The evening world., 1888-07-07
RIOTERS SHOT DOWN
A Chowder- Party Tragedy in Long
Island City,
One Man Killed and Another
Mortally Wounded.

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Stones Thrown-Tisrney Fro, ut the
Rioters with Fatal Enect-Iis Action
Generally Communications Arrests
Made and Others Expected.
A drunken brawl md riot, which ended in
probably n double murder. was enscted
within the last ten hours by a chowder party
gang in Long Island City.
The body Of William Owens. twsuty-four
yeurs of age, lies in Hanan's morgue as a re-
suit OF the nights orgy, and his friend
Conrad Welsh is lying at the point of death
with a bullet in his side.
In the early part Of the evening about
twenty-five young men assembled at Mnra's
Prospect Garden, on Prospect street, Dutch
hhis. Mara nos no license, but sells liquor
on the quiet. The young men in the neigh
Dor hood, most of whom are brlcklayors,
luinber painters, carpenters and other
mechanics, were invited to participate III u
chowder party at Marra's place.
The invitation was generally accepted, and
about 8 O'Clock more beer than chowder had
been INDUCED in. Soon after all the beer
had been consumed the gang became very
boisterous. Headed by Thomas Maria and
james Masterson, the gang left the Prospect
Saloon to amt the Kills red"
The first place tho drunken mob attacked
was the saloon OF Thomns Tierney, corner of
Crescent street and WILDER avenue, three
blocks away. A disturbance was raised here,
aud the proprietor, who is n young mLu, for
h time patiently bore with his tormentors,
hut Maria began TO smash things, and he
was elected with much difficulty. Masterson
then assaulted lierney, who had already been
roughly handled in ~ejecting Maria. The
gang then went away, vowing vengeance.
The liquor saloon Of William Capel on
Crescent street, and not far from Tierney's,
was next visited and an attack made for
drinks. The proprietor and his wife fought
the roughs away. Tho roughs kept up Their
carousal until midnight, when it was decidcd
to attack Tiernoy's saloon again. Tierney
had shortly before closed uD his store and
went across the street, where he resides. and
was about preparing to go to bed when the
place.
He seized his 82-calibre Smith & Wesson
revolver, and with William Flanagan, q
friend, crossed the street to his saloon to de.
into the hall of the saloon building. Sud
denly the attack was made OF the saloon and
the whole front Of the saloon vas bombarded
| ished.
Upon hearing the crash Tiernev stepped
| out Of the hallway, revolver in hand. and
fired upon the rioters. Owens and Welsh
appeared 10 be the leaders in this attack, and
F! NfN6 hHot III " " III ullOOH. ne OtutTb
OF the gang were on the opposite side OF the
street.
The residents of the neighhorhool had al
ready been aroused, and upon hearing the
noise made by the bombardment and pistol
shots the widest excitement and confusion
prevailed. Neighbors rushed hither and
thi her, while the majority Of the roughs es-
capped IN the darkness. Masterson. Maria,
Richard Roughly and Albert Mulch, of 1874
East One Hundred and Eighth street, New
York went 10 the mid of their DIVING cnm-
| p%anions.
They carried Welsh to Capel's saloon and
laid him out upon the barroom floor. DIR.
| Lyttle was Immediately summoned and the sa.
at this %juncture came upon the scene, with
Special Officer James McKeon. Admiltunce
was re used to the officers, whose lives were
Also threatened. The officers in short order
burst open the door of the saloon and on
gaining gu entrance at once placed all hands
under arrest. including Mr.. and Mrs. Capel.
The doctor PRONOUNCED Welsh TO be in u
dying condition, and Coroner Robinson was
ment. While Officers Hart and McKeon
were taking their prisoners to the Second
Precinct Station louise they came across the
PROSTATE form of Owens, who was lying in
the road unconscious. A wagon was pro.
cured. and the wounded man was conveyed
to the Hun er's Point station house, where he
died sh ,rtly after his arrival. The bullet
had entered the upper lobe of his right ear
and penetrated his skull.
Welsh was sill alive at noon, but is
thought that he cannot recover. He is shot
in the left side. the bullet taking an inward
course. Welsh was still lying on a cot in
Capels saloon at noon.
Sc ct. Carroll soon after the shooting sent
Officers Copeland, Droll, Welsh aud Fitz-
| gerald to the scene of the tragedy. Later
Sergt. Ronlett and Roundsman Dunn arrived,
and after some difficulty the following per-
sons were arrested and locked mp on n charge
of riotlng William English, aged twenty
nine, painter Robert Nevins, aged twenty
four. plumber; James Grady, aged twenty
one. aud William Bailey. aged twenty-one,
bricklayers.
II Tomas Tierney. aged twenty. nine. of 81
WILDER avenue, "a oon-keepcr. was locked M
on complaint OF Coroner Robin, on charged
with homicide. William Flanagan. who was
with Tierney at the time of the shooting. and
Mary Connerty, who is a sister-in-law of
Tierney and who was assaulted by Master
son, were arrested and held as witnesses, as
was also Diedrich +. Rieter. '
The action of Tierney is generally ap-
proved in Long Island City. Owens, the
dead man. who is married. leaves Q wife but
worked occasionally in the Empire oil yard
tin shop, in Hunters Point. He resided in
Dutch Kills for many years, where his rela-
tives now live.
Tierney bears a good reputation. Capel
and his wife some years ago were fined $500
for assaulting Officer Owen Kavanagh.
The police are out hunting for the re-
mainder Of the rioters, and II is expected that
other arrests will be maze before night.
The PaEans Are Fallen.