The sun., 1897-02-06
VINO KILLED C. l.. WEBER,
Two Elevated Road Me. Arrested for As
sauitinG Hin.

Charles L.. Weber, tho horseshipper. who
was assaulted on tho Ninth street station OF tho
Third avenue elevated road on Thursday eve-
ming. died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday morn
ing at 3 80 O'Clock. Soon after Mr.. webber had
iapsed into unconscious state. which imme-
diatolv preceded his death, Capt. O'Brien OF tho
Central Office Detective Bureau arrested Charles
p. Foley. the ticket seller. and George Mccoy.
tho ticket chopper. at the Ninth street station OF
tho Third avenue road. Ono Of them. according
TO men who wore with Mr.. webbcr. must have
committed the assault as there WAS no one
else At the station at the time. They were taken
TO Police Headquarters. and, later in the day.
were arrniRned In Yorkvilie Court before
Magistrate Finmmer. who held thcm without
bail for examination this morning.
In the brief inquiry which took place before
Capt. O'Brien It developed that In spite OF tho
evidence Of Mr.. webber's companions tho case
against the elevated railroad men would have
fallen fiat had It not been for q slip OF the
tongue made by Mccoy. who. It is said. ad-
mitted that Foley committed the homicide. J..
G, schutts OF Red Bank. y. j.. and Michael II.
yshner of shenesville, o., who were with Mr..
Webber Thursday night. could not identify the
prisoners as tho men with whom Mr.. webber
jurrd, and It was only by accident that they
were finally implicated. Foley and Mccoy
Gap oBsn IS ecsd Mccoy and .a
"McCoy. did you murder thl. man webbsr ?"
that hit him with tho suck"
Capt. OBrien called upon those present to
| witness that Mccoy had seen Foley strike the
blow which fractured Mr.. webber's skull and
Mr. webbcr came to New York Thursday, to
| attond hors. sale ut Flss. Doerr IL CAROLS,
| and at o'clock that afternoon. when the sale
was over, he left the place with Mr; william +.
| Mr. Doerr left the party In Third avenue. be-
tween TwsntyIthrd & ana Twen,y,"Sarth a n sntre.,s. Treats
| town as far rs Fourteenth btreet, where they
ate dinner in = restaurant and then walked to
the downtown side OF the Ninth street station;
| the top Of TIE stairs. and In thoir hurry to get
| aboard they ran past the ticket chopper, Me-
Coy. wi,hoat stopping to get their tickets. w Nc
ber had bought their tickets the train had gone.
While they were waiting for the next tri IN
| Mccoy and Webber became engaged In 'ath-r
heated converAAtion, hut no ono knows just
| what was said because Mr.. SchuttS ana MIR.
| Vahner wor. king at the extreme end Of the
| platform. Their attention was attracted by a
| noise, however, and runninR TO the spot, they
found Mr.. Wsbber lying near the ticket chop:
| per's box with his face and neck covered
with blood; They had him removed to the
| he was attended by DR.. X. }. Bradbury OF 40
East rwenty-sccond street. The physician ad-
yised his removal to the hospital. AT that time
| Mr.. Webber was conscious, but he could not tell
| who assaulted him. Iio SAID that some one ran
| up TO him from the back. and. according to Me
Coy's staten mt yesterday, the police believe
Mr. Webber, who was ~ years old. was born
| In Fort WAYNE, Ind. and had always been a
sEeGnlAior in horses Recently he lived IN
| but about four weeks ago he went TO Newark
| intending eventually to settle there. Hi
brother John took charge OF the body Yesterday
and win ship the body to Fort Wayne. tho homs
| OF hls parents, for burial,