New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
THINKS VI RIDER WIS lIIt HPILD.
An EAST SIDE MERCHANT BELIEVES THAT SOME
BODY TRIED TO SURROGATE HIM
ROnM

startling story was told yesterday by Joseph
kanofsky VINO was overcome by gas in his apart
ments on the secOnd-tioor front OF the investor!
tenement house at No. 1875 Eldridge-st MT NAN
ofsky said that there YVES every indication mat
some one had designs on his life and that this per-
son entered his apartments in IN" carry morning
and turned on every gas jet in his apartments. MT
Kancfsky carries on an upholstery and furniture
| business He | as an office on the grouh" HUI VI
the building in which he lives. ana ne tra'es aoou'
from place 10 place in the city ana suburbs. liz
said that his business prosperous ana that ne
made more money than most people. lie mas
wife and two children. who are now in me country
Mr. Kanofsky said that his brother-in-law, Morris
Newman was staying with him until the return OF
his family.
Last night Kanofsky returned to his home about
II o'clock. he said. and. AS IS his custom looked IN
the ,cttor-box He said that there was only one
letter in the box. and that had been torn open, III
TIE ietter,bo& .o W. ,eft on II lie Knew that
he had "A bill due from New- Haven TO the amount
OF s2l. lie Immediately saw that the letter-oox had
Before retiring he LIGHTED tire r g9s in he k Si in
ana turned II %o~ Scr CW midnh The gas was not
lighted in the Kitchen and the door leading into the
mn bat ~ the Wind blew out the gas and
was thought of it by Newman. About o'clock ne
p:"vieusiy been closed The kitchen gas. which he
had previously shut or was escaping hcS agar" ne
It was : o'clock in the morning when Mr.. Kanof-
sky aWOkc The room was fllcd with gas, ana NJ
noticed that the window. which he had left open
before ne went TO bed closed and that the
door leading into the hallway was opened ne
awoke his brother-in-law, and on investigation II
found that the gas jet in me . kitchsn was s
turned to its fullest extent. ana that me gas
was pouring from the stove which was also IN the
Kitchen In the front room they found gas pour
ing ont Of two jets there Neither OF the men had
been in this room at any time. Kanofsky had a
terrible headache from the effects Of inhaling the
gas aud the brother n-aw. who had not been
affected so severely. started for doctor lie hdd
scarcely left the room when kanofsky fell unco1-
scors to the floor Of the front room The tenant
directly across the hallway had been attracted ny
the loud and excited talking Of the two mon and
a woman walked into the kauofsky apartments
lust after Kanofsky fell. She ran out and called
assistance and they trying TO revive MN
when the hrother-in-law came back with physi
clan Mr. Kanofsky WAS rcsuscitated and remained
at his home
Kanofsky said that he had two theories concern
ing the matter. He said that none OF the men IN
his line of business were doing as much business
az he and that some one of them thinking 10 beh-
eft his own trade. attempted TO Kill him by turn
ing out the gas with the idea that II he was found
dead in such a manner II would be believed that
he had taken his own life.
The other theory Is that he IL wanted out or the
way on account 81 an Inheritance from his father
which he will come in for at his fathers dcath
The Eldrdge-st. police are investigating the case