The evening world., 1894-01-02
SHOT A BURGLAR.
Policeman johnson Takes Lucky
Pat" Dougherty Red-Handed.
The Notorious Crook Was Robbing
an Eleventh Avenue Saloon.
His Wonderful Luck Deserted Him
This Time-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 Forty-seventh
street station, early this morning while
burglarizlng a saloon at Fifty-second
street and Eleventh avenue.
DouRherty has been known to the po-
lice for five years as a desperate man.
They are positive that he has been con-
nected with "A dozen affairs In which men
have been robbed. injured or killed, but
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 Patroman 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-
BILE"
Thus warned Johnson was on the alert.
For the next hour he saw several men,
bers OF the gang. whom he recognized,
anu "dlHtu tlp1n 10 20 nome
johnson was standing at Fifty-second
street and Tenth avenue listening to a
neiRhborng 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
Johnson was about to walk around to
the Eleventh avenLe side, when his foot
struck bit of glass that crashed under
his foot. Johnson began an investigation
hot hn ut ~ he
saloon had been forced. and that the glass
in the partitions had been broken. John.
son drew his revolver and walked In
The inner doors had been forced In the
same manner
The policeman stood before the door ant
peered into the saloon. When his eyes
saw the form OF man in the centre Of
the floor. The man had his arm extended
as If pointing revolver.
johnson, thinking his life was II
danger, fired. There was cry OF pair
and n crash OF bottles and the police
man rushed inside. A man was lying OF
the floor. surrounded by lot Of bottle,
knocked down by falling.
As johnson rushed In the man got OF
his feet and made a show at resistance
subdued him. Then the policeman lee
his man outside.
, As the burglar walked money fel
from his trousers leg. Blood was flow
a
: West Forty-seventh street station.
nizcd as Lucky Pat" Dougherty, OF
4S Eat Fifty-seventh street.
A surgeon from Roosevelt Hospita
dressed the wound in his arm. He als'
Fad slight scalp wound. caused by
the, the Poiseman's club club LUCKY Pat
, the surgeon could only find there
brulse like the, scar of an old shot
There was nothing in his pockets bu
s4.0a. most Of which was in pennies. H
. was taken to Bellevue Hospital
prisoner.
The only time that Dougherty was eve
convicted was two years ago, when h
was found guilty of assault His victim
was q young girl in Motifs lane, in Fifty
fourth street, near the North River. Fo
that he got year.
Eight months ago he, with six mem
/, bers of the gang, robbed and beat nearl
to death a Chinhman In West Fifty-thir
street, In a laundry, The six men wer
Again, Nov. II. he was arrested 70
highway robbery, garroting in the ope
, street Alexander Paris. n negro. takin
from him So and bottle of whiskey.
At the station-hous the negro pos
lively identified DouSherty. but when tn
eral Sessions Paris said he didn't thin
Dougherty was the man. He Shove
every sign of having been fixed" tn
prisoner was discharged.
For long time pougherty was pa
of Gus. alias "Pivoty" Healey. the ma
who tried to prove an alibi for McGolr
, the murderer Of Hanier, the French
y man, some years ago.
The police say they have a clean cas-
against their man this time, and as hi
) luck can avail him nothing. he may tur
d States evidence and clear up severe
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