New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-04
PISTOL SHOTS IN BROADWAY.
WAS THIS POLICEMAN RECKLESS
A LIVELY CHASE AFTER MAN WHO ATTACKED

A CdASE> AFIEK \ MAN WIlO AIIACKED
A CAR-DRIvER.
II was reported at Police Headquarters early last
evening that daring robbery had been committed
on Broadway car near Thrtieth-st.. and that the
thief had shot man while making his escape. De
tectives we're sent once to the ThIrtcth-st sta
ton TO investigate the case. 1t proved to be not
30 serious the report had made 10 out There was
not robbery, but there little fusiIladc in Broad
way and Is had not yet been sottled what became OF
the bullets that went flying through the air.
The police version Of the affair." told by Sergeant
Sheldon OF the TMrticthst. station, IS that there
was a quarrel Broadway at Thirty-second-
ST. Tho car coming down town, and Edward
Lynch, who says he is a truck driver and friend
Jumped the front platform Just above this
Thomas Donovan, the car driver, did not pull up
the at signal from the mon, and when they
Jumped on 1t Lynch fell against the driver and the
latter angrily pushed Lynch away. In another mo-
ment the men were struggling the front platform
with the driver and the car was taking care Of IT.
self Lynch and his friend jumped off the and the
driver shouted for the police Policeman Adams. whose
beat Is IN Broadway, heard the cry and rushed after
lynch, who was picking his way among tho pcdcs-
trians who crowded the sidewalk Adams not
able TO get up much speed and Lynch fast lcav-
ing him. The officer tried TO cOlnterbalance matters
by pulling his revolver and sending two shots from
thlry-eight calibre revolver up broadway. The
pcupic OH bHO sIucNdth gave the pOllccmdn a Wl1e
berth and lodged into doorways and stores TO escapc
meeting any of the bullets The shots wcre fired in
rapid succession while Adams was on full run. and
It IS remarkable that no was shot. Lynch ran
faster after being shot at and turned into IhiItyhir
ST.
Detective Raleigh, of the Mulberry-st. station,
who has been sick for several days had just left his
doctors Office and was going toward Broadway In
Thirty third-st when he heard the revolver 60 Off,
and was near the corner when Lynch came dashng
around it. Raleigh thought that murder had been
committed and pulled out his revolver and brought
Lynch TO full stop. Lynch then made grab Tor
the revolver and tried to dodge past Raleigh, who was
too quick for him and knocked him Bto a doorway,
where he held him until Officer Rgney came up.
The prisoner was badly scared and thought that ono
OF the shots had hit him in the back, but this was
imaginary, as there were no marks found on him at
the station IN rhirticth-st
The car-driver also arrested, and he said that
he could not understand why he had been assaulted,
he did not know the The police think that
the affair IS result of the recent strkc and that the
who with Lynch and escaped was formerly
a driver the broadway line who had not been
taken back
Witnesses Of the shooting thought that there was
not sufficient cause for Officer Adams TO shoot az
Lynch in crowded thoroughfare, and Captain Reilly
viii give the policeman chance TO explain his con-
duct 10 the Police Commissioners