New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-29
SHOT DEAD BY A POLICEMAN
she has on several occasions been arrested +
soliciting IN the streets.
STORY OLE TILE ARREsTED WOMAN

STORY OF TIE ARRESTED WOMAN.
| When seen In her cell BY a reporter she told
story that very different from that told
by her brother-n-law. John. and one that also
differed from the statements Of the police. She
oaid: John came over to our house yesterday af
ternoon, and. accompanied by Tom went to
meet their brother Jim whom they expected to
arrive from Boston. They wanted to get some
money from him. They made an engagement to
meet me ct Lane Brothers saloon. at Seventh
ave. and Twenty IF hist. at 80 o'clock this
morning l waited for them there until after
o'clock, and. as they did not come, started to
walk through Twenty-hfth-st toward Seventh
ave. TO look for Tom at the Utah House.
walked on the north side Of the street and on
the south Of the street coming from Eighth-ave..
l saw two men walking slowly. When they
reached the middle OF the block noticed police
man run across the street in their direction, and,
running between them. seize each Of them by
! their arms. Then saw that the two men were
| Tom and John. did not 60 over right away
to what the trouble until the po-
| liceman lead them back toward Eighth-ave.,
where they joined a third man. The reason did
not go across the street that did not want
TO be mixed up in any trouble and be arrested.
They talked for a minute or two when suddenly
the policeman stepped into the gutter. of tho
I
against the curb drew his gun. ! shouted, oh.
don't do that! and ran across the street. Before
/ had taken two steps he shot, and Tom
! his head from the pavement and said: Tom.
! speak to me He d!d not reply. and | saw he
was dead Then looked up at the policeman
and said 10 him. You have killed my "Tpm."'
Policeman McIsaacs ran up and dragged
away from my dead husband and took me- to the
There l was rot disorderln as the policeman
| says. | simply interrupted once or twice and
| they hustled me into cell. | taken 70 the
West Thirtieth-st. station. where Coroner Dobbs
/ asked me FOR the story. and told IT to him.
| just as am telling YOU. II Is awful my being
! sent 10 the Workhouse. as have done nothing.
and cannot even get out to see nay Toms
| lody. don't know what | will 10. and will
| have u wait until broth"' Jim gets home from
| Boston"
| Policeman Anncham was appointed to tho
| force in March, 1896 He is unmarried and lives
| at No. % Greenwich-ave. In his short service
| he has had excellent record. He Is above
the average height is strongly built and IS
! at out twenty-five years old. No charge was
| n AIDE against him In court for the shooting. and
! Magistrate Kudlich said that in case any was
presented he would imme lately discharge him,
as the evidence showed that the shooting had
been in tn discharge II his duty The case was
reported to chief Conlir at Police Headquarters
and some action may b. taken there.
THE DEAD MANS RECORD.
Tom Thornton. the dead man. was well
known to the police having been arrested
number Of times on the charge Of inioxcsiiion
| end three times on charges Of assault PREFER Il
by his wife The last time in June Of last
year. and when the case came UP flr trial be-
fore the Justices Of Special Sessions II was de-
| cldcl to make his i,et case. whereby ihe
| legality II the law ousing the old Justices and
seating the new Magistrates could hD tested.
| On the day the change was made admission
was refused 20 Justices II logan. Ky an. and Felt
| ner in the Court 4 Special Sessions. AMI they
| held court Ia r1ITll'r IlrN committed
| Thornton 20 the ,rkhrusc but Warden Falln
! refused - rereir. him on the commitment
/ D.. sncd lbs them Tho action Of The justices wa
| lately reversed 10y tn Appellate Division - tho
/ Supreme Court which decided that the Old
justices had D. nigh, 20 act. as they had b'ca
| SUI ersedel by the MaElrtrates.
jam Tn rutpn the variety actor ami song
| writer and thu husband 90 Bonnie" Thornton.
also we'll known on the vaudeville stage. has
! ais, had trouble In the past with his brpther-.
| He II said {, be he only member - the family
| who has eyer d.-lc a. all we'll. II Is sal that
| ne was continually being bounded f'r money hy
| MS brother. and that their Influence over him
! MS always a bad one His wife '' 'nf!".' was
/ alTa.s av,rsc - seeing her husband IN their
/ c.rr,rny. ana il Is SAIL that she has ne go far
a. T. hav. them arr-sfr! IN order & III herself
and her husband q their presence. Trouble ~
this kind has arisen IN Washington as well "a
Thomas f. Thornton Ia llvei with the man
known a. Agrc> Thornton tar about FIVE years
I'p 90 a week ago he Nas employed A. walter
/ in the brooklyn Mus. Hall at A1b1ma-nve. ami
/ n-sf
since then he had been ont 4 y 'rk. II was
twenty-slx years Ola. ami lived az NJ. i'H West
Tweniy-nrs; 81 H's bsly was first taken 20 he
w., Twentieth-9i. station. and then - the
Morguc.
THE AUTOPSY sUSTAINs THE OFFICER.
An AUTOPSY made by Coroner D.bbs at the
M,rgne Yesterday showed that the bullet hal
passed directly through the heart ami lodged
IN the back. after striking the spinal column.
s..,,'a .tT4 ha
shooting was false There also story u
! the affair told by woman living at ~. -iV
+, West Twenty-nfth-st. In front % which the
shooting occurred which. II true. disproves the
police story Of the arres, % Agnes Thornt n
The woman. who refused TO give her name. said
that she ana her daughter mad He1rl Inc Sh''
and ran - me window. They saw man lying
apuarcn,ly dell N the Sidewalk with his hfaI
Inside II the wav. Just at the mon"nt shr
looked frl N the window. she saw woman rush
across the street and lift the dead mans head
from the pavement. She took the mans nead
in her hands" said ~ woman, ana sinN"th7l
back his hair from his forehead she spoke -
him In endearing tones. AMI begged MIN 10 speak
~ her When he did not reply. she looked up NJ
the policeman and said. You have Killed my
Tom" and then She was draggel away 10y an
tner policeman she was not drunk. an she
AID nothing Tor which she could be arrested 1t
was an outrage. as all she ala was what any
woman would do II she came acn.ss tnc u, iil
b,iy 81 her husband" The daughter. who also
ref,jsed ~ elye her name. corrOborated her moth
cr's story.
| CONNIE" THORNTON VISITS THE MOtGt Il.
Bonnie" Thornton. the sister-in-law OF the
dead man. called at the Mo-gue yesterday al
ternoon and inquired as To the result OF the
autopsy which was made by Coroner fhHs-
clan Weston. She did not show much emo''oh
over her brOther-in-law's tragic death' ana
when asked If she was related to Ihohas r.,
THORNTON she answered: mo- sir. am not
She waited patiently until Dr. Weston came OUT
after performing the autopsy and then asked
permission 10 see ne DulIet winch c"u'eu '"e
mans death. 1900, .,,
When II given to her, she asked: How
dii the bullet Kill him." Went Tght through
his hfa art" the answer