New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-19
GANG DECOYS OFFICER.
Policeman, Badly Beaten, Shoots
AsS1lanf.

7, what is believed by the police 70 have been a
rreneditated attack on Pstrolnan Ahearn. OF ihe
11ast Tpenty-second-st station, the policeman was
80 badly beaten and kicked that he had 10 be as
sisted TO the station. an6 one OF his nssailants
.uian Morrell shot In TIE right shoulder early
yesterday morning.
according to ihe pohceman's story. he was on
most near Third-ave. and Fifteenth-st when he
saw a man strike a woman. and ran 10 her rescue
The Woman's assailant turned 20 run, ano as
A1earn passed a GROVE OF men on the corner three
OF them started after him. and assaulted him from
hehiud Ahearn vas knocked down. kicked and
beaten lie Gnally Grew his revolver as the men
picked him up to carry him TO an open ditch, with
the evident Intention OF throwing him In The
men then dropped him and started 20 run down the
street bun " hen he had chased them 8 little way
they turned and again attacked him. The police
rnan was knocked down. and one Of the rUfians
Grew r knife. Thinking they intended 20 murder
him. Ahaarn fred az one Cf the thugs. who fell
The Others ran away. Policeman Benjamin. OF the
Tlfth-st. station. and Policeman Mlnd1rf. OF ule
TNreuty-secon5-st station. who were on post near
heard the shots. and running Up found AheaTn
and MorreH or the ground. The wounded man was
sent 20 the hospital and charge Of nssaulting an
officer was entered against hirl At Bellevue Hos
pital yesterday evening the doctors said that they
expected he would be able 70 appear in court by
to-day Morreu lives No as East Seventeenth
Ct and says he is = carpenter.
Csntatn Gallagher. OF the East TNwenty-secono-
~ station. made statement later In TIE day IN
which lie declared TIRE assault on the policeman
had been prene6itated. He said:
The four men who were mixed Up IN the fight
members = the sam faul AssoeiaLlq... - a.
East side Club IN the Iiftoenth Frecinet which Is
similar .a that Of the Paul Kelly Association ne
member al Of the Monk Eastman type alo
have been affiliated with other gangs al may
up she riot ~ last TUESDAY might ms A.i i
SOM 20 be 5e lT ~ The Sam Paul ASSOCIATION were
IniN.. up fu the ARRAY OUTSIDE oliNel A@-loL
Smiths saloon about year ago. IN when NluI,h
Fas.n.rr was shot bv '1fggv' Donovan, a IIotf
81 tnc Donovan who was killed last Iuesd&E hleht
Al : o7ri5 * yesterday morning was notihea by
the Ffrtecrth Pr -ucr police that nenoeIS o. lle
sam Pau As1oclatlon nae - - = -,a1
and had started for my preclnct 70 oo y Ssti-.-
who had seuesie6 Ga the shooting anar al SILVER
Dollar" Smiths saloon. . --,...--.,
Tho assault on the woman made az FifteeL.th-
o. and ,-hf~d-~ve this morning was nothing more
rrau "a ruse draw the police. AI''tth W. IL
1re5.atrlr recognized one OF the pollcerleh VIZ
had ler'o- the gang Yesterday noflllS. eG w 81
f.,,- men were bert on hurting him seriously i
not killing Kim
Members O. the sam Paul Association, of No.
90 F+ l-orrtecrth-st are indignant over the pub
lfere5 str-er1ent OF Captain Gallagher q the East
-ry-ert,--eo~crd-st station associating them with
the monk" Eastman gang and the Paul Kelly AS
ISOLATION President ABE" Berkson and sam Paul.
,f The association. declared last night that tho
association had been prosecuted by the police. Its
Y7en7hers they said. were all hsrdvorking Indus
.rious Young men vino met for purely social pur-
poses President Bcrksca gave out 3 statement IN
which he said IN part:
we deny any knowledge % Julian MorelL He has
re,er al any time beer q member OF this assocla-
ZION Il has been the hobby ~ The police IN the
mast 20 pick this association out whenever anything
happens in the vicinity. What the reason y We
cont know. bat II appears 10 be plain case OF
sersecuriOn.