New-York tribune., 1903-05-06
KILLS NAN and ESCAPES.
Cold BIoOded Shooting IN Hamilton
st-ResuH of Quarrel.
POLICE RESERVES CALLED OUT.

William McMahon, twenty-one years old, of
No. ~ Henry-st.. shot and almost in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon in front Of
No. HamiltOn-st. His slayer, said to be Pat
rick alias John" Shea. escaped Immediately
after firing the revolver shot which put an end
to McMahon's life. Up to a late hour last
night Shea had not been been arrested al
though ten detectives from the Madison-st.
station and Inspector Schmittbergers staff and
from Police Headquarters were engaged in
searching for him. According to the story of
the few witnesses of the shooting Mcmahon
had no warming He was grasped by the neck
and revolver showed squareiy in his face.
The cause of the shooting, from what the po-
lice can learn, was apparently trivial the result
of a quarrel.
Shea has been living with his mother and
sisters at No. 81 Hamilton-st- since the first
of the month For the two months previous
he had been confined in the Workhouse on
Blackwelrs Island for disorderly conduct
At the end of his sentence he went to his
home and Sunday he met Mcmahon. The
latter has relatives also living at No. 81 Ham
ilton-st, and went to call on them. Shea had
quarrel with McMahOn's sister-in-law, and, it is
alleged, called her vile name. Mcmahon over
heard him. and the two had trouble. 1t is said
that McMahon got the better of the fight and
left Shea nursing a broken finger. He did not
see MIN again until yesterday. it is said in
front of No. 9 Hamilton-st., when a few words
passed between the two Mcmahon turned
cross the street, and, according to witnesses,
Shea up behind him, threw his arm tightly
around McMahon's mouth, and aiming directly
at him. pulled the trigger.
Lillian Burney, of No. Is Hamilton-st
the shot fired, and the injured man reeled
toward her. She wrapped his head in her
handkerchief and dragged him into a hallway
Policeman Frank Malone. post in Hamilton
St. was half a block away and heard the shot.
and Shea up the sidewalk The latter
lodged into the crowd and in this way eluded
the policeman. Malone followed him to the hall
way of No. 81, and there was told by woman
that the man had run further down Hamilton
st. 1t is supposed that Shea ran through the
house at No. 81 and got out of the back door
James j Cassidy. twenty-five years old of NO
161a Hamilton-st.. and Philip Leonard twenty
one years old of No. 12S Cherry-st., were with
the dying man when Malone returned. accom-
panied by Patroman MCGEE. DR.. Monroe. of
Gouverneur Hospital, was called. and pro-
nounced McMahon dead
Captain Hodgins. of the Madison-st station
took out the reserve force of fifteen men from
the station house, including Detectives howe
and McGee and. together with Detectives Hen
nessav Triscoll and Cronin. from the Central
ofnce and Detectives McCutcheon. Stapleton.
Sinciein and Lennonog Inspector Schmsttber-
gers staff they went through the houses IN
Uamiltop-st in search of Shea his effects.
The only thing found bone about two feet
1ong heavily loaded. and shaped into an ugly
cIub with a leather thoGg through the small
and The weight about twice that OF a
nolice club Shea had time TO get away. ana IL
Is supposed that he went to Brooklyn