New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
KILLED IN HIS OWN HOTEL
Proprietor of Seventh Avenue
Place Shot Among Friends.
POLICE SEEKING BARKEEPER
Man Was Seen in Flight Stuffing
Revolver Into Pocket After
Victim Falls.

Charles Rubbish proprietor Of the Charlss
Hotel. Seventh avenue and seth street vas
shot dead YESTERDAY afternoon in the bar
room Of his hotel According to the ponce
bartender Charles Trimp. after the shots
which killed Rubbish were fred. ran our OF
the hotel and up Seventh avenue throwing
OF his apron IN the street and stuff1ns
revolver into his trousers pocket
Rubbish was sitting al a table In small
side room with his partner. Charles Thomas
and two girls-Esie Fitzgerald. Of No 2Z'
West 90th street. and MAY Evans. who ives
Al the Lincoln Hotel Elsie Fitzgerald was
about 70 paw Thomas a slo0 debt when, 4
little before > O'Clock. Rubbish excused
himself and started 10 walk into the bar
room As soon as ne was through the dooT
which separates the two rooms two shots
rang out. and Rubbish fell backward into
the arms Of the Fitzgerald girl Blood
smeared her clothes and some money
which she dropped on the floor in the ex-
element
Rubbish was shot over the right eve and
I'm the breast. Then the bartender ran out
Of the drinking room Thomas also ran
into tho street but returned immediately
and when the police from the West "th
street station reached the saloon tney
guarded the doors 70 keep any one else
from leaving the building Thomas the
two girls and a number of other persons
who we're in tho saloon az tae time ot the
shooting we're taken 70 the West 37th street
police station and held as Witnesses Ihe
body was also removed TO the police sta
tion after IL had been viewed by Or. West
~ Bellevue.
Captain Funston. of the I'd Inspection
District. who assigned Detectives Murphy'
Cruise and Gilfantl 70 the case. said II
would not be long before he vould be aole
~ trace the bartender. He added tnat
Trimp was drunk at the time OF the shoot
ing. and that a man in that condition
would probably he found in some otner
saloon before many hours.
Little is known as Yet concerning the
motive for the shooting. Captain FUNSTON
explained that II It had been Thomas VINO
had been murdered there would be less OF
mystery in the case as he is now under
bail for the shooting OF Jimmie bayloh'
who is in the New York Hospital. Bayioh
was shot three weeks ago In saloon TWO
blocks below IN Seventh avenue, anu
Thomas. who is proprietor OF that place
also and is said 70 be the leader Of gang
opposed TO Baylon and Trimp, was charged
with the crime. The fact that Thomas
ran out OF the hotel when he heard the
shots is believed by Captain Funston 70
be evidence that he was afraid that the
bullets were intended for him.
1T may be-" said Captain Funston, that
this was the climax OF quarrel between
Rubbish and his employe, for they were
not particularly agreeable men with whom
to get along but I cannot see that wom-
an had anything to do with the murder.
He then went on 10 explain that Elsie
Fitzgerald was not a particular friend OF
either the bartender or Rubbish. Although
she has only one arm, the other having
been cut off in a laundry OF hotel
year ago. she was known to be popular
with a number OF men in the vicinity lie
added that a woman who arrived at the
police station just after Rubbish was
killed said that she was his wife. but that
he was certain that she was not Mrs. Run
bish. Rubbish. he said. was engaged TO an
actress By the name Of Ida Barr, VINO Is
at present in Seattle.