Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-06
MORTALITY WOUNDED.
Ex.Policeman Mike Gormley
Shot by John Walsh,
the GrOceryman.
coRMlEY rxoErRATss MS SLAYER.


s o'clock last night at the grocery Of
John Welsh, on West Main street,
near the Zee Factory, in which Mike
Gormley, ex-policeman, was moral
ly wounded by Walsh. AS soon as
the shooting occurred Mr.. Dick Gar
lard hurried down town for a physi-
clan, and as TRANSCRIPT reporter
was leaving the postoilice, Mr.. Gar
land came by. He spoke to officers
DonneIlon, Bundy, aud Henry, who
were at the postoflice corner, and
told them of the occurrence. They
hurried away, followed by the re-
porter. Walsh was in his grocery,
and the officers took him in charge
and conveyed him TO the station
house. They also secured bis pis-
tol, a 4i-calibre Navy Remingiol.
The reporter then went up stars &c
see Go,mley, who lived ovri
Nalsh's grocery. Tue wounded man
was lying on a bed, and Drs. Patter
son and Brown were examining the
wound, which was about an inch ~
the left of the navel, the ball pass
ing through the bowels bu. not car,-
ng on, the back. Tue wounded m,.r
was very pale aud suffering grea,
deal. Looking up into the faces ot
the reporter ard Others by his bed,
he said: 'Don't blame that man. l.,
was not to blame" A number uf
people called to see the wounded
man, but it was found necessary 10
exclude them to prevent apuo, snces
Father Brosssrt came TO see he sal.
ferer, aud they were alone togeth 81
few moments. 10 short tim.
Gormley spoke again to those aboai
him and said: "Boys, / want you 10
clear that man; he is not to blame;
there is no one TO blame but thi.
wife of nine" MIR. VIM. Gormle,.
father of Mike, hearing of his son,
sounding, came into the room ano
was greatly excited The opinion o.
the physicians was that the wounc
was probably mortal.
After Walsh WAS lodged in the sta
ton house he was interviewed by {.
TRANscRIPr reporter, and gave the
following account of the affair: "My
name is john Walsh. I am fifty
years of age. came to Lexington
three yesrs ago from Cincinnati. ]
served during the war in Tot
tens Battery, I'd U. s. Artillery. l
opened my grocery about year ago.
1 never had word with him in M
life until to-day. About 3 O'Clock l
locked up and went down town t.
transact some business. J
returned about half-past four o'clock
As / crossed Merino street 1 noticed
Gormley standing in front of my
grocery. be followed at me- unc
said, Come over here, 1 want to tail
to you L walked up to him and b.
said, who have You 60, in there!'
pointing to my grocery. 1 said, No
body; the door is locked; have been
down town. He grabbed me- by the
collar with one hand, drew his revol-
Yer with the other, and commelced
beating Inc over the head with il
The first lick my hat fell off. He
struck me three or four times I trieG
to ward off the blows with my arm,
and called for the police. He then
pointed his pistol at me, and said,
You d-m son of BIB, l am a no
tion to shoot you A policeman Wa
mp on Jefferson street, and healin,
my call, ran to where we were. HI
got between us, and, turning Corn
ley around, told Gormiey 10 go NJ
stairs aud behave himself. The ca
Ger then went ara,',
Gormley going up sis'c
A brother of Mikes took him y,
stairs and pacilied him. a sb.g
Zine afierward 1 went outside b
grocery to lock at sotne groceries "a
Curry, Howard & Mnrray's wagon.
While doing SO, Gormley came 90,
again after me and l went in ID.
grocery. He again had out his re-
volver. went down town to Jud ye
Royalty's office and swore out war |
ant against Gormley, for assault I
md battery. Officers Lister, O'Bri-o
md Hall served the warrant on
; jormley, who came down town
lbout 6 o'clock and gave bail ia the
um Of $50. MIR. Elkin going on The |
,ond. He went home aud arrived
here about halfpsst s o'c!ock).
iormley went up stairs, when he re
urned, and seeing me in the room ss
10 passed up the steps, cursed me.
II a short time he came in the door
nd called for something i think
lgar said: Mike, would rather
lot sell you anything. You had be
er go over to Garlano's, as yon
|eal there He then cursed me ana
aid: Il have notion !
ill you,' and pointed
lis pistol at me, holding it up wi
10Th hands. Ihad my revolver jyip <
longsids Of me al the time. He
ointed his revolver at me again and
nreated TO kill me. l called NJ,
'arneti, my neighbor. He told me-
called again he would shoot me-
dil so and he bazed away. ]
lezed my pistol aud fired at him
vice. One of the shots hit him.
le then ran ont the door, and in
hort time a negro mt his head Ia |