Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-03
FATAL FIRING.
Desperate and Deadly Encounter in the
Streets Of New York,
A Policeman shootsa Itough and is shot in
TerH.

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O'Clock to-day roundsman Dclany ot
the Toombs police squad entered
liquor store No. IA Hester street
armed with warrant for the arrest OF
Jno. Doe, This warrant was issued on
the complaint of a man who said that
Saturday night he rendered Il two hun
ured dollar note IN payment for
drinks and was given change
for only one dollar. The license for
the house was issued for James Ryan.
but James Kelly, who has been ar
rested a number of times for violating
the excuses, Is the real owner. When
Delaney entered the bar room he did
not see the man whom he
wanted, but learned he was
upstairs. The bar roem
was well-iillcd with friends of Kelly,
and among them James McCiowan.
barkeepcr in Billy McGlory's saloon,
ana Cooncy, another barkeeper. They
tried to prevent Delaney from,
going upstairs. Finally Cooney
pulled him TO the floor,
and McSowen struck him in the eve
with his pistol. The roundsman then
decided 10 arrest McGowan, who ran
through the saloon to The sidewalk
where carriage was in waiting. in
Wiiich was woman named Title
Chvanagh, who was in the saloon with
McGowan when the officer arrived
and Nho ordered the carriage, Az
McGowan catered the door of
tho carriage he fired at the roundsInan
and at the same time Delaney fred ut
McGowan, The ball from McGowap's
pistol struck the officer In the right
oye and passing downward lodged in
the cheek The ball from the rounds.
mans pistol struck McGowan In the
lett side and passing through the upper
lobe OF the heart. He fell dead II, Tho
carriage, which was driven ut once To
the sixth precinct station house. Great
excitement III the ncighhorhood fol.
lowed the shooting and the wife and
owner Of the saloon, ordered the doors
barred subsequently the doors
were burst in and n marty
of detectives under charge of n ser-
geant entered the place and arrested
III nanas, including several reporters.
mrs' Neiiey was requested To re-
ARRANGE hcr toilet aud then the place,
was thoroughly ransackcd hy
the officers. All the occupants
were escorted to the station house,
where they gave their names as James
Cooney, bartender for Kelly. William
heliy, brother of the proprietor, Mn.
Andrew Kelly and drunken man
covered with blood and Solonnn
holnminghomer. The statement al
roundsman Delaney Is that NOT find
ing the man he wanted In the saloon.
ne s'nd To the man who had secured
thc warrant, I'VE will go IN, stairs and
seq iho boss. On going up stair, ~,
met man who shot me. He said
'et you oil, policemen, and
yon too. i told him 10
leaYe US alone but he pushed Tho ala
farmer down stairs hurting him and
then attacking me he pushed me down
stairs and fell on my knees He as,
capped nom me and shoutet, for Mil
ana shid wanted 10 have thn
room up stairs opened and
searched. Then tho man wha
shot me, appeared suddenly. nushn,l
me aside and sprang for The street
Ihere was hack waiting and he
made for II and | seized him. but he
beat mn over the head with The hun
u pistol He then broke away. and
~ ne was getting in the hacS in
which there was woman, AT.
.empted to catch him again, but Ia,
a pistol at me and GOT in
eliing the driver 70 20 II. shouted
was an officer and ordered the hack.
nan 20 stop bat he only whipped mn
iis horses. began to run and saw
nc man in the hack presenting a bis
oi ~ me through the glass doors |
lred AT the same second his pistoi /
vent OF and here l am. A fatal ~. /
uls OF tue officers wounds Is feared.