Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-08-06 | Page 1 | Man is Killed in Bowery Melee

I MAN IS IN BOWERY BUERY t v t m mE E I. I New York Aug AuS' 5 5 Charles Stitch of ot Brooklyn after utter playing the time role rota of ot Champagne Charlie in Inmans Inman's concert concert con con- cert cart hall ball Hendersons Henderson's walk aUt tho the Bower Conoy Coney Island this afternoon refused to topa pa pay u a 50 50 check tendered to him drew a i revolver er ana anu began shooting In a afew few ew minutes several pistols were wore out and amid Stitch fell teU mortally wounded shot through h the right temple Albert Curley Curle a n. walter waiter was also shot In n the tho right arm aria It was a typical wild west vest shooting shooting- up or of a n concert hall ball Stitch who was un under or the influence of liquor quor had been entertaining a number Of f soubrettes All went merrily morrO until Curie urley Curley brought Stitch a bill for or 50 50 Stitch objected to the tho bill sa saying that the time soubrettes had hind not been heon served elvell with wine as ns he ordered but with cider A quarrel followed According to Curley Curle Stitch suddenly became Infuriated drew a n revolver swung It around his head and shouted l Im lm from Kentucky You cant can't bunco buncome me Tho Time sight of or tho the weapon cause caused l a panic in the tho concert hall hail Women shrieked and men Jumped l to their feet fee and shouted sho How many shots were fired In the tho melee tho the police pollee were unable to ascer ascer- tam tain Two ambulances were wore summoned from the time Cone Coney Island Reception hospital hospital hos hoe pital and the two Injured men w were re ret t taken ken there Stitch in a dying condi condi- tion tiomi Curley Curle declared that ho dl did l not know lenow Stitch was shot