The evening world., 1903-09-01
John Hogan Dying In Lincoln
V Hospital as a Result Of At
y tack by Gang, Whose Leader
He~Had Punished.
HAD CAUGHT THE MAN
CHEATING AT DICE.
Roughs Had Key of House and
Y Lay in Wait in Dark Hallway,
Beating Victim Numerically
and Also Robbing Him.

5ohn Hogan. q young man.. twenty
years old, the sole support OF his wild
owed mother and two brothers. with
whom he lived at No. 233 willis avenue.
the Bronx, is dying In the Lincoln Hos
pital as the result of a brutal attack
made vpon him in the hallway of his
home as he returned from work to-day.
Tho thugs who beat and robbed young
Koran are members of a gang whose
leader was thrashed by Hogan Sunday
night when the fellow was cheating a
number of young boys in a game of
craps
John Hogan Is all that a son and
brother could be, and those who know
him in the neighborhood OF his home
have none but words of praise to speak
Of him. He has been employed for a
number of years by the Harlem News
Company and Is al active member of
the Holy Name Society of st. Joseph's
Church, near his home.
For many months Hogan has been
the object OF scorn OF the members of
q gang of roughs who live in his neigh
borhood, but because Of his remarkable
physical strength few have ever cared
to do more thai taunt him at a safe
distance.
This gang is led by Mickey Carney.
who has gained no little notoriety In
Harlem from his connection with the
'Growler Gang" The police practically
broke I'D that gang and Carney went up
to the Bronx and associated himself
with mother band OF toughs.
Boys in Crap Game.
On Sunday evening Hogan heard the.
q number OF small boys were being
nesced in q building where C. crap game
was going on. He entered the place.
ana found Carney and a number OF as
pocdates playing craps with a score or
moro boys Of half their age. The glng
to1d him to get out of the place, but he
no saw that Carney was openly cheat
Ang In the game, he accused him of It.
, Carney resented the accusation and a
flght followed, in which. despite his
reputation as a slugger. he was badly
beaten. As he skunk away after the
nght ne said:
eff you think you're going to come
your goodness over us you've got an
other guess. Some fine night you'll find
yourself down an out, an don't You
forget It."
Other members Of the gang made
similar threats and were only deferred
from executing them by fear of the
police and Hogan's many friends.
The young man said nothing about
these threats until last night when he
went to work. He then said to his
mother: "Tm afraid of that rang. They
may give II to me tonight"
HIS mother advised him to arm him
self, but he replied that he thought he
could take care of himself and that he
would avoid dark corners and narrow
streets.
Were Hiding in Hallway.
lie got home from his work at 4.3c
o'clock this morning.. He lives on the
fourth fioor of the Willis avenue fiat.
As he placed the key In the front door
there was not a person astir in the
n~eighborhood.
He slowly opened the door and en-
tered the dark hallway. He had taken
but q few steps when two men jumped
from the shadow of the hall and at
taChtu lliI Will GUIDE. ne attempted
to beat them OF, when a third man
came up behind him and struck him to
the floor with a sand bag or black Jack.
The young man continued his struggle
with his assailants until he wal fnally
beaten into Inconsistencies. He lay
bleeding in the hallway for an hour be.
fore his elghteen-year-old brother Maj.
TIN found him. None in the house hat
heard any noise of a struggle.
The three thugs must have had a key
20 the door of the house, for after the,
left Hogan lying on the fioor they wen
out n locked the doc after them
Before leaving their victim, however
they robbed him. Of s12, his pay, that h,
was bringing homA to his mother. TIL,
pocketbook. torn and ripped in the hast,
Of the robbers. vas found in the lowel
hallway Of the house. The door to Thu.
hallway was also locked. 80 the robber!
must have had n key to that.
Couldn't Recognise AssaiIants.
Young Hogan was carried by hi,
brother to his room. He recovered con
seriousness long enough to tell the de
tails of the assault and describe his as
sailants as two short, men n a tai
man.. Owing to the darkness of the hall
way he was unable to make out thei
features. After telling this much Hogan
became unconscious again and the polio,
were sent for. detective Kelly and Pc,
,liceman Gorse of the East One Hun
dred INT Twenty-ffth street station
went to the house, and recognizing tn
young mans dangerous condition, sen
10 the lincoln Hospital for an ambu
lance. Hogan. was Immediately takei
to the hospital, where II was said tina
he had received fatal injuries and coui,
not live through the day. The polio,
then sent for tho Coroner to take IN,
dying boys ante-mortem statement.
After the police heard Of the threat
made by Carney and the members of hi
gang. half a dozen detectives were dis
patched to search for him and his asso
ciates.