The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-30
SHOT AND ACCUSES HIS CLERK
DAIRYMAN FIRED AT FROM TIE
CLOSET OF HIS BEDROOM.
Says That Arthur Hyde. His 70-Year-Old
Employee, Did II, and Then Ran From
the House-Latter. Looked Up, Denies
Charge-No One Else Saw Him Around

Says That Arthur Hyde. His 70-Ecar-Old
Employee, Did II, and Then Ran From
the HOuse-Latter. Looked Up. Denies
Charse-No One Else Saw Him Around.
John H. Tinklepaugh. who runs dairy
at 22l3 Eighth avenue, was shot in the face
yesterday morning at II O'Clock In his liv-
ing rooms, in tho rear Of the store. He
accused Arthur Hyde. a youth Of 20, who
worked for him as clerk, OF doing the shoot
ing, and Hyde was looked up In the West
l25th street station on a charge Of felonious
assault
Tinkepaugh was busy In the dairy yes
terday morning until II o'clock. After
delivering bottle OF milk to Samuel oboll,
who lives in the rear of his clothing store
next door. the dairyman went back to his
living rooms. he found both doors leading
to the public hall Of the fat house open.
Thinking that burglars might have paid
him a visit he rushed in.
As he passed small clothes closet In the
bedroom young Hyde, be says. jumped
out. fred pistol at him and rushed into
the street
All the members OF the Oboll family
heard the shot and the slamming OF the
door, but none of them guessed what the
noise was. About two minutes afterward
they heard groans in Tinklepaugh's apart
ments. Mrs. Oboll ran across the hall
and opened the door. She saw Tinkle-
paugh standing In the middle OF the floor,
with blood streaming from a wound under
his left eye.
Who did it9' she asked
Arthur Hyde he replied SHe stole
my pistol last night and just shot me with
it.
Mrs. Oboll tried to stop the flow OF blood
with towel. and her husband ran TO the
corner for a police man. The bluecoat
sen, TO the j. Hood Wright Hospital for an
ambulance. Before II arrived Tinklepaugh
said that he had no doubt HYDE came to
the place with the intention OF robbnR hun.
The boy knew. he said that he had
considerable sum Of money In the house
something more than 500. The dairyman
always kept a revolver In the house. On
Saturday night he missed 1t and accused
Hyde of stealing IT, The boy denied the
theft and they had some words. Tlnkle-
paugh said he did not see hia clerk again
until he jumped out Of the closet and shot
him.
II the youth came to rob his employer.
he did not carry out his purpose. for Tinke-
pauRh found bis caan intact and nothing else
was missing. The wounded man was taken
TO the hospital where IL was said last night
that he was in no immediate danger of
death. Surgeons probed for the bullet
but were una BILE TO extract IL.
Within an hour after the shooting HYDE
was arrested in the furnished room IN which
he lives. He took his arrest calmly and
denied over and over again that he had
shot Tinklepaugh He said that he went
10 the dairy In the morning TO get his weeks
wages and that his employer had paid him.
but they had no trouble OF any Kind No
pistol was found on him. He was taken
TO the hospital, where Tinklepaugh identi-
fed him.
Tinklepaugh is bachelor and lives
alone in tie rear Of his store. He has a
good business and employs another clerk
besides Hyde. He hired the latter about
two months ago, and the boy had the repu-
tahon In the neighborhood OF being quiet
and industrious. His mother Is the janitor
OF the apartment house at i04 West lOSd
street. Young Hyde did not get along
well at home, so he left 10 live In furnished
room.
No one save Tinklepaugh could be found
yesterday who had seen him about the
dairy In the morning. When Mrs. Oboll
got to the wounded mans rcom there was
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