The sun., 1900-06-07
MURDER NAY
result FROM
WORKNENS Quarrel
George Leyrer Stabbed at
Bavarian Brewery Thought
to be Dying.
ASSAILANT FACES JUDGE BALI
Albert Conrad, a Cooper, Who Did
the Stabbing, Was Held Without
Bail Last Night in City Court
to Await the Outcome of
Leyrer's Injuries.

During quarrel at the Bavarian
Brewery about 8 80 o'clock yesterday
morning. George Leyrer, foreman of the
washing room, was stabbed in the back
by Albert Conrad, a cooper, and last
night was thought to be dying at the
Delaware Hospital.
About o'clock last night, Conrad
who was arrested soon after the stab.
bing, was taken into city court and
placed in the prisoners dock He seemed
greatly agitated and made very short
answers to questions put to him by Judge
Ball. Conrad was attired in the clothing
worn by him at the brewery, blue
jumper and overalls. He has short
trimmed beard.
He faced the charge OF assault with in
tent to commit murder. The knife with
which the stabbing was done was
Brought into the court room.
DIR Jane A, Draper, Jr., testified that
Leyrers condition was such that they
could not tell whether or not he would
live. 1t would be four or five days be-
fore the doctors would be able to say
whether or not he was out Of danger.
He said that the man had been stabbed
on the left side at the corner of the
shoulder blade and that the wound was
half an inch long. The knife blade had
penetrated the long making very
dangerous wound.
| Conrad was then held without bail.
Judge Ball adjourned the case to Mon
day morning when in view of the state
ment made by DIR. Draper, is is believed
something definite will be known about
Leyrer's chances of recovery should he
survive.
By the direction of Chief Dolan,
Leyrer's ante-mortem statement was
taken at the hospital about 10 30 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
A sworn statement was made in the
presence of Sergeant Kelleher, Acting
Sergeant sherry, Special Officers Schell
and Purcell and Magistrate Kelley.
Leyrer in his statement said he be-
lieved he was dying. He stated that
while at work yesterday morning he
ordered Conrad to move some kegs and
upon he picked up bung hook sfor the
purpose of emphasizing his opder. He
said he had no intention of striking Corr
rad, but the latter becamssenragea, and,
running to the cooper shop, secured n
knife, and upon his return said "G gu
-- I'm going to fix you or kill
you.o Conrad then plunged g cO"?el' 8
knife in his back twice and chopped his
fingers. He ran out of the room pursued
by Conrad. He hurried across the yard
into the wagon house and fell on the
floor exhausted from loss Of blood. Con-
rad had been stopped by employees and
gave up the pursuit He claimed that
he had never quarreled with Conrad be-
fore but did not like him the first day he
entered the employ OF the company.
Both of the men are Germans and
speak English brokenly. They are each
about 35 years OF age.
Conrad had been taken to hospital and
) was identified by Leyrer. Conrad want
ed to apologize, but was prevented by
the police from getting near to Leyrer.
Conrad realizes the gravity of his deed
and is in an excited frame of mind a
. close watch has to be kept upon him by
the police.
Conrad declines to say much about the
affair. He stated that Leyrer had been
growing about the work every day and
yesterday morning again grumbled and
refused to let him enter the room once
when he went out.
He broke down completely when
placed under arrest.
The physicians made an examination
t of Ley injuries yesterday afternoon
and found that his left lung had been
r cut by the knife.
i Conrad had been employed at the
brewery about week, coming from
a Philadelphia where he has wife and
. child living at No. 1443 Etting street, be-
: tween Master and Jefferson streets. He
has been boarding with John SPAIN at
the southwest corner OF Fifth and
Dupont streets. He is cooper by trade
: and worked part OF each day in the
washing room and the remainder OF the
day in the cooper shop. When in the
+ washing room he was under the super
: vision OF Leyrer.
The quarrel started while Leyrer and
Conrad were washing kegs. 1t was re-
2 ported that Conrad had first struck
: Leyier with steel punch about seven
t inches long. Leyrer in his ante-mortem
statement made no reference to the
. punch. Conrad declines to say whether
, or not he used the punch.
Conrad stabbed Leyrer with cooper
: knife about five inches long which be
plunged to its full length in Leyrer's
J, back Just below his shoulder blade.
u With the same knife he also inflicted
i another wound near the middle OF the
back and chopped the ends Of the fingers
J, of Leyrer's left hand almos. off. The ln'
Jury to Leyrer's fingers was done by
e Leyrer catching hold of the blade in at
tempting to defend himself.
v Leyrer broke away from Conrad anC
|, was pursued by him. Leyrer crossed
K the yard aud entered the wagon house
h 4 number of other employees were in rh'
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