The morning call., 1891-11-08

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g. Baroari, also Wounded by the Chinese Murderer.
his wound was dressed he said: "I had iust left
my store with a friend, Captain Ouilei OF the
Bersaglleri Guard, and we were crossing the
street. / crowd and heard some shots.
The crowd came toward me. | head another
shot ana felt IL hit me. The Chinaman, thInk.
was about twenty or thirty feet from me when
he fired"
While Barberis was making his statement
sad scene was being enacted In the ward Of the
hospital. The news of bis death had been
Veyed TO the aged mother of Officer Gillen and
she had arrived at the hospital accompanied by
her Two sons, Frank and Peter. Leaning upon
the arms OF her sons, she slowly made her way
toward the cot which contained the stfening
body OF the son she had seen only few hours
before in the most perfect state OF health and
physical activity. The crowd which is always
present al such scenes recognized her as she
preached and quietly drew back until tbs body
was only hidden from her view by a screen.
There the mother stopped for moment as II
dreading the terrible ordeal before her. The
two sons quietly urged her beyond the screen.
When she saw the form uDon the couch she
sObbed, ION, my son! My son!p Then her fOrtl-
tude gave way entirely beneath the blow which
had been Inflicted upon her and she fell on her
son. kissing his lips which could return
spouse. ION. my boy! My boy! You were 4
mOaned, and her sObs were piteOus to hear. Her
grief overmasered h'r 10 such on extent that
she fained. and was carried from the hospital 10
A, the urgent request OF tie brothers an
autopsy was held in oder that they might re-
move tn body to his late home 62+ Filbert
street The autopsy developed the fact that the
bullet had ranged 10 the leIt side OF the body and
had reach The heart.
Later on in the afternoon some OF the relatives
OF Joseph COrwel were Informed OF his con-
ditiOn and came TO his bedside at The hospital.
The shock 10 them was not so great as he was
SIN breathing, although he was not conscious OF
their presence, as he was under the Influence OF
opates.
The shooting was one OF the most cold bl coded
which has occurred Tor some time, and the num-
Der Of witnesses 10 1t is legion. Chief Crowley
took the statement OF several, and they are given
below.
Antonio BacclgalupI said: 81 live at 1924
Dupont street In this city. was coming down
Union street from Dupont toward stockton
street at about 1916 O'clock to-day, aud saw
Chinaman running along Stockton street. l
ran down TO The corner OF Stockton aud Union
streets, aud saw Chlnaman with pistol In ms
hand A crowd was following. Tie Chlnaman
turned around aud look al The crowd aud ii ed
shot at them. l ran along Stockton and met
Edward CdrOsio, and We Doth pursu the CHI
naman together until CarosiO threw his oyerc0at
him and threw him down just lie fired
another shot, aud the crowd then ran up 10 jump
on The CnnamaU. crying, Lynch himi' Oficer
sam Alden then came up aud took charge OF the
ChiDamau."
Vallejo street. / saw the Chinanan running
along Stockton street al the corner OF Vallejo
going Ia sOutherly direction. He turned aud
nred shot at Offcer sam Alden, who was fol-
lowing him. As lie passed Broadway a young
man ran up behind him with an overcOat and
struck the arm with the pistol In IL. The pistol
was discharged and the ball went through the
coat. When tie officers were taking The China
man 10 the CITY Prison. man don't know ran
up behind aud struck the Chinamsn on the head
with 4 cane"
John Lewis Smith, driving the grain-wagon
for George Z. knight, milKman, near the
Olympic grounds. said "a bout II 80 o'clocs l
got load OF grain al the san Francisco Stock
street Started up Powell street toward Green
wIch. On the wagon we're Joe Corwel and a
young man named Finn William McGrrevy and
stranger. name unknown. making i've on the
uuknOW0,
near the corner Of Lombard and Powell streets
threw handful Of grain at Chinaman who
stood at the corner Tie wagon was moving up
Powell street all the time. The Chinaman put
his hand behind as If TO draw pistol; the young
mau said. You have got nothing there, you sun Of
run!' They drove on and had turned into
Montgomery street and were between Mont
gomeiy and Green when the Chinaman. who had
b Ell following M tie wagon, fired shot at the
boys In the wagon. At The lime the Chinaman
had the pistol out. Officer Gillen then an after
the ChInaman ard hallOoed to HIM TO halt
The Cbinaman turned around, cooked his re-
voIver and fired al Gien. Tie Chinaman
turned into Stockton street, running south. All
jumped of the wagon. Corwel ran after the
Chinauan and was shot gu Stockton street"
William McGreevy 1911 Filbert street, sald
81 saw ellen Iun aier the Chiuamdn and call
TO him 10 halt. The Chinaman turned around,
cooked his revolver aud fired al Gen. Gillen
then bred at the Chinaman. took a few steps and
then fell on the cObDe stones. The Chlnaman
turned into Stockton street and Joe COrwell ran
after him."
33 years OF age and native of California. He
resided with his mother at 624 Hilbert street,
and has brother upon the police force who Is 4
sergeant. lie was unmarried aud had received
his appointment AS special almost one year
ago being stationed in the southern portion OF
the Barbary Coast district. lie had already
made for himself the reputation of being a con-
scIentiOus. faithful and trustworthy officer.
joseph Corwell Is milkmaD, residing also
upon FIibert street between Polk and Larkin,
and is about 80 years OF age. He is known to be
an honest and industrious man, having com
menced at the bottom and risen 10 The own.r-
al "A " h1rtx unrk auhf nil
dealing
Cheongs revolver. which he used in his
murdcfOu5 onslaught, contained four freshly
fired shells and Que loaded shell. To offsrt
Lieutenant Delelianty's theory, 1t Is claimed that
the first shot went wide, TIL second hit OGicer
Glllen, the third pierced Corwel, aud the fourth,
fired through CorOsiOs overcOat, was the one
which wounded Barberis. Gillen fell between
fell at the corner of Vallejo and Stockton, a
block and half away, and Barberis was near
the corner OF Broadway and Stock on when hit,
position IN which bullet could easily have
reached him from the position OF Cheong when
seized by COrosio and Baccig lupi.
During the evening The police secured the
statements OF number OF other Witnesses to The
shooting OF Officer Glen, among them being
Maurice r. Donahue, George McGuarris, John
b. Gassman, James Hester, Miss Title Cells
and william Mccullough, who was with Gillen
when the latter started 10 arrest the Chnaman.
Tie statements were all of a similar character
as regards The chief details OF the tragedy The
most important was that OF Lieutenant Daniel
Delehan'y, commanding the United States Sur
IL AS O'clock in the afternoon l wa crossing
Washington square, aud directly ahead of ME,
on the southwest corner OF Union street and
Montgomery nv nue., saw Chinamau draw a
revolver and lire a shot, a. thought at an ex-
press-wagon, which had Just turned into Mont
geometry avenue from Uul0n street. He then ran
across lie street 10 the east side OF Montgomery
avenue, with the evident intention Of firing at n
boy who was on the opposite side of this large
wagon. The boy then Ian around the horses
bead, and again was on the opposite SIDE from
the Chinaman, The boy apparently much fright
eDed.
1.-THE team continued along Montgomery ave-
nue., separating the boy from the Chinaman who
continued along The east side Of Montgomery
avenue, houri>hing his revolver. He had pro-
ceeded nearly to the corner OF Green when my
attention was called by some BODY blowing a
whistle. l turned and saw a thick set man run.
ming rapidly for the Chnaman. When he was
about niteen feet away from the ChpamaD tho
latter turned quickly and brought down his
weapon III cool and deliberate nlanuer aud an
Instant later saw the fash In the sunlight of
bis pursuers revolver, aud at the same instant
the Chlnaman hred one shot, which was quickly
followed by TWO shots from the revolver of his
pursuer.
Immediately after the second shot the China.
man ned w Stockton street. then saw Gillen
throw his hand up to his breast, staVxer and
piich headl0Dg into the street. Directly after
the shots were hired saw man plcked Ilp and
carried toward a drugstore on the corner OF
Green street and Montgomery avenue and con-
cluded that he must have been wounded Inv ono
OF the shots from Gilen's revolver "a his shots
were directed sOntheTy and the i,hnnman,s in