The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-18
Good Radiance.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-John Irving
and John Walsh, two widely known
burglars, shot and killed each other in
Shang Draper's saloon, No. 466 Sixth
avenue, early this morning. They
had a bitter quarrel. 1t is said that
six weeks ago they met i'll another
saloon and drew pistols, but were sep
arated.
The police story is that John Irving
and Jack 1.-The Mick" were in Diapers
saloon shortly before o'clock this
morning. both filled with liquor.
They quarrelled over some rascality
in which they were mutually inter
ested and then became noisy, and
Billy Porter entered and tried to stop |
the row. His interference only rose |
the rioters to fury, and both whipped |
out revolvers and fired at close quar- |
tiers. Everyone in the saloon sought
cover as the double report rang out.
The shots were fired at the same in
slant and with fatal effect. Irving
fell dead with Jacks bullet in his
brain, and Jack fell shot through the
heart. Neither lived long enough to
breathe twice after the shots were
fired. Billy Porter and the gang ran
out to the street, but the reports OF
the pistols were heard by the police,
and Irving was arrested. Every per-
son suspected of being in the saloon
at the time of the shooting was ar
rested. John Irving is OF Patchon
avenue, Brooklyn, burglary notoriety,
and Jack Walsh was one of the most
notorious thieves in the country.
"Glorious, glorious news" said Su.
perintendent Walling, and he rubbed
his hands in high glee when informed
of the affair, upon reaching his Office
this morning. Inspector Byrne added
he only regretted that Porter was not
counted among the victims. "Walsh,"
said Inspector Byrne, "was Yery near
i, " the worst man In New York. OF
all the thieves they were of the very
warst New York had to show. john
ny Irving was safe burglar and
2 robber of the worst kind. Irv-
Ing had been in the state prison
a number of times. Jack Walsh's
f record is as bad, if not worse. When,
3 two years ago the bank messenger of
7 Jacob RUPERT, brewer, was robbed
| of $4,000 on Lexington avenue by
7 highwaymen who pursued his wagon
, in cart, Walsh was arrested as one
S of the robbers, but so long a time
!, elapsed after the crime that when be
e was put on trial the witnesses were
S unable to fully identify him, and he
Q escaped conviction. The coroner'S
: examination developed the fact thai
o Irving was the aggressor, and thai
y several shots were fired before thu
I simultaneous discharge that killed
J. both combatantS. The police found il
d Porter's pocket when he was arrested
), when he was running, a revolver three
e chambers Of which were discharged
e and based upon this and finding {
l. bullet that seems to fit the pistol, TIT
r assumption is that he was concerned
s in the shooting and that it was the
e result of a deliberate plan to XII
Walsh, who was in the way. 1t il
known that Irving and Walsh wht
, had been pals, had quarreled abou
. the division of plumber. Four wit
n nesses of the affray were VIM. Vas
r berg, Patrick Leary, Joseph Stiger
and Harry Hope. barkeeper and Sol
of the notorious burglar, Jimmy
= Hope said to the coroner that though
Porter was with Irving and the,
: saw him run away, they did not Sc
/ him since. John Leary is bette
- known as "Red Leary' and Patricl
q Leary, the gambler. William Vos
. burg is an associate of thieves, Ma
thanlel Roth is an eX-convict, 10
n seph Stiger. a messenger bo
/ and Thomas Draper, the pre-
! prietor of saloon. Draper at the tim
of the affray was in an adjoining oys
p ter saloon, and was alarmed by tn
, shooting and shouts of his barkeepel
q He reached the door simultaneous
4 with Detective Sergeant Hickey, an
+ in time to see and intercept Porter
q who was running away. Sergean
# Hickey, and three other members o
o. the detective force, were il
! the same oyster house, henc
d all in Diapers place were secured
g Speculation is rife as to the cause O
# the fatal quarrel. Various opinion
70 have it that Walsh betrayed Irwin
a and Porter after they broke Jail il
70 January, and that enmity grew fror
II the fact that Walsh was cog1iZant O
y damaging facts in connection wit
ar the murder of Geo. Leslie, ALA
is Howard, burglar who was shot i
West Chester county several year
ago, it was thought by Irving. Fun
ther, that women were at the bottor
of the trouble. Geo. Stillwag
, ROQ6T WAS SGuG0lCGu W i've y6dl
u and six months at hard labor. Still
wagner was the leader of gang c
IL roughS who assaulted and robbie
the passengers on the Rockaway raj
way train last August. StillWagone
is just Fl years old and has been ma
s. ried less than a year. His mother fe
s. to the floor in a faint and his wit
d and sister screamed. His mother Wa
d carried to a private room and a docto
is summoned. The women are all i
e. mourning for the death of the Gu
,e prit's father. He was hurried off tt
lie ward the station house after SCI
le tence.