Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-10-19
Two Burglars snoot Each Other.

NEW I DIRK, Oct 16-JOhn Irving an,
John Walsh, two widely known burglars
shot and killed each other in Shang Ora
per's saloon at 466 Sixth avenue earl.
this morning. They had bitter quarre
and rough named Porter had tried t
paclfy them. 1t is said that six week
ago they met in another saloon and drew
revolvers On each other but were separa
ted. Harry Hope, Shang Draper, VIM
VasbauglI, Pat Leary and ohm Leary al
say Porter did not fire shot. The po.
lice story IS that John Irving and "JacA
the Mick" were in Draper's saloon
shortly before five o'clock TINS morning
and both we're filed with liquor They
quarrslled about some rascality IN which
they were m utuslly Interested. They be-
came noisy and Billy Porter entered and
tried to stop the row. His interference
reused their tempers to fury aud both
whipped out revolvers and fired at close
quarters. Every one in the room sought
cover as the double report rang out. The
shots were fired at the same instant with
like effect. Irving fell dead with "John-
ny the Mick's' bullet in the brain, and
the Mick fell, shot through the heart.
Neither lived long enough to breathe
twice. After the shots Billy Porter and
tho gang ran out to the street but the re-
ports OF the pistols we're heard by the
police and Porter was arrested. Every
person suspected of beng in the saloon
at the time of the shooting was arrested.
John Irving is of Patchen avenue, Brock
lyn, of big notoriety, and Jack Walsh,
alias, "Johnny the Mick'' was one Of
h,s accomplices in robbery. Jack was in
the Rupert bank messenger robbery
two years ago. Billy Porter was lrvlng's
pal In his crimes and IN their escape from
the Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, where
they were confined for the Patchen ave-
nue. burglary. Bank officers and police
rejoice that two of the boldest bank
burglars so readily removed each other.
Glorious, glorious news, said Superin-
tcndent Nalling, and rubbed his hands
in high glee when informed of the affair
upon reaching his Office this morning.
Inspector Byrne added that his only re-
greet was that Porter was not counted
among the victims. Jack Walsh, said
Inspector Byrne, was pretty nearly the
worst man in New York, of all thieves
they were the very worst New York had
IL show. Johnny Irving was safe bur-
glar and robber of the bOldest kind. lr-
wing had been in the state prison num-
Der Of times. Jack Walsh's record is as
bad If net worse. When two years ago
the bank messenger of Jacob RUPERT,
u brewer, was robbed of 10000 on Lex
ingtOn avenue, they were the men who
pursued his wagon in o cart.
Walsh was arrested as one Of the rob-
bers, but 50 long time had elapsed after
the crime when he was put on trial that
the witnesses were unable to fully identi-
fy him aud he escaped conviction.
The coroner's examination developed
that Irving was the aggressor aud sew
eral shots were fired before the stimuli
aue0us discharge that killed both COM
batanls. The police found in Billy
Porter's pocket, when he was arrested
running away, q revolver three chambers
of which were discharged and base upon
this aud upon the finding Of q bullet that
seems to tit the pistol the assumption
that he was concerned In the shooting
and that it was the result of 9 deliberate
plan tv kill Walsh who was in the way.
1t is known that Irving and Walsh who
have been pals had quarrelled about q
division Of The plunder of one of their
robber,es. Four witnesses Of the ARRAY,
VIM. V osburgh, Patrick Leary, Joseph
Singer. messenger boy and Harry Hope,
barkeeper and son of the notorious burg
lar, jim Hope, swore before the coroner
that he thought Porter was with Irving
and they saw HIM run away but did not
zee him shoot John Leary is better
known as "Red Leary," Patrick Leary,
gambler, William Vosburgh, associate of
thieves, Nathaniel Roth, ex-convlct,
Joseph Sliger, telegraph messenger boy,
and Thomas Draper, proprietor of the
saloon. Draper at the time of the affray
was eating in an adjoining oyster saloon
and was alarmed by the shooting and
shouts of his barkeeper. He reached the
door simultaneously wish detective Ssrgt
Hickory in time 10 see Porter who was
away. Sargt Hickory and three
other members of the detective force
we're in the same oyster house, hence all
in Diapers place were secured.
Everywhere IN the criminal colony
is rife as to the cacses of the
fatal quarrel. Various opinions have it
that Walsh had betrayed Porter and lrv.
ing after they broke Jail IN Brooklyn and
that the enmity grew from that. Walsh
knew Of damaging facts in connection
with the murder of Geo. Leslie, burg.
lar shot in Westchester county several
years age. 1t was thought by others
further that women were at the bottom
Of the trouble.