Stabbed His Father-In-Law

New York, 1895

Edward Mott, sexton of the First Baptist church, Flushing, lies in a precarious condition from a stab wound in the hip inflicted by his son-in-law, George Gildersleeve. Gildersleeve's wife visited her father Sunday evening and Gildersleeve went there at a late hour to find her. It is said that he was drunk and noisy. George Stair, another son-in-law of the injured man, went to the door and expostulated with Gildersleeve and an altercation took place during which Mr. Mott came down and took a hand in the disturbance.


Killed by a Gravel Train

John Powell, while driving to Hempstead over the Rockaway road at Woodfield, was struck by a gravel train on the New York Bay extension railroad Tuesday morning. The train hit the fore part of the wagon, throwing Powell forty feet. When picked up it was found that both legs were nearly severed from the body. Powell was brought to Hempstead, where Dr. Lanehart attended him. Powell died soon after his arrival at Hempstead.


An Aged Sailor Dead

Charles Eldredge, a seafaring man and an old resident of Sag Harbor, died on Monday. He was 77 years old and was a prominent figure when whale fishing was an important industry at Sag Harbor.

A brother of the deceased, James H. Eldredge, who was formerly tax collector in Sag Harbor, is very ill.


Death Due to Exposure

The body of James McCarthy was found alongside the railroad track near Manor station Tuesday morning. It was at first thought McCarthy might have met with foul play, but it is now believed he was frozen to death while intoxicated.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 22, 1895, p. 1.