New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
SHOT DEAD AT THE TABLE.
ERNEsTO MARQUEE KILLED HIS BROTHER
AND HIMSELF.
THEY WERE AT DINNER IN SMALL RES
TATRANT WITH TWO YOUNG WOMEN
CAME RECENTLY FROM GUATEMALA
AND WERE APPARENTLY VEAL
THY-A QUARREL PRECEDED
THE TRAGEDY

Two young men. believed to be the brothers
Don Ernesto and Enrique Marquee from Gaute-
mala. were shot and almost instantly Killed last
night in a private dinng-room attached 10 inc
barroom and restaurant II Mrs. John II. Meyers
at No 81 Lexington-av.. IF Is supposed by the
police of the East Fiftyfrst-st. station that Don
Ernesto who is thirty years old, shot his
brother Enrique. twenty-six years, and then
turned the weapon on himself
What caused the quarrel which led to the
shooting is not known. Two young women who
were in the dining-room at the time disappeared
Immediately after the tragedy. and the police
were looking for them last night They were
tho only witnesses. and alone can explain what
caused the fatal dispute. The two brothers were
comparative strangers in NewYork. The
elder Don Ernesto. arrived here four months
ago. supposedly from Guatemala. and rented
bachelor APARTMENTS consisting Of four rooms
an tho third floor of the fathouse, No. 100 East
EYftieth.st His father who is said to be
wealthy arrived two months later with the
Younger brother Enrique. and after remaining
in the CITY for few days started for Europe on
a Measure trip leaving the two brothers 10 en-
ioy themselves in the metropolis
Thov continued to occupy the apartments III
East Fiftieth-st., but made no acquaintahces III
the house They seen constantly 'osether
and were apparently on amicaoie TERMS WIN
each other on one occasion only tenant a"-
mitted he saw the brothers enter the mousse ac
companied by two young women ne Passeu
them in the hall but as the gas was turned 10"
he could not tell how the young women iooheu'
Az near as can be learned. the brothers left
tbeir rooms at s O'Clock last night. and only an
hour later they entered Mrs. Myers's restaurant
at the northeast corner of Forty-eighth-st ana
Lexington-ave They were accompanied ny wv
voupy women. one Of the women is described
az a brunette about twenty SIX years oiu' y.
radium height. wearing dress OF dark red and
q handsome fur-lined wrap. The otner "oHlah
was a blonde. handsome and rehned-looking.
She was about feet 4 inches tall and wore
yellow dress Both women supposed to be
Spaniards
The dining-room Is in the rear Of the barroom
and two stems above the saloon floor. The
order was filed by the waiter youth. known
az Eddie" who left the party laughing ana
chatting. Every one was apparently in the pest
- snirt Eddie" had TO carry lunch across
tho avanue a few minutes after serving the party
II WAS in the absence OF Eddie for period Oh
not more than Ten minutes that the shooting oc-
Cured Mrs Meyers was the only person IN the
front restaurant She heard sounds OF disturb
ance proceeding from the rear dlnlhg-foo"''
Then came EXCAVATIONS and pistol SHOT, ioi-
lowed quickly by second report Inc sou"u
Of Two bodies falling was followed by the appear
ance Of the two girls
"Oh, MAY this Is awful said one OF them'
The one called May did not reply, but darted out
Of a side door into East Forty -eignth-st. QUICKLY
followed by her companion Euule re- @ 80,
few minutes later. and Mrs. Meyer WHO "as ~
frightened To 20 herself. sent him TO lnNesueate'
lie found the brothers lying on the moor o.ta ai
ing heavily. revolver OF .'Seailors mas tha
subsequently, on the floor under Don frheS'o' IN
elder brother Ii vas this circumstance WHICH
made the police think H. ala tne s"p S. -
Enrique had no weapon Don rslnes'o ""a I'd
wound in the centre OF ms lpreheau' a"u
E,nriaue was shot in the abdomen. An aihouia"Ce
call sent to Flower Hospital brought III. o.e" ~
but both men were dead when lie arliNea, Nv ~
bodi.s were removed to the East rHl!-Hts'-H"
station -, .h,, had hsan
The glasses and china on the taole mao oeSn
smashed. and there was every lroca.lVt DO ,r
/ III t,ssle had taken place An officia paper
hearing tn. seal OF the RepuDlic OF rua'elhata'
revealed the supposed identity OF the TWO plo. n
ers The paper was In the nd' u, "a "a fs;rn.sto
written in Spanish. This was found on r.iNes'G'
There was also a bankbook hlled with au-
dresses Of people living in TINS ci.E. 't." os
them were Jay Could NO O,s ri''n-atr dnh
g., >, policeman Fraser took Eddie to the latter
number to see II the two girls VINO were WI, Win
the brothers could be found rhe name non
son was not on any OF the Ietter-ooNes a. 'u AZ
s0,r,nre but the policemen visited every nat IN
the house. 49, .,,,,,,, ,vor,ap who
refused TO give their names were iounu. ruuie
,o,id moi identify either Of them, and so they
r. ro, molested Up to midnight the police
had made no arrests Eddie said he had never ,e',
seen the two girls before last night ana ne ulu
o, ,hink he could identify them. Mrs Meyer
io,aroJ che did not know the young women
and had never seen them in her place before.
In the apartments Of the brothers me ponce
,,mrd evidence that they had Quarrelled A
,,nifa and a milestone were on the washtuD In
the kitchen. and a bloody handkerchief ana
new umbrella with the handle broken were III
a bedroom The rooms were handsomely lifted
~, and there was every indication that the oc-
rupants were men of wealth and refinement
The men were richly dressed