New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
KILLED BY HER COMPANION.
AYOUNG RUFFIAN's LATEST CRIME.

YOUNG RUFFLANS LATEST ChlME"
HE FATALLY WOUNDS YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
HELPING HIM TO PAY OFF AN OLD GRUDGE.
In desperate attempt to mnrder a man
against whom he had grudge Daniel Driscoi, sx'a
Ward the yesterday ornng accidentally shot young
woman who doing her hest TO help him. shc was
Elizabeth Garrity, age nineteen, known among her
disDrderly companions IN the sixth "ari AZ
Bessie" The shooting occurred In the house NO.
1G3 Hester. ST., kept by John Mccarthy Both Drscoli
and tho young woman were known A. tho mousse.
Before Drscol was obliged fee the city to avoid
arrest, about q year ago, he had Q quarrel WHO
Mccarthy and put out Of the He'ter-st mousse.
Driscol that he would have revenge and "hen he
returned to the city from the West about month ago.
one o. the first things which he d TO attempt To get
into McCarthys place. nnc in that he tried to coax
Mccarthy out OF the house, hut Mccarthy was wary,
knowing the desperate character OF tho thief. week
ago Drsco shot at his enemy, but did not bit him.
Ins cad OF trying Driscoli arrested, MCCARTHY
kept himself out OF the way OF the ruiian
Having foiled in various ways. Driscpl probably
thought OF using the Garrity woman as means OK
getting at Mccarthy. Tie young woman had been living
recently at No. IL Pslst, where Driscoll Is sIid 10
have wife, Bessie " and Drsco wandered about tho
Sixth Ward together on Friday night drinking AZ
various places until they were much under tho
influence Of liquor. At O'Clock yesterday morning
they went to the house No. 163 Hester-st., ant
demanded admitance Mccarthy WAS at the door. AMI
he let Bessie pass in, hut seeing Drscol behind her
he quickly tried to shut the door. Driseoli was TOO
quick however and Kept the door open little way ny
blocking it with his foot Then the two M nad
struggle. trying to open tho door d the oher Try
ing shut Mccarthy put hi, shoulder against the
door and felt for his revolver, but the young woman
threw her arms about him and trei to drag him back
into the hail. while she crel: Don't you shoot him!
Drscoll heard the cry and drew loaded revolver from
his pocket.
Oh you going for your pop, are you Just wat!
he said
Pushing the muzze of mis- revolver through the crack
of the door, Dfscoll rel shot at random. IL hal the
effect OF frigh,enng Mccarthy, who flung the young
aside aud dashed through the Ill toward rear
The outer door few open. DrscoN caught signs
OF Mccarthy running away and fired shot at him.
Bessie Garrity uttered shrek and fell To the hoor
Tie bullet from Drscohs weapon had sped wide OF It's
mark and had entered her abdomen. Driscoll brushed
past her and pursued Mccarthy who ran into rear
room and behind him. While Driscoll, IN
blind fury. breaking the panels OF the door,
Mccarthy jumped out OF a window and reached the
street.
The the shooting had attracted the attention
o; several policemen Two Of them ran to the house In
time seize Mccarthy lie escaping from tue yard
with loaded revolver still in his pocket An ambulance
from ST. yncents Hospital standing iu front OF the
Mulberry Street Police Station when the shooting begau
Detectives Hogan and Mulbolland AMI Rounds nan
rapldy to Hester-st They reached McCsrthy's place
just III time Mccarthy arrested \ moment later
The detectives pursued niu, and were Ioined IN Iho
chase by two patrolmeu Of the sixth Precinct Drs oil
fred his pursuers. md the officers DISCHARGED
their at him in return hut as all the shots
We're nred on , Inc run tae onlets an 10 marin
up stairs to the roof through tho open seUtt e,
floor where lives his oid tnotner. Apple Mary" VINO
has Kept fruit stand In front of the Tonos or more
than twenty years Entering his m,thers room, Ds-
escape. The police found him, after long search. IL
the hr--escapc. He declared that lie had been In
the room all night and HI. mother SAID tn@ s.ne out te
officers cut short his expressions OF surprise a. his Arrest
and marched HIM to the police station the revolver
which he had used 40 rockiessly was not found.
At the station he said he horse dealer, thirty
two years old lie denied the shooting when told that
wans haa oesa % rs@oved {" ST. vmesnts Hospital
declaring that Mccarthy bad shot her When the police
was TOO weak to move. Mccarthy told ma story OF tho
sho"tiLg briefly to Patrolman Butler and Monlhan.
while other pOilcemen chasing Dfsco. The yoinS
ard his story and then sai that she was not
meaning Mccarthy. She was believed . be dying
the ambulance carried her To tho hospital. oat later in
the day sad TO be- il chance for her
Driscoll was hospital after bis cap.
ture, but tho police learned Tia the young woman still
held to her story that he had not shot hsr si he was
mot VITA se n9 po% % no Two w
ng ana besides hcCarhys revolver hal all the cham.
bers loaded when he was arrested
The police sad yesterday that McCarhy's reputation
was not Of the brsi. and that Drsco was one OF tho
worst ruiius in the city. Dr>coVs picture III tue
ROgues Gallery. lie was sent TO tnc penitrnary Tor
months for picking pockets when he
longer later for stealing mans watch
in me Herdid Building In 1876 be quarrelled with
two thieves Ia sixth Wri liquor len and wOuntet
them. himself snot throu III the hoty.
He taken to the Chambers street. Hospital so oiiy
hurt that IL WAS believed la would die, Dut
in the ngGt he escaped from the hospital III
coach with the assistance OF some friends Io
remained in hiding until the thieves. whom hs nd
wounded, had dis tppstrrd. Since has been
gagged several stabbing aud shooting afr,yA Wuea
he fed from city year ago, he went to Texas ant
opened liquor at san Antonio bnt ne cane near
being killed In tght there recently, and no
decided to return to Nrw-Iork. AT the romOs
Police Court yesterday both Mccarthy aud Drlscol
were held await the result OF ElZlb.th GarF.ty's
Injury The parents of the yoang wonan live AT No lob
I.rona st. and are said u be respectable.
The woman died at minutes before D. m. her
her and sisier being present. She anc
mortrm statement and was unconscious 4 corOnerI
induest will held this morning.