The Jersey City news., 1898-05-16

WHY WAS HE MURDERED !?
Andrew Henry Shot to Death
in Hoboken on Saturday
Night.
CRIME COMMITTED BY WILLIAM REED
Crowd So Incensed at the
Cowardly Deed That They
Tried to Lynch the
Murderer.
CRIME COMMITTED BY WILLIAM REED

Andy Henry a member of the Dem
ocratic County Committee. and OF the
well known Bachelor Club, of Hoboken
was cowardly shot to death in Hohoken
on Saturday night. William Reed, who
fired the shots. is locked up in Hobokeh
Police Headquarters on a charge OF muir
der. It required the combined efforts ei
half dozen policemen TO prevent mob
from lynching Reed. Henry was one OF
the most popular young men in Hoboken,
being wen known socially and politically
Saturday night Henry left his home,
No. 50 Willow avenue. to attend meet
ing Of the Bachelor Club. at J. @. Volt
mann's hall, No. S5S Newark street.
Henry went to the hall. and met Allison
Mather. a we'll known real estate dealer.
The two conversed at the bar for some
minutes. While they were talking VIII
liam Reed. who is also a member of the
club. entered the saloon, and, walking
up to Henry. said that ne would like to
talk to him privately on the sidewalk.
..Well. Billie, what can do for you?"
asked Henry, pleasantly, as the pair
reached the sidewalk.
These were the last words Henry ut
tered. He had scarcely spoken when
Reed pulled a thirty-two calibre revolt
yer from his pocket and fired two shots
Both shots entered Henry's stomach ana,
with a groan, he sank to the sidewalk.
He recovered. however, and ran back INTO
the saloon, with blood stained hands
clasped to his side When he reached the
end of the bar he sank TO the floor.
Reed. who seemed possessed of a de-
mon. with a smoking revolver swept
aside those who had gathered, and pc
fore his intention could be OWNED ne
fred two more bullets into his prostrate
victim. Both balls entered the brain, and
death followed instantaneously.
Allison Mather and Edward Watson
tried 10 take the revolver away from
Reed. and he threatened them. The sa-
loon was in an uproar when policeman
Walter Haw, who was in citizens clothes
on his way to his home, rushed into the the
saloon He had been attracted py lhe
Shots and took in the situation az q
glance He quickly everpowered Reeo
and took from him the revolver
Then new and serious difficulty con,
fronted tine officer. The crowd was WIG
win rage. and tried to tear Reed from
limb 10 limb. Clubs, stones, balestlclss
and other weapons we're aimed ar Reed
head and he was was now Dlee9lng L. iro,ii 70,
l.se,,,,,eils11 70 draw his club and revolver
TO prevent the rapidly increasing cro%o y, J.
from dealing suTnmarliy Viii. Win raoe ,,ns
ticing Haw's predicament, telepnonen 70
Police headquarters. half dozen Diochs
distant and Deceive Fallon and sew
eral other officers hurled to the scene
When these officers arrived some Oh the
angry crowd had procured a rope ana
were about to sling one end OIL II over d
lamp post Haw was batting g,,,a halu lr,,reiv ~
have been overcome, and lynch law would
have prevailed had not reinforcements
arrived at the time they aid; nd, Heeu. sss :
finally landed in Police Headquarters'
He refused to discuss what ne haa aohe,
until he had talked with lawyer.
He is thirty-eight years old, and slngie,
and lives on Clinton street. He was ar
raigned before Recorder stanton yeslef-
day morning, and was committed 20 ,ne
County Jail on q charge OF mufuei.
Henryss body was taken to Parslow s
morgue and was later removed 10 fne
home of his grief stricken parents
This morning fully two hundreo Peo,pile Pet,i1e
gathered in the vicinity of Hoboken Police
HEADQUARTERS and Recorder stanton
court intent on getting a glimpse OIL the
murderer Many of the dead man
friends men whom he had bedrfended IN
life. were in the tllrong. and their angry
looks and threatening attitude Doded efl
TO Reed if they could get a hold on hlm.
All the detective force and reserves We're
crowd It was evident that the police
feared an outbreak against the prisoner
Reed in his cell, was ON the verge OF
collal,se. He was pale and trembling and
continually begged Doorman Murray to
protect him from the fury OF henry
friends The police tried in vain 10 ger
a motive for the terrible crime Reed was
repeatedly questioned by Chief Donovan
and Recorder Station, but maintained a
moody silence He refused to discuss the
terrible deed.
There have been all sorts OF rumors as as
TO the motive for the crime. One is to
the effect that there is a woman IN the
case This is generally discredited, how
ever Another, and apparently the real
give Reed employment and had failed to
keep his promise Reed is known TO be
hot tempered and vicious.
Reeds history became generally known
this morning. He is an iron mouider by
trade. Ten years ago he left Paterson
and went to live in jersey City. He was
employed at his trade by Kelly & Jones
of Fourteenth street, until 1894. when he
went to live in Hoboken, where he was
employed as a laborer. There Reed pc
came known to the politicians as q
striker" He was more or less prominent
in labor circles. and for a time his de-
mands for small amounts of money were
granted by politicians.
The politicians soon tired of the sim-
tiers threatening violence if his demands
were not met. Among those who re-
ceived threatening letters were ex-Free-
holder Dennis Gallagher, who keeps a
saloon at Pavonia avenue and Henderson
street, and exPolice Commissioner John
p Feeney.
A man who is intimately acquainted
with Reed in conversation with Jersey
City News reporter this morning. said
Reed is not responsible for his act. He
is demented 1t win be found that he
hadn't the slightest motive for killing
Henry other than the fact that Henry
Reed
seemed to think that the politicians should
keep him..
At ten o'clock this morning Reed was
taken from his cell and was re-arraigned
before Recorder Stanton. The court room
was jamnaed and nearly two hundred
people were assembled outside
day morning. A solemn high mass Of re-
QUEEN will be held at $3.50 O'Clock In Our
Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church
on Willow avenue. The services will be
conducted by Rev. Fathers Kelly, Fitz-
patrick and Freeman.