Connecticut western news., 1895-11-14
HELD UP IN HARLEM.
MASKED MEN COMMIT ROBBERY AND
 MURDER IN A SALOON.
The Proprietor and Bartender cowed With Revoivers-one Man Resisted aad Was shot-Monsy Drawer Robbed The Dss- per~does Escape.


 Revoivsrs-one Man Re.istsd aad Was shot-Money Drawer Robbed-Ths Des- pcr>does Escape.
 NEW YORK, Nov. S-Throe masked men went into the saloon of Thomas and Dick Walters at the corner. of Southern boulevard and Brown plaoe at half pnst II o'clock last night, and tried to hold up everybody in it. Dick Pope, one cf the mon in the saloon, started to shoy fight, and tho masked mon opened flrE Pope was shot through tho breast and died al- most instantly.
 The saloon Is on tho northeast corner of Southern boulevard and Brown plaoo. Thomas Walters, ono of tho proprietors, was playing cards with Dick Manley. contractor of 45i East One Hundred and Forty-eighth street and Robert Kenny, a railroad watchman employed in the yards just south of the saloon. Dick Pope was keeping the slate. Tho game was penu- chle. The bar runs along tho cast side of the saloon. A lunch counter stands on tho west side The table at which the mon wero playing cards stands at the south end of tho lunch counter. At the north end of tho lunch counter Is n side door opening into Brown place
 Win Gillen, the bartender, was busy nt the lunch counter when tho door opened. and man put in his head. Thomas Wal tors looked up from the oard table and saw that the mans face was partly con. cealed by handkerchief, which was tied around tho middle of his head below his eyes in such shape that it covered his nose and his mouth, but not his chin. Walters could sec that tho man was smooth shaven.
 All carried big rcvolvers which they levelcd in front of them, and the man who was in the load sung out:
 Put up your handsr'
 All the men in tho saloon wore greatly frightened, and most of them complied. but Pope picked up a ohalr. Seeing this, Manley oried out to Popo;
 "Poke that follow with the gun"
 Pope who was nearest Co tho man in the load took one step toward him, With tho chair raised as fl Co strike him. At that all threo opened fire. Popo was hit at the first shot He cried out,
 "Tm shotr
 Staggered and Toll Dead.
 Dropping tho ohair ho staggered to. ward tho littlo private room in the roar, whore he fol.
 The two men, who wore but partly in- side the saloon, turned and ran. The oth. or man, who was in the lead. keeping tho other men in tho saloon covered with his gun, walked deliberately across tho room and up behind tho bar. Ho pulled out tho money drawer and took all tho bills and what looso change ho could get scattering some of the change on the floor. Then ho came out from behind tho bar, backed out of tho front door and rnn directly south across the Southern boulevard Into the railroad yards, in which he disappear ed
 As soon as tho mon with tho guns were out of tho saloon tho ophera started for help. They gathered up four or ive po- licemen and ono or them got Dr. Donlon of 707 East One Hundred and Thirty fourth street and went back Co tho saloon. Dr. Donlon found that Pope was dead.
 The bullet had hit hin in the right breast and had passed out of tho loft aide Dr. Donlon said he must have died almost instantly.
 Ono policeman ran to tho Morrisania station and notified Captain Crcedcn. who, with Roundsman Postoff, Detective Titus and four mon, went Co tho saloon as quickly as they could.