New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16
ANOTHER DEED OF BLOOD
murder Of a Policeman.
q. is Shot Dead while Protecting a Woman
.,r..t of Number of Supposed Rufhans


deed in this city, resulting in the Death OF Ohi'
=" Thoros Walker Of the Twenty-nn,h Precinct TO
w. Tho deceased in company with officer kork
'..me nrecinct was patrolng up and down ms peo'
: w., seventeenth.st on Tuesday morning, when al
-. . O'clock the screams of woman were heaiu
.oac from carpenter shop on the corner oil seventh
=. .,a the same street Both officers Immediately
100 their reyoyers and entered the place, IN whicn
ns, found from II to Is persons. Officer H. 'nen
.os,ed them saving " You devilsh scoundres WI"
are you doing hercr
Tbe only repIy thew made was TO commence "'
.,.,oh. unon the officers and IN the melee ulcci
walker was shot by Of the parties as YET u"A"o""
In strnck his head over his right ear passing
aorcb 10 the brain. He instantlyiel, ana was ai'cI
ra fund living on his back with his pistol IN one manu-
blended across his breast with one CHAMBER Oh Tue
..nop discharged Whether he fired during the ARRAY
anot known. -. ..,-.;oa
oscer Walker was then unconscious and was carried
the xteerth Precinct House. ana ron theie
"a tbe Jews Hospital in Twenty eighth-St.' "horc
poice Surgeons Ranney and Van Buren, waited on DIM
.sd rendered every assistance possible. Al ooolocA
: Tuosdsv morning be died. and throughout the whoie
,ns after he was shot he never spoke word.
sick wife and helpless child left to mourn his
,r,imely end He enjoyed the reputation oil being
.ss,s prompt and efficient in the discharge oil DIS Gu
ties
Amer the first scufie had cnsued between the
csr and the party in the carpenter shop, the latte:
eok 10 their heels and fed Officer Rork supposing MS
,Insscr. Mr.. Walker to be uninjurcd. did not wait
for him but gave chase TO one of the party, ana at
snp,ed 10 fire at him. hut his pistol refused TO rev0ve
He beloved him down Sixteenthst.. and when between
Suth and Seveuth-ayes. he came up WITH ms Ienow
"A tad i'm He
ana was conveyed to the Twenticthst Statonhouse'
On his way there he dropped into the carpenter snop
where he found Officer Walker In the condition stated
Receiving assistance, be. in company with sergeant
Hughes and officer Rork conveyed tne injured man,
dong with the prisoner TO the Station House furheI
al was then received rom ihe ,hn: ror
sons who were in the carpenter shop Those whon
they arrested gave their names as follows James Muir
,.y and Mathew Smith, arrested by officer Fickinger
The notice officer making these two arrests lives direct,
eoposits the place where the gang were copyrighted
sad at the time they commenced the disturbance d.
~ss of duty and In bed. Hearing shots he jumped M
sa without coat vest shoes or hat left the house ano
~snt down Seventeenth where he met the arrested
\ ,s,ties The men accosted him and wished 10 know
4 rhsrs he was going lie replied to Seventh ave, and
Sssred them TO with him. Not suspectng him TO be
oascsr thev followed and he 10 his house he
ursd and called for his coat, telling them at the same
4 ,ms 10 wait and be would accompany them. t'
Ws wife instead OF bringing his coat brought down
{ ,syJyer and gave il TO him. The two chaps then
susetrs something but finding themselves a
u
4 arrested BY Officer Kork cm
( H,ar we're arrested by Sergeant Hughes. This OH
ser also arrested Allen Cameron who Keeps shop
On The corner of Seventeenth ST. and SeventhdNe.'
which y much frequented by the arrested parties. lie
closed 20 the place aud took the prisoner 10 the station
bouss Joseph Murray caught by Oificer Conner,
and Patrick Smith and Patrick Collins By Officer Rork
Z Including John Ward this makes twelve persons ar.
rested They are all young in years, ranging from ~
to bat tteir countenaaces look hardened as II they
were stepped in sin. They belong TO one gang whose
hestQrarers extend from Seventeenth to Nineteenth
\ sts ktween Seventh and Eighihayes.
Ttei ringleader. fellow named Munday, was ar
rested short time since and is now serving his time
out at the Pententary. -Four more Of the ssme gang
were arrested and sent TO Sing Sing for terms which
vii aggregate 4j years. More Of the seoundres are
lsocolfhed for lesser periods In the same place. In
y regard TO the woman who IN the carpenter shop
thd hrst attracted attention by her nothing
LOwn further than she wore black dress with
White waist and from what OF her officer ROrk
Nged her to be about 40 years Of age What the ruff
answer doing With heT IN the carpenter shop can
Ong conlectored; probably they were ravisbiDe and
hlsing her person. Whether she was q woman OF the
pwn or respectab eperson. the police do know;
bat Capt Ward Of the Iventy.ninth Precinct is making
nefy effort TO ferret out her whereabouts 1t is
oted. IL she is found, that she can clear UP what OBJ
q Slrity now hangs over the case.
Orhcer Walker was connected with the police.force
~ the last two years and during that time he has won
ts esteem OF all his brother policemen His Is The
'eeona death winch has occurred within the last six
shot last Winter in Twenty ninth.st being the Other
COsONE3s INQUEST.
\ Coroner Collins began an inquest on the body ~
Walker, at the Jews Hospital. YESTERDAY afternoon
xFeral witnesses examined We publish tic te.
soDy OF O1leer Roach, which was the most import.
NJ
Arthur Roach, being duly sworn. deposes and s.vs.
an attached 10 the Twenty ninth Precinct as patrol
lan by order Of the Captain. Mr. Walker and invsel.
ave pairoed together in citizens clothes; about
dock this morning we went down Sxteenth.st IA
senth.ave. and then came up Scyenth.ave no seven.
Gthst walked up Scventeenth-st. slowly wien
nesia some loud taking on the west side of seventh
W. We got In the dark behind wagon for a few mo-
sal' TO hear what they had 10 say; tlev
1Aed as though they had been in soroc
-seey. and accused some OF the party of
~ having done their duty; we then heard a door
ash 'gen, and immediately thereafter heard a female
raM; TOD The deceased there was soldier, faroIv
NAV s. heighborhood and told him tia. believed The
ymsn ,aere TO take advantage Of an unprotected
w sSni on d0Hn rather lively tow ard seven n.
~ passed. the tenement house 10 the conner,s sbed
49,, &c ssd aeasd ine noises we first saw crowd and
- as ~ V. ,Dem vent over on the ounosii
oi TIE street and presently TWO ,nor olp "
w., ,h eoopers shop and walled across he
i ~ rsr me SCREAMS confined, AID we supDosed
sx deceased toat ~, yri inside on arriving at the
~ miss So .ooA olt us revolver aud cooked H.
Iwtss5ssrsuy pocket and held Il in nv len hama
We srs ~ push open the door; the deceased aid
aug 10 MI e.i you Id rascals what are Won
De- WI woman here''I de an etTart IN mil o;,
1As anu AZ the sans time there Yras az "a
MAJ 20 nun the INSIDE; we had to step l,ack vhen
lad ,ovs,S To- 10 the let, toward Six:have deceased
4 acl was fred f,nra -. ~ EtaD NM az thn. time
sfy cpep IN. t on tle inside; tie door was very
ifan by yu' as me shot was fred the M an ran ont
st ss2a ,s hred my revolver at him. bur wtbont
as bcrE ha. mo SeTenthave when on the cel,ter
ssOtls, V XIV Sixteenth ard Seyenteertl,,s I
ragsr h., ~ out again without effect tried IN
nplodsS a. ,oe pistol wonld not revolve owing IN
wahsV. caps choking IT up; about 10 fcet east Of
coat ana 5u slsteenih-st be threw OF bis (
- r ,folianu. vest anl turned around a tree
,au, awh1owed. struck him On The Sosd
ahsct Inc .. and knocked him down; / brought !
iske toH S Ss way; On the way back mel c,ti
HAound tss e,e were two dead men lying IN Tue