Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-15
HUSBAND SHOT TO KILL
Lawyer Delaney of Buffalo Muir
dered In His Room.
REVENGE THE ALLEGED MOTIVE.
Bartholomay, Who Did the Deed, Gave
Himself Up to the Police--A Woman Was
with Him on His Deadly Errand-De-
Ianey Was Prominent In Local Politics.


with Him on His Deadly Errand-De-
laney Was Prominent In Local Politics.
BUFFALO, June 15.-William Delaney,
ex-city clerk, one of the best known DEM
ocratic politicians in Buffalo and u law
yer of growing reputation, was shot and
killed in his room in the Ribble building,
| on Main street, by George y. Bartholo-
may, who says Delaney had wronged him.
The rooms in the Ribble building are
reached by a hallway that is used also for
the rooms over the Gold Dollar saloon.
One of the bartenders of the Gold Dollar
was coming down stairs from his room
on the top floor when he was met at the
landing of the second floor by man, who
asked him where Delaaey's rooms were.
A woman was with the man.
She said to the man, ''Well, if they are
not there, Well go.' The bartender went
on down stairs and the man climbed up
to Delaney's room, which was on the SOp
floor of the Ribble building. Another
bartender started up stairs to his room.
He heard n shot on the top floor He
quickened his pace, and q few steps from
the top of the last flight of stairs met a
man rushing down, holding n revolver in
his hand and trying to put a cartridge
into it.
Two Women Ran Out.
Don't stop me, or I'll shoot youn' yell
ed the man with the revolver. The bar
tender struck the mans arm and knocked
both pistol and cartridge to the floor. The
fugitive picked up the revolver and ran
on down stairs and disappeared. The wo-
man was not seen by the second bartender.
Delaney was found lying diagonally
across the door of his room. Just as the
bartender and some of the other roomers
in the block reached the room two women
came running down stairs and said, We
are going for Doctor They got away
too.
The two women were i'll the room with
Delaney. 1t is evident that he had opened
the door u little way in order to shield
the woman, and that his assailant had
pushed his revolver through the crack of
the door and fired. The revolver must
have been against Dclaneys chest, for there
was a large burned spot on his coat. The
bullet went through the apex of the heart.
The Fitch hospital ambulance was call
cd and Delaney was carried down stairs.
He died before he reached the hospital,
having said nothing His body was sent
to the morguc.
The police arrested a manNnd two wom-
Ell. The man, who was named Steinbach,
was alleged to have had some trouble with
Delaney over woman. The bartender
who met the murderer in the hall failed
to identify Stcinbach and he was rclcas-
ed The women were also released.
a Private Detectives story.
Two capes, u pair of gloves and a wick
err shopping bag were found in Delaney
room The party had had several glasses
of sherry while in the room, but there is
no one who can say who the women are.
Shortly after the shooting the head of
private detective agency went to police
headquarters and reported that within the
last two weeks his agency had been doing
some business for q Washing on man with
reference to Delaney. He said that Della
noy met the wife of this man at the Worlds
fair, and that sho came back to Buffalo
with him, staying here with him two days
and then going home. They corresponded.
The husband found the letters and about
two weeks ago came to Buffalo and en-
gagged the detectives. They arranged for
u meeting between the two men, and the
husband went back home apparently sat
isted When he got there, however, no
found now evidence, and the woman tele-
graphed to Delaney to look out for him.
as he had started for Buffalo, Delaney
told this story himself to several friends
yesterday and showed the telegram.
Delaney was 80 years old. He had been
in politics since he was n minor and was
one of Lieutenant Governor Sheehan's
most trusted lieutenants. He had ability:
After serving as managing clerk In the
city attorney S office he was made city
clerk for two terms and since that time
has practiced law with good amount of
success. He was known to almost every
body in Buffalo and was very popular
Bartholomay Surrendcrs.
George \. Bartholomay, a tallyman at
tho Ontario elevator, who lives at Thir
teenth street, walked into police station
No l and told Captain Taylor that he
was the man who killed Delaney, and that
he wanted to give himself up. He said
that Delaney had been intimate with his
wife. and that he had gone to his rooms
with the express intention of killing him.
He refused to say anything more until he
had consulted a lawyer.
The police will not say whether Mrs
Bartholomay was in Delaney's room at the
time he was shot. They refuse also to give
the name of the woman who was with