New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-01
TREETTRAGEDYIN SYRACUSE
DETECTIVE HARVEY SHOT DEAD BY MAN
HE HAD JUST ARRESTED.
HIS MURDERER SAVED FROM MoB's VENUE
ANCE BY THE POLICE AFTER DESPERATE
FIGHTING-CAPTURED AFTER LoN'
CHASE BY HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS
ESCAPE or HIS FELLOW
PRISONER.
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Syracuse, y. Y, July 81 James Harvey, one Of
the oldest and most experienced detectives Oh '.'
Syracuse police force, shot and Instantly
killed to-day while arrestng two desperate criinl-
nails The murderer who was soon under arrest
gives himself as George W. Barnes. The name l.
believed to he fictitious The tragedy occuI''"
at 0 O'Clock this morning, within hall block VI
a police station in East Watcr-st one OF the nlos'
crowded thoroughiarcs of the city.
For three months a gang of clever operators
have been cracking" safes in Syracuse ana sur
rounding towns, securing many thousands Of dol
lars and always avoiding detection. Nltnih INV
last fortnight, however, part of the gang when
is believed to consist of six members ha1 pcch
"spottcd." and the poll We're waiting for
chance 70 get hold of them This morning two OF
the fellow, entered the cafe OF Fr"dcrick Palmer
and ordered breakfast They had been th"r"
before. and Daniel Savage. the head waiter had
instructions to give the police notice when th'y
made their next appearance lie obcyed ORDERS
and Detective Harvey WAS detailed to arrest the
two men. He waited until they left the eaie
and then, walking mp behind them, slipp"h ah
arm in an arm of each of them, saying to the Men
that they were his prisoners.
They walked short distance apparently IN
submission. when Barnes wrenchcd himself ir'e'
droppinc about thirty feet in the roar Ills com
rade promptly dealt the detective stunning
blow in the back of the head with the nn'' oi
revolver Harvey turned TO grapplc with hihl'
when Barnes lcycllcd .32 calibrc revolver ana
fired the bullet striking IN" detective on the
hridop of the nose and crashing through his
skull passing out at the rear. Harvey dropp"i
dead in his tracks. Harncs and his companion
then made a dash for liberty. Mter running
at
and up Jamcs-St., they separated, one OF 'h'''n
TURNING Off Jam$-st 10 North Salina-st. ana
pff,ctinc his cscaDc.
Richard Malone, colorcd, had been standihS
about fifty feet from the of the tragedy, and
had seen thc shooting He set in hot pursuit
Of Barnes. followed by big crowd OF excited
men ON foot and in such convcyanccs AZ could he
forced into the service. Barnes ran up Jam'S--t
N Pcarlst. lust east Of the Alhambia RINK, ana
thonce into Jock-st where being closely pressed,
ho took refuge under doorstep holding IN"
crowd at bay with his revolVcrs until 7guad oi
nolce arrived. lie was covered by thc r"NoNers
Of a halfdozcn officers, and, seeing there WAS no
Inc, IN ..caue cave I'D the hsht. The prisoner
WAS taken to the Central Precinct III patron
wagon
Ii.r. a furious mob was awaiting his arrival
and tie cry, Here he Is. Lynch nm. LShc'
him was raised by hundreds oi N"io"s' III"
mob made AN effort TO tear him from inc on'ceiS'
and il wa. only by de,pcrat" lighting that t%n, the
score OF policemen Succeeded Al pr'rYnl". ~ i
fn, IAN, torn to nrc~ hey finally got nm
licked m a cell. but the crowd continued t. cnil
ior hi, lifc barnes has Refused to di,clo- ihs ms
IDENTITY beyond saying that l." came iIoH I Wv, Wv
NJ The weapon that had not been hTou "aS
A. calibrc bulldog revolver; WIN a
even inch barrel When Bnrn"s. IN a." run i"r
h. separated from hl- acconplir"' me nv a'',I Ma'
Loaf .irhf of and made his escape" Nh'!I" I"N-'
ard - po.-o q. Deputies arc sc"urinS IN" 'o,ii'iS
for the fellow. of who-r appearance th"v .~'t" ~ =
mimic d.s.rlption. Detective Harvey han p'''h
m ,b. forc. for t,ycntv years ana was extremely
popular. A. h;.,or, of Svr,-
cusc Of a member of the polio" force "FtihR I'a.'
rarnrs has bocn identified by half dozen rcph
,ahlo citizon. ae the man who did Nh" shooting
although there il said 10 hc som" doh"' "ii'"
of the two men was IN" murderer