The sun., 1904-12-09
MALLON'S STORY OF KILLING.
NOT THE ONE HE TOLD WHEN AR
RESTED, SHERWOOD SAYS.
Policeman Who Shot Brennan Testines
in His Own Defence-Belated Black.
Jack Feature-Police Sergeant's
Memory Aided by Station Hotter.

Policeman Who Shot Brennan Testifes
I'm His Own Defence-Belated Black.
Jack q Feature-Police sergeants
Memory Aided by Station Hotter
Policeman Arthur j. Mallon OF the West
Sixty-eighth street station house went on
the stand before Recorder Goff In General
Sessions yesterday to explain how he shot
and killed Robert Brennan. 10 years old,
in the Bowery on the morning of May last.
That was the day after the police parade.
Mallon was on -house duty on the day
Of the parade, but that night he went to a
little dinner given by Capt. Kemp to some
of the men who walked.
Mallon said that he only had few glasses
Of beer at the dinner. Then he went home
and after a short time went around to the
Fifth street station to see Capt McDermott,
who had sent for him. Capt. McDermott
wasn't there. and Msllon went to a club,
thence to Bowery restaurant and from
there home.
About O'Clock in the morning, his half
brother, Robert j. Jones, woke him up
and told him that he had been short-changed
in the dive, at % Bowery. Mallon, got up
and dressed himself. With Jones he went
to the dive. He waited outside, he said
while Jones went in to see il he could find
the man who had short-changed him.
Jones came out and said he couldn't
A second or two later, Mallon testified,
several men came out of the place. They
he was a copper. Mallon admitted he was
and then they said he was 4phony cop
He says he showed his shield and then
Brennan reached over Jones's shoulder
and struck him. Brennan ran and Mallon
drew his revolver. The crowd got around
him and Rrar,nIn hack and triad fn
strike him again. Some one grabbed his
hand-the hand that held the revolver
and the revolver went OF. Brennan, shot
in tbs bfos forsat fell into the street .d oon
shifting from the jury TO Recorder Gof.
when Brennan fell both of his arms we're
extended in front of him and in one of his
hands was blackjack"
Up to that time Mallon hadn't said any
thing about the blackjack Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Train, after a struggle got
Mallon to deny that he had ever told any
body that Brennan was prisoner and that
he shot him while he was trying to escape.
But Sergt. Sherwood and the blotter Of
the Eldridge street station told different
story. Sherwood was on duty at the sta
ton when Mallon was brought in a pris-
oner. His story was a meagre one until
Assistant District Attorney Train brushed
up his memory by. having him refer to the
entry he made of Mallon's arrest. Then
Sherwood said that Mallon told him that
he had arrested Brennan and he was trying
to escape. Mallon yelled Halt and
when Brennan didn't stop he shot him.
when Malon was arraigned before you,
did he say anything about a blackjack
Mn Train asked,
NO, he did not Sergt Sherwood said,
Il never saw a blackjack and never heard
Of one
Frank Taussig, piano player in
McGurk's Suicide Hail. was the only eye
% fha ehO ych N yUaS q xrlt
Yesterday. He said he saw Brennan try
to hit Mallon with a blackjack. Jones
Mallon's haf-brother gave similar testi-
mony.
The defence and prosecution summed
up last night. Mallon' g fate will rest with