Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-23

In the train party besides the two
men who were shot, were Stuart
Young, his brother, Rodger Young; his
cousin, Gayle Young. and Harold Short
Last night the young men went to see
Francis Wilson in "The Bachelors
Baby" at the Criterion Theatre, New
York. After the performance, on the
suggestion of one of the party, all went
to the Yale Club for a light lunch.
Then the young men went to the Jer-
sey Central depot, where they boarded
the l o'clock train for this city, taking
a seat in day coach.
A few seats ahead of them were two
well-dressed negroes accompanied by
a mulatto woman. 1t Is said that they
at once gan to abuse the college
ply when Iiigbie advised his COM
panions to keep quiet.
Tried to Avoid Trouble.
Don't start trouble" he said. 1T
isn't worth while Just keep quiet"
The negro who had been loudest in;
TIC tdlh IT LiilS dIOSt 1IOll Ills ooai kAhQ
drawing his gun said:
You tell me to keep quiet, will you?
Y ou have been talking about this lady
with me, anyhow"
Gayle and Roger Young then rushed
the negro, while all the other passen-
gers ran 10 other coaches. The negroes
and the college men fought up and
down the car.
Then the leader of the negroes began
shooting. His irst shot hit Lord in the
shoulder blade, shattering it. Lord.
he owever, did not know he was wounded.
Gayle Young then closed in on the
negro and sent him sprawling to the
floor, and the gun was taken from him
Before he could regain his feet. In ali
IL rec shots were fired.
With the negro disarmed the men
engaged in a fierce hand to hand con-
hict the length of the car. At this time
the train was slowing down at the
Jackson avenue station. Rodger Young
had one of the negroes by the throat
and they tumbled from the train The
fellow broke his hold at the station and
with his companions made their escape.
Then the young men went back into
the train. 1t was not until then that
they discovered that they had been
wounded. The excitement of the fierce
| fight had made them forget their
wounds.
why. Higbie. you're shot," said Lord
to Young, as he noticed his blood
stained clothing
"And so are you, Lord" said Young.
Assailants Escape.
NaNVc nf ha ShnpfinR had hQan faia-
phoned to the Jersey City police. and
soon squad of police and the City
Hospital ambulance was on the scene
and the young men were taken to the
hospital, while the police spread out
Ike a net in the vicinity of the station,
but could find no trace of the negroes.
Early today the parents and friends
of the wounded young men in this
city were told of the shooting and
| at noon there was a score of
| automobiles lined up in front of
the Jersey City hospital. Tt was
said at the hospital that while the
yoyng mems wounds were serious, they
would likely live unless gangrene set
| in. Higbie is the more seriously hurt.
His wound is in the abdomen, while
Lords shoulder blade is shattered
! Harrison S. Higbie is one of the best
known young men in Newark. He is
| prominent in the most exclusive social
circles. He is a graduate of Newark
Academy of the class of.1902. He went
to Princeton and was graduated in
1906. He was prominent in upper class
circles and a member OF the Tiger Inn
Club. He is connected with the firm
OF James r. Sayre, jr. & Co., and
lives at 1913 Broad street.
Leslie Fl. Lord is in the real estate
business at S57 Broad street and lives
at 10 Clinton avenue. He was a great
chum of Higbie's. He went TO the
Newark Academy, and before finishing
left to enter Yale. where he was grad
uated in 1908.
DR.. Joseph Fewsmith went from this
city later in the day to aid in taking
| care of the wounded men.
Another story of the shooting is that
the train was crowded and that Rodger
Young sat with negro who was in
toxicated and that Higbie sat opposite
and next to Lord.
1t was~ stated that the negro was
abusive from the time the train start
ed and that when one of the young
men retorted he hot Lord, who threw
his arm up to defect the bullet In
this way he got the bullet in the shoul-
der blade The negro then turned the
gun on Hlgbie and fired twice before
he was overpowered and the gun taken
from him. One of the shots missed.
Stuart Young, of % East Kim