The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-10
SELF DEFENCE !?
One Of a Gang Killed By
Man Unknown to
Police.
As SMANYTALES AS SWIYNESSES
All Are Accomplished Liars
And Each Wants the
Prize

Frank Dooley, twenty-five years old, a
shoemaker, of Mo. 606 Henderson street,
was killed last evening about 8:15 o'clock
by man whose identity remains un-
known to the police. The murder was
done with revolver at the northwest
corner of Henderson and Fifteenth streets.
Dooley died on the way to the City Hos
pitai and his body was removed to Speer's
morgue DR.. Converse was notified and
he will make a post mortem examination
today.
The man who committed the crime was
accompanied by another man. Both are
believed to be Italians They made good
their escape through the railroad yards
on the river front at the foot of the neigh
boring streets. it is thought. No trace of
them has been discovered after they
reached section at the corner of Hen
derson and Fourteenth streets, known as
the Inspection.
What led to the crime is not known
The stories told by those who were in a
position to know something of the shoot
ing are as various as they are numerous,
and the police have been thrown on their
own resources to conjecture the details Of
the crime.
John Barry, twenty-four years DID, of
No. 172 Eighteenth street; James Dooley,
nineteen years old, and William Dooley,
| twenty-four years old, brothers of the
murdered man. and William Curtin, of
No. 594 Henderson street, were taken to
the station house and held as witnesses.
They were with Dooley at the time he
was shot. Barry and William Dooley are
still prisoners, the other two were set at
liberty.
| AS far as can be learned, the three
Dooley brothers, Barry and Curtin were
in the saloon of Michael Coyne, which is
on the corner where Dooley was shot,
drinking. They came out to the sidewalk
as the two unknown men approached and
row of some kind started. What the
row was about is not known Suddenly
the murderer drew a revolver and fired
point blank at Dooley's head Only one
shot was fired 1t entered Dooley's head
just above the bridge of the nose and
almost in the corner of the eye. Dooley
fell and was apparently dead as he struck
the ground. His companions tried to help
him and were thus engaged when PATROL
man John Begins, who was block
| away at the time of the shooting came
up on a run. He sent hurry call for
| a patrol wagon and Dooley was started
for the City Hospital. He died on the
way.
When the witnesses were examined they
said that as they left the saloon they
| accidentally jostled against the two men,
who began to swear and threaten them.
They said they were for peace, but be-
| fore they could get away the murderer
/ had fired. Then, they said, the two men
ran. No one had presence of mind enough
to give chase, but all saw them pass
through the open lots at Fourteenth
street.
When Dooley was shot he fell right in
| his tracks, half of his body overhanging
the curb stone just at the corner A
crowd quickly gathered and the greatest
excitement prevailed.
As quickly as possible Chief Murphy,
Inspector Archibold and Captain Kelly of
the Second Precinct arrived at the scene,
but they could learn but little, as almost
all who were interviewed seemed to try
to see who could tell the best lie.
The police theory is that as the two
men appr aehed Coyne's saloon they were
met by the Dooleys and their compan-
ions and for some reason the crowd held
the strangers up there to have fun with
them or for some other purpose, and the
men becoming alarmed for their personal
safety or for the salty of their property,
lost their heads and one of them fired the
fatal shot.
There is a gang in that vicinity that
has annoyed foreigners and held people
up for beer money. The Ital ans and Jews
w thrO1I0h fha cartion have bpeO
subjected to many forms of annoyance.
It is more than likely that the murdered
man and his companion started the trou-
ble
So far as description of the murderer
and his companion goes, those at hand
are practically worthless, because no two
of half a dozen agree. Some time after
the murder Captain Kelly found a gray
hat of the Fedora style near the spot
where Dooley was shot 1t is thought
one of the unknown men dropped it in
his flight.
Chief Murphy thinks the men lived in
Hoboken They entered the city from
Hoboken and were walking south when
they met the crowd coming out of the
saloon. The Chief thinks they were on
their way to visit friends in this city.
Just what the chances are for appre-
hending the murdered is hard to say just
now. No one who has committed a MUIR
der in this city in thirty years has escaped
justice except in one case, when the man
was located in South America. He was
not brought here because the city refused
to pay the expenses of extradition.
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