Burial Plot: SW 1/4 241 R-3
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Newspaper article.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 28 1895. - Egbert H. CHATFIELD, in a saloon argument, made the announcement that he was a member of the A. P. A. Dominick Kearus, a bystander, said: "I am glad there is one man willing to acknowledge it." Upon this Chatfield drew a revolver and shot Kearns, killing him.
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Result of the Inquest Over the Remains of Dominick Kearns
Evidence of Various Persons Who Witnessed the Shooting
Deceased Came to His Death from a Bullet Fired by Egbert H. Chatfield. As a result of the coroner's inquiry into the death of Dominick Kearns, Egbert H. Chatfield stands charged by the coroner's jury with murder. It is understood that the case will be presented to the grandjury some time today. Several witnesses who will go before the grand jury did not testify at the coroner's inquest. These men will swear to what took place in Mrs. Walter's place previous to the shooting. Officer Williamson will be one of these witnesses. About an hour before the murder took place Pat Slattery approached him as he was walking on Plymouth avenue and asked him why he did not arrest Chatfield. Slattery, it is said, claims that Chatfield had tried to shoot him.
John Mathias, who as on the stand when The Union went to press yesterday, described what took place in the Curvin barroom, as follows: "Chatfield and Kearns walked up and down the length of the table six or seven times. I first saw the revolver in Bert's hands as he stood at the bar. He was tapping it nervously on the bar. Kearns said Chatfield was a coward and did not dare to shoot. Witness was sitting down. Stewart stood still and took no part in the discussion. Curvin called to the men to keep quiet. Bert went around the end of the table. Kearns said to him "You are a coward if you do not walk out". Chatfield went to the southwest corner of the table and drew a revolver. Kearns said "That cuts no ice with me; I'll jam it down your throat". They passed around the table till Kearns stood at the northeast corner and Chatfield at the southeast corner, and the shooting followed. I saw nothing in Kearns' hand. I heard Chatfield say he had a revolver to protect himself from Slattery and his gang, who would waylay him if they got a chance. This was before Kearns called him names."
It will be noticed that there is a discrepancy as to the relative position of the two men in the room at the time of the shooting. Mathias and Stewart place Kearns at or near the end closest to the bar and Chatfield at the other extremity of the table. Curvin is not positive, but thinks the position of the men was reversed, and the remaining eye-witnesses, John J. Curvin and Cooligan say Chatfield was at the bar end of the table and that Kearns was at the north end.
Dr. HinckellL described the results of the autopsy which he performed on the body of Kearns.
Thomas Curvin, the proprietor of the hotel where the shooting oc...
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Egbert Chatfield H. Chatfield was arrested and tried for murder of Dominik Kearns in Rochester, N.Y at the Thomas Curvin`s Brooks Avenue Tavern on May 26th, 1895. He was acquitted. The story was from the Democrat and Chronicle Sunday, Dec. 6,1981. I am sure if you Google it you can read about it. Egbert died by drowning years later. My mother thinks she heard that it was suicide but not sure. My mother told that grandma`s father (he was a house carpenter) used a lot of his money to hire good lawyers.
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USA Census, 1900
Name: Egbert H Chatfield
Event Place: ED 118 Election District 2 Rochester City Ward 19, Monroe, New York
Birth Date: Feb 1872
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 1
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1899
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 82
Reference ID: 83
GS Film number: 1241077
Digital Folder Number: 004114578
Image Number: 00078
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Egbert H Chatfield M 28 New York
Wife Mernia W Chatfield F 19 New York
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New York, State Census, 1905
Name: Egbert H Chatfield
Residence Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Birthplace: USA
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Race: W
Family Number: 695
Page: 30
Reference ID: 18
GS Film number: 833789
Digital Folder Number: 4296263
Image Number: 00054
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Egbert H Chatfield M 33y USA
Wife Merina W Chatfield F 22y USA
Son Arther E Chatfield M 3y USA
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