The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
POLICEMAN SHOOTS A BOY.
THE LAD GUILTY ONLY OF PLAYING
FOOTBALL IN THE STREET.

'" haS0NA VINO IA "utNV O1SNAeh Wv
Youth, says Ne Intsnded 20 Fire In tho
Afr. but ptumbied. aud This Diverted the
Bniiet'a Course-The Lna nit In the Hip.
Capt. Crccdcu OF tho East l0ith street station
has been receiving recently complaints from u
number of residents Of Fast 10th street, near
Third avenue, about q crowd OF boys who play
football In the street around there. The COM
plants SGT forth that windows we're broken and
passers-by annoyed by the boys. The police.
men on post in the vicinity were unable to stop
the game, as the boys kept a lookout. and when.
ever o bluecoat appeared quit playing.
Yesterday morning Capt. Creeden detailed
Policemen John J. Hannigan and Jarvis II.
Smith of his command in plain clothes to try to
arrest some of the football players. About n
score of boys were kicking an inflated rubber
ball In 10th street shortly after 10 o'clock yes.
terday morning when Policemen Hannigan and
Smith stole up. They made no pretence at
playing o regular gains OF football, but only
kicked and banged around the ball, and almost
everybody that came along took a kick at 1t.
1t was said afterward that that was what
Charles l.. McNally, the 17.year-old son of John
p. Mentally, q picture Trainer. Of 2o5 East 10th
street, did.
Young Mentally, who is a tall. slim lad, hap
pened to kick tho ball just as the policemen
started on q rush for the boys. Policeman Han.
tsb"h ~ o'b ~ "ta AitAto " Athhs
Policeman Smith chased one of the others. Nc.
Nally ran cast through 10th street with Hanni.
gan at his heels.
Hanniean 10 20 years old and has been
q policeman since February last. He is an
athletic young man, as policemen go, but
young .McNally .was too fleet a runner for him,
s speed .l MSSssiiy 'h KEPT Peii s shopt T aista ESinEI IN ~ frS s9P
through the long block between second and
r. ~ a hta
A crowd gathered behind pursued and pursucr,
gerous criminal. but nobody made any EFFORT to
stop the lad.
when he reached there and ran ran. along the Sss side.
Pp sS91sre IS s, sns NSs aSS,, with T rage ,s at R being ,, gp:
mined to do his utmost not to get caught and
the policeman was equally determined, to catch
avenue, when q shout went up from the on.
lockers as they saw Policeman Hannigan draw
MsN tifSiG L was sG sa ErS but M'i he says = a So% th hss' S Ss
was nearly a block distant. There are a dozen
different versions of what occurred then, but
member ine 1Sei' just exactly CITY so what sste aid ih happen PEW '0u'a re-
Policeman Hannigan's story Is that he in
the corner Of he block ahead Of him sfal.a' Those Sc
weU T csoSG a10 Serson as t tao Time on Ssy sS shS a sse 5o
have attracted the attention of all policemen
within o dozen blocks. Hannigan declares that
| right foot slipped, he stumbled, and this brought
the revolver down until 1t was on a line with
4, IcANH a}y, stin running ssa,o was passing in
stopped. He et dfd n Saq KNOW a'%m asas tSo bullet MSfH Ray
lodged in his left hip. Hannigan grabbed Nc.
Nally by tho collar and hustled him up First
@eanwhii Sp somebody = h saS t sdS0i MI. MeNa NY
Mr. M Ne sSp w says 0s shaSt S 9hen he e{ tried Rf to talE to
his son he had his 1O.year-old daughter Nellie
t sy f little sa siei IN nnd the eh s.om ahs Rol sSSRinr p %r. Ned!
Naily says that Hannigan was within a dozen
ING ss Rep'e on iii hi's Shoot" He looked over his
Sh0aiS Sfm. aP He ala dfT n sa' k RSl,'fh% e Ma sl sscs until sfi
they reached the station house. when he felt the
Harlem Hospital. The doctors there probed for
4, ~. so sb ssr ss s:a AID & 1r e S. fh ! sae sh ssa; N %f SSiiiS
is imbedded in the fleshy part of his hip.
McNally has worked as errand boy for the last
pany at II East Thirteenth street. and has u
good character in the neighborhood of his home.
Aube & Son at 315 East Twenty -second street.
cha aSuaf ! With ais 20 Piis01 Conduct in tne sergeant sergeant;
hurl6nrt reported the shooting TO Capt, Greeden'
and Inspector Mclaughlin was notified. Ham
nigan will have to answer a complaint for hav.
ing discharged his revolver, and whether a
graver charge will be made against him or not
will depend on what Inspector Mclaughlin can
sift out Of the conflicting statements of the wit
nesses. Every time a policeman fires his re.
volyer. except when commanded to by his SUI
perior officer in case of riot or the like, he has to
answer q complaint at Police Headquarters.
This rule Is TO prevent the indiscriminate use
of the revolver by policemen. 1t is also against
the rules to fire q revolver in q case where the
offence committed is merely a misdemeanor.
In rnnnNp 1 n Ntnpna ~ In IN A. n1r fnR
purposes of self-defence, or In cases where the
offence committed Is a felony and the perpetra-
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