Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
ANOTHER CRANK WITH A PISTOL.
Supt. Matthias Of the Postal Telegraph
Co., New York, Shot.

An excited workman rushed from the
new building Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany at Broadway and Murray street, New
York. at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
called out that a murderous crank was at
large on the ground floor Of the building
who had already shot one man and threat
ened murder by the wholesale
Several police officers Immediately rushed
to the spot. Inside the building lay Supt
Frederick L. Matthias. who had charge of
the construction for Architect Harvey and
Gooch. He was bleeding profusely from a
bullet wound in the abdomen.
The police were told that Matthias as
sailant was concealed behind a pile of
bricks In the rear of the building An Of
fcer advanced toward the mans hiding
place and ordered him to come out A pis-
toll shot rang out and bullet grazed the
cheek Of the policeman. The officer
mounted another pile of bricks and opened
a fusillade in the direction Of the mans
hiding place. which the latter steadily re-
turned.
Finally the crank gave an unearthly
scream, jumped from his hiding place and
fired three shots in quick succession at the
policeman. all Of which missed their mark.
Officers Giblin and Cornell rushed upon
him, seized his pistol, and bore the man to
the ground.
Even after being disarmed the man
fought desperately and the policemen had
to use their clubs to overcome him. The
hundreds Of workmen employed in the
building. as well pedestrians from
Broadway. rushed in and a cry was raised
of Lynch him." Somebody picked up q
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 a few
minutes an ambulance arrived from Cham
bers street hospital. Both victim and pris-
oneri were conveyed to the hospital 1t was
found that Matthias had been shot in the
abdomen and was in great danger Of dying
Bradley, laborer. without home 1t was
found that some of the officers shots had
been effective. for Bradley was wounded
twice in the right forearm.
: Bradley was first seen lounging around
the building in the early morning. He Is
an unprepossessing individual. dirty and
unkempt. When the superintendent came
around he told the fellow to get out A
few hours later no car,o N~~k ~-a --i.'-
out saying a word, walked toward the
pile of bricks A workman saw this
strange proceeding. and called the atten-
ton OF Matthias to the fact. The superin-
tendent took lighted lantern in his hand
and went toward the opening and flung
the rays of the lamp upon the man where
he lay concealed and told him to come out
The answer was shot. Matthias cried
Il am shot," and staggered toward the
center Of the building. where he fell
After being arrested Bradley made an
incoherent statement about people being
after him. He said he was Grand ARMY
man. which cannot be true. IL the age he
gave-thirty-one-be correct. He also said
II had to shoot him; he was trying to
shoot me. / lost my citizenship papers
and was being hunted by a mob"
None of the workmen about the building
know Bradley. He had never worked
there nor been seen around until Sunday.
The police believe he is undoubtedly in
sane and imagined he was being pursued
Others said that he acted like drunken
man or one that was badly affected by de-
lirium tremens. His injuries are not very
severe.