The evening world., 1894-05-10
SHOT IN HIS SALOON.
Ex = Keeper Masterson's Bullet
May Prove Fatal to Farrell.
Possible Outcome Of an Early Morn
ing Park Row Barroom Row.
Reported Lifelong Friends but
Quarrelled Over a Watch.

John Farrell, saloon-keeper, thirty
two years old, of 40 Pearl street, was
possibly fatally shot in his saloon, 166
Park Row, at 130 o'clock this morning
by Patrick Mastcrson, fifty years old
of IS Chrystie street. who was until re-
Gently keeper in the Tombs prison. and
former policeman.
Farrell has been unconscious since
shortly after he was shot, and the sur
geons at the Chambers Street Hospital
give it as their opinion that he will die.
Masterson does not deny that he shot
Farrell, but claims that he fired in self
defense. He is contradicted by two wit
nesses. who saw the shooting.
Farrell and Masterson had known each
other for a long time, and were con-
sidered intimate friends by the people
who frequented the saloon, which is
conducted under the name of Harren &
Farrell. Masterson was a nightly visi-
tor to the saloon.
Masterson wanted a watch which Far
rell owned, and last night the saloon
keeper sold 1t to him for SIS. Masterson
paying $40 on account
Farrell and Masterson were drinking
together until about 1.30 this morning,
when Masterson showed wad Of
you had better give me the rest Of
the money for the watch, said Farrell.
Masterson refused to do so, when
somebody, he says and he thinks it was
Farrell, snatched $40 bill from his
hands. Masterson demanded of Farrell
that the money be returned to him. Far
rell denied that he had taken the money.
and he and Masterson quarrelled and
Masterson was knocked down. The
witnesses say he drew, pistol and fired
'I'm shot" and sank to the floor Of the
saloon afterwards tottering to his feet.
Masterson'ss version is that after he
was knocked down Farrell and several
others who were In the saloon jumped
on him and beat him frightfully. and.
fearing for his life, he drew the pistol
and fireds
Policeman Dennis McCrohaw. Of the
| Baxter and Franklin street. when a
young man ran up to him and told him
that q ann had been shot in Harren & 4
the place, and found Farrell, who was
very weak and bleeding from a wound
in his abdomen. about to leave the
Farrell told the policeman he wanted
to get to his home as quickly as possi-
BILE. as he had been shot by Masterson
and Was rons Raay back s into He the sson
| where the policeman took him after
turning in call to the Chambers Street
Hospital Tor q ambulance.
Masterson was still in the saloon and
was placed under arrest Frank Har-
aem and Robert aMef of s "a e Park Row.
had Witnessed the shooting, and that
| nobody had interfered in the scuffle be-
| tween Farrell and Masterson. Farrell,
they said, had knocked Masterson
down, and then the latter had shot the
| Saloon-keeper
When the ambulance surgeon arrived
he found that the bullet. a large one
tered Farrell's abdomen. and said that
the mans condition was very serious.
The surgeon hurried his patient to the
hospital where he was put under the
influence of ether nd placed upon the
over him until o'colck this morning
performing supposedly, the operation
the hospital declared he did not konw
the nature of the operation. and de.
clined to summon one of the surgeons
to tell an Evening World" reporter
When the surgeons had finished their
work and the effect of the drug had
| worn off. Farrell seemed as though
about to regain consciousness, but he
| again lapSed into comatose condition
| in which he remained for hours
Coroner Fitzpatrick, who had been
sent for to take Farrells ante-mortem
statement, arrived soon after the opera
tion had been concluded. but as the man
was unconscious the effort to get his
statement had temporarily to be aban-
| doned
Farrelrs wife, handsome young wo.
man, who told the reporter that she had
two children, arrived about 9.l5 O'Clock
and asked to see her husband. She was
| told that he was still unconscious. and
was obliged to wait.
| Farrell recovered consciousness about
1890 o'clock The surgeons say that he
has recovered from shock, and that
there Is a possibility OF his recovery.
Masterson. who was taken to the
! Tombs Police Court. swore out warrants
for Farrell, sullivan and Harren. He
tackled him and brutally beat him,
Harren and Sullivan were each held
for examination the 18TH
Emanuel NJ Friend, OF Friend &
talk with an Evening World reporter
in the Tomhs Police Court, said that he
had been attacked by Farrell, Sullivan
and a man named Mcclure. and horri-
bly, beaten.
with bandages and his left eye was
swollen shut. He said that he was
living Nat on his back and the mer
were beating and kicking him, when ht
drew his pistol and fired.
| Acting under the advice of counsel. he
refused to make a further statement.
! Masterson was a keeper in the Tomb'
Prison from February, tssS. to March
is 1894, when he resigned
lie has good record; Masterson Is
he had known Farrell for years, ant
until last nights trouble, they hat
been intimate friends
He said that he had Just heard from
the hospital that Farrell had show fol
his life, and that he sincerely hoped
tho rppnrt was true.