New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
CAUSES 4 MURDER
A YOUTH BACK FROM THE WAR SHOT
WHILE HIS GILL LOOKED ON.
SIZE HAD JIITED HIM WHILE HE WAS AWAY AND
WHEN HE PERSISTED. DESPITE SEVERE
THRAsHINGs IN TRYING TO WIN
HER BACK HIS RIVAL SHOT

THRAsHINGs IN TRYING TO WIN
HER BACK HIS RIVAL SHOT
HIM DOWN
jealousy over a sixteen year-old girl was the
cause of deliberate murder last night. boy
OF eighteen shot young man tWenty-one years
old who has just returned from the war He
returned on furlough only to find that he mad
been replaced in the affections Of the girl by
another mantle man who last night murdered
him.
The murdered man was Joseph smith, OF NO
900 East Thirty-eighth-st. His slayer is Martin
Kilkeary. of No $40 East Thirty -eighth-st., and
the girl with whom both were in love is Mamie
Neetnr Of No 336 East Forteth-st. She Is
nretty. and her prettiness attracted many OK
tho voung men of her neghborhood. Smith
was most in favor till he went to join the Navy
whom Kilkearv took his place. Smith met the
Girl few days after his return a month ago
He was anxious to resume their FORMER reld-
lions and asked her to go 10 pan WIN MN
She refused. and said she was gong WIN MI
keary Smith said nothing more. ana thes
parted Kilkeary heard Of the invitation oini'h
had extended TO the girl, however ana ne was
angry The girl says he threatened to settle
Smith
The fitted lover. who was employed by Alex
-. r,,,ah,. stableman Of No so East
rhir, o,htb.st while at home started for his
home about 100 o'clock last night Dut little
way from the stable he saw khkeary ana the
eirI on the oproste side of the street. The two
Young men had met several times since Smlths
return. and fight each time had been the
result. with varying fortunes Kikeary hao
made threats to Smith before last night. rheh
he and the girl crossed the street as soon as
they Smith.
"Weu I'm going to do you now" Kilkeary
said
A fight at once began Smith though he de-
Tended himself as we'll as he could. was beaten.
His eyes were discolored and his face was cut
as if he had been bitten The girl stood calmly
by until Smith walked away. Only few other
persons noticed the struggle. so quickly was 1t
over. AS Smith walked away Kilkeary drew a
revolver. and pointing n at Smith, said:
That's the way III fix you next time"
Smith went home. He lives with his brothers
Philip eighteen years old. and William. six
teen years old. They orphans, and all live
with a Mrs. Mcdonald, an old friend OF their
parents. Joseph told what had happened and
began to cry. He ate his supper and then said
to Philip:
Phil. If anything happens to me to-night-f
I'm murdered-Kilkeary did it,"
Smith went back to the stable. and in a few
minutes Kilkeary and the girl appeared on the
opposite side of the street. They immeda tely
crossed upon seeing Smith again. AS Kilkeary
approached he drew q revolver and, pointing
It at Smith said: Il might we'll do you now
AS he spoke he fired one shot. The bullet
struck Smith over the left ear. and he fell to the
sidewalk. Kkeary and the girl started TO walk
away when Detective John Beering, OF the East
Thrty-nfth-st. station. who had heard the shot
ran up He stopped the young man and the
girl and took them back to where Smith lay,
but the victim unconscious. Policeman
Kochenberger sent in hurry call for an ambu-
lance and DR.. Barbour, Of Bellevue Hospital.
quickly took Smith away. He did not recover
consciousness and died few minutes before .
o'clock. in the hospital The bullet had lodged
In his brain.
Kilkeary would say nothing to the police but
he was locked up and the girl was then ques-
toned vigorously by Captain Martens. She
broke down at last and said that the men had
quarrelled on her account When Smith came
back from the Philadelphia Navy Yard. where
he had recently been stationed he wanted her to
go to a ball. and she refused. Kilkeary heard OF
it. and that started fighting between the men.
shooting last night. but admitted afterward that
she had witnessed both quarrels
A man known In the neighborhood as Archi-
bald created n disturbance In Thirty-eghth-st
while a number of excited young men were try
ing To find out what had happened. and he was
arrested