Evening journal., 1909-05-18
SLAIN OVER
A CRAP GAME
Twitted About Losses, Sam
ueI Mccoy Stabbed Isaiah
LySter, Both COIOred
ARRESTED, MCOY TELLS
How he USED KNIFE

During a quarrel over crap game
last night samuel Mccoy. a negro.
aged % years. stabbed to death Isaiah
Lystcr. also colored, aged about 30
years.
During the game Lyster twitted Nc
Coy about his losses In a frenzy OF
temper the murderer sprang al his
victim and struck him with a pocket
knife, the blade entering the mans
breats. Time and again he plunged
the weapon into his victims body and
fifteen or twenty negroes stood by and
looked on as the murder was being
done
Mccoy suddenly realized the serious
ness OF what he had done. and he fed,
together with William Anderson. coll
lored, his close friend who was later
captured with Mccoy and charged with
being an accompice IN the murder
Captured Within an Hour.
within an hour after the crime Nc
/ Coy and Anderson we're under arrest
| They were captured at the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad station. at Della
ware avenue and DUPONT streets. while
waiting for a train for Philadelphia
Anderson had purchased tickets foi
both.
Between and o'clock last evening
fifteen to twenty negroes gathered
along the railroad beyond Market
street bridge 10 play crap. Lyster Me-
Coy and Anderson were in the crowd
Mccoy Tells Of Murder.
According to McCoy's own story d,
had been playing crap for several day.
and had been losing money since sun
day Last evening his IN luck stu
continued and he said that Lyster be
gan teasing him about IT, Mccoy sal,
he warned the other 10 desist. but M
would not. and at last. unable longe
TO control himself. he spranr upoi
Lyster with an open knife and plungci
the blade into his victims breast
He said he stabbed Lyster six time
and then let him go Each time m
steel buried itself In Lyster's breas
10 the handle. and the victim. wit
blood squirting from his many wounds
stagged and fell T. the ground n
died on the way TO the Delaware Hos
pital Ia the Phoenix ambulance.
Several Looked on.
The body Of the victim was thei
taken 60 the morgue and the corone
took charge of the case
The crowd that had witnessed tn
murder scattered after the crime wa
committed and Mccoy and Andersen
escaped into the marshes They mad
their way TO Third street bridge an'
then proceeded 20 Tenth Rnd Marke
streets 10 yas their intention 10 wall
10 the Baltimore and Ohio depot. but
Delaware avenue car came along AM
they quickly boarded IL.
Immediately after the murder wa
reported AT the police station. wore
was flashed TO the officers on duty al
over tho city to be on the lookout 70
tho men.
Were Seen Boarding Car.
Patrolman John Ward saw IN
negroes get on Delaware avenue ca
and suspected one Of them was Nc
Coy. Upon hearing of the murder d
Immediately proceeded TO the b. an
o. station on the next car. He foun
Anderson at the station but he woul
not say where Mccoy was
Patrolmen Bradford. Morrow an
Ley. who hurried to the station. start
ed TO search the neighborhood. and 4
a vacant lot, at Fourteenth and Scot
streets. Morrow almost fell over Nc
Coy, who was in hiding He tried {
get away but the officer secured him
After his arrest Mccoy feigne
drunkenness. but later made a clea
breast OF the affair When arreste
he had on Anderson's cap. Two rail
road tickets were found in Anderson
vest pocket
Lyster only recently came 10 VIII
mington from Baltimore. He wa
known as Baltimore" among th
b negroes. He had been living in
q house on Howard street. beyond Mar
( ket street bridge and was a ra
picker
h Mccoy Is a Wilmington negro and h
! made his home in Wilson street.
, In City Court this morning McCo
and Anderson were arraigned on
charge of murder. and the case wa
, continued for a week. No testimon
q was heard.
The inquest viii be held at City Ha
= on Thursday evening.