New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-13
FOUR MEN SHOT BY ONE.
BLAKE's RECKLESS FIRING MAY RESULT
IN A DEATH
THE LIVELY SCENE IN HARLEM RESTAURANT
BRAVE CONDUCT OF TWO PoLICEMEN-THE


BRAVE CONDUCT OF TWO PoLICEMEN-rHE
PRISONERS IN COURT YESTERDAY.
As result of the serious shooting fray in Thorn
toms restaurant al No. 231O Thrd-ave. late on
Wednesday night Charles Blake and Thomas Ho-
gan were held at the Harlem Court yesterday 10
await the result of the injuries which had been IN
ficted by the bullets. and Margaret Cosgrove ana
Elizabeth Smith, the young men who were In a
measure responsible for the trouble, were sent 10
the House OF Detention as witnesses.
Blake, who called himself Parker when he was az
rested on Wednesday night, has refused to tel
where his home is. but the police said they nau
learned that he printer and belonged In ehiia
de.phia. Hogan has been In the liquor business
and lives at No ss7 Second-ave The two men met
Margaret Cosgrove and Elizabeth Smith In Harlem
on Wednesday night, firted with them as strangers
and took them the restaurant for refreshments
a tall stranger, with red hair. whose name Is not
known. at one of the tables in the place ana
tried to firt with the women. Blake was onended'
and after a brief quarrel he knocked the tall man
down
Charles Lavender. a waiter in the restaurant
caught hold OF Blake to prevent HIN from pumme-
Ing the stranger, and William Chapman, the night
manager OF the restaurant. started to go 10 the
aid Of the walter Hogan jumped up and began 10
flourish n revolver The women screamed Inc
man with the red hair and the night manager ran
out and shouted for the police. Policeman Michaei
j. Howard heard the cry and to the restaurant
Before he got into the place shots were fired
Peter Gallagher. a waiter in the place, took hold
OF Hogan and tried to get his revolver away from
him At the same time Lavender was having
rough and-tumble fight with Bake Blake man
aged to draw a revolver, pressed the muzze OF the
weapon against Lavenders abdomen and fired. II
was a deliberate attempt at murder. but the bullet
took a s.antng direction and Only inflicted deep
flesh wound Lavender still kept his hold ana
fought to get possession of the revolver Blake
fired again. shooting Lavender through the left
wrist and disabling him.
Then Blake turned and fired shot at Gallagher,
who was struggling with Hogan. The bullet cut
furrow in the walters scalp al the top OF his head
and scared him so badly that he let go Of Hogan
and backed away At that moment Policeman
Howard rushed into the restaurant He had his
club in his hand. and he made for Blake. who in
stantly shot at him point blank. The bullet struck
the policeman in the chin and passed through his
mouth Howard was stunned for moment, and
Blake seized the opportunity to run Out 81 2Io the
restaurant. Gallagher again caught hold or Hogan
and held him until Howard could disarm MN tho
George Julian. another waiter, ran on, ol ,Lne
restaurant in pursuit of Blake and chased MIN INTO
One-hundred- and tweniy-l1in-s5 ana toward LeH
ingion-avc.. shouting Murder crowd Quicky
Joined in the pursuit. People were leaving the
theatres in one hundred and-twenty-hfth-st, ana
the excitement Of the chase was shared oy luy
300 men. Policeman George Beller. OF the Morris
ANA force was leaving the Sopmpgqs ,ba n
was of duty ard in plain ciothes Dut ne hasteneu
TO intercept Blake, who was running anead o. tne
crowd and waving his revolver 10 intimidate me
men who We're near 20 him. Blake pointed the
weapon at Beler and told him TO get ont Of the
way or be shot but the policeman faced him reso-
lutely and closed with him. Thomas Van Nos
trand youth. of No. ll6 East one hundred-and-
fourteenth-st.. was close 70 Blake when he was
seized by the policeman. and he was able to catch
hold Of Blake's hand as the ruffan was about to
shoot the policeman in the breast; The result was
that when the weapon discharged Beller es
caped injury. but the bullet hi young Van Nostrand
in the leg and wounded him slightly Beller
quickly overpowered and disarmed Blake and took
him TO the police station in East One-hundred-and-
twenty-sixth-st.
few minutes later Hogan and the two women
were taken from the restaurant to the police sa-
ton Howard also went 10 the station. and an am
buance was called 10 take Lavender 10 the Har-
lem Hospital. Policeman Howard sent TO the
same hospital later The shooting caused much ex-
element In Harlem. and there was high praise FOR
the two policemen who had brought IN the prison
ers Young Van NOstrand was also praised for his
pluck He and Gallagher. the waiter. were found
to be only slightly hurt.
Yesterday the surgeons at the Harlem Hospital
said that Policeman Howard was not believed 10 be
dangerously hurt, but the condition of Lavender
Court when tie prisoners were arraigned there.
Blake Is a stoutly built OF medium height.
about thirty-six years old. He looks Ike pros
porous sporting man. Is somewhat bald. and has 4
the police yesterday that he lived in Philadelphia,
and tina, he orce served a term in state prison for
shooting a policeman in that city. Hogan is man
OF medium size and build. with reddish brown hair
and a mustache OF the same hue. be Is twenty
seven years old. and lives at No. & Second-ave.
Margaret CosgrOve. who Is twenty-one wears old,
boards with Mrs. Van Ness, at No So East One
hundreds nd-seventh-st. Elizabeth Smith, VINO Is
twenty years old says that she lives in Philadel-
ph:a. and that she is In this city on visit to Miss