New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
HE TRIED TO KILL GLEASON.
MURDEROUs ATTACK ON THE EX-MAYOR
OF LONG ISLAND CITY.
FORMER EMpIoYE ASKS FOR a LETTER OF
RECOMMENDATION AND FAILING ~ "Ti -
ATTEMPTS TO sHooT-THE REVOLVER

, uopurp EMPLOYEE ASKS FOR LETTER VI
INSTRUMENTATION AND FAILING TO GET 1T
ATTEMPTS TO sHOOT-THE REVOLVER
DOES NOT GO OFF.
There was great excitement in ex-Mayor Heaso"
railroad Office. at No. liz Front-st'' lo"s ie'i'
CIV shortly after o'clock last evening. Tie ex-
c,,emeAt was occAsioned by an attempt by Joh9
Griffin to kill the exMayor, because the ia''er re-
fused TO listen to Grimm. VINO was eVioehuy u'''ei
,he influence OF liquor The cartridges failed 70 e%
node and the ex boss fled In terror TO MS rooihS
next door. ,,
Tohn Griffin was formerly n motormen Oh uea-
sons calvary Cemetery Trolley Road He is single
and lives with his brotner-n-aw, Phiiip o''i'' w
kpens a uouor-store in Long Island CRY Irihi''
WAS employed the trolley ROAD until sho'' tim"
aeo when the cars we're taken OH on account VI
the llGht traffic the line. ana now thero axe d
few horsecars running simply to protect the iran
chise OF the road.
ct,n,n uas one OF Gleasons pets" and when he
s,ss laid off, the ex.Mayor told him that he would
give him tho first vacant place. Last thursday
Gleason leased the trolley road to the Stenway
(,ornpany at the same time saying that all MS OH
mon would be retained in the employ OF the new
company.
Las. night Griffin went TO Gleasons once. ana X
Is said asked him for recommendation 70 super"-
tcndent Chambers. OF the Seinway COMPANY
Gleason refused to give IT, and told Griffin he was
intoxicated This the latter denied and the lie was
passed. Griffin then quickly pulled revolver FROM
his pocket, and pulled tho trigger. The cartridge
failed to explode and he tried "A second one lhis
also failed to explode. When the trigger was hrst
pulied Griffin had the revolver right In Gleason
face the story goes. but when he pulled 1t second
time his Intended victim crouched In corner
with n look of terror on his face. At the SECOND
failure Gleason ran 10 the door, and toward MS
sleeping apartments over conway's livery s'aoeS
next TO his office Griffin followed with the revolver
in his hand The Waterman. Bowling VINO Is en-
ployed in the Office. seized Griffin. and. afier a
struggle, gained possession OF the pistol Gleason
reached his rooms and remained the'e uh'H ''''
police arrived 49,
Detectives Kelly and Sheridan arrested Griffin ami
took him TO the Second Precinct. where ne *
Manor made a complaint agains, the man tF.:nh
was relea sed bail, and will be 2rraigned tniS
morning
The revolver with which the at;en.p, was ma lie
was fully loaded. but the cartridges were camp
Griffin says that he had no pistol Wnen ne ehteIsl
the Office OF the Calvary road. When ne asked me
ex-MayOr for a recommendation Gleason stTl.t.
him in the mouth he says, and then ran away
He had tried 10 follow him, but was prev 1n'ed Dy
the Waterman .,
Gleason said after the excitemen; that he woId
prosecute Griffin 10 the full extent Of the iaw
Downing says that when Griffin WAS taken 70 inc
station. he made charge that Grimm attempted -
shoe, the ex-Mayor. and wanted K entered on the
b.otter but the sergeant had refused 10 entertain
ne heard the charge made by Downing 10 The ser
geant. and that Il was not entered II l. a!sD salu
that the complaint made by Gleason does not appear
on the police book