The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-27
MURDER MOST FOUL.
Am UnprOvoked Assault Upon q
Policeman.

Policeman.
About 8 O'clock Saturday night two
young men and woman were engaged
in conversation with each other in front
of the Longworth-street House but a
few feet from the corner OF Central ave-
nue.. The woman was Miss Kate Cove,
of Court street, an employe of A. p. @.
Bonte & Co. One OF the young men is
named James Gleason, who works at j.
L. Keck & Co.'s pork-house, ON Spring
Grove avenue; the other MIR. Wells.
Presently their conversation was inter-
rupted by drunken man who came
from the east side OF Central avenue,
shouting, "Pm Comanche BillW and
yelling ike wild Indian.
Attempting to force his way through
| the group, Mr.. Gleason pushed him
away. The man pulled pistol and
\ threatened to shoot. In few seconds
afterwards he stepped few PAGES back
and commenced firing. Two shots were
fired before the party could retreat
around the corner, both missing. one
bullet struck the lamp-post near by.
Again the drunken villain fred, soon
after which Mr.. James Gallagher, po-
liceman off duty, came running down
stairs from the Longw0rtn-street House,
where he boards, and accosted the
shooter with "What are you doingr
The rutiian replied Jpn show you whaps
the matter" with an oath, and shot the
officer through the stomach.s
Gallagher returned two shots at his
lassailant, who, with his empty pistol had
started to run down Longworth to John
lstreet. A young man named Frank.
Noell started in pursuit Of the fugitive
and caught him midway of the'squares
and soon after officers Elder and small
wood came up and took him into cus-
tody. His pistol was picked up by Mr..
) Noell, and was found to be covered with
1 blood from wound in the murderers
hand On being taken to the Ninth
street Station-hOuse he gave his name
as James Il. Dunbar, an engine builders
but would not state his place OF resi-
! deuce.
In the meantime poor Gallagher had
entered the tailor shop in the basement
of the LongworGh-streetH House and soon
after was assisted to his room In Inc
I hotel. DR.. Phillip Williams and Dr
Maley were soon alter called IN anO
lupon examination it was found that the
! bali had penetrated the abdomen, In the
! region OF the spleen, about an inch snd
Z a half below the umbilIcuS and between
+ four and five inches to the left OF the
n median line. He suffered terrible agony
n Dunbar being sent for, he entered the
Il dying mans room under guard, but
n Gallagher, whose eyes were growing
q dim, Jailed to recognize him as his as
sailant, and he was taken away, de.
= cIaring that he never shot the man.
Officer Gallagher has performed no
police duty until this occurrence for
:. several weeks.
a The mort l!y-wounded man received
all the attention that was possible, but
: death ended his agony at noon yester-
n day.
4 The prisoner has admitted that bis
name is not Dunbar, but refuses TO dis.
close what it is. 1t being ascertained
that he had a room at No. 35l Central
avenue, Colonel Snebaker and Officer
Logan searched the premises and found
: satchel filled with miscellaneous
!. collection OF articles, some Of which
might have been used as burglars tools.
A list OF the names of prominent citi-
zens. some Of whose houses have been
} recently entered by thieves, were found
written in a neat hand.
James Gallagher, the victim OF this
D whisky-soaked wretch, was aged about
forty-tive years and unmarried. He was
IL carriage painter by trade, and first
class workman. He was kind-hearted
and inoffensive man, and universally re.
spected wherever he was known.
s The prisoner was arraigned before
Z Judge Lindemann this morning, and,
b waving examination on the charge OF
. murder III the first degree, was bound
# over to the Grand Jury, with the under
) standing that no bail will be taken.