New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
TO RECOVER.


Katherine Flynn twenty seven years old. who
lives with her mother and brother at No AZ
East Eighty-frst-st.. was shot five times last
nigh by Thomas Cooley. thirty-one years oid'
a carpenter, OF No 213 East Seventy-eighth-
ST. The shooting took place at Second-ave. ana
seventy-nnth-st. TIE girl is In a critical con-
dtion at Flower Hospital
Cooley began to pay attentions TO the girl
few years ago. At first she accepted his at
tentions but when she learned that he was al
dicted to drink she tried to stop his visits 10
her. Cooley persisted however. and. in the hope
OF reforming him. the girl let him continue MS
calls He, after a time proposed marriage pu'
she steadfastly refused. Cooley was greatly
put out. but kept on visiting her At last He
became so angry at her refusals that he unreal
ened to shoot her II she did not marry hi''''
INSISTED on WALKING WITH HEX
Katherine Flynn. who is employed AZ box
labeler in the cigar factory Of Foster. H'isoh 4"
Co.. at FYrst-ave and Thirty-ninth-st.' was o''
her way home from work last night. She fo'e
10 Eightv-frst-st in n cable-car. Just as s"r
got off she was met by Cooley ne 'nS'''''
rpon walking with her and she reluctaht! ''"
snnted. In her ante-mortern statement taken
BY Coroner Hoeber. the girl asserts that ne s'''
he would shoot her II she left HIM
When she emphatirally told him that she u'u
not care 10 have any more 10 do with him, Cooley
drew a revolver from his pocket. then placed his
lef, arm around her and shot her IN me oaeN'
inst et the right shoulder blade. The woman
screamed with pain and ran toward the saloon
OF Henry Bruggemann at seventy-ninth-si ana
second.nve Starting on a run after her. Cooley
fired two more shots before the girl reached the
saloon door. Both balls lodged in her body IN
,ering the saloon. the woman moved toward the
rear room. with Cooley still pursuing her As he
saw her trying to stagger across the moor ne
fred two more shots and both took effect the
wounded woman was able to open the door lead
ing 10 the rear room and TO close II ai'eF he''
Then she fell TO the floor.
CAPTAIN CAsEY's FIGHT.
The frst shot had been heard by Acting Cap
tain Casey Of the East Sixty-seventh-st' STA
tlon. and Detective Herlihy. Of the same station.
who were walking down Seventy ninth-st They
started on a run toward the saloon and the act
ing captain got 10 tho place as Cooley was strug-
Cling 10 get past the rear door Inc oartrhu'''
Anthony Diedcrich. who was alone IN 'he Sa-
loon ran a, Cooley the moment me Ia't,F en-
tered He caught him by the throat ana WAS
struggling with him when Acting Captain Casey
rushed into the place. Win blow rom ms
club Casey laid Cooley out on the moor. Coolry'
however,
AZ once and grappcd with the captain The
officer caught the hand which still held the re-
volvcr Cooley tried to bring II around in,o
pos,tion FOR shooting at the captain, oHt the .h'-
Ter caught him by the throat anl, aided oy Dr-
tective Herlihy. easily overcame him
While the fight Has going on. IN" wouhnrd
woman who had not lost consciousness party
opened the door. and. peer'ns through H.
watched the struggle. ,
a crowd had been attracted 10 the saloon:
md one man had the presence or nina 10 caI'
an ambulance. The woman was taken 10 '"e
Flower Hospital
CRIES OF LYNCH HIM.
As the ambulance rolled away from the sa-
loon. some one IN the crowd. which numbered
more than thousand people started cry ''
"Ivnch him. At once II was echoed through
out the mob. and for time 1t looked as II 'he
noIlce would have trouble in getting the prs
oner away. Acting Captain 'asey' NV no" ti,
ordered a dozen or more policemen, VINO h"u
bnon attracted by the shooting, 10 Keep Hh"
pie back and he and Detective h"i i'i., .a,tnn
thcir man to the East Sixty -seventh-s' station
The wounded girl is not likely to recover