The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-03
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There's . MIG Maa with Riaek Meus-
taehe who Could Answer That.


tache who Could Answer That
Tho police and detectives Of the East Eighty
eighth street station worked oil day yesterday
to solve tho mystery Of the killing Of william
Mclaughlin, who was shot In front OF 416 East
EiRhty-ninth street at IL 80 o'clock on Satur-
day night. The man who shot him evidently
shot to kill. Ono OF the bullets struck Nc
Laughlin in the left breast and Ia believed to
havo entered the heart. The other penetrated
the LETT temple. The dead man was an UNI
brella maker. and was % years old. He was
single man. and lived at 1856 West Sixty
seventh street.
He had spent the afternoon with william
Burke. batter. who lives at 242 Mott street.
Both drank in the afternoon. They called on
Mrs. William Hnllisy at her home ON the Sec
ond floor OF 400 East Eighty.ninth street. Mrs.
Hallisy lie McLauchlin's sister, and is the Sec
ond wife OF wlinm Hallisy. = well-to-do
jewellcr. who is In business at l5l Park row.
Hallisy had recently purchased two houses In
Willis avenue. paying $4,000 each for them.
and most OF the furniture had been packed
preparatory to removing to one OF the houses
to-day. The visitors remained singing and
drinking until after II o'clock.
At ll.30 o'clock Burke aud Mclaughlin went
down stairs together and started westward.
Burke says he was In advance OF McLnug MIN
whom some one came out OF 400 East Eighty
nin,h street and fred. He saw the flash OF
nan tlred again ana NJ Laushlln ieIl 10 the walk
dead. Who the nan was Burke says he can
NO. tell II was .aEs and cHnlS ~. see the
WiIIinm Hailisy. but / cannot toll positively"
he says when questioned.
neighborho cd heard the pistol shots and tried
TO call tho police by rapping with his club. A
ss sssEE ssa uS s SS and and
There j. ~ reason for calling the police.
Another man in his shirt sleeves called out:
the bs man. Ths stranger eaH
himself Tree. and when Youth began Iappine
wa s"se ts dena man o
mond summoned his side partner and sent for
fsenfs Snrr.d on. O, N. n.,obbor,nv ,.n.
messs. and with them came % Mrs.. HDiisy 'e SIC
accompanied the, body to the police station.
to her house and found her l6.year.oid daueh.
ter. ate. there. She said there had been no
trouble in the house; Burke came in appar-
,e-ted. just before midnight William, Hal;
lisy came home and was added to the list Of
He said that he closed his store about II
O'CLOCK and arriyed home after the shooting.
Laushin had been shot. and. was about to tell
and arrested him. Mrs. Il allisy said the shoot.
III was done before her husband arrived. aud
she knew no reason why any one should desire
the death of her brother. She was locked up
court yee day morning che bad become SO
III and hysterical that shs had .9 be removed
arraignei In the Harlem Court. and were re-
manded BY Justi"e Meade.
Mci.auehlin and was worsted in an encounter
with him. He applied for n warrant for Nc
Laughlins arrest. and had two badly brnised
the warrant. but was induced to forego prose.
cutting his assailant by tho Intervention Of
Burke.
Hallisv has five children. One OF the sons Is
Thomas. who is about "a years old. Tho neiRh-
weeks ago. Since the shooting he has dlsap-
psared and the POLICE are looking for him.
In Pell street. William Hallisy. Jr., was ar
rested at Roosevelt street and Park row last
ceny A man named Mckay arrested In bis
company. was locked up as Suspicious person.