New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
NO CLEW TO THE MURDERER.
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING IN A BARRooM
THOMAS MALIpY sTAGGEKs From BEHIND HIS BAR
IN sPRING-ST. AND FALLS DEAD.

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THOMAS MALI.pY sTAGGEKs From BEHIND HIS BAR
IN sPRING-sT. AND FALLS DEAD.
A man in the dress of a bartender staggered
OF the trr0om at No. l62 Springst at $40 m.
yesterday holding an empty whskeJ glass III one hand
and hoarsely calling Murder! Poliee!" He was
Thomas J. Maoy the manager OF the barroon. On the
sidewalk he fell upon his face cutting his chin with the
glass Herman Wilbers clerk u Cyriacks grocery op-
poste. aud william Rosenthal, boy, Malloy fall
and lifted him up He moaning and his feeble " l
am murdered" could barely he heard
"WhO did it Z" asked Wilbers
Maoy opened mis- lips but was unable to speak. He
gasped and fell back dead. Several other men had ar
rived and OF them looked into the barroom They
one there. MaOys body was carried in and laid
on the floor. There buet-hole In his breast near
the heart. Rosenthal toward the Prince Street
Police station but met Policeman jeremiah O'Brien
An ambulance was summoned but was not needed. The
weapon with which Maloy had been killed was sppar-
emily OF small callbre No pistol found about the
barroom. on the bar whiskey bottle and glass
containing liquor. The pistol had not been held
enough to Maoys breast 10 SINCE his white apron
When Captain Mcdonnell and Detective Moran, of the
Eighth Precinct went to the barroOm they found that
they had mysterious murder to investigate There
was evidence OF rOboery In the bdrroOm aud no one
had the murderer enter depart The barroom Is
the southeast Of Sprinyst and South Fifth
ave. with Al in each L. j. Hernon is
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name because Hernon has another store at No. 5
Greenwlch-ave Malloy. who IL married TO Hernon's
sister. lived with his wife anl three children at No. IL
Greenwich-ave. He was thr,yseven years old, and
had to the city from Saratoga County. where he
was born His acqualntinccs said that he easy
going man. disposed to quarrel He was assisted IN
the barroom Dy Henry DELL German.
After the barroon opened yesterday morning NAL
10y and Dell began to clean the floor and windows.
George W. Raynor proprietor OF the botng establish
meut at No. l6O South Ffthave, came In about $50 to
Gst drink lie saw two strangers there. one OF them
was at tho lunch'cOunter aud the other was leaning
over the bar Both had newspapers anu 10 no
smoking bad cigar The partly hid his face
He we'll built and h-d a light mustache.
Mr. Raynor. while Dell kept at work on
tho windows. Ten minutes after Mr.. ksynor
went out MalIoy was shot. Meantime. Dell had gone
out get his breakfast, leaving Malloy alone. The
two men noticed Dy Mr. Raynor. Dell said, went out
Immediately after kaynors departure. Dell examined
the ca-hdrdwer and said 1t had not been smpered wi h.
lis told the police tha. the nau who smoked cigar at
the oar while !aynor wac IN tho store was Dapkeeper
lie had heard that ho was employed at tho Prospect
away his pistol recently Dell said and dd not Keep one
In the store afterwird. Mrs HOzenthalcr, who occu
= pistol shot and looked out Of window to
oprIng-st In time to see Malloy iall. man who ap.
Mr.. RaynUr by his behavior III tue blrroOn soon after
the murder taken to tho police station aud ques-
DrgnaD friend Of dead man. As he had not VIII
messed the shooting he was set at liberty.
tcruH hrmUrrage The bulles found nbcdded IN the
muscles or back below the pout OF entrance having
missed the nedrt. Its downward course Indicated that
NAllUy Nas leaning forward wh'u shot The police
theory IN the afternoon was that Maoy was alone wth
the who shot Llm aud had accepted an Invitation
TO have "A drink. The murdeIor probably stood
In front OF bar AMI fired MhlOy
was about To hll his glass How left tho Is
matter OF conjecture lIo may have made his escape
qurtly 10y spun door, far enough IN advance OF
NIlluy t. escape notice Iu that Moy must have
unable get from behind tho bar Tor several sec
ds after he shot. ltis Thought moro probable
Il a. tie murderer walked out OF the SOuth-FifthHYe
door and went away uuUbsert ell during the excitement
attending MallOy's ia on the Sidewalk In Spriugs Tho
police said they without any CleY. MalOys rcla
lives know that he had enemy who would wlsh
To take his life.
Tho body OF the murdered nan removed tOhis home
~ 40 GroeuwiChayc. In the evening ana prepared
burial r. s that arrangcme as for the funeral
would not be completed until to-day