The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
SIZE STOPPED THE FIGHT.
r. CAMBRIDGE SHOT TWO OF
THE MEN UHO WE'VE ~ 1T

They Had uccn DrinLIng all NIeht IN Tier
saloon. ana When ThrS Regain the How IN
tho Morning nnd NnuIdn't stop shc shot,
She Rays. IN cif-Dcfcnrr-Onc Mnn WiiIIDie.
The row thot wound up the regular week end
drinking bout nj Mary Cambridgc's saloon on
Jamaica avenue, Flushing, Yesterday morning
was the worst that the plarc has known. The
mon in the upper part Of the housc got into a
fight and before It had been qrc'.c1 the crowd at
the bar had started IN. Mrs. Cambridge, tired
out, went down to rcstor" quiet. and. Ms tho
men didn't stop fighting, she shot two OF them.
Ono Of the men is dying and the other has a
painful wound.
On Saturday evening tho usunl crowd col.
lcctcd at tho saloon. In the rooms up stairs
were several parties Of mon, and In the bar. on
the ground floor. were two or three groups OF
younger men. They arrived carly in the even.
ing, and 10y tho time the front door was closed
and the place ostonsibly shut up for tho night
all OF the mon were well under the influence OF
liquor.
The drawing Of the curtains did not stop tho
drinking. however. The payday celebration
went on uninterrupted by tho arrival Of the
legal closing hour. As tho night progressed
there were several disputes. These were settled
with only tho usual amount OF pickering and
cursihg. and In the main the night was quiet
and peaceful. 1t was : o'clock yesterday morn
is utIoT lncTr was n row InHt attracted any
notice. II was in one OF the upper rooms. The
combatants mndo n racket that stilled the
drinkers in the barroom. who strained their
cars TO catch the sounds of battle. They heard.
a few minutes later. three sounds such as q
large stone makes when it falls into deep water.
Then there was silence. BY those sounds and
the succeeding silence they knew that some ono
in authority had taken n part in the row. Those,
at the bar returned to their conyeninl drinking.
Mrs. Cambridge peepcd into the bar q short
time later. She HAD hlTp nj NIL piyht md -aa
tired. and looked 1t. Then she went up stairu
again:
any trouble of moro than usual note. Then two.
rows broke loose at once. A loud fight began
a while in hope that IT would be settled. had to:
20 in and stop it herself. While she was doing
bsrroom. James cIeaTs and Thomas csiey and
several others. one q whom was Timothy
temper almost at its end. was obliged to 60
downstairs to see about il.
bar when she walked behind it. both drunk. and
they were quarellinR about something each had
rOeRo we're T SESiin nee in nn a desnl,o mSii KIND + Go II W Ssnf In
the rear OF the room. Mrs. Cambridge ordered
them al to stop. No one paid any attention 70
her. She had n revolver under the bar. She
oncof them pierced C!eary's right lung. infict-
into Galley right leg. The third bored a hole In
The c SoS Mrs. &C, Cambridge Put down the pistol:
was no one left in the place except herself and
the injured men.
Capt. Nance arrested Mrs. Cambridge and sent
Clearly aud Galley TO the hospital. Later Reilly
WAS arrested. Others may be taken in charge
by the police.
Mrs. Cambridge admits the shooting. but says
that she did it in self-dcfencc. She says that
Cleary had begun 10 throw glasses at her. and,
believing that she was in danger, she drew the
revolver. which was OF 80 calibre. and fired.
Coroner Clapp went to the hospital and took
Cleary,s ante mortem statement. Cleary said
that Mrs. Cambridge came downstairs and
without any proyOCatiOn opened fire upon him
and the Others standing in the oarroom.
shortly after making this statement Cleary
became unconscious and has remained In THAI
condition ever since.