The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-30
MURDER /IA HIS Heart
". II. Grid ives Fires Three Tines at
Dr. j. X. NeWtOn.
BULLETS TOOK EFFECT
TWO !
Yin Scarccly Anv PrOvOcation Gric vc
r. prccd His Way Into the Doctors
Office Saturday Night and
Tried to Kill Him.

sb ortly before II o'clock Saturday
r,n, w. III. Grieves, a tailor, commit
tod murderous assault on Dr. j. Il.
New ton in George Felton's building at
the fner or Penn avenue and Spruce
street where both have apartments.
Crievl shot three times at the doctor,
two Of he bullets taking effect. one at
tbe ton or the shoulder and the other
about X inches below, just at the
hase or the shoulder blade. Neither
woupd H. OF a serious nature.
Tha SHiuses which led to the shoot
ipr ara Dvery trivial. For some time
mast thaSy two men have had occasional
nuorraisA and when a few days ago
rria,,as received notice to vacate the
hui,d,ns before April /, he took it for
grnnted hat his fellow tenant had
comnIaipa, of him and thus brought
about tho h rder to vacate. Saturday
ni.ht of n O'Clock he went to Dr.
Wewton to =, lpbraid him for having him
NM ont of M building but the doctor
refusad To ba e any conversation with
hin, About hour afterwards Grieves
cama o,t of his shop and began talking
10 a coIored m, pm named Logan whom
Dortor Nawton had employed to scrub
the stoirwov leoi ling to the reet.wind-
inc nm bis talls " inviting the colored
man 10 bova n rink. They went to-
gether to q reStatt ~. "nV,. ."eS Hau
some whiskey and "oou' ii.fo ciock
returned together the building, the
colored man resun Us MS "oih anu
Grieves going up st airs.
Dr Newton w,s lanting some bulbs
when he heard the uoor OF ms outer
office open and go W. out discovered
Grieves standing on the threshold
"Weu RiIlv what a b you want now?"
tbo doctor. irou;rod hther tersely.
"I want TO know. Doc. why you are
trying to drive me ol oi mere
Go to your shop u uon pother me
| have no time to tai 10 you
yT1Ir, noon
DOCTOR SHUTV
Grieves made no n, pve to go, so the
doctor shut tbe door in his face Be
fore he could close II however Grieves !
shaved his tnee hetw, ZEN the door and |
the lam and nreyenteIi him from get |
ting II shIIt ThereuApon the doctor |
went to the window III removing the |
lower sash called for he police. He |
heard Grjeves saving from the door |
way "I'll give you SOY ynetning TO can
the ponce ior ana turn st insida tha
saw mn, Sta,ulls Jyand. The newt
threSholu revolver IN h and with ,ha
instant ne saw nasn1 lii the bullet
report ol tue oistoi' itLr He agnin
strlhe MN IN tne shouiuI vailed "nn.
~, ii,ou ~ tiis "'i,uoW a,y was portIy
ne anu Wnlie ms pouStnd shot was
0ut o VI ~ "l.u"W st'otn the hack
,rtu ,W.i W.ltn struck nm, tg his revoI-
my "iie,tS Was coch''xn xnctor deter 4
Nei tno thiru tih'e the u( street and
,, ii.''lru " HAM loi 1he his tailor he ]
nlush,hS pas. the hiuruero( o(tbird bu,Jet
@ Nunuu uoNi VIZ staliS the Ierged from
Mi''nnins pas MN as he e'S
III, oooi way. ,SAhue
~ ''oWu duickly sathereu anu WIN
my M.it pues,io'ilhS lh' uocto': \
i,e it Nas ,aNem ''i.o CUSTODY ny Wo vi
ehc 'ioNu anu helu ui,tll ra'iol,ii"i, =
ndu, % an" lieutenant ,, DuN,s arrlNeu
,t Mnei. nv Was u'sal,leu anu ,ahcl !"
Inv u '.da'o,i i,ouas. iie assu sulleo I.ch-
n2 a2 an a., anu ~ NJ, vHsru ieslc, 'i,at ie
r,. mau Ilo. surGeeucu III kiliihs tile uoUtor'
n. sun ni'i ne uSe,' u was o--cai'pre
He says himself that the revolver was