New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-12
INTO A POLICE STATION TO A'OiD 4 non'
. LIVELY CHASE FOR AN AssAILANr on THE
WEST SIDE.

. ,,vr-iY CHASE FOR AN ASSAlLANr oN ihH
WEST SIDE
,.. ,,cDonaId who says that he Is sixteen
-, ia and who lives at No. 523 West Fli'y-seconu-
:, is locked up in the West forty-SeVeH." %, io
49, s,a,,on upor the charge of attempted murder
I'oo ,1 60 oosod a lively rumpus yesterday after
ao ,r the ne,ghborhood Of FOrty-nlnth-st ana
,,,o,.o,t ove bv firing four shots at Fay o'hi'h
tho bookkeeper for William BROOKS a. So"s ii.no
aoiors at No 6i5 West Forty-nnth-s'. roi'u
no,olv his aim was wild and none OF the SINUS
.,, a1act A big crowd chased the assaiiaht
'ooA 49,, s,reets and he finally ran into the
~, Fortv-seventh-st. station 10 escape ms pur-
,ors NcDonald's brother, John was empioyed
&c n driver for the Brooks firm year ago ~"
,,o 4 1906 the boOkkeeper had some uoupie VIII"
tho elder Mcdonald, and in fight struck MN Oh
80, .,e ,,oaa with n balestlck. on May 10 John Nc
Do,aId died Nothing was done ABOUT lhe 'l'''e'
',,n shorty aftec last Election Day. when James
n,a u,ont before the Grand jury ana mad
-,.n indicted for causing ms fother u'hti
s,,hsoouentiy Smith was admitted 10 pan ai'er
s1rrendering Police Headiua''iS Inc '"''
has not been called to trial ye'' ,,, Ill,
a. "a n m Yesterday James McDohaid caIea
~ esna ~ brooks e. Sons and told Smith, who
a. VI .ho office alone at the time. that a man
o1 pvon was at Forty-nnth-st ana EleVer'h-
ar" and wanted see HIM smith dio not re''s
n,zo Mcdonald and he accompanied INC '"''.' W
ror,y.ninth-st No man named Ryan was ,he'e
nd Mcdonald SuSSesleu 'i'''N
T,f,,etb-st on the way TO Fifueth-st' smith rec
,,od Mcdonald and Mt the same time houced
tic impression of a pistol In his pocket.
- ,.os no one at Fftleth-st. and Smith, VINO
ac shaking with fear. suggested 10 Mcpon"'"
,ha, ,hev return to Forty-ninth-si ana see II H!ah
,,os I, Ke.lys saloon at that corner
cn,,,h subsequently said that his Idea was 10 get
,ta s,ioon and escape from Mcdonald through
- "a door Mcdonald stuck closely TO him, how
- ,1 ,,alked besde him back 10 Brooks sons
t,o tou doors away in Forty-nlnth-st In the
,oh,o yard Mcdonald. without saying anything.
,l,d he nlstol and fired TWO shots at Smith The
i,.r fell IN The ground and the bullets passed over
h,s bodv The noise Of the shooting attracted the
attention OF John Leslie. stableman' VINO ran Out
q, mo stable TO see what the trouble was. As he
s,o,red from the doorway Mcdonald. who had
s;a,ted 10 run away evidently under the impression
,b,, ne had shot Smith, turned around ana lred TWO
,n"r. shots which whistled past Leslle.s head but
= a ma damage. He then ran through Forty ninth
- 10 EIeventh-ave pursued by Smith, the stable
man and large crowd OF men, women ana children.
iii shouting Murder and Stop thief; at The
- ~ their voices. AT EleVenth-aNe. Mcdonald
,I1rncd and ran down to F0rty-eishth-st The crowd
,ras calming on him. and ne pushed open the hall
Toof several men followed. and Mcdonald made his
~ across several roofs and then came down 10 the
s,|s.t again Running through Forty-eighth-st. 10
Nntn-avf with the yelling crowd AT MS heels, Nc
, ,bc Al, ton in an exhausted condition He told
Giant Formosa that he wanted protection. Be-
Ie,e he could say anything more smith and some
1nyIers arrived the scene ana told inc story or
ssn"erched Mcdonald and found a revolver In his
saabo, o.l,h four chambers empty. Mcdonald gave
pIs ra me as James Mc('owan. put he subsequently
ndnifted that he was Mcdonald