The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
FATAL SHOOTING.
Very Particular Particulars OF the
Affair.


NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-About ~
o'clock to-day Roundsman Delany, OF
the Tombs police squad, entered the
liquor store at No. LA Chestnut
street, armed with a warrant for the
arrest of John Doe. This warrant
was issued on complaint of a man
who said that on Saturday night ne
rendered $50 note in payment for
drinks and was given change for only
81. The license for the house is issued
IN the name of Michael Ryan, but
james Kelly, a man who has been ar
rested a number of times for VIOLA
ton OF the excise law, is the real
owner. When Delany entered the
barroom he did not see the man whom
he wanted, but learned he was up
stairs. The barroom was well
hlled with friends of Kelly.
and among them was James
McGowan, a barkeeper in Billy Nc
Glory's saloon, and man named
Cooney. The men tried TO prevent
Delany from going up stirs, and final
ly Cooney pulled him to the floor, and
McGowan struck him in the eye with
his pistol The roundsman then de
clded to arrest MCGOWAN, who ran
through the saloon to the sidewalk, |
where carriage was in waiting, in |
which was woman named lille |
Cavanaugh, who was in the saloon |
when the officer arrived. AS Meow |
an entered the door of the carriage he |
hired at the roundsman and at the |
same time Delany fired at him. The |
ball from McGowan's pistol struck |
the officer in the right eye, and pass
ing downward lodged in his cheek, |
while the ball from the roundsman's |
pistol struck MCGOWAN In the left side |
and passed through the upper lobe of |
his heart. He fell dead in the carriage, |
which was driven at once to the sixth |
precinct station house. There was |
great excitement in the neighborhood. |
A party of detectives. under charge of |
sergeant, entered the saloon and ar
rested all parties. Mrs. Kelly was
requested to rearrange her toilet, and
then the place was thoroughly ran
sacked by an officer and all the occu-
pants escorted to the station house.
where they gave their names as James
Cooney, bartender for Kelly; William
Kelly, brother of the proprietor; Mrs.
Andrew Kelly, and drunken man
covered with blood, named Solomon
Bomlningmeyer.
The statement of roundsman
Delany is that not finding
the man he wanted in the saloon,
he said to a man who had
secured the warrant, we will go up
stairs and see the boss. On going up
stairs we met the man who shot me.
lie said, Get you police
man, and you too" l told him to
leave us alone, but he pushed the old
farmer down stairs, hurting him, and
then attacking me. He pushed me
down stairs and fell on my knees.
lie escaped from me and L shouted
for aid, and said wanted to have the
room upstairs opened and searched.
Then the man who shot me appeared
suddenly, pushed me aside and sprang
for the street. There was hack
and he made for it.
seized him, but he beat me over the
head with the butt of pistol and
then broke away, and as he was get
ling into the hack, in which was a
attempted to catch him
again, but he presented pistol at me
and got in, telling the driver to go it.
shouted L was an officer and ordered
he hackman to stop, but he only
whipped up his horses. l began to
'un, and saw the man in the hack
pointing a pistol at me through the
glass door. 1 then fired, and at the
'ame second his pistol went off, and
lere l am" A fatal result of the
)fiicar'S wound is feared.