Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-24
AVENGED HIS SISTER.
New Workers Witness a Tragic
 Scene Near Fifth Avenue.
SHOT DOWN ON A CROWDED STREET.
David HannIGan Made Good His Threat
 Uttered at the Bedside of His Dying sis- ter and Tut a Bullet In Her Alleged Be-

Uttered at the Bedside of His Dying Sis
 ter and Tut a Bullet In Her Alleged Be-
 trayer.
 NEW YORK, May 24-When Loretta HannigRn, pretty girl of 19 years, died last March at the home of her parents, 4OS West Fifty fifth street under distressing circumstances, David F. Hannigan, a plumber 2a years old, the brother of the dead girl, vowed that he would avenge his sisters honor by killing her alleged sedu- cer, Solomon II. Mann of I76 West EIghti- eth street the manager of Fifth avenue tailoring establishment. in which tho girl was employed
 Iannigan was as good as his word, for he met Mann on Forty second street, west of Fifth avenue and fred two shots at him from a brand now revolver he car ried. One of tho bullets hit the mark so well that it pierced MaJ"'s skull over the right eye and ponetrated tho brain. Al though the wounded man was alive whom he was taken to the hospital, it is not thought that he can live Hannigan was arrested without difficulty
 At the time the shooting cured the street and avenue were fillsd with people, but it was all done so quickly that scarce ly any of the witnesses can tell the exact details. Mhnn's place of business was on Fifth avenue, a short distance below For ty second street He left his work at 6 o'clock last evening. or a little after that and walked up the avenue toward Forty second street, into which he turned to- ward sixth avenue It Is supposed that Hannigan had heen lying in wait for his victim. lle came from the east side of Forty second street and was seen to hurry along lchind the other, and when Mann had reached n point just three doors below the Hotel Bristol, Hannigan spoke to Mann The latter turned. and at that moment IlAnnigan fired.
 Kicked the Dying Man.
 The first shot did not take effect arpa~- cntly, for the would be murderer then fired again. At the second shot Mann dropped tn tho sidewalk, with blood tric- kling from a wound over tho right eye
 Among tho crowd of people attracted by tho sound 0f tho two shots was L. A. French, a c:rrk in n drug store at 407 Fifth avcnT& between Forty first and Forty-scc, nd streets Ho was close to Han nigan whom the second shot was fred and as tho man was about to put another bull lot into his victim and had stopped over in order to get tho revolver close to the prostrate mans head he snatched the weapon out of his hands. Hannigan was apparently craZed with anger and rage, and when he had no revolver with which to shoot Mann he began to kick him.
 Patrolman Edward Kearns of the East Fifty first Street station, who was on post on Forty second street on tho other side of Fifth avenue. heard the report of the shots and ran to the spot with all speed He found HanniSan in the act of kicking his victim. The would be murderer made no attempt to run away, but stood gloat- fWNW Id took hold of his arm to lead him away he said:
 That ---- killed my sister, and have killed him"
 Beyond those words he would say moth. ing Another patrolman had joined Kearns and after an ambulance had been sent for from the Flower hospital Hanni- gan was led away toward the station house. Kearns had gone but few steps with his prisoner when tho latter tried to break away from his captor. with the words:
 II want to go back and kick the -"
 In trying to break away from the police officer Hannigan ran his shoulder against a passor by, who hit him Q blow on the head with a cane This suficed to quiot the prisoner, and he went peaceably to the police station.
 Police Sergeant Kelly was nt the desk when the prisoner was brought in, and took his pedigree Hannigan described himself as 3S years old, married and re- siding at l32 West Ninety fifth street He wousa say nothing about tho shooting be- yond the words, Eve shot him"
 What Caused the Trouble.
 When tho ambulance from the Flower hospital arrived in charge of Dr H. s Neilson, Mann was lying on the sidewalk, where ho fell in a semiConsCious condition He was quickly put in the ambulance and was driven rapidly to the hospital. There hc was placed at once upon the operating table. It was found that tho bullet from Hannigan's revolver had entered the skull over the right eyo and had penetrated the brain. On the back of the head was scalp wound which had been received by falling
 HanniEan is a plumber, and nothing but n measure and one or two other things used in his business were found upon him when searched. The revolvOr he had evi- dently newly bought. It was of the Hop kins X Allen pattern, of 3S Caliber, and two of its five chambers were empty.
 At Hannigan's home. where he lived with his wife and child, it was said that he left the house to go to his work in the morning. saying that he would return for supper, and his pretty young wife was waiting for him to return when the news of the shooting was taken to her.
 Tho trouble which ended In the shoot ing began last March. when the girl Lo- retta Hannigan accused Solomon H. Mann of having caused her ruin, and also ac- cused Dr. Henry B. Pettingill of the Mys- tio flats, on West Thirty ninth street, of having performed criminal operation upon her. Both Mann and PettinRill were arrested at the time It was proved subsequently, that the girl did not die of criminal malpractice, and Pettingill was discharged from custody. During tho girls sickness Coroner Hoeher created a considerable amount of criticism by talk ing several antemortem statements Dur ing one of these Hannigan, the prisoner, attempted to shoot Mann over his sisters bed, but was restrained.
 Betting on the Trimmer Corfield Fight.
 NEW YORK, May 24.-A special cable received here says Heavy betting is go- ing on over tho Thinner Corfield fight which takes place in London on May 27. Corfleld is the favorite. NJ. F. Dwyer, the American turfman, will back Trimmer heavily if he is all right
 Johnson Declared a Profeasional