The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-21
CUT ONE WHO DISCHARGED BIN
LABORER STRUCK THRICE, LEAV.
ING KNIFE ~ LAST WOUND.
superintendent Of Hayemeyer Rennesies
Dying From Attack Of Troublesome
Man whom He Had Told TO Co-Other
W0rkmen Nearly Lynched the Assassin

superintendent Of Hayemeyer Refneries
Dying From Attack Of Troublesome
Man whom He Had Told TO Co-Other
W0rkmen Nearly Lynchcd the Assassin.
Christopher O'Connel. a superintendent
in the Havemeyer sugar refneries In
Williamsburg, was stabbed and probably
MORALLY wounded yesterday afternoon by
Gottlieb Heller, a laborer whom he had
discharged. O'Connel received three
wounds in the abdomen. He was taken
to the Eastern District Hospital. He is
a widower. 2s years old. For several years
he had been employed In the Havemeyer
refineries and to him we're intrusted. the
hiring and discharging Of men which the
American Sugar Refining Company en-
ployed in their Williamsburg refineries.
There are 5000 employees In the Have
meyer plants.
Heller Is 50 years old and lives at 90 Ten
Eyck street. Complaints were lately made
about him to OConnel by employees. who
said that Heller was interfering with them
In their work. II was alleged that yester-
day Heller, while intoxicated, quarrel ID
with some OF his fellow employers, and
when they complained to OConnel the lat
ter early in the afternoon. notified Heller
litdI iis ttTNpts WOuiu nOt Dt TtQulItu
after his days work was done.
Shortly after Q o'clock. while O'Connel
was coming out of his Office on the south
Fourth street side to 60 along the ground
floor to south Third ST reet he was attacked
by Heller, who had been concealed behind
some barrels. Heller had knife with
sharp-pointe1 blade with which he had
been opening bags of raw sugar. He
Il r. IL
into OConners abdom IN near the right
side, and when he withdrew the weapon
he gave the superintendent two more blows
and left the knife sticking in the injured
mans BODY.
As Heller was fleeing from the building,
OConnels cries were heard BY three other
employees. Joseph Hauser. Francis Ander-
son and Daniel Dorian These thre e,
when they discovered what had happened
started in pursuit q Heller aud caught
was severely beaten befor. he submitted
and was taken to where the injured man
, lay. where he was fully identified.
In the meantime hurry call for an am
| bnlance was sent to the Eastern District
| Hospital. O'Connels intestines were pre-
trud ng and Surgeon Eeutsch Immediately
! removed tho man to the hosT ital. As
/ O'Connel was dying. messengers were sent
to the rectory OF the church Of SITS
Peter and Paul, at 90 South Third street
LOT pTlest 10 administer the last rites
| of the Church The Rev. Fathers Belford
and o 'Brien fastened to the hospital, but
when they got there O'Connel was un-
| conscious.
| The doctors. meanwhile. had replaced
the badly lacerated intestines and oper-
ated on the man In an effort TO save his
life, but later they gave up all hope Of his
| recovery.
Word had been sent to the Bedford ave.
nue. police station and the half dozen POI
licemen who hurried to the 81 Jar refinery
had all they could do to save Heller from
the vengeance Of an angry mob of men
who esteemed O'Connel FOR his generous
stabbing but admitted striking O'Conne
with his fist, he was taken TO the hospita
to be identified again. As the superin.
tendent was still Unconscious, the pris
oner was transferred from the hospita
! TO the Clymcr street station.