Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-12
"SH0T LIKE DOGS.
Brooklyn Policeman a Murder
er and a Suicide.
Crazed With Rum He Pours Bullets
Into Whole Family.
Four Already Dead and the Rest will Prob
ably Follow.

New York. Aug lI-Policeman Hen.
| ry G.. Hawley of the Tenderloin station
while in fit of drunken rage. today
| shot his wife. his mother. his son, -four
years old, and his daughter. six years
old he then shot himself in the head
He was removed to Bellevue hos
rital where he died soon afterwards.
The others were taken to the New York
hospital, where the doctor said all
probably would die.
Policeman Schottmeyer Of the Broad :
way squad, was informed about noon,
by some workmen that they heard re-
volver shots from the back room of a
house on 9Th avenue. between 3Gth
street and 3Tth street. The policeman
FASTENED TO No. Gi3, where he knew
HawIey lived, and raped at the door.
He was answered by HawIey and when
questioned about the shots, said:
I'm c.eaning my revolver. just wait
a minute and I'll open the door"
Schottmeyer heard Hawley going 70
the front of his apartments and just
then Policeman Sullivan of the Ten
derloin station. rushed up the stairs.
The two policemen proceeded TO the
front door Of the apartments. and
Hawley was again asked TO open the
door. At THAI minute the men heard
two more shots. They burst in the
door. Two children lay in the passage
connecting the parlor with the next
room with blood ooZing from ugly
wounds in their heads. Hawley and
his wife were found stretched on the
dininf, room floor. their bodies lying in
pools Of blood. Mrs Mary Hawley
his mother. was In the kitchen, uncon-
scious from a wound in the neck
All were alive when ambulances We're
summoned, but Hawley and the two
children died shortly after reaching
the hospital.
Hawley was in uniform. The last
ing unconscious. were:
Drink has caused all this"
The shooting was evidently premedi
lated
Sergeant Timms OF the West Goth
Street station. said that Hawleys re-
cord was good No motive for the
crime is known to any one
When HaW!cys mother momentarlly
recovered consciousness at the hospital
This afternoon, she made a statement to
Coroner Hart. In substance IL was as
follows:
My son had been drinking and ap-
pearcd crazy. He shot his wife first and
then shot me. Then he shot his two chill
dren and himself"
owen Gallagher. employed by Lock &.
Smith Mt No. ittl West 37th street saw a ,
good part Of the tragedy Gallagher was
looking out Of the shop window which
runs at right angles with the rear of
lfawicy's apartments.
Gallagher and other wOrkingmen had !
their attention attracted by hearing Haw- I
ley Quarrclling with his wife The police !
man WAS sitting In chair up against the I
rear window. die held a revolver in his |
hands ana he WAS looking at its barrel.
Gallagher heard Hawley curse his Wife !
telling her to Get out of this" Then the i
pnlicemans mother came up and tried |
10 set the revolver AWAY from him
The old lady put her arms aroun,. her I
sons neck and endeavored 10 take the
revolver out Of his hands He showed
her OF and then the shooting began. Gal
lagher saw The policeman stand up and
aim the pistol directly at the two little
"lIe SHOT them down like dogs" said
As t..e mother was putting her arms
around Hawlcy's neck. he was heard to
he repeating this sentence: "Tll fix them
all