New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-12
THE LEWIS STREET Tragedy.
GTLLEN NOT YET ARRESTED.

GILLEN NOT YET ARRESTED.
THE MURDEREKs STRANGE CONDUCT - DIsAP-
POINTED AT NOT BEING NOMINATED FOR THE
AssRMBLY-HIs TEMPER AND HABITS.
Large numbers of persons gathered Yesterday
in front of the plain brick house, NO o9
Lews-st.. in which Andrew, D. GIl,en sno. nm'
killed Miss Mary Sigerson Wednesday afternoon
Pushing through the crowd, TRIBUNE reporter cd
tered the house and asked for Michael slgerson.
Many friends OF the Sgers3ns were ID tne NOUS s
Sigerson asked to be excused from taking Us ne
was utterly broken down. Carrot W. Graham. VINO
koens n houor-shop at Lewis and Dclancey-s's.,
said that Gilen had been frequent VISITOR at LIS
place in the week preceding the murder. . y
Everything about bis coming here was strange
said MI. Graham. "A year and half ago Citizen
and had slight misunderstanding, and he stopped
coming here. About week ago. however he came
in as though nothing had happened, and after having
something to drink, sat in char by the wiiuo" III
the back part OF The room, and remained there,
looking out Tor time. After that, he came III
frequently and ALWAYS sat o. that window IRON
He was here in the afternoon just before committing
the murder" ., H., :: -
house IN the rear of No. % Lewis-st., said "
| think it was about O'Clock when ms nephew came
running up the stairway Ny room door Mas H open Psd
shouted :" How shall l get OUT" l tired
to tell him, bur he ran mp the short stars ana
| started to get ont of the narrow window. calcu
| to him: You'll be killed. lie answered: III be
| dead before 8 o'clock tonight anyhow He
| dropped out of the window upon the ROOF beiow,
| aud ron the rooi hs Sohieh"" eo' uo"n anu s''
William Hall, who keeps liquor shop at Grand
and Iompktnssi. over whicn omen Eau, miS , "at
Gillen bad been quiet and rather retlrihg
| unll recently. He was a member OF the iamDany
Hall General Commit ee and tried to obtain the
nomination .or AssemDlyman from his district, but
only one delegate m ilie convention voted for hun
HIS disappointment led him to drinking and the
night aft er the convention he got drunk aud wan Ell
to shoot people with pistol which ne had men, puy
| winch WAS taken away from him. Ordinarily
said Mr.. Hall, " Glllen was very abstemlons. l
! never knew him 10 be drank before that Time,
| although he has drank more or less ever slnce.
| After the election hc stayed hero most nj the
time and didn't down 10 hls business ~ the morn
| ings as he used TO. He had considerable money
| about him the day after the election, go that
| know Of Because he DIDN'T so down town, had
"a idea that maybe b. had got INTO trouble some
| how. 1 think Michael SlcgcTson INST met uiieu ~
! the ST. Rose OF Lima Club, an ASSOCIATION connected
| with The Church of 81. Rose. believe Sgerson
was president Of the club. Anyhow, at
and Sgerson helped him. He not only
assisted him in getting admitted 10 the bar hut
! 20, njyn into the lamnauy Hall Committee. 70.
awni!e Mchaei SlgersOB aud GIien were very lhtI-
mate. Lately. however, Their intimacy seemed 20
| COOL Ever since TIE night ne was disappointed
| about not b M nominated Tor Assembly Gilien mas
not beer himself exactly He would sit IN char IN
| an aOstractcd manner ana sign deeply every 'IlIc
! While"
| Captain Copeland OF the Thirteenth Precinct.
said that several men were out IN search OF Gllch.
| lnerc we're two theories about hinl-one that ne
| had gone down 10 the river and drowned himself
ana the other that he was IN hiding somewhere
IL iatlyes of Gilien 1--we at Corona L. l., and thl"k-
/ ing that he might there officers were sent
! thItner. Captain Copeland Thought that Gillen al
! first intended 10 shoot himself rs soon as he nad
killed MSS Seelson, but that after shooting her MS
/ splrt tailed HIM.
! Dr. kache. Coroner Brady's assistant, made an
autopsy Of the dead wOmans body Yesterday. lie
found that the bullet had entered tie left side OF
| .he head, an inch ABOVE the line Ct the temporal
! bone 1t took oJlqne direction aud lodged
! brain az the junction Of the paueta and temporal
! bones The skull Was shat cred greatly the irac-
ture ueing thrcc inches in length and two In width
The ball was fajteued "A grca, deal Coroner Braay
| will hold the inquest November II.