The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-10
THE POLICEMAN LOOKED ON
WHILE WILLIAM BERRY STRUGGLED
DESPERATELY UITH THIEF.

A Gang OF TIL Tnppcrs Robbed Berrv's
Money nrnwer-Hc GrRppled with One
Of Them nnd WINS StRhbed-The Police
man Thought ~ IA Friendly WreatIe.
Three thieves effected daring robbery of
! William Berry's liquor store at l,419 Second
avenue Just before IL o'clock Tuesday night
and succeeded in making their escape, leaving
, Berry dHHcd and bleeding from a bad scalp
wound and two stabs in the back and side. al
though Policeman Patrick Greene of the East
| SiNty-sevcnth street station house was present
! ut the close OF the struGglo between Berry and
! the thieves
! Tho night wac warm that berry was
| standing Just outside the front door for q
! breath of fresh air and talking with his
brother. Whilo there he heard the click Of tho
! automatic catch on tie money drawer. He had
! left no one in the saloon. Looking through
the door he saw man behind tho bar, who
had evidently come in through the side en-
! trance in Scvonty-fourth street. Berry stepped
inside and sad: What are you doing there ?"
! Without word, tho thief ran around the bar
and toward tho side door. But Berry inter-
cepted him. aud he turned and dashed through
the front door. Berry shouted to his brother,
| who was still standing In front Of the saloon,
to catch him. Tho brother stopped the thief.
ami Berry rushed out and grarpled him. IL
was sharp fight. but no cutlery was raised to
attract tho attention OF the police.
Policeman Greene was coming down Second
avenue trying the doors He was near the end
Of mis- boat, md it was almost relief time. Az
| no passed John Mahons cigar store. O few
doors north OF Berry's saloon, Mnhon said to
him; What's going on there, Paddy, scut-
ing. He thought it was just q friendly wrestle
or, at worst barro9m brawl. and 80 did not
two men came round tho corner from Seventy-
fourth street. one Q! them raised his arm and
blow and started for tho man Who struck 1T II.
me third man recoRnized tho brass buttons
shoutins. There he is So That's til The onS H
man with his night stick, but he still Thought
i was merely q scuhie and he did not feel JUS
AS his companion shouted " Co." the man
ran swiftly down Seventy- fourth street toward
thiof was the better runner and gained rapidly
on the policeman. AS they ncared First avenue
the 7 thief t,t turned into tenement house.
well acauaint ed with his surroundings for the
policeman. and succeeded in eluding him.
for the first time learned the nature OF the
desperate affair which had occurred. Berry
was mad, He mas been on the police force
such a, thing has happened 10 him. He said
YESTERDAY that no could easily have reached
4S Tn x his club R tef n 81 h hH@ eR RaG
yer. But Berry, made no other cutlery than TO
cay, there's the man. and he did not sup
pose the affair WAS serious.
Nobody feels worse about It than do" he
said. " and would gladly give UP my vaca-
ton i could catch the fellow. and do night
and day work, too"
Greene look Berry to the Presbyterian Hos
shoulders and another in the left side. The
latter might easily have caused his death, but
ward and this mere chance probably saved
his life. His head was cut open by blow from
q blunt instrument. His wounds were dressed
and he was taken homo.
lie said that the man who got the money was
about 5 feet inches in height. and rather
slim. about % years old. and smooth faced. He
thinks he, could identify the thief He docs
not know how much money was taken, as he
had not footed UP tho days business.