The evening world., 1902-04-15
Police Reserves Called
to QueII so BrawIers
in Chatham Square.
TWO MEN FOUND WOUNDED.
They and Another Arrested
O'Flannagan's Christening
Refreshments Too Potent.

More than nifty men engaged In I
riot in Chatham Square this morn
ing. Pistol shots were exchanged. an,
the reserves OF the Elizabsth stree
station were called out after thre'
policemen had failed TO bring peace
although they used their night-stick,
freely to stop the lighting.
The mob melted away as the patro
wagon approached. TWO men were thei
found wounded. Tho described them
selves AZ George Dowres, a salesman
nineteen years old. q, No 1s Defiance
street and Mortimer sullivan. n r 81
lH Cherry street.
Sullivan was sho; IN the lstt knce ant
Downes IN tho head
A man was pointed out % n, polic'
a. one of those who ala the shooting
He was arrested and n revolver Will
i3vs of It's chambers empty was found II
his pocket; He said he was william
Flynn. a telegraph operator twenty y-on'
years old, Of No y Division street
lHc pCLCe pFllfNf INC ~ lll'll saw
assumed names and addresses. Th'
names and addresses gwen do not ap
pear IN the city directory.
All the polics were able 70 learn n
the cause Of the trouble was that '-elv,
men who attended a christening a. the
home OF q family named O'Flanna gan
In Brooklyn. returned TO Manhattan to
ssther.
They walked up Park Row from th'
argument.
As they rssched Chatham Square N,
men were very angry and talked loudly
Blows were struck and the twelve Nor
moved 10 tho corner q, Mott street
and Chatham Square. where al, en-
ga8ed In the nght. Others entered th'
nght. and then pistol saots were ex
changed
More Than FIFTY Fighting.
Policemen Mann. Keerer and Fahe,
heard the shots. when they reached
tho corner they found NOR. than nfty
men punching ana pulling one another
The policemen used their clubs free y
hitting every head they could reach
but the re-oundinE whacks ot the club,
upon skulls seemed only n increase th'
viciousness of the fEhting.
When the Elizabeth street station
was notified that -ner- was a not ir
progress IN the Square all N. men or
reserve duty IN the station were turned
out under command o. Rouadsmsr
Hoffman. The advance guard was ,aker
IN the patrol wagon Its sppearancs
was nottced by tee fighters. and whcn
II reached the Square tho fighting was
over and the crowd had scattered
Dowres was lying on the sidewalk
bleeding from bullet hole in his head
n was thought that no was seriously
hurt. but examination showed that the
bullet which hit him passed around his
skull from the top Of the foreheai 90
the crown. making a firrow IN the
scalp. but causing no other injury.
SULLIVAN was found hitting on door.
s,a3. He was unable TO walk. and was
bleeding from a bullet hole at the knee
Suspect Is Hardy.
Flynn walked wp to where tho police,
men stood as thouRh his attention had
just been attracted by the assembled
policemen. lie vas indignant when
some one pointed him out a. one or IN.
men WAC had discharged revolvers
Policemen searched him. and when
taev found an empty revolver IN hi,
pocket thcy lo,ked him w.
Ambulance Surgeon Did., ~ the ITud
son street Hospital ircat,-i tho tw.
wounded men Sullivan. who Sail h,
Oas not OF the rioters bu, Nls passins
when stray bullet nut him. Was takor
e. tae Hudson street hospital f. ID
feared that his kncecap hat 5eeu :rac
tur"d.
The :lrroN IN povuess .e.l, wa,
sewet M and ne Nas thrn locked up
He denies that there Aad been an,
shooting OF that he hni been shot
When asked how he received tie .rnlua
on his head. h. assumed an air %.
orsNafo and said
oh, ! guess telegraph polo must
Flynn refused 10 say anything when
he was arralgned In the station. hrus.
Detectives were sent out - learn
more details Of the occurrence.
Part of Kenny Gang.
The police learned later ina, sever,
ol thc men engaged IN the rios are gcI
known In Chatham square and nr,
members Of = gambling Club. with head
known as the Kenny gang
The prisoners stated later that at tn.
christening party In BROOKLYN they he
cAmo Intoxicated They ahdeI that the,
90 not know what they quArrc led about
ena that they suppose they We're In a
nehtinE mood because OF the amoL,,t a:
liquor they had consumed.