New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-27
WAS IT IN SELF-DEFENCE?
GALLIVAN'S STATEMENTS DENIED.

THE LIVERY STABLE KEEPER WHO KILLED CUM
MINGS SAID TO H>VE \ POLITICAL " pull"
Michael J. t,aIlvau who shot men in his livery
sable at 40. III West Forty -ffth,t.. on Christmas
pay killing one Of them and who asserted that n
acted in sclfdcf"ncc. committed TO the Iomb'
,csi .rdav Iii, broken noe was bdndag2d and he
walled stiNv when hc taken To the lorhvlc Pollct
Court py Police Captain kilIilca In the forenoon %"
hi, Injuries were said not to be >erlon>. rom ul'
pol,c courl he wa, ,ont to the Coroner, Office. and
Coroner N,s"mcr. the request Of GalllNahN lawyer
committed him 10 Bellevue Hospital. captain hiHl'"
escorted Callv;,n the prison ward OF the HOSPITAL
and wa, about to leave him there when 'alilNal
noticed that he va, to occupy cot near the one on
which Edward IIurI.y lay Hurley was one Of the m'h
whom he had shot. and The sight Of the W"nidH man
seemed io unn,rv" the stabl,kcrpcr Gallvan begged
the captain to take him back to Coroner VI ''ei'f ana
have the commitment changed lie san he ""'l'
rather take his chances in the TomN than lie oe''uc
Hurley in the prison ward Of The hospital captain
KiI,i took the prisoner back 10 the toronerS once
ard Coroner MESSENGER committed o"ih'an 10 INV
r,rul,- Last night u lawyer said to he hunting
for The Coroner. with the intention of having 'he com
! mitm"ni changed again. that "'IlNah '"''" ~
ncl1ni I'D occupy private room ia some "o'P''''
coroner Mc,>cmcr had named next Tuesday as III
day on which he would bold the inquest III
The case Of James Cummings the ma" "'"".
o,ll;yan shat dead. II said al the ho'pa' thd'
Hurley was recovering from the wound III Ms '".V"
and would be- able TO attend the inquest - ii""S
wa, under arrest. charge of ASSUMING thc "l7
kccu.r A reporter not permitted I" lilh WIZ" ''
,ctcrd,v but was known that the w"nndch man n''
contr,dict,d t,allvans account Of the shooting h'
/ j. .v,octod tn testify at the inquest that he ahd
,,,,-,r,lu,. went 10 the ,tabl" Thursday I" ''N
v.,,c. which ,alvan had withheld unln'tN' ana
ua, the stable keeper began the Hght and shot th'"
without
Jbo body Of Cumming Law AL day yesterday on Il
,r,trbcr T., The ward 81 the West Forty seventh st.
po,c. station beside that of the unknown Ola woman
ho foil ON the sidewalk in Eleventh ave. on Thur 1F
aud ~. killed hy q hatpn which was driven ln'"
bcr bc,d dead WAGON had been Int from the
Nor..c 70 remove the bodi. but the Coroner hd not
.i,.n a permit and the driver Of the wagon WON" ~"
t,lc the bodies away. They were covered "nN WIN
blanket, unti tho made q whittier covering List
.,.ain. Deputy coroner Conr"y went +" IN" >'"'"
and tu,i. ,utop,c-. Then the bodies were sent l."
the MorEu". go
TN. widow Of Cummings was found on the third
floor Of fAc tenement house W. - Eighth ave. Nn'
MI, noii.u: hcr uttr iu her lap ana Ni' 40 'r''
Her d,l.af. cIudliiuu mad" her situation even NOR
,.r,.l.. She ."d: NJ, husband j T. 'alIiv" Is
two week, $3.50 because G,ilI,au refused to pas Em
M ,,.,..- ,.l tlr at,urd shoot hn. jaime H-'1 ""
l-rL hut ou account Of my condition h" A'd i'"'l
CO.. pl-i,, AID bed l-'n o. sober 70, man COMA I'
li,. .,i .uiplp,mcui with woman Who 'p neg "''
3D. t,.li4.t..'- Stable. hIf ''tl..NtI p'H'' Oh ~ '
AZ uI.i ,ud refused - l"i hu ,'uru fh" horse i'.'
40. also t,lhrI n.'h 20" woman. at s't n'r go i.'
+ charge m, husband uu Christina, Dav ~" mI
+ hardly au,;hu: ?, e.' Go the hpu.". I'm"- -i' h'
,,,yd r., f., ..t SOME uorr' from G1l!'aH and bins
home .pmc mat aaa p.tltoc-. he went ont. and
never -,v hm 1eau.'
/ john >..a. aud m- wife. wip occupy adjoining
r.ou., iu i1, tenement hoI~" md have t""n support
,n. Nh. widow SINCE 'Imw,ur- Was kilod. said mat
. -t. h.d uo relatives vino ooI!i help her. and we
.l-. utal, iu;c Ni,~in declared that Cumming
va. . rDl,.abc MAN ,ud h'd upt h'"n dnnhn-
i,,rly iut h.d Y..u trying 10 got money lor Dds
suffering pii.. John Martin" oi !a-' pI' hind1 I'D
/ ;.,,1,. and promised to .ly" her hu,mnh> BODY Ct
/ decent lgrinl
| Police. captain killl,a denied vigorously last oven.
.p- that D.. had ANY personal OI political llf"r'>'
| u GaIl,cu'- defence. lie aid The Inau claimed
/ To- uivc acted boz -rtdoicncc. and esp that he
/ wl. treated kindly. Do not know him well and
q, MT luoW % be- hi, any political influence. Neither
d, know much %. his private he. never heard
that De- tried - XIII woman with whom p" MA b"''
] lt.u. have hearl Chat he Ia, had dllhcufN
i'h Do, driver Ind las bN'u engaged - several nghi,
Nu' long ago %" f,urh; with man who lr"p~ Il Ia
-'aId iu sixth ave. and had the man arrested ioi
-fr liug him with wrench. hui th" man w.t. acquitted
Al fl. i.q..~' every witness who knows ANYTHING
/ .isluf th' ,houfir. u Cummings viii . called ID
f-tN aid 10 Galltau dd not act IN -"lf d'f"n'" t'
ci,,. viii l. made o'a-. have no " II - shield hin
% pc dr-cfN'- ruiI -'m 'i
In the rcchinrhpud II t,alllvau'- stall" uclv ~
mort, about tnc man Wcr' cHrr"ut Yesterday. II wa
.id That %" Wa- man ~ violent temper and lad made
ura,t ~ dl~clacgiug driver ana refusing to pay
/ fh,n their lust W1cr-.