New-York tribune., 1903-01-17
A JEROME MAN SHOT.
M4Y BE II MCRDER.
Waiter an Restaurant WOnnds de-
tectiUe Welsh

During free fight which followed disagree
ment over a dinner bill last night in the Black
Cat Cafe, at No. 551 West Broadway, Detective
Sergeant William D. Welsh, who is attached to
the District Attorneys office, was probably ia
tally shot through the neck and was said to be
dying at ST. Vincent's Hospital, where he was
taken. Gabriel Arne, twenty-five years old, a
kitchen helper employed in the restaurant, VINO
lives at No 153 West Twenty eighth-st, IS
locked up in the Mercer-st. station charged
with the shooting having it is said been identi-
fed by Welsh the man who shot him. Fran
co.'s Cherierre. the proprietor of the restaurant,
and twelve walters cooks and kitchen helpers
are locked up in the Mercer-st station wit
nesses.
Welsh of party of four which had
gone into the restaurant to dine. The party
consisted of Deputy Assistant District Attorney
Robert S. Johnstone, County Detective John NJ.
O'Shea John Hutchins, friend of Welsh's, and
Welsh
When the meal finished the waiter
brought a bill for So 20 Detective OShea says
that the bill called for food which Welsh had
not eaten and that the amount should have
been SO 10, and they protested it. What fol-
lowed, according TO OShea, was this:
I'VE kicked at the BILL and the waiter went
to the desk and told the proprietor. An argu-
ment followed and number of walters crowded
around The proprietor punched Welsh in the
face Welsh hit him back We started to help
Welsh and the walters jumped on us. 1 took
care of one Johnstone took another, and Hutch
ms handled three four While we were
STRUGGLING to get near the door and out of the
place a shot rang out. When we reached the
sidewalk the door was shut and locked behind
US Welsh put his hand to his collar, and drew
it away covered with blood. My God. I'm shot
he cried out. and 1 the man who did it L
fired three shots in the air Policeman Ward
came running up in minute. 1 said to him:
For Gods sake, come in here with me, quick
Detective Welsh has been shot" Ward broke
in A window with his club and went inside We
rushed to the kitchen and saw one man. We
took him and rushed him out to where Welsh
was Is this the man who shot you| asked
Ward. Welsh looked at the man minute ana
then said: Yes, / think that's the man.
The shooting was at reported to Police
HEADQUARTERS. The man Arne. who was &C
cused of doing the shooting. was closeted with
the police officials for over an hour When In
snector Brooks came out he said pointing to
Arne:
..rbat,s the man who did the shooting"
Inspector Brooks and Mr.. Johnstone took the
prisoner Arne to st. Vincents Hospltai anu
brought him before Welsh.
is this the man who shot you? asked
Brooks.
81 would not swear positively Welsh is said
TO have replied. But he was with another
man and one of the two shot me. L think IL
was this man.
Shortly before that Coroner Goldenkranz got
on ante-mortem statement from Welsh
Detective Sergeant Welsh is married ana
lives at No 112 First Place, BROOKLYN ABOUT
a wear ago he was detailed at the District Al
tornev's office in plain clothes. On November l.
1QO2 he was appointed a detective sergeant by
Commissioner Partridge for his excellent ser
vice He was attached to the DetectiVe bureau
bIt detailed at the District Attorneys once