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Show Tragedy in Which I a. Broker Is Victim I Richard E. Pmesser Shoots and Kills Miles McDonnell of Bos- ALBANY. N. T., June S. Richard E. Prjiesscr. a well-known broker of jH this city, shot and killed Miles Idc- tM Donnell, a member of tho Boston Metropolitan Slock exchange, early thin morning. Both men woro interested In tho company and had been on amlcablo " IH terms until just before the tragedy. Pruea-ser Pruea-ser had boon drinking heavily, and left a restaurant, wont to his offlco and got JM a shotgun. Ho then went to tho Ten IH Eyck hotel, where McDonnell was stop-ping, stop-ping, and went to McDonnoll's room. Aa soon an McDonnell opened the door Prues-ser Prues-ser shot him dead. McDonnell's homo was In JaniHlca Plains, whero ho had a wifo and three fM children. Ho has boon connected with lm the Boston Metropolitan Stock oxchang jH for three veare. Pruesser. who shot Mc-Donnell. Mc-Donnell. was known here an McDonnell's moat lntlmoto friend. |