The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

SHOT DOWN BY HIS COUSIN
Samuel Harding's Murder
GUS Assault Upon David
Harding.
WOUNDED MAN WILL PROBABLY DIE
The Assailant Refuses to Give
Any Reason for His
Crime.
WOUNDED MAN WILL PROBABLY DIE

his cousin. Samuel Harding. ffty-seVen
years old. of No. 70 Washington street.
Hoboken. One shot took effect in the
abdomen. As Mr.. Harding is a large man.
weighing considerable over 200 POUNDS, II
is feared that the wound will produce
fatal results. Another shot entered nus
right thigh. Two others that were hreo
dew wide of the mark, one OF them stfiA-
ing q horse belonging TO Emil Bonnet, a
florist.
The shooting occurred on one OF the
busiest streets in Jersey City and was
witnessed by a number of persons. several
persons who were passing at the time
narrowly escaped being hit by the hyins
shots. The would-be assassin was AZ
rested by Chanceman Joel Pangporn,
There was one chamber of the revolver
still loaded. The shooting was the result
OF "a family quarrel. David p Harding Is
a nrosperous business man and is noted
sor his thrift. Samuel Harding has been
addicted to the use of morphine lor d
long time and has lived on the generosity
cf his relatives. He has been IN the
asylum at Snake Hill. His motive N
shooting David is a mystery The WOUND
ed man had helped him repeatedly WIN
money. Only last week he met him ana
rendered him assistance. At that TIME
he warned his cousin that he could heip
Elm no. more and probably Samuel brooaea
over that and imagined that he had been
wronged by David. Be that as it may ne
evidently premeditated shooting and hunt
81 David M this morning for the purpose
of killing him..
David Harding had no warming OF ms
relatives intentions. Shortly before eight
o'clock this morning he was waking
down Barrow street he thought ne saw
Samuel standing at the corner OF YORK
street. He thought nothing OF II anu
passed on. At Barrow street and Rali-
road avenue he stopped at his BARRIERS 70
get shaved. It was nearly $3.50 O'Clock
when he emerged from the shop ana start
ed towards his home, which is above MS
store. at Grove street and Railroad ave-
nue.. He was halfway between Barrow
and Grove streets when he suddenly felt
q -stfnging sensation in his right tnlgh.
It did not hurt him much. He turned to
see what caused it and was startled 10
see his cousin Samuel a few yards in ms
rear pointing a revolver at him
INV God. Sam" he said, ARE you going
TO kill me?'
Samuel instead of replying pulled the
trigger. The second shot missed Harding,
who. when he saw that his cousin was
determined to shoot him. ran into the
street and lodged behind the horse OF
Florist Emil Bonnet. of Newark avenue
which was standing in the rear OF Mr.
Bonnot's store. The would be assassin
fred at his victim again as he dodged
behind the horse. The bullet hit the
animal. which fell to the ground mortally
wounded. Samuel Harding chased ms
cousin around the horse and wagon, firing
as he went. The fourth shot took effect
in the unfortunate mans abdomen. by
that time a large crowd had gathered,
keeping at q respectable distance from
Harding. The shooting was witnessed by
a man employed by Mr.. Bonnet, also by
a clerk in Furst's dry goods store, who
fed after narrowly escaping being hit by
the bullet that went astray.
When the crowd collected Samuel Hard
ing coolly Wake away going toward
Grove street. He went slightly in adj
vance of the man whom he had wounded.
David staggered to his home. He was
Needing from w wounds. Mr.. Bonnet
followed Samuel Harding, at a little dis
lance. to Newark avenue, near Grove
street, where he met Chanceman Pang-
born. Pangborn had just been relieved
from duty. and was on his way home. He
was in plain clothes.
When Mr.. Bonnet saw him he pointed
out Samuel Harding, who was coolly
walking up the street, and said: ARREST
that man. he has just shot Dave Harding.
He has the revolver he did it with in his
pocket"
Pangborn drew his revolver. remarking
to Bonnet as he did so.-'Ill be If
I am going to be a second Gebhardt."
Going up TO Harding Pangborn placed
his weapon against his head and said
eI'm a police officer, give me your revol-
ver."
Il don't know about that said Hard
ing.
IF you don't give it up" said Pangborn,
eIll blow your brains out"
Harding then handed over the revolver
On chamber. was still loaded. 1t was q
small weapon of % calibre. young
America pattern. a revolver such as
boys use on July 4.
An ironical smile played about the lips
of Harding as he was led away by Pang'
born. He was booked at the Gregory
street station and was at once arraigned
before Acting Police Justice Mccormick
in the First Criminal Court. While the
examination was in progress word was
received that DR.. Sprague had examined
the injuries of the wounded man and hat
discovered that one bullet had entered hi!
abdomen and might prove fatal. Actinf
Police Justice Mccormick held Harding
without ball to await the result of hi:
victims injuries. Harding maintained hi
attitude Of Indifference throughout th'
preliminary examination. The smile nevei
left his lips. He did not utter a word o
explanation. When questioned by Chance
man Pangborn after the shooting he re
fused to make any explanation of his con
duct. After he was remanded Harding
was taken by police officers to the bed
side of the wounded man. In his presenc'
David Harding, after being warned tina
his wound might prove fatal. made hi
statement Of the shooting. DR.. LOOMS
his family physician. was present at tn
interview. MFR. Harding's story Of tn
shooting was as has been detailed above
Harding said hat after the first sho
was fired he ran as best he could shout
ing Murder as he went. He said n
could not understand his cousins motivi
In Shooting him. He had always helpet
him and had never had any quarrel witt
him. The wounded man said that he has
received a number of scurrilous letters II
fhe last two weeks which he was sur
we're written by Samuel Harding.
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