The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-17

report rang out. The shots were fired
at the same instant and with like effect.
Irving fell dead. with Johnny the Micks's"
bullet in his brain, and the Mick" fell, shot
through the heart. Neither lived long
enough to breathe twice after the shots.
Billy Porter and the gang ran out to the
street. but the reports of the pistols were
| heard by the police, and John Irving was ar
rested. Every person suspected of being in
the saloon at the time of the shooting was
| arrested John Irving is of Patchen avenue,
Brooklyn, of burglary notoriety, and Jack
Walsh, alias John the Mick" was one of his
| accomplices in the robbery of Jacob Rup-
perts, bank messenger, two years ago.
Porter was Irving's pal in his crimes and in
their escape from Raynond-street Jail, Brook
lyn, where they were confined for the
Patchen-avenue burglary. The bank officers
and police rejoice that two of the boldest
OF bank burglars so readily removed each
other.
"Gloriousl glorious news" said Superin-
tendent Walling, and he rubbed his hands in
high glee, when informed of the affair upon
reaching his office this morning. Inspector
Byrne added that the only regret was that
Porter was not counted among the victims
Jack Walsh" said Inspector Byrne, was
pretty nearly the worst man in New York"
All the thieves were of the very worst that
New York had to show. Johnny Irving was
safe burglar and robber of the boldest kind.
Irving has been in the State prison num-
Der of times, Jack Walshs record is as
bad if not worse. When, two years ago.
the bank messenger of Jacob Rupert,
the brewer, was robbed of $4,000 on Lex
ington avenue by highwaymen, who pursued
his wagon in cart, Walsh was arrested as
one of the robbers, but so long a time
elapsed after the crime before he was put on
trial that the witnesses were unable fully to
to identify him, and he escaped conviction"
The coroEer's examination developed the
fact that Irving was the aggressor, and that
several shots were fired before the simulta-
neous discharge that killed both combatants.
The police found in Billy Porters pocket,
when he was arrested, running away a re-
volver, three chambers of which were dis
charged and they base upon this and upon
finding the bullet that seems to fit the
pistol, the assumption that he was
concerned in the shooting, and that
it was the result of a deliberate plan to kill
Walsh, who was in the way. 1t was known
that Irving and Walsh, who have been pals,
had quarreled about division of the plum
der OF one OF these robberies. Among the
witnesses of the affray were VIM. Vosburgh,
Patrick Leary, Joseph Stiger, the messenger
boy, Harry Hope and Parker Anderson, the
notorious burglar Harry Hope said to the
coroner that although Porter was with
Irving, and they saw him run
away, they did not see him shoot.
John Leary is better known as "Red Leary;"
Patrick Leary is a gambler; William Vos-
burg is an associate OF thieves; Nathaniel
Roth is an ex-convict; Joseph Stiger is tele
graph messenger boy, and Thomas Draper is
proprietor of a saloon. Draper at the time
of the affray, was eating in an adjoining
oyster saloon, and was alarmed by the shoot
ing and the shouts of his bar-keeper. He
reached the door simultaneously with Detect
i've Sergeant Hickey in time to intercept
Porter, who was running away. Sergeant
Hickey and three other members of the de-
tective force were in the same oyster-nouse,
hence all who were in Draper's place were
secured.
An autopsy was held this evening on the
bodies of the burglars Irving and Walsh,
killed this morning. Irving was killed by
forty-calibre bullet. corresponding with
those remaining in Walsh's revolver; Walsh,
however, was killed by thirty-two-calibre
bullet while Irving's revolver carried one of
thirty-eight The revolver taken from the
pocket OF Billy" Porter, who was arrested,
contained three recently-exploded cartridges,
and carried thirty -two-caliber bullet. The
police are convinced they can prove that
Walsh was killed by Porter, and that the
murder had been planned by him and
Irving