New-York tribune., 1902-07-09
BROADWAY FIGHT FATAL
TEE DEAD MAN SAID TO BE ]. S.
MDONALD, OF KLONDIKE FAME
ASSAILANT ESCAPES.

Az 2 result Of a fight which took place yesterday
st . a. m. in front of the Hotel Rossmore, in
broadway, Forty-second-st-. one of the par
ticipants, believed TO be James S. Mcdonald died
:, the New-York Hospital yesterday afternoon.
HIS assaant is still at large Mcdonald was
cousin Of Norman E. Mack, owner of The Buffalo
Times" and at time well known as
Klondike prospector. It popularity reported al
the time Of his return from Alaska that he
brought back 5000 900, and that much wealth was
hidden in his staked out claims.
About 2 a. m. yesterday several men were stand
ing outside Of the Hotel Rossmore. just south Of
Forty-second-st.. engaged in conversation Pres
emily short, stout, gray-headed man and a man
said 10 be Mcdonald got into a quarrel. From
words they came to blows, and grappled. In spite
Of difference in height and weight, the smaller
man got the better of the other and jammed his
head against of the iron pillars of the hotel.
The TWO were separated by a big man, who stepped
from the crowd, but second later the smaller OF
the two engaged in the quarrel and jabbed he
other. stabbing him under the eye with the ferrule
os his umbrella. The big man fell to the ground
with such force that he was rendered unconscious
blood gushing from his wounds all over the steps
of the hotel. so that IL necessary for porters
10 come and wash the stains away. As the man
fell the one who had separated them said to the
assembled crowd:
Well, Sam did him UP brown that time. all
right"
After the fall the small man disappeared up
Broadway with two OF his friends Mcdonald was
taken 10 the New-York Hospital where it was
found that his skull was fractured.
Three witnesses of the assault gave their names
70 the police. They were s. NJ. Tottingham of No
q west Forty-seventh-st-; Charles ]. Donnelly OF
No . West F,ortv-fourth-st.. and II L. Williams
OF the last address.
At S:I5 p; m: yesterday a newsboy. who said he
Nas Joln McSIEath, twelve years old, went the
& vest .hlrueth-St police station and informed the
ponce that he had witnessed the fight which re-
suited IN the death of Mcdonald. He was turned
over 10 Policemen Quinn and Brundage. who are at
work on the case. To them the boy said that after
me assault the man who struck Mcdonald with his
ulnorelia ran away and jumped on a Forty-second-
ST car going east.
The man, he said, was known as Sam" and
a ne mao 7, often seen him while selling papers in
upper Broadway The boy described the
wanted as being a grafter.' He also told the
ponce mat the man frequented saloons and other
places IN that locality where sporting men congre
gate AS soon as Quinn and Brundage heard the
Doys story they hurried out of the station house.
Inc description of the assGllant the police
nave II Is a man about forty-fiVe years of age, 3
ieet eght inches in height, gray hair and mustache,
wearing a black coat and gray trousers, white
straw sailor nat and white vest. He had on
the LETT side OF his head. A letter found in coat
belonging 10 the murdered man, addressed to
the Frank l.. Fisher Company, real estate. No.
40 Columbus-aye. and showed that the of
the coat was interested III the purchase of three
apartment houses, Nos 5l3 5l5 and 5i7 West Fifty
second-st, Other papers show that the man was
interested in other real estate deals involving as
much 100000.