sides except toward IN" track
by high railing will hold perhaps TWO nun
drcd more. Into these small spaces IN" visitors
attempted 10 crowd at one t!m" They crawien
over the railing and through III" windows. ana
blows were struck right and left. Men ana wo II.
en- were Knocked down and ranpled upon. ana
coats and dresses were torn. The employees on
the railroad had great difficulty In getting the
people under control.