The evening world., 1894-01-02
He SHOT A BURGLAR.
Policeman johnson Takes Lucky
Pat" Dougherty Red Handed,
The Notorious Crook Was Robbinq
an Eleventh Avenue Saloon.
His Wonderful Luck Deserted Him
This Tine-His Wounds Slight.

Patrick Dougherty, known to the
thieves who make up the Foundry and
Slaughter-House gang" of the west side
as Lucky Pat" was shot by Policeman
Johnson. Of the West Fsrty-seventh
street station, early this morning while
burglarizing a saloon at Fifty-second
street and Eleventh avenue.
Dougherty has been known to the po-
lice for Ave years as a desperate man.
They are positive that he has bsen con-
nected with a dozen affairs In which men
have been robbed, injured or killed. hut
so fortunate has the man been that, with
one single exception. he has escaped con-
viction. Hence his title. Now, however,
he has been caught red-handed.
At ) o'clock this morning Patrolman
Johnson. whose post was in Fifty-second
street. from Ninth avenue to the river,
met Patrolman Lyons, whose post ad-
Joined his.
The gang Is out in full force to-
night" said Lyons. "You want to look
out for them. There is going to be trou-
.bie."
Thus warned, johnson was on the alert.
For the next hour he saw several mem
ber' or the gang. whom he recognized.
and warned them to go home.
Johnson was standing at Fifty-second
street and Tenth avenue, listening to a
~neighboring clock strike 3, when on the
corner Of Eleventh avenue he saw two
men standing in front of Patrick Downs
saloon. The policeman walked towards
that corner. and the two men disappeared.
the Eleventh avenue side. when his foot
struck a bit of glass that crashed under
his foot. johnson began an investigation,
and found that the .storm-door Of the
nInn hnH hnnn - nr1 chat H. nIn Sc
In the partitions had been broken. John
son drew his revolver and walked In.
The inner doors had been forced in the
same .
The policeman stood before the door and
peered into the saloon. When his eyes
became accustomed to the darkness he
saw the form of a man In the centre of
the floor. The man had his arm extended
johnson, thinking his life was in
danger, fired. There was a cry of pain
man rushed inside; A man was lying on
Of liquor which he had dropped OF
knooksd down by failing -
his feet n made a show at resistance,
but a few blows of the policeman's club
subdued him; Then the policeman led
AS the burglar walked money fell
from. his trousers leg. Blood was flow
Ing from a wound In his arm. At the
West Forty.seventh street station
nised as Lucky P %tS d Do" 1sSe rt'o Of
4S East Fifty-seventh street.
A surgeon from Roosevelt Hospital
dressed the wound in his arm. He also
lad a slight scalp wound, caused by
the policeman's club. Lucky Pat
said he was also shot in the back, but
the surgeon could only End there a
There was nothing in his pockets bu,
$4.M, most OF which was in pennies. He
was taken to Bellevue Hospital "A
prisoner.
The only time that Dougherty was ever
convicted was two years ago, when he
was found guilty of assault. His victim
was a young girl in Motifs lane. in Fifty.
fourth street. near the North River. For
that he got a year.
Eight months ago he, with six mem,
bers Of the gang. robbed and beat nearly
to death a Chinaman in West Fifty-third
street. in a laundry. The six men Were
convicted. but Lucky Pat escaped.
Again. Nov. II, he was arrested fol
highway robbery. ,garroting in the open
street Alexander Paris, a negro, taking
from him s. and a bottle of whiskey.
At the station-house the negro posi-.
lively Identified Dougherty. but when the
case came to trial In IN Court of Gen,
eral Sessions Paris said he didn't think
Dougherty was the man. He shove
every sign Of having been fixed" The
For a long time Dougherty was "A pa
OF Gus. alias "Pivoty'' Healey, the man
who tried to prove an alibi for McGloin,
the murderer OF Hanier, the French
man, some years ago.
The police say they have a clean case
against their man this time, and as his
luck can avail him nothing, he may turr
States evidence and clear up severa
west side mysteries.