Deseret Evening News | 1910-08-20 | Page 1 | Detective Gosteli of New York Murdered

DETECTIVE GOSTELI OF NEW YORK MURDERED Oyster Olter hay liny In tug Aup U 20 George Gosteli Gostel n II New Nw York detective who was well wel known for tor lila lib hIl enormous strength was isas murdered early today In n a 1 fight Ight with witha witha a a crowd nt at lt tho the landing of oC the tho bowan hakl Yacht clubs li ro Gosteli Oo lel had har boon been beel acting as s keeper of oC the boathouse C lie JI was WOI recuperating from froni n a n bullet hulet wound An n attempt MB wal was nindo to as assassinate IK IKu u him In New Now York ln Il last t spring while he was ras WaR arresting a I man who was suspected of ot robbery His assailant lied deal ld leaving him for tor lend dead and Ind was Wl not captured Gosteli had had trouble all 11 summer with wih a I crowd of or men who Insisted on loitering about the tIme boathouse bOlthouse and a II week eek ago ngo 1110 he ought fought several of ot them single handed driving them thom away 1 Half Halfa a n dozen doz n of oC them went vent to 10 the tho last la 1 night anal drove droe them away awny aWI They returned In n me 1 few tew minutes one of ot otther them ther n a shotgun Three shots ot were fired two to from tho the detectives re revolver rl olver volver and one ono from rein the tb shotgun los Gos lostell tell fell tel dead on the wharf Costell came to America several years ago ngo 10 from Denmark Ho lie 10 said aal little IUlo of ot his past life He lie le prized greatly a a feal seal ring on which was Will a coat of ot arms anti and was nl believed here to be n a member of ot n II anoble noble family