New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
BUILDER SHOT IN HOUSE
Of REAL ESTATE DEALER
Little Hope for Harry Lavelle in
HospitaI-Benjamin F. Jack
son Locked Up.
BULLET IN RIGHT TEMPLE
Wounded Man Said TO Have Been
Moved by Idea Concerning
His Sister When He
Made Call.
BULLET IN RIGHT TEMPLE

Harry Lavelle, forty years old, a
builder of No 91G East 10th street, was
taken to Fordham Hospital last night
suffering from serious bullet wounds in
the right temple and hand which were
inflicted on him in the home of Bcnja-
min +. Jackson. real estate broker. re-
puted To be worth SiD0OO, at No. l22,
Simpson street, The Bronx.
jackson. who said he was forty-four
years old, was later locked up in the
fremont police station on a charge of
felonious assault.
The police said that Jackson identified
the revolver with which Lavele was
shot as his own, but denied having dis
charged it, The police added that the
shooting followed dispute between
Jackson and Lavelle in the vestbule of
Jackson's home.
1t was said at the hospital late last night
that little hope was held for Lavclle' 5
recovery.
Shortly after o'clock. according to
the story told to the police by Jackson
maid announced to him that Lavellc
wished to see him. He said he went 10
the front door and told the builder he
did not wish TO see him and asked him
TO go away, whcreupOn Lavellc thrust
his foot between the door and the iamb.
Jackson further asserted. the police say,
that an argument cnsued.
Persons in the ncighborhood heard
several shots fired. and a woman. whose
identity was not learned, hurried To 4
pC'ice booth in Southern Boulevard, a.
10th street, and informed Patrolman
Hunt. Of the fremont police station. Of
the firing. The officer found LavclIc
lying unconscious in "A pool Of blood A.
he entered the vcstibulc of the jackson
home. fastening TO a telephone he sent
hurry ambulance call to FOrdham Hos
pital.
Dr. Jones. Of that institution found
that Lavelle had been shot in the right
temple and right hand and that he had
suffered from loss Of blood.
Patrolman Hunt later reported that he
found Jackson pacing the floor of his IL
brary. Detectives Marion and McCar-
ton, attached 10 the fremont police sta
ton. placed Jackson under arrest and
took him To the station house, where ne
was interrogated Near the spot where
Lavelle lay the detectives found the re-
volvcr three chambers Of which had
been discharged which Jackson. the po-
lice say. admitted was his property.
II was added that when asked by de-
tectivc II it had been loaded by him he
answered I'm the negative, and then cor
rccted himself to say that he could not
remember.
Edward Jackson, a brother Of the pris-
oner. arrived a the fremont station
shortly after the arrest had been made
and Informed the detectives. they say,
that he was in the Simpson street house
when Lavelle called and that he heard
the builder demand 10 be admitted. His
brother refused to admit him, he added.
and shots followed after an interchange
Of hot words: When he entered tine
vestibule. he added, he met his brother
hurrying into the library apparently.
greatly excited.
Edward Jackson was asked by the de-
tectives if Lavelle had tried to force his
way into the house, and added, the pO-
lice assert, that Lavelle seized his
brother by the throat and attempted to
throttle him.
A sister Of Lavelle. Mrs Martha La
heney, Is employed as a maid by Jack
son, according TO the police, who believe
that Lavelle had harbored some thought
against Jackson concerning her. Where
fore he went to Jackson's house. Ed
ward, brother Of the prisoner, corrobo-
rated this, but declared that Lavelle's
alleged idea was grOundless.