New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04
NEGR0'S VICTIMS TWO.
POLICE SERGEANT DEAD.
Policeman Russo Unable to Tell III Oz0
Trouble Began.

Surrounded by his family, but unconscious
when the end came Sergeant Thomas Gtlhooley,
one Of the three policemen shot by the negro.
Jefferson Sanders, in a fight at the Lenox Ho-
tel Sixth-ave and Thrd-st., died at 1:2O O'Clock
last night in st. vincents Hospital. Policeman
Ernest o. J. Peters was killed almost instantly
Policeman Joseph Russo is in st. Vincents Hos
pitaI with a bullet hole through his right lung
and serious scalp wound. One bullet is still
in his body His condition is serious. but he
may live. By what the surgeons consider almost
a miracle bullet which struck his head, was
DETECTED by his skull
The exact circumstances leading up to the
ARRAY still unknown last night, con-
Trajectory stories having been told, and it be-
ing impossible to get ante-mortem state
ment from Gilhooley. statement was OBJ
tanned from Russo. but it is of little value, as
he said he did not the beginning of the
trouble Sanders told his story at length in
the Jefferson Market court prison, admitting
that he shot believing that his life sought
by the policemen, whose identity, he asserted,
he did not know. He persisted that the three
policemen deliberately raised a "muss.' on
the other hand, Coroner Scholer says he OBJ
tanned a version from good source that San
ders was urged to do up" the policemen by an
offer of $40 bill.
Inspector Kane, of Queens to whose staff the
be in the resort where the fight started. or even
In Manhattan.
Arraigned before Magistrate Pool in the JEFF
rerson Market court yesterday. Sanders was
held without bail to await the action of the
Coroner Five witnesses were committed TO the
House of Detention.
During the proceedings, a crowd gath
cred about the patrol wagon in which Sanders
and the witnesses had been taken TO the en-
trance of the Jefferson Market prison. For
time 1t looked as if an attempt would be made
to assault Sanders if he taken from the
court to the Tombs Prison He was, however,
placed in a cell on the top floor of the prison,
where he made a statement. His head
wrapped in bandages, and his clothes, collar
and shirt were dyed with the blood that had
flowed from the wounds on his head and face.
He is a little man. possibly five feet seven inches
tall. He said he born in Marion-st.. this
city. fifty years ago. His story in part was as
follows
After the men ordered their drinks the big man
sa"f said to the other two: wen have with
| was tipped off" to their intention. and I
wanted to give them no opportunity. But /
/ thought to go out the side door and get police
AS n b to $ go baraS o6e fee Wa
sta nding in the 1 said Excuse me- and
you black son =, where in the you
going he said.
You haven't any cause to call me that" / said
to him; Il am not offending you @ in any way" It.
saw there was trouble coming. and I tried to
avoid it, But he struck at ME again and the the
shG1d b the fs big ar with the nous. %gS
tbs5S tbfhe Stuck sllln.1Gips' me at all
I fought them off and ran out of the side en-, n;
Sixth-ave where the front entrance Of the saloon
alter S e Jnat l1T as got to the
caught up to me a. and backing into the saloon
when they got me in the saloon they. rushed me
room rp in corner Then they pulled their
overs and began to pound @ me on on tne met heao e
from them 1 terked out my revolver ducked down
that no one else would get hurt didn't stop to
take aim at any one of them. but they were on
TOP fhe ef poce 5f osa sag Why didn't cease firing when
bT RYeTS should ana There mem
with guns who had attacked They could get
at tfnr as IS fas sY shed the to hoo and Was deter
mined that # they got e s hare b s 5Ce who of sn
attacked me were policemen for they were in
The first thing that attracted my attention to
the men after was tipped or that they .. wers
an Brought back the one Of
"say that fellows got money-jolly him and he
yes sir said politely, 'I'I take your ad-
friend Of w1h5 mne not to jolly him Just please
I have a bad record: ever since was a boy We
had a record But if the people will take my rec
ord from the time came of Sing Sing on
March 13 1895 they will find that have lived right
and honestly
Russo told Coroner Scholer that he. Peters
and Gilhooley dismissed from the paraoe
to go back to their quarters, in Queens Ihey
intended TO return by way of the Third-aVe-
road TO Thirty-fourth-st and then to the Long
Island ferry but went to Sixth-aVe- "hen
tbe,- eot m the Lenox Hotel. Gilhooley ana
Peters said they had to go into the pack ROOM
Russos statement continued;
80. an the edge of a table in the main part of
the saloon or the barroon- Gilhooey ana refers s
,-art into the little back room, Wnicn mas eouI
leading to Thrd-st. heard oispuse @ S cn.,Id
Tnraa man I don't know who they %sre anu co0ii
Sot no see them from where was Ihen an & Q,
sudden ] neard shot from the oacE room /, 9rd
SoaN waa in the street before Ane" ~ stu
rvsbed out the Sixth-ave door Al lne patrs pe.rs
yere outside and Sanders and GiIhoo,ey % anu
and Boyer and others were In a cro"u- ING ~
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n,s ua,.r arst among natures remedies,-Advt-