The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-03
FATAL APFRAY
Ina New York Baloon-One Man Killed
:. aud FoIiceman wonnded.

New YoRx, January 2.-About noon to-
day ronndsman Delaney, Of the Toombs
police squad, entered liquor store, No.
III Hester street, armed with warrant for
the arrest OF John Doe. This warrant was
issued on complaint OF man who said
on Saturday night he rendered a $50 note
in payment for drinks and was given
change for only one dollar. The license
for the house is issued in the name Of
Michael Ryan, but James Kelly,
a man who has been arrested
q number OF times for violating
the excise law, is the real owner. When
Delaney entered the room he did not. see
the man whom he wanted, but learned he
was upstairs. The bar room was well
filed with the friends OF Kelly, and among
them was James McGowan, the bar keeper
in Billy McGlorry's saloon and Conley
and another bar keeper. These two
men tried to detain Delaney from going
upstairs. Finally Conley pulled him to
the floor and McGowan struck him with a
pistol in the eye. The roundsman then
decided to arrest MCGOWAN, who
ran through the saloon to the
sidewalk, where carriage was in waiting,
and in which was woman named Tillie,
who .was in the saloon with McGowan
when the. officer arrived, and who owned
the carriage. AS MCGOWAN reached the
door OF the carriage he fired at the rounds
man and at the same time Delaney fired at
him, and ball from McGowan's pistol
struck the officer in the right eye and pass.
ing down lodged in the cheek. A ball
from the roundsman's pistol struck Nc
Gowan in the left side, passing through
the upper lobe OF the heart. He fell dead
in the carriage, which was driven at once
10 the Sixth precinct station house.
There was great excitement in the neigh
borhood OF the saloon, followed by shoot
ing, and the wife of theowner, ordered the
doors barred. Later the doors were burst
in and party OF police under the charge
OF the Sergeant entered the place and ar
rested all hands, including several report
ems. The place was then thoroughly
ransacked by the officers. All the occu-
pants were escorted to the station house.
The statement OF Roundsman Delaney
is Not finding the man, waited in the
saloon. On going upstairs, met the man
who shot me. He said, "Get out, you -
OF a policeman; and you, tool" l told him
to leave us alone, Ibut he pushed an old
farmer down the stairs, hurting him, and
then attacked me. He pushed me
down stairs, and I fell on my
knees. He escaped from me and Lshouted
for help, and wanted to have the room up
stairs opened and searched. Thenthe man
who shot me appeared suddenly, pulled
me aside and sprang for the street. There
was u hack in waiting and he made for it.
| stopped him but he beat me over the
head with the butt Of his pistol. He then
broke away, getting into hack, in
which was a woman. attempted to
to catch him again but he presented a pis-
tol at me and got in, telling the dryer to
90 it. shouted, was an officer and or
dered the hackman to stop, but he only
whipped up his horses. began torun
and saw the man in the hack pointing q
pistol at me through the glass door. !
fred at the same second his pistol went of,
and here am" The officers wounds are
feared to be mortal.