The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.
JAMES LANNON'S EiTAL QUARREL AT
Il PRIMARY
He Followed Chief OF Police Hackett Out.
md, u In said, Raised u Club TO ttrik e
nim-unckett shot Him below tho Heart.

Him-uackeu shot Him Below tho Heart.
TARRYTowN. Feb. 1T.-At tho Democratic
primaries held tonight In Judge Tracey's
Office In Cortlandt street. James Harmon was
shot by Chief OF Police George I. Hackctt.
Tho shooting occurred at 7:45. and Harmon
died AT 800 at his home on Clinton street.
There arc two factions Of the party in tho
village. ono Of which was headed by Han
non. while the other was headed by Liv-
eryman Quinn. To-nghts primaries were
held to elect delegates TO the Town and County
Convention to be held tomorrow in Peekskill.
Both factions were present in full strength.
and each set out to have its man go to the
convention. Harmon. In tho excitement of
the contest. raised his voice to its full force.
and he was threatened with removal from the
meeting room by Chief liackett. who do
nounccd his behavior as noisy. boisterous. and
uncalled for lIarsher words followed. Chief
llackett finally thought it the best policy to
avoid any further duarrclling with the now
thoroughly excited llannon. rs he did not wish
70 max" use OF his onc ial nut hority in polit-
ical meeting. and thus in:ur tho odium of one
Of the two factions. lic therefore retired from
tho room. and won't into the street
llannon Immediately followed him. with The
H3GshT'p' harp2Hss Of tenSwins the quarrel
said. continued to usu insulting language. and
was replied to hy the Chief in the same strain.
Harmon was armed with club. and he threat
tn be in danger. he SAYS, drew his revolver.
and when tho blow seemed TO him to be failing
on his head h.. fired
Harmon throw IN his hands and fell back
ward to the sidewalk. Harmon was taken up
ly .nin" If III, friends and carried t. lis home
IN Clinton street whore he lived with his two
youn. children. \ physician and priest we're
summoned. but they arrived too late. Ham
non died Just iittnrn minutes after the shoot
Ing. The physician found that the ball had
Cnt"red lannon's body lust below the heart.
fiannon was not conscious after he was
shot He was ~ year, old. Ho owned somo
trucks and II saloon. which was in Cortlandt
and brought w in tho village. He was. .sepa-
rated from his wife, who also lives in larry
town, His father and three brothers lived
After tho shooting Chief Hackett walked
down the street to Police Headquarters and
attended to his official iuties. At II o'clock
tonight he gave himself up. In an interview
he said:
This man has threatened my life on moro
occasions than one. | cannot give any reason
why he should do SO. except it he out of politi-
cal cnnity. | certainly did not mean to kill
him. acted entirely in sclf-deiance. When
l'annon raised his arm 10 smash my head with
my life to lie in danger
Hack cit. who has PASSED all his life in larry
town. bears 4 high reputation as pcaceuble.
cool. and collected officer He has nothing OF
the police bully in him. He was made Chief of
Police four y"ars ago; and has held the office
IN" public is divided as to which man is to
been unduly provoked by the interruption of
1lackctt. the lattcr's friends say that Hackett
showed his pearrable purpose by leaving the
place when trouble was imminent.