Smyrna times., 1916-07-26
POSTMASTER EBE l. LYNCH
OF LEWtS FATALLY SHOT
MURDERED BY Or. W. A. PARKER
AFTER DISPUTE OVER BASEBALL
Had Been Ordered Away Following a
Quarrel. but Parker Returned With
a Shot Gun 10 Wreak Vengeance

Quarrel. but Parker Returned With
a Shot Gun TO Wreak Vengeance
A dispute over the signing Of play
ers for the new Lewes baseball club. l
which was scheduled to play its first
game Thursday. is held to be pri-
marily responsible for tragedy at |
Lewes al IL o'clock Wednesday night |
in which Postmaster Ebe I. Lynch, |
40 years old. was shot TO death and |
three other persons were injured, J.
E. Bamberger Of 4044 Walnut street,
Philadelphia. seriously. The latter
was sent to a Baltimore hospital Wed
nesday morning DR.. William A.
Parker. - years old, a prominent
Lewes dentist, who did the shooting,
is a prisoner in the Sussex county jail
at Georgetown. having surrendered
followed a consultation with his
counsel soon after the shooting. The
tragedy occurred in front of Mr..
Lynchs place Of business. bnown as
the Zwaandale restaurant. in the heart
of the town. AT the time MIR. Lynch
was standing in front of the rest
urant talking 10 Thomas Conwell.
Death followed the shooting very
quickly, much of the contents of
shotgun fired at close range having
been received in the face and neck.
the jugular vein being punctured and
a number of teeth broken. Mr.. BAN
berger, who was salesman for the
Ritter Creemberg Co.. l0O6 Arch
street, Philadelphia. was on the side
walk in front Of Abraham Gutowitz 5
iewelry sore, hs,f a block from
Lynch's. on Second street. He was
talking to MIR. Gutowitz, while the
latter's three children were nearby.
Two were injured by stray shot. while
a corset steel saved the third. Bessie
Gutowitz. u yea-s old. was shot in
the ear and leg, while Abraham. II
years old, was shot in the right arm
and thumb. Some of the shot has heeu
removed A grain of shot struck Irene
Gutowitz. Is years old. below the
MhlELa UuA II was INANNNFe ~ q vi
steel, and did her no harm. A consid-
erable quantity of shot entered BAN
berger's abdomen. IL is feared tha
the intestines have been p1nctured
otherwise the results may not be ser
ious. Ramberger and the Gutowitze
were not concerned in the primar.
tragedy or incidents that led up to it
and at the time they we're discussin
their own affairs. Several nthe
persons narrowly escaped being shot
as many were on the street or o
porches or steps at the time.
Dispute Over Baseball Started Troubl
According to persons said to hav
seen and heard what led up 10 th
tragedy. the trouble was due 70 Di
Parker's unsuccessful effort 70 land
relative on the new baseball clul
which has been in process of formi
tion for several days. The first loc
game in the new Peninsula Leagl
was 10 have been played Thursday
Lewes, with Seaford. and il was Il
talk Of the town. The project hi
been promoted chiefly by a number
young women of the town, who b.
raised a fund of $500 TO meet the e
penses at the opening of the seaso
A baseball association had be
formed, and because Of the scti
part the girls have taken in the ms
ter one Of their number. Miss The
dosia Marshall. had been elected pre-
ident. Postmaster Lynch was vic
president, while one of his sons. N,
man Lynch. was a member of
team. the makeup of which appel
to have been finally decided npon
follows: Lewes bows. William Hook,
Allen Joseph. Norman Lynch. Rols
Ingram, Leland Myers and Wilt
Myers; players from elsewhe
Messrs. Guy. Harold Horsey. c.
Ennis. Julius Townsend and Colon
kus. Dr. Parker. il is said. had b.
making an effort TO have a rslat
from PhiladelUhia signed. but
GOMIulAler IN GudlA WAlNA NouiNA 4
Postmaster Lynch. Clifton Msull, y
Peal and Eugene Kelley. had made
the team without him. This appes
to be distasteful to the doctor. :
went TO Mr. Lyneh's restaurant
vented his feelings. At the tims
number Of women were there some
whom were interested in the basel
project. and the doctor extremity
lieved he had an interested sudier
He is said to have been under the
fiuenee Of liquor and Mr. Lynch
jected 70 the forcible language
was being used.
Parker. Abusive. Ordered 10 Lea
Lynch ordered Parker out Of
restaurant. but forcible ejectn
appeared to be necessary. and in
tussle. both men being large, Park
nose began to bleed. This appe
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