The sun., 1900-12-29
GAMBLER SHOT FOUR MEN.
0\t bfip iROW MRS HUoN''"N
pISfOf IiI''.
o., Nnme osot-s rfioe. nnd ~ "" shot n'''
tho iirau Iom k~nncd' IdNnfd ' ""t'
nc, and charles JcNulien ~ ""n"h'"
a. u.,oItst Uaitie IN tho on"Wh '""'

cf tho Irst i26tu street station, vh",
g. nm N hand way. sad that 20 hId
arrested Mcdonald on n ,hnrs" ~ shooting
q man m a saloon Tho poI'rinnn '''d ihnt
tho man who had been shot was Edward
Courtney. % bartender uf ta' Elst l2ith street
j. answer to questions pu' hF Nnris'i''
Meade the policeman said that courtney
had been shot In n" abdomen ard had been
takor 20 tho lIn-lrn Hospital n" Hho'rnH
he said occurred tu tho uHowa 'ai" resort
Of sportiug mon nj tie corner ~ lc5'h str'"t
and Park avenue Tho doctors at ~" llrr-
EN- Hospital. the policeman -1id, wcrr not
cure that Courtney would dI" IT." M"E!~-
tratc asked Mcporald it b" had ANYTHING
TO say In denial Of the poII""mHu's story.
and Mcdonald replied that he had nothing
TO say
We'll" said Magistrate Meade. -'his man
Courtney may die and III have 70 hold you
without bail to await the re- u.t - his injuries
Mcdonald was locked up IN ~" Harlem
Irison lIs said he had hoped 10 get ont
before the day was over. tor he was ANXIOUS
TO get a bet down on a horse that was run
ming at New Orleans
A. the cause of the shooting did not como
ovt in the police court. reporters went up
70 tho Onowp cafe 20 investigate. They
found the walls of the harroom studded
with pistol bullets \ bartender In the place
wl- trying Co dig ~" bullets out. second
BARTENDER was trying 10 get rid o' n heap -
broken glass The lInchmau IN tie place
was pletiny paper over Il broken mirror.
Brokcn -lnss was cvcryHhore. IN tie rear
oc the place an Itnlan bgothIacli was sweep
Ing away broken ehs- nui picking MP chair
iunEs. Tho ceiling Wa rdNci ".ih bullet
holes When the new. u a. thcr" J 1i I"'H
n wholesale shooting rcarhe! tie polio" -'e-
ton three dc'.,'I.C> w'r" detailed ON he
,,so They learned Vat Thomas henu"'',
ot 10, Eu-' i.j'h street, had bullet w.EIi
IN h.s right log Kennedy i u" proprietor
nf q pooroom and gambling house GA last
l.s'h street. nnar Third avenue. lie L.
Irothcr-.l-law OF Courtney and was IN
rurtnrr,h.p with Nil"- Mcdonald. who did
tie shooting. until tire" months ago. Ken
nedy got rid of Mcdonald, ard since that
time there hl3 been bad blood between tn"
men The detectives found out that charles
McNullcn. well known In the poolroom, %;
Harlem, had also nglrnd in tho row at tie
Onawa and had been shot in the right arm.
The detectives went TO NcNullen, homo AZ
i2s East With street and it was said there
that he had gone out to get doctor to dress
his wound
At O'Clock in the af'ern Don Or Bnuer
of l23d street walked into the Last 28th street
station and Informed Police captain Dean that
he had been called 70 attend fourth man
who had been shot during the row in the
Onowa cafe lie had been summoned carly
In the morning 70 2l5 East l??d street. where
he found George Price. in hcd. with Il bullet
wound in his left breast. beneath tho heart
The physician told the police captain that
Price wa- diving Capt. nDgu hurried 70 the
Harlem Prison with three Ol his officers and
took Mcdonald TO Prices house. Price was
SlRnIIEK arrived
Dean awakened him, Detective Mech1n tod
prlc" 20 look around IN" room and ,"e If b"
could Identify tn" man VINO had sHpJ him.
I.lucing ny AZ Mcdonald n" dying man
CS'.J'u"d
-, ray" him away, Take Mcdonald away
Ic g. the man vino shot mo-"
,apt poan r,ked Pricr To- tell how it hap
p"ned PRO" sad he h!a been o'uiloy"d - |
on East l-5th street Mcdonald had been (
h"nn"dy'e partner until k"nn"dr E,t ri of |
hIm a few months ago since tHrl N'p"'ai .
AuI teen guiuE around town armed HIju Two /
loaded r'volyrr- kvu1cdv aui uli ia" other /
,~nblrr- IN uurlom carried rryullci-, fearing .
that McDulIIi m! slt attack them. No |
Donald had not been on good TORN, WIN |
the gamhlors siro' ln-t Fnnruury. NHeu n"
Walsh. Mcdonald alleged Thar Wg.~u had |
run away with his faro hauh roll, amouriinc'p - |
sl,?oo H. G'c"rch Walsh bach TO ~" Work. |
him. MopoLlii soon anr tho ou,,urruul,y |
tnat /" ,rnd ,wat'"d for, and drawing q kntf" :
cat oN Nli~h'- rchj ear. lio n1!"d Ja" ear /
to the wall over n.- faro layout a~ a WARNING. |
Walsh caused hi- arrest but did hot appear !
to press tine complaint
Proc -all mat hruIedy and h4 brother |
iu-lGW. tOIr'ur. AMI several u't"~, wcro |
a, tho, the bar n ,,o n" Hno~a when "Donaea
in TIE morning. Mcdonald and Kennedy !
r'rtol quarrel Several, men got int! |
hro'i" awav. and. going brulul tao llurh !
counter, drew revolver ami began T. shoot /
into Oh" crowd
lie ur,l iva shots" Price said The !
ir.t shot -rruoN me and "a | was auout - I
ia.i 40 - NY friends .cd'sh' hold u' |
moro shots W." fired a / was being taEcn I
Police Cartmn Doan notified the Coronor's /
Coroner Hart went {, Price, holac to Eot !
an qnto-m2rt"u statement. but Price re- !
I'm NOT toinS. to tall, any more he said
and a. h' turned On hiS sld" %: t.r led b." ,
Tho Coroner won't t. the Har,.r uosuth .
to got -'2'"mcnt ir.u ,.uiarr. uIt g.. .
'' 'r,oI@om'a" Mailer ,ald tie Coroner the,
when b. cut"r.a ~" .a.a.r 30 aa. pr.l.rit.. .
lighted and lil"i "t'r -mo.". I. !-cS nl- ,
with revolver m hi- na'.!. VA, uar.nG |
out Courtney Wt- I"iuS "' 'I. G.rr. l,, .
eye closed and h- head rc-'r, oa tr", f,.,
revolver and ,tJ."I Tea Nrpugt.I =. tur,.,
V.'ly"r and r"ric no, t-i.i ~ 10 ,,o ,,,,, ,,,
rho ro!,r.utp !ol .Mcponald to wh,ro
Courtney Wu- l'lu- mi asked Courtney Wnp ?
had -hD; Hun. ui"'r: l.r- cy",, courtney
gluocd and .,ci.
inat =, th" man. lor haven't made any
In" sound Of Courtney yut.o heda,;ran-c
clc1 lmw"dntriv w." .r.1- 81 iIlro" bar- (
tender aiI"lr"d sn''" Co." LHI Men
Iohed lh'.r Ar"o~ thrrI-u o." duurNgy- II
hail % doc" 3" rooms ned from tur street
can" crowd Whp, ..".'g McDo'l.d I'M /
custody, co-od Their way into lie u,rr'an
ho.r IN Nm. saloon. Nrpn.l!d v,If ..,t '',,i, ,,.,
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