The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
MURDERED IN HIS STORE.
JAMES DAILY SHOT FOR SHEL TERING
HIS MOTHERS SISTER.
John r. Gleason, Her Husband, Walks Into
HIS Grocery, Awaits His Opportunity,
and shoots Him BEHIND tho Counter.

and shoots Him Behind tho Counter.
The differences between John p. Gleason
and his wife Mary. whose sauabbles have been
common talk in Port Chester for eighteen
years. eliminated yesterday in the murder OF
James DAILY. whose offence consisted In shell
tering Mrs. Gleason. his mothers sister. when
she was driven from her home by her husband.
He was behind tho counter In his grocery in
Lower Main street, Port Chester. yesterday
morning. when Gleason from the doorway
shot him In the forehead. DAILY fell MORALLY
wounded. and Gleason. putting his revolver In
his pocket, started UP the street In the direc-
ton Of the Daily cottage. whore his wife was.
Chief OF Polico Theodore @. Parker was
sweeping tho sidewalk in front Of his livery
stable. two doors from Days grocery. when
he heard the shot and saw Gleason start up
street He followed Gleason softly. intending
to catch him unawares, but Gleason heard his
footsteps and Quickened his pace. When he
found Parker gaining on him he turned sud-
denly and made a motion to draw his pistol.
II caught In his pocket, and before he could
free It Parker was on him. Two bystanders
helped to take him back to the grocery store
for Identification. No one had seen the shoot
ing, and DAILY lay on the floor behind the coun-
ter dying Of bullet wound over the right eye
He was unconscious. and he died before doc
tor could be summoned.
Coroner Matthews committed Gleason with
out bail. and Chief Parker with four policemen
drove him to tho jail at White Plains. eleven
miles distant. They we're afraid to confne him
in the village JAIL because Daily was very popu-
lar. and they did not care to run any risks.
Gleason never spoke after he WAS arrested I'M
til Policeman James Merritt said to him:
Como, John. put out your hands. It's the
law. you know. and I've got to handcuff YOU"
Then Gleason said:
"An right. old man. We've both put hand
cuffs on many man. but never before on ono
who'd committed murder"
Daly's body was carried to his home. and It's
arrival was the first news his wife received Of
tho shooting. Mrs. Gleason was not In the
later she said sho was not surprised. She
knew Gleason vas dangerous man. Every
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to carry him e White Rlains: william was
averted faces, passed in the hall. In the ab-
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he returned from breakfast. and went out
With the orders in ths Wagon He must have
MY belief is that Gleason stood In the door.
way while Jim served q customer. and when
book I" snter her purchase. Gleason fred. /
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His pom was found ON tho floor beside his
body"
tho shooting was premeditated. and that
Intended b. wife also Ths
plete save for the shells found In the pistol
Only one shot WAS fred. Gleason was dressed
In his best clothes and had apparently Just
been shaved. He told the police that no wanted
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generations. Michael DAILY. the father Of James
and Thomas and Ave other sons. has q grocery
store at Rye and big farm at Ithaca. The
ried. He returned to Port Chester a year age
and started the grocery business In May last
| James was 80 years old In July. He leaves q
| wife and a three-year old son.
An Epidcnic OF Typhoid Fever In Danbury
DANBuRy. Sept. 26-The epidemic Of typhoit
fever which prevails here has reached alarm
ing proportions. Four patients were taken Il