The sun., 1896-09-26
SHOT IN HIS FRIENDS BED.
COSTELLO WAS AWAKENED BT
(T1E REPORT OF THE PISTOL.

- Heard No One In the Room-His Condition
PrrcarIous--The PoiIcs Have No Ciue,
but Arrest His Host and Three others.
; Roger f. Costello. 20 years old, OF Mullica
Hill, ~ j., is lying In tho City Hospital IN Jcr-
sey City, with about nn equal chance between
life aud death. Ho is suffering from pistol
shot wound In tho right breast, received about
a. NJ. yesterday, while he was sleeping in
the homo OF his intimate friend, Dennis Rey-
nolds OF 45T Henderson street. who did the
shooting and what was tho motive for 10 nro
mysteries which Chief OF Police Murphy, Capt
Kelly and several detectives are trying TO solve.
Costello and Reynolds spent Thursday after
noon together in this city. when they reached
tho house. about s O'Clock, Reynolds had been
drinking heavily. Costello also gave evil
douce of having been drinking, but he had
not lost bis senses. They had supper. and Cos
tello was about to lcnvc, but Reynolds and his
wife persuaded him 10 remain all night. Ecy-
nolds owns the house in which he lives. and
occupies tile first floor with his wife, his dauEh-
ter Kate, his son Thomas who is "a years old;
Erancts Reynolds. brother OF Dennis, and
Peter Fox, an employee. When Costello nc.
cPpted tho invitation 10 remain all night Mrs.
Reynolds arranged plans for his accommoda-
tion. She said that she would go and sleep
with Mrs. Brennan, one of tho ncighOors and
Mir. Costello could sleep with her husband.
COStCllO Snlu tnAt nS WIS NcTy TcStltSS III
sleep, and he was afraid that Mr.. Reynolds
would not be very comfortabl" during the night
"Wen. I'll fix it all right" said Mrs Rey
nolds. "I'll send Kate down tn Mrs. Farley's.
I'll go to Mrs. Brcnnnn's, Dennis can sleep in
Hates bed, and you can sleep in his bed"
Costello protested that he was giving too
much trouble. but the arrangement was finally
agreed to. Mrs. Reynolds and her daughter
left the house about IL o'clock. and Reynolds
and Costello went to their respective rooms
shortly afterward. Francis Reynolds and
Peter Fox were already asleep in hall bed
room. rhey are employed by Dennis Reynolds
and have.to leave the house at O'Clock to 20 to
work. They had visitor. John Scnnion' ~
ioor.
Il was about O'Clock. as near MS Costello can
shot. which was instantly followed by sharp
pain in his right breast. The room WAS vas SO dark
hear any footsteps. lie cried out, Murder"
and Help and aroused r, everybody l,i on the
Wing Wing on the bed. and his shirt and the he'd
clothing were saturated with blood which was
pouring from bullet hole in his re breast: c The
showing that the muzzle OF the weapon must
have been held very close to him; Costello
was iapdly losing con seriousness and becoming
weak from loss OF blood
WHO shot you. Roger?" asked Dennis Rey-
nolds. Tell me who did IT,"
voice. Il didn't see anybody"
Reynolds, WHO was lHDOrlnE Unuer great eN-
citenent, ran up TO the seventh street police
station. Sergeant Quinn was behind the desk.
Reinolt,s burst in and shouted hreathless'y;
'Send somebody down to my house, Ser
geant; a man has been murdered there"
Reynolds acts very qneerly when he is In
At first Quinn thought 1t was one Of his vagH- |
'ries. Reynolds quickly convinced the Sergeant,
however, that there was some trouble, and the |
reserves were sent down to the house in "A pa |
i:rol wagon. Costello, by that time had be-
loved to- to the CITY Hospital. Ali the other occu-
ANTS of the floor were placed under arrest. |
Rolice CAPTAIN Kelly W was Sc called out r Of bed and
IS we're ali closely questioned, but what they
ktew or admitted knowing about the aaair
tuken before 'Si Chief Murphy in r Police lice Head,
quarters and questioned again. They had not |
awakened shortly after ! o'clock by some |
thing. he does not know what, but he thinks 1t |
body walking stealthiiy across the floor and
sArouEh the hall to the stairway. The others |
snoids.
! AS Mrs. Reynolds was not nt homo when the
police arrived at the. house, il was thought that
she might have s5me knowledge of the affair. |
Reynolds was so excited that he did not think |
had been made to provide sleeping accommo- |
dations for Costello; a policeman was quietly |
the search was teing made for her She was
peacefully sleepiHg. with her. friend. Mrs. |
Ind her OF dhe IT
The first. knowledge she had OF it w,ls when |
she returned home about o'clock to prepare
the breakfast. She became hyster!Cal and it |
was some time before she recovered;
The police ocean to work on another clue.
nolds. Dennis Reynolds's soE, might know
something about the shooting. Thomas was
night since supper time, After finishing his |
Nmeal Ec had gone into the room just as the |
spesF sesE .o % tie seH sps1 S
he left the house and did not return. The po- |
lice attached some Significance to his absence |
the young man and his father oftel Quarreed |
and that Thomas had been head to threaten
his father; A suggestion was made, that
Thomas might he the man who used the re-
volver, but that he had no intention Of using 1t
on Costello. lie was not aware OF the change
which had.been made In the seeping.arrange-
ments. and Toud naturally suppose That. the
The police DO not place much reliance ON this
theory. but nevertheless diligcnt search is he
nf made for s n osr TO be wGy at
home two or three days at a time.
: "'he only other theory that has been sug-
the shooting unwittinglo. When intoxicated
he acts mechanically.and does not know what
boys scramble for them.
stances. He is In the Wholesale produce busi-
ness and has place IN this city. He owns the
}i' ley Raiirood % freight Yards at " Paeo 'T ayenne
and Grand street. Jersey City. He and Cos.
tello have had many business dealings to- |
Rether. Costello bought produce from the |
farmers In the southern part OF New Jersey and
shipped 1t IN car loads 10 Reynolds. His visit
raugements for purchasing tour through
Long Island. Ec intended going home this |
morning and starting on the trip on Monday.
Costello's wife arrived from Mullica iiill yes
teIuuy. She was ne ctompanicd by her father,
John Dougherty, n sturdy farmer. Mrs. Co.'S
telo was overwhelmed with grief. After bries
interview with. Chief Murphy she went u the
hospital to see Der husband He was barely
Is
ing his own. They crjoincd her to talk as
little as possible and TO make her visit brief
Costello told her, as he had told tho police
that he knew nothing about the shooting
until he was shot, and he saw nobody in the
room He could not understand why anybody
should want to XII lm.-as he has not mn
enemy in the world that he krows OF. Ic hts
no aoquhintances in Jersey City except the
Reynolds family. Chief Murphy saws the
problem the police are trying to solve Is to dis
cover a motive for tho shooting.
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