New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
". E. AMM0N KILLED
SHOT IN p. r. r. ST4TION.
Han He Befriended Held as Slayer
of Col Bob" Ammon'S Brother.

Walter E. Ammon. a well known business man Of
Jersey City and brother of Colonel Robert A
Anlnon was shot and instantly killed yesterday
afternoon in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ferry house at Jersey City. Andrew Mcdrath'
man he had befriended arrested az the slayer
Of Ammon.
Mr. Anrnon was about 20 have his luncheon IN
the restaurant the railway station, on the sec
ond floor. He has ascended the stairs and turned
toward the restaurant, when ne was conIron'eo pS
McCIrath to whom he made CHEEKY remark Win
out a word in reply, McGrath drew revolver
which he carried in his coat pocket, ana nreo at
him the police say The bullet entered the left
temple and ploughed into the brain. TWO more
bullets were fred into his body after he fell
Calmly replacing the weapon in his pocket NC
Czrath started to walk down the stairs to the
street, but Patrolman Amann, who was on ouIy
at the ferry house, dashed up the stalTs dno met
him half way and arrested him McGrath re-
marked Anann says he HANDED the reEolEer
to the officer THE thing is all over, and might
as well give up" Later he persistently refused 10
admit that he did the shooting
The police say their investigation has reVeaieo
that McCzrath who has been regarded as eccentric
and irnpulsive had frequently threatened TO XIII
Amnon. They say McGrath had recently oeeh
drinking excessively
The victim of the shooting was the head Of the
Arnrnon & Pearson Stock Company, dealers IN but
+erins and eggs at Henderson and 4th streets Ier-
sey City He was a bachelor and forty-two years
old. He was director Of the Third National Bank
and the Commercial Trust Company and an active
member of the Union League Club, OF Jersey CITY
He lived at No 314 Pavonia avenue, Jersey CITY
McGrath had been in the same business Some
time ago. the police say, he was arrested in Brook
lyn for making and selling oleomargarlne WlthouE
stamping II properly. Anlnon gave him e ne" start
in business. His business dwindled to nothing and
he accused Anmon OF prosecuting him McGrath
owned q hathouse at No. pa % street, Jersey City
in which he. his wife and six children lived 1hlS
house he conveyed to his wife during his business
troubles 1t is said that McGrath complained tna1
his wife was under the influence OF Mr. Amnlon'
and refused to permit him to have any OF the
revenue derived from the rental of the building Ten
days ago he was arrested for beating her Judge
Farmer, before whom he was arraigned, ordered
him committed to jail for ten days, but relented
when he promised TO refrain from abusing or beat
ing his wife
Otto S. Martin. of No q Park street, who has
butter business No 81 Hudson street Jersey City.
met McGrath less than hour before the shoot
ing He told Captain Larkins at the Jersey City Po-
lice Headquarters, of conversation he had with
McGrath He said that Mr.Grath asked him to give
him job.
'I then told him. Mr.. Martin said. that 7
derstood that he was IN such financial condition
that he could live without working. He said, NO
that his property brought him in $40 month, and
that after he had paid the interest a small lean
which stood against it with taxes ano repairs it
left very little TO live on; that his wife would
not let him have any Of that, and that Mr.. Ammon
was responsible for her attitude in withholding
funds from him He in natural state Of mind
to-day cool and collected, and talked to me in the
same strain that have always known him to use.
He used to tell four five years ago that he
had IT in for Mr.. Annon and would shoot him
some time
In & statement to the police McGrath said he had
known Ammon for sixteen years and had done
business with him ''I not going to answer
that was his reply when asked If he had any
trouble with Ammon. He said he his way
home from Manhattan when he met Arnnnon and
that An1mon spoke to him, but he did not reply. I
had the revolver in my right hand in the inside
pocket Of my sack coat, said McCIrath. 'and that
is all I have to say" He stated that "ATnmon
had been pounding and hid got the inspectors
to pound me-
Mrs. McGrath said her husbands mind had been
affected by brooding over his failure in business
and she shared her husbands opinion that he had
beer prosecuted.