New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-13
KILLED IN DEN OF VICE.
QuagT6l Orer WOmon Inmate Leads
TO Shooting.

Paterson, X. J.. June 10 jSDecial.-Johr
Meade, tWenty-six years old was KILLED by
pistol shot in a quarrel over q woman in a
Eiver-st. house early this morning. Robert E
Plumb, OF Mount Vernon. X. y. was the man
who did the shooting. and he and all the inmates
OF the house that could BE gathered n by the
police are now II the county jail
Helen KeTlin. oTnc- Of the apartment Is held
on charge OF keeping i disorGe1Iy house. and
Nettie Blair Caroline Wilson and Esteue Reyn-
Odds are held as witnesses. Frederick s. Dater.
lumber merchant. OF Hawthorne who accom-
panied Meade TO the RtveT-st house: Oryile i.
McAa!r, OF Hawthorne; Clarence Simpson, OF
Dover, and Robert s. Plumb were arrested or
4nforTnation given 10 the police
Date- and Plumb II was learned, became IN
Nolvod in en- argument over the woman known
ms Nettie Blair. She has been identified as
Jennie Nasterson, Of Utica. X. J. The rght he
came general and Was continued N a carriage
shed adjoining the kitchen and overlooking the
las9a.c River. where the shot was fired
Plumb jumped into the river and swan 70 the
opposite side. lie walked I've miles 10 the
Herbert House, al Ridgewood. where he is en-
ployed temporarily as surveyor On sewer work
Date, McNair and Simpson were arrested IS
they were leaving the River-st. house All were
badly bruised and battered and their clothing
-Has tolE.
Meade was found in the carTiaee house IN
conscious. lie died before reaching tho General
hospital. bullet having penetrated his brain.
Ilater Informed the police that Plumb had flea
after the shooting. The police hurried to Ridge
wood AID arrested Plumb as n was about 10
leave the hotel 4 suit OF wet clothing vas
found IN HIS trunk
Al or the men involved in The tight wen, 70
We tAVer-st. house together IN a carriage The
Geo man was employed by Dater as a collector.
Dater IS coal dealer.
tiofnD says he cid not help start the feht, but
TIED 20 act as peacecaaIer. He saw a revolver
sdcElng OUT or Dater's pocket, and he drew Il
o.L ara threw II across the room 10 get IL out
o. TIE way and prevent ils being used. Meade
ne sa-s, saw the act. ran for the revolver md
got A. Plumb says he grapped with Meade 10
prevent his using the weapon. They struggled
from the parlor out into the kitchen and then
into the carriage room. ou The second floor n Ia a
livery stable, there being private entrance be-
tween the buildings on the second floor II wa q
lark there. aud Plumb says both ne and Meade
mao hoio OF the revolver when il went or
Robert s. Plumb is the son Of Mr. and Mrs
Sanford C. Plumb % No. 547 South seventh
ave. Mount Vernon. and is well known there
Young Plumb formerly was a student AT ~,
Mount Vernon High school and recently ha,
been employed IA the engineering corps OF Z
construction company IN Northern Nely-Jersey
his father for twenty years was principal OF ,
puo4ic school IN this city, and At one lime va.
member CT the Board OF Education
MIS-. Piunlb who IS popular in Mount Verns-,
Is the president Of the wofnen's Christian 'rern
peTance Union. She is a temperance lecturer
having spoken In every city and town in West
chester County. She is niece OF Hugh Nc
Lnughlin OF Brooklyn
The news that Plumb had committed a rlurde
reached Mount Vernon late larf MGR, 80,
ceused considerable surprise as he r-as peo-a "a
&c inoffensiVe lad