The sun., 1895-05-25
HANNIGAN'S BULLET FATAL
HIs SISTERS BETRhFER DIES IN
THE FLOWER HOSPITAL.

Mrs. TIugues. whom Loretta Hanuisan, In
Her Last Statement, Implicated In Her
Taking ON, Called at the Hospital While
Mann Iny Dying-Hannigau Apparently
Unconcerned when ArrniEned In Po-
lice Court-His Old Father Kisses Hin.
Soloman II. Mann, shot in tho temple on
Thursday evening at Fifth avenue and For
ty-second street by David F. Hannigan, the
brother of Loretta Hanngan, whose dying
words accused Mann Of causing her ruin, died
In the Flower Hospital at 35 o'clock last even
ing.
The vitality which Mann showed surprised
the doctors at the hospital. When the ambu-
lance carried him TO the hospital after the shoot
ing, he was laid on the operating table, and
probing of the wound for the bullet began Mt
once. Mann was unconscious when picked up
from the street and he did not regain conscious
ness at any time. When on the operating table
he was 80 weak that the doctors feared he would
die at once. When put in n cot, the patient
rallied little.
During the early hours Of yesterday morning
n consultation was held and 1t was decided that
Mann could not live with the bullet in his head
so the doctors determined to probe for 1t once
more. The patient was again put on tile opera
ting table. In n few moments the unconscious
man grow 30 weak Jnat IL was tnOuRnJ nc WOulu
pass away ut once, and again he was laid on
n cot to die. As before. he rallied slightly. The
doctors decided that another attempt to find the
bullet would only hasten death. 80 they let 1t
alone.
The doctors helped to keep the patient alive
by administering strong doses of brandy.
About o:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon the
hospital physicians, at the suggestion OF Mann's
father and brother. who remained at the
patients bedside until he died. called in DR..
Irwin OF IA West Twenty ninth street and DR..
Gerster Of Mt. Sinai Hospitalt to hold consulta-
ton as to the advisability OF extracting the
bullet. After half an hours deliberation DIR.
Gerster announced that Mann was beyond
medical aid and that an operation would be
useless
shortly before noon carriage containing two
women drove up to the doors of the Flower
Hospital. Ono woman wore a fashionable check
cred skirt and II pink waist. Her white sailor
hat. with its cream and pink -colored band. set
hair. Her companion was evidently her maid.
The woman, fastening into the reception room
Mann. Wien told that it would be impossible
she broke :nto tears. After getting control OF
hersf, 7he assed TO De Ilowsd Is to wait IN the
change in Mann's condition. She stayed in the
hospital until O'Clock. when her carriage
called for her.
While at the hospital she refused to answer
questions put to her as to her identity. or why
hospital she drove around the upper part OF the
city before she wen; to her house at 1lb East
il afraid Of being seen. She is Mrs Hugues.
whom Loretta iannigan implicated with Mann
She was not arrested in connection with the
case. This is Miss Hannigan's statement:
BEING in fear Of death, and having no hone Of re-
more than year, having worked FOR him tro" Jan
He is the author of my ruin. Las, February went
" I r" MA. asuss Eass @ sS
and had pills made Telling me that should take hve
or six Of them every day.
of 81 g.
Week Iaier being taken Violently III. Dr. Austin.
who he's been our r family nj ZIP a tSs tTemywe
fsrHi "a' Called and to hi" tod what mad 'u'
IIanniGan when taken. after the shooting. to
too excited to sleep and he spent the entire
night in pacing up and down his cell. He
ssp%sS e PS" 1fofs PoEes
man Kearns and. escorted bv Detectives Lang
on @ bmer 10 sSs fn sro% ota the
In front OF tho station house a crowd OF labor
Ing men and shop girls had gathered: When
the man who had SO deliberately killed his
by the crowd. but the faces of nearly all
showed that the prisoner haa their sympathy.
policemen and their prisoner and marched up
Third avenue at thei- heels.
In the court room the prisoner was met by his
aged father. who. casping him in both arms
kissed him on each cheek. Then the two had /,
short conversation in undcrtones. mt the con-
clusiOn of which liannigan shook his head to
his father as II in disnproval of some PROPOSE
tinn that had been made to him.,
The stuily court room was hllcd to overflow
Ing with persons curious to see the murderer
He did not seem to mind their gaze. and was a
conspicuous figure he walk ed up and down
the prisoners pen. His brother in law. Frank
Foy, and James Evans were in court.
When Justice Ryan. after disposing of eight |
petty cases. called Hanngan tn the bar all in |
the room rose to their feect 10 get n look Mt
Harn!gan Policeman Kearns handed to the |
Justice q short affidavit. setting forth Hanni- |
gans crime. He also gave to the Justice n |
certificate from Dr. Howard Nelson Of Flower |
Hospital. which declared tnat Mann was in the |
hospital dangerously i'll and unable TO appear in |
court. Justice Ryan, after reading the COM
pla int, said:
=" There is nothing can do in this case but to
commit the prisoner without bail to await the |
result OF of the wounded mans injuries.
liannGan's face didn't change in the least |
AS ho was led to cell in the York vile prison.
He had II short talk with Lawyer Fammer md |
when the lawyer LETT him. threw himself down
and gaZed indifferently at some newspaper
artists who were drawing his picture. He was
dressed IN light gray suit and wore n soft
shirt. His hat had on it band of Grape. put |
two months ago.
The name OF David +. Hannigan was among
the panel of 200 talesmen summOned in the |
trial OF Inspector Mclaughlin yesterday.
muck MAY LOSE HIS SIGHT.