New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
MURDERED IN THE STREET.
A WHITE MAN SHOOTS DOWN A NEGRO.
THE TWO QUARREL OVER DRINK AT SEW
PRESENCE or MANY WITNESSES-THE
MURDERER ESCAPES. But is
AFTERWARD CAPTURED.
AFTERWARD CAPTURED.

AFTERWARD CAPIlftD.
Two men. a negro and white man. met d.
Thirtieth-st. and Seventh-ave. when the streets
were crowded with people last night Ihere was
a struggle for the right Ct way, an oatn was
heard n knife was drawn and then pistol
shot was heard. The negro tumbled head lore
most down the steps of Il basement, at the top
OF which he was standing while in a twinkling
the white man. carrying his smoking revolver
was lost in the crowd.
Three men, however were standing across the
street when the shooting occurred. one OF theih'
Louis Beck had the man with the revolver
disappear up a flight OF steps. Leading 10 the
rooms over Bob" Nelson's saloon a dozen yards
away and shouting TO the others 10 loilo" MINI
no ran to the wounded negro and raised his
head 4 ragged wound on the left side OF 'he
boad from watch blood flowed. showed where
the bullet had entered the left temple. Inc
man died a moment lat.r. He had not lived
long enough even to tell his name. or the name
Of his murderer. but half a dozen negroes recog-
nized him as Sipp
Policeman Jones. on The next block. between
rhir,ioth and Thirty-first SITS in Seventh-ave,
had heard the pistol shot and cries from the
hvs.andors and ran up blowing his whistle Tor
holm ne took charge Of the body. while four
or five officers who came at the sound OF the
whistle started up the staircase after the TWO
citizens who had pursued the murderer Beck
draining the body, followed them also
Th, staircase led up to landing on the Sec
ond floor from which four rooms opened. III
one of these a man was found concealed uider
the bed He was taken to the station.
The hody Of the dead negro had been removed
there in the mean time. and identified as FRANK
sIpp. helper in Clark's livery-stable at Eighth
ave and Twenty -hfth-st. who lived with MS "He
and st,ter In the rear tenement-house. NO 2io
West Thirtieth-st.
Tho suspoctcd murderer gave his pedigree as
Rohert Mccoy machlnist, living and employed
AT Twcntv-scvcnth-st. and broadway. He mad
already been recognized. however. as Roo"T'
GRAY. a rnachinist. now out Of employment VINO
lived over the saloon In the room In which he was
capturci To all questions the prisoner mace
rho Same reply: II know nothing about this al
ali"
AZ the man declined To- account for cut IN
his faco he was locked up in a cell on charge
~, eusneo,ad homicide The officers then went
| back 10 his room and began search for the
| revolver After half an hour the weapon WIN
ono chamber discharged was found in the bed
Half dozen witnesses were FOUND later u
identify him as the man who had done the
shooting after previously quarreling "''""iP''
who had refused to drink with MIN.
John Wendell. a colored man. who was en-
| uloved with the dead man at Clarks. toid
diCerent story To some OF the Otner WltH"Ss's
According to Wendel's tale Gray mad hao
| quarrel with him a few minutes betore 'n,
shooting and the bullet when Slpp reVe'Ne'
was intended for Wendell