The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-07
MAD MAN RUNS AMUCK
PATRICK GALLIyAN, AFTER SHOOT
ING TWO PERSONS, Is KILLED.
w. Ii. Murphy, Husband Of One of the
Victims, the Slayer-Snmuel
Paugh Hurt.

Yesteday noon Patrick Gallivan, OF 16S
Deloss street, in a moment of insane frenzy,
shot Samue. Paugh and Mrs Molly Murphy,
both living next door to the Gallivan home,
and also attacked the latter's husband,
Weeden b. Murphy, an inspector for the
Consumers Gas Company. After a terrible
struggle Murphy succeeded In disarming the
crazed man and shot him through the head,
killing him instantly. Paugh and Mrs. Muir
phy are not expected to live. Murphy him
self at once telephoned for the police. Super
intendent Colbert soon arrived and sent the
man to the station house. where he was
held for several hours until Coroner Castor
rendered a verdict as to the cause OF Gal
livan's death. The coroner found the shoot
ing had been done in self-defense and Muir
ply was at once released.
From stories told by the dead mans wife
and other witnesses it seems Gallivan must
nave become suddenly insane after eating
his dinner. Mrs. Galivan was at work in
the back yard, when her husband rushed
past her and began shooting. Paugh was in
an outpouiiding. Gallivan caught sight Of
MIN and fired two shots. the second taking
effect. Paugh fell TO the ground I'm a heap,
but managed to drag himself into the build
ing, where he lay bleeding for some time
before being discovered. After shooting
Paugh, Gallivan jumped over the fence and
ran toward Murphy's kitchen door. About
the time the first shot was fired Murphy
came into his house through the front door,
his wife met him and took his coat They
hearu the shots and she started through the
pack part of the house to investigate, her
husband suggesting that boys were throw
ing snoWoalls against the building. She
reached the kitchen door at the same mo-
ment that GaEivan arrived. When she
opened 1t he fired at her point blank, the
outlet striking her above the abdomen and
passing through her body She fell 70 the
noof, screaming TO her husband that she
was snot and crying fer him 10 run for a
uoctor Gallivan entered the house. shout
htst 10 Murphy that he intended TO shoot
nlih. AS near as can be learned it seems
mo Irenzied man fired another shot before
Hp Hy could get a hold him. Then a
yer; terri OLE, struggle began, the mailman fight
ms IKE a tiger. Notwithstanding his age
anu feeble condition. The kitchen is small
ana Murphy had little room in which TO
o'erpower his assailant. They scufiied into
forced Murphy against the stovepipe and
wall. Murphy managed TO seize the revolver
ana wrested IL from Gallivans grasp, at
"a. ne same moment shooting. Gallivan fell to
ene moor with a bullet wound In his head,
ana died without uttering a word
tb was the noon hour and many men in
me heignoorhood were al home for dinner
IN Few moments large crowd assembled
ana friendly hands helped the half-distract-
e ,sh husband carry his wife into her bedroom,
Wnere she received neighborhood attention
Until conveyed TO the City Hospital some
three hours later. One of Murphy's neigh
LOTS DOTS discovered Paugh lying in the out
Iouse, ana ne was carried to his room
Later he was also taken to the City Hospi-
tai Murphy then telephoned to police head
quarters. superintendent Colbert was at
nQne at dinner. but arrived in q short time.
Murphy surrendered himself. He was taken
10 tne station house and held on the charge
Oh murder Coroner Castor was notified and
iiLeerVleWed Murphy and number of wit
nesses to the affair. He at once rendered
the Following verdict: 81 Hiram G. cas-
tor, the coroner of Marion county, having
examined the body OF Patrick Gailivan and
heard the testimony of the witnesses. do
hereby find that the said deceased came to
MS death on the 9th day of January, 1896.
at No. ia Deloss street, Indianapolis from
pistoi-shot wound. and further find that
SAID injury was inflicted by one William
Is, Murphy, who was fully justified in the
Murphy was released Immediately. The
coroner viewed the remains of the dead man
Mnrr ms oony was conveyed to Wilson &
where an autopsy was held at O'Clock last
evening by DR.. Richard f. Bigger.
AT the hospital an examination was made
Oh the wounced man and woman. 1t was
round that the bullet hit Paugh below the
ninth RIB, about the center of the body 1t
passed through the body, but lodged just be-
or the spinal column. DIR. Sutciffe removed
the ball and dressed the mans wounds
he's re Is IN very critical condition, and but
little hopes were expressed for his recovery
last night
Mrs. Murphy was shot through the pubs.
the ball in its course penetrating the blad-
DER and rectum passing out through the
neshy part OF the left hip. The hospital
physicians thought there was but little
chance for her recovery. wounds of the
character received by her being considered
almost necessarily fatal. At late hour last
night the patients were resting comfortably
Dut II was feared they would die before
AN OLD QUARREL.
About two years ago, it is said, GaIlivan
and Murphy had trouble on account of i'm
proper actions on Gallivan's part, il being
charged he grossly offended Mrs. Murphy
and her daughter. Since that time the two
families have not been on speaking terms.
Gallivan was formerly employed as q
switchman a: the Big Four shops near his
home. but for the past two years he has
been In i'll health and has done but little
work. For the last six months he has been
Ill most of the time and has bought a
great deal of patent medicine, but has been
unable to obtain relief. He has been at
Martinsville for treatment without seeming
to derive much benefit. II seems to be the
general impression in the neighborhood the
man has been growing gradually insane
and that he has probably brooded over the
trouble he had with the Murphy family
He was regarded as a good neighbor, quiet
and inoffensive, and the entire neighbour
hood was terribly shocked and surprised
at the occurrence. 1t seemed to be the gem
eral impression last night he must have
become suddenly insane.
.Gallivan's wife and seven children survive
him. Three of the boys were away at work
while the other children, with the exception
of the youngest, Frank, boy OF four years,
were at school. The boys were sent for al
once and went to their mother, who had
run to Mrs. Schrader's house when the first
shot was fired. Surrounded by her children
the poor woman spent a most unhappy day
mourning for her dead husband and be-
wailing the incidents OF the tragedy. When
the boys arrived one of them insisted on
seeing his father and passed the officers
stationed at Murphy's door. He forced his
way into the kitchen, where his father was
still lying in a pool of coagulated black
blood. The scene CHASTITY and the
fumes OF blood and burnt powder overpow-
ering. The lad cast one glance at his dead
parent, when he Swooned and had to be
carried from the house.
When Mrs. Murphy was carried from the
house to the ambulance her daughter, a
followed her into the yard, crying bitterly.
A girl friend was with her. and placed her
arms about the daughters neck, trying to
comfort her. She cried: my mother NAV
die l may never see her again. Oh, poor
mamma. What am / to do without you?'
Friends induced the weeping girl to return
to the house.
Murphy is at present an employe OF the
Consumers Gas Trust Company. He is an
ing inspections when the shooting occurred.
| ESorrna~lv no y<qS an emplOye OF the Pan