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Domestic News November 25, 1897

The Sioux County Journal

Harrison, Sioux County, Nebraska

What is this article about?

In New York on Sunday morning, Nov. 16, Richard Mandelbaum was shot in the groin by James Kirk during a quarrel at the Gerald House on West 44th Street, possibly over Mandelbaum's wife. Kirk, from Denver, was arrested.

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A Dude in Trouble.

New York, Nov. 16.—During a quarrel at 12 o'clock Sunday morning at the Gerald house on West Forty-fourth street, Richard Mandelbaum, thirty years old, a guest of the house, was shot in the groin by James Kirk, thirty-one years old. Kirk was arrested and locked up. It is not known what led up to the shooting, but it was rumored about the hotel that a woman believed to be Mandelbaum's wife was the cause of the affair. Kirk is said to hail from Denver and has gained a great deal of notoriety that he greatly enjoyed on account of his showy dress.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime

What keywords are associated?

New York Shooting Quarrel Arrest Denver Man Hotel Incident

What entities or persons were involved?

Richard Mandelbaum James Kirk

Where did it happen?

New York

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New York

Event Date

12 O'clock Sunday Morning

Key Persons

Richard Mandelbaum James Kirk

Outcome

richard mandelbaum shot in the groin; james kirk arrested and locked up

Event Details

During a quarrel at the Gerald house on West Forty-fourth street, Richard Mandelbaum, thirty years old, a guest of the house, was shot in the groin by James Kirk, thirty-one years old. It is not known what led up to the shooting, but it was rumored about the hotel that a woman believed to be Mandelbaum's wife was the cause of the affair. Kirk is said to hail from Denver and has gained a great deal of notoriety that he greatly enjoyed on account of his showy dress.

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