Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-31
MURDRRoUs DRANK.

/ nSiSus, anu II l6 NOT Known Wnetner he
was killed or fell prisoner into the hand.
| OF the enemy.
ANOTHER mURDERoUs CRANK.
He Fired Right and LEFT I'm the New
| Postal Telegraph Building In New
York-Superintende Matthias sh OF
| I'm the Abdomen and will Die-The
Crank Captured-A Mob Attempted
TO Take Him From the Police and
Lynch Hfm-He Gave His Name ma
Francis Bradley.
NEW YORK, Oct 30.-An excited work
| man rushed from the new building of the
Postal Telegraph company, Broadway and
Murray streets, at 4:l0 this afternoon and
called out that murderous crank, who
was at large en- the ground feor of the
building, shot the clerks of the works and
threatened murder by the wholesale.
Officers Mulrooney and Giblln hastened to
the spot. Inside the building lay Super
intendent r. L. Matthias, who had charge
of the construction for the architects He
WAS bleeding profusely from a bullet
wound in the abdomen. A number of
badly scared workmen were lurking be-
hind pillars and piles of wood and brick
while others crowded the temporary stairs
leading to the next story.
The policemen were told that Matthias
asssilant was concealed behind q pile of
bricks in the rear of the building. By this
time Officers McCsbe, Rooney and Cornell
had also reached the building. Giblin ad-
vanced towards the mans hiding place and
ordered him to come out. A pistol shot
rang cut and bullet grszsd McCabe's
cheek. Giblin mounted another pile of
bricks and opened fusilsde In the dirsc-
ton of the mans hiding place which the
crank steadily returned.
To ward off the policemsn's shots the
crank held brick in his left hand and
continued to shoot with the right. The
officer mistook the moving brick for the
mans head and wondered why his shots
were not more effective. Finally the crank
gave an unesrthly scream, jumped from
his hiding place and fred thrse shots In
quick succession at the policeman, all of
which missed their mark.
Officers Giblin and Cornell rushed upon
him, seized the pistol and bore the man to
the ground. The revolver was q 44-calibre,
Colt pattern, and was still loaded in three
chambers, go that the crank must have
kept loading as he fired, for ne discharged
in all eight shots. Even after being dis
armed the man fought desperately, and the
policemen had to uss their clubs to over
come him.
The hundreds of workmen employed In
the building, as well as pedestrians from
Broadway, rushed in and cry was raised
of '1ynch him." Somebody picked up a
brick and struck the fellow over the head.
The policemen were obliged to turn their
attention to saving the man from the fury
of the crowd. A hurry call was sent in,
and in few moments an ambulance ar
rived from Chambers street hospital. Both
victim and prisoner were conveyed to the
hospital. 1t was found that Matthias was
in great danger of dying. He requested
that a message be sent to his wife, who
lives in Williamsburg.
The prisoner gave bis name as Francis
Bradley, lsborer without home. 1t was
found that some of Giblin's ehots had been |
effe ctive, for Bradley was wounded twice |
in the right forearm. He had also a scalp
wound which, 1t was said, was eau sed by |
the brick thrown at him after his capture. |
Bradley was first seen louneing around |
the building in the early morning He is |
An upprepossessing individual, dirty and |
The workmen eyed him asksnce |
aud when the superintendent came he told |
the man TO get out. Bradley did net obey |
the order, but skunk sullenly toward the |
center of the building. A policeman was |
called in and the fellow left without fur |
Their protest. A few hours later he came |
back, and without saying a word walked |
toward the center of the building and took Il
q survey of the premises. A pile of brick /
several feet high stood along the rear wall. Il
The space between was just sufficient to al
low a man to crush himself into.
Bradley went toward the open space and Il
pushed in far enough to conceal himself /
from view. The men were surprised at the
strange proceeding and one of them called Il
the attention of Matthias to the fact. The /
took slighted lantern, went /
toward the opening and flung the rays of /
the lamp upon the man where he lay con-
cealed, and told him to come out.
The answer was a shot which took effect Il
n Matthias abdomen Matthias cried, 81
,m shot" aud staggered toward the center
IF the building, where he fell.
After being arrested Bradley male an
ncoherent statement about people being |
Ifter him. He said he was Grand Army
nau, which cannot be true If the age he
rave, thirty-one years, be correct. He also
aid Il had to shoot him. He was trying |
% shoot me. l lost my citizenship papers
being hunted by a mob" None of the
Torkmen about the building know Brad
ey. He had never been seen around until
o day.
The police believe he Is crazy and i'm
'gined he was being pursued. Others said
Ia acted like drunken man or one badly
Elected by delirium tremens. His in
uries are not very severe. Matthias is ex
)ected to die