Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-05
A Double Tragedy,

Sl1OO1lNN IN A NG1OhloIG SAJIJON.
New YORK, Jan. about II to-
day Roundsman Delaney, of the Tombs
police squad, entered the liquor store
at IA Hester street, armed with Il
warrant for the arrest of John Doe.
This warrant was issued on complaint
of man who said that Saturday night
he rendered a $50 note in payment for
drinks, and was given change for only
81. The license for the house is issued
in the name of Michael Ryan, but
James Kelly, the man who had been
arrested in q number of houses for
vi olation Of the excess law, is the real
owner.
WHEN DELANEY ENTERED THE BAR
he did not see the man whom he want
ed, but learned he was up stairs. The
bar-room was we'll filled with friends
of Kelly. Among them was James
MCGOWAN, a bar-keeper in Bill Nc
Glaris' saloon. and "Cooney" another
bar keeper. These two men tried to
prevent Delaney from going up stairs.
Finally Cooney pulled him to the floor
and McGowan struck him in the eye
with his pistol. The roundsman then
decided 10 arrest McGowan, who ran
through the saloon to the sidewalk,
where a carriage was waiting,
IN WHICH WAS A WOMAN
named Tilhe Cavanagh, who was in the
saloon with McGowan. When the
officer arrived, and ordered
| the carriage. AS MCGOWAN
reached the door of the carriage ne
fired at the roundsman and at the
same time Delaney fired at McGowan.
The ball from McGowan's pistol struck
the officer in the right eye and passing
| downward lodged in the cheek. The
ball from the roundsman's pistol struck
MCGOWAN in the left side passing
through the upper lobe of the heart.
| He fell dead in the carriage
| which was driven at once
to the 9Th precinct station house.
Great excitement in the neighborhood
of the saloon followed the shooting and
| the wife of the owner ordered the
doors barred. Later and suddenly the
doors were burst in by a party of de-
! tectives under charge Of sergeant
who entered the place and arrested all
| hands, including several reporters.
| Mrs. Kelly was requested to re-arrange
her toilet and then the place was
thoroughly ransacked by the officers.
All the occupants were escorted
to the station house where
they gave their names as James Coon
ey, bartender for Kelly; William Kelly,
brother of the proprietor; Mrs. Andrew
| Kelly, and a drunken man covered
with blood.
THE STATEMENT OF RoUSDsMAN De
is that not finding the man he wanted
in the saloon, he said to the man who
had secured the warrant, "Well, go up
stairs and see the boss" "On going
| up stairs we met a man, who
shot me. He said, Get out,
you - of a policeman, and you,
too / told him to leave us alone
but he pushed an old farmer down
stairs hurting him, and then attacking
| me he pushed me down stairs and
| fell on my knees. He escaped from
| me and shouted for aid, and said
.
wanted to have the room up stairs
opened and searched. Then the man
who shot me appeared suddenly, pulled
me aside and spfang for the street
There was hack waiting and he made
for it. l seized him but he beat me
| over the head with the butt of his pis-
tol. He then broke away and as he
was getting into a hack in which
was woman, 1 attempted to catch
MIN again, but he presented his pistol
at me and got in, telling the driver tc
go it." l shouted that was an off
Ger and ordered the hackman to stop
but he only whipped up his horses.
began to run and saw the man in tht
hack pointing a pistol at me through
the glass door l fred al the sam.
second his pistol went off, and here
am"
A fatal result from the officer
wounds Is feared.