New-York tribune., 1879-09-18
AN UNEXPLAINED SHOOTING.


UNFORTUNATE INTRUSION OF A MILKMAN.
POLICEMAN DOoLEY SHOOTS JAMES WARREN, WHOM
HE FOUND IL HIS HoUsE-THE oFFICER's Ex-
PLANAIoN-wARREN's ANTE-MORrEM STATE
NENT.
Charles O. Dooey. patrolman of the Eighteenth
Precinct, at about o'clock yesterday morning
shot and probably fatally wounded James Warren.
milkman, whom he found in bis house at No. 1O2
East MISUNDERSTANDING y-first-st.
Dooleys statement is that he had received leave
Of absence from tho station the night before. and
had attended a meeting Of lolge of Free MasOns.
They had a supper after the meeting. and not got
ting away until late lac went to the mouse of fnend
and remained there until nearly morung in order
to disturb his family lie reached his own house
ut abont o'clock and was surprised 20 find the door
open. Entering tho front room in which his wife
was sleeping upon mattress on the h)or m the
centre of the rOom he saw the figure ofa man stand
ing between him and his wifes bed. Supposlng
that he was a burglar, Hooley drew his revolver
and fired. The man uttered shrek Of pain, rushed
past him and out of the house, Jumped INTO hls
wagon aud drove away.
Dooey states that he then recognized him rs
James Warren. his milkman and neighbor. With
ont entering his house or speaking t. his wife,
Do0ey hastene1 down the street and at corner
near by he gave himself intO the hands of Officer
George w. Cront, of the Twelfth Precinct, stating
to him what he had done. Warren was found by
Officer CrOut in the basement of Wares bakery, No.
2200 1hird-ave., where he had alighted from his
wagon. He asked the boy III attendance for glass
of water and said that he had been shot 10y Donley.
Mr.. Ware was called, and when he appeared War
rem sitting on one of the steps, lean
ing against the easement and part uncOnHci rs.
DR.. George Stiueri, OF No. 40 East Onc-hundrcd-
ant-f went ty-Seycn HIST, wa nj once summoned II
was found that the bail had entered Warren's right
Inn. flsrft, fr. hagE IlaV ptt1t NJ
conveyed Ia the Ninety-ninth street Hospital.
W liam Swenarion. q nj kman, living at No. 90
East One-hu idredaud-elg lghtecntli-si said ycsicr-
day to lRIRl NJ reporter that he VAS MT by War
rem after he had left Doolry's house. He added
Z" In Observation-Disclosures at n
quarter before o'clock, pouring out mix for GUS
toner, when Warren drove up 10 me and cried out
49, Swenarton! Swenarion! Come here. for
Gods sake I'm shot
So Who shot yOu SAID !.
a. Charley DoDiey here he comes, now
Then he started his horse again. | looked up
The street and saw man running toward us. Fear
ing that might get shot well hurried out of the
street. tired to follow Warren. but he out of
pooley was taken before Justice Kilbreth In the
YoTkviilc Police Court, and after making his stale
meat was allowed 10 20 on his own recoghL'nce, 10
appear September 2i. But yesterday afternoon his
reaTTcst ordered.
Mrs. Dooley made ;he following statement 10
TRIBU NE reporter Yesterday: " | was sick most of
last nirht. / had been awake about c'clocs. ana
had gone to siccp again, when was awakened by
IA pistol-shot. jumped up and found my children
see any IA the room. j heard NY husband say,
MY God, Warren, | did not know It WAS YOU
Theu heard wagon drive away from the door.
hurried on my dustcr ann i"i"wt" my husband
10 the corner, but the only words he sad To ire
were, You 20 back 10 The house generally hang
the milk-pail oil the knob of the door IN the
back hal. where Mr.. Warren comes IN and
hills II without disturbing us. But last
night l forgot To- DO 1t. suppose
Warren, not hndmg il there, started to LOOK
for it. and seeing 1t III the pplor where
Was sleeping where II stood ON the sowing
machine with the lamp which was burning
low, he probably thOn-h 10 nj II without disturb
ing INC, for { contained the mIlk Tins molning
can't understand WHY he aid not knock harcer or
try to awaken me. We have been annoyed by
drunken men lately that have donbt my nus
band thought t,at one o1 them had entered the
hOus' To rob ur.'
the following ante-Inortem statement romiN arrcn:
" was acl vcring milk tins morning ut the house
drcd-and-twentyirst-s abont 1870 o'clock. had
to enter the rOusc. After had delivered tine milk,
| met Dooiey AT the door. When he saw me he
YOU saw pistol III iis hand. ! replied. 4 have
vile and children, Charley. Then he shot me
Dooley's wife and myself were very free lie was
dunk My wife ard his wife were always to-
geiher. | have had improper relations with 1ir'.
Dooley in the past"
Dr. &. Il. CRUDE, house surgeon at the Ninety
ninth Stree, Hospital, stated az clQCs latt even,
lng tuat ne thought the result OF arrcn', wOui d
would prove fatal The ball had not been e.
Mrs. Warren says that she had TO suspicion of m
intimacy having existed between her husband and
Mr.. DOolcy.
Warren was born in Manhatanville and i, about
thirty years OF ag,. lie has lived ID Harlem nearly
twenty years; has been maTnt' .lX years aud has
TWO children. Nj Chester, IN Whose employ hc
has been for nearly t~o ears. ana VINO has kno"9
him for eight years, said that he was man If good
habits, strictly m.cTAte, and very generally
liked. Charles D0oicN was appointed "A member or
the police iolc. n 1874. IL December 1878, ne
was dismissed loT being of h.s post with lothcr
officer. He appealed II the courts, end on July
he Il ..str
was again charged with neglect OF duty.
DOOiey was under arrest last night N the Eieh-
tecnlh Precinct satlOn-hoEse lne officer mad spcut
the att teruoOn downtown with hIs counsel Mr.. lie
Nue. and i,tdrncd 10 the statlOn-nOusc at o clock
He sfll insists that ne IistoOk Warren for bur
gar when ne came upon hiiu UNEXPECTEDLY. From
the Nnety-ninth Street Hospital the following dis
patch was received last uighi at Polco headquaI-
tcrs: " "MaTrcn.s condition ls very low, the prop