New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
SHOOT THROUGH DOOR.
TWENTY ATTACK ONE.
Reign of Terror an Tenement House
-Tuo WOunded.

In the heart of Charles F. Murphy's district
last night two were wounded in shoot
ing afTray that had for its battle ground the
fourth floor of the crowded five story tenement
houseI No GA East Sixteenth-st. William Gill
len who lives In the apartment on that
floor attacked by twenty men, who had
previously attacked him during the day. When
he refused TO open his door several shots were
fired through it. Finally opening the door he
was struck on the forehead by a bullet and
slightly wounded.
He fired his own revolver FIVE times into the
crowd, and probably mortally wounded WilliaIa
Wynn. nineteen years old. OF No. 42S East FIJI
teenth-st. Gillen and Wynn were placed under
arrest charged with felonious assault. and three
others were arrested as accessories The police
expect to make several more arrests.
Gilien refused to make complaint against
Wynn or any OF the others arrested, and Wynn
refused to make any statement. Gihen SAID t'ie
trouble was due to a quarrel over a fishing line
at East Sixteenth-st. three weeks ago.
GilIen was at First-ave. and Eighteenth-st-
about 3 D. n when he first attacked by the
gang and assaulted He was stabbed over the
right eye and was left bleeding on the sidewalk
Although it was broad daylight, the men got
away safely. and GiIlen walked TO Bellevue Hos
pital. where his injury dressed by Dr.
Smith.
Gilen is married and lives with his wife his
baby, a month old. and his brother Peter IN
four room apartment.
At about 10: 80 o'clock last night there was a
knock on the dining room door, and Gillen asked
who was there. He was told that he was
wanted outside Recognizing the voice Gillen
went 20 his bedroom and got under the bed He
told his wife that II the door was broken in 10
say that he was
The men seemed to go away. but soon there
was second summons, and Ginen ordered the
men to go away. His words were greeted by
shout and several men kicked at the door 1t
opened outward and would not yield. A second
time the men seemed to go away. and all was
still for about ten minutes. Then the knocks
came again and voice said:
Come out here Gillen. want to kill you
GiIen ordered the men away again and said
he wouldn't leave his apartment
Ciillen went to the door and said:
You fellows get away from here or III Kill
some of you
In response severa! pistol shots rang out. and
five bullets passed through the panel Of the
door one Of them almost striking Gillen. He
ran 10 a rear room TO get his pistol. and says he
saw several men the fire escape. all armed.
ready 10 prevent his escape that way if he at
tempted H.
The shots had created It panic in the house
collected.
C;lllen ran TO the door and flung II open. As
he did so a shot was fired and bullet grazed
his temple, reopening the stab wound. Gilen
then fred FIVE shots into the crowd in the hail.
Detectives McMuIen and Gallagher. Of the
E,a AZ Trventysecond- st station. attracted by the
shots fought their way through FIVE hundred
people sprinted up to the fourth floor, and saw
Gnlen standing in the doorway with the smok
ing revolver in his hand.
''yvho shot YOU, Gien?" was asked
Il won't make any statement or any COM
plaint." Glllen is said to have replied. When
shot shot to kill. and when l get out of
this l will settle my own scores The police
can't do It for me-
In the mean time the reserves who had been
called. were having their hands full IN front
NJ GnIe,.s house. 4 crowd Of one thousand
persons had gathered, and all seemed to he ia
mniar with the feud The majority of them
sympathized with Ginen and threatened 20
lynch any of the members OF the attacking party
they could catch.
Gus Meagren. of No. 3GG East Fifty-eghth-
st; James Crlmmin of No 25e Avenue p. and
another man who refused to give his name.
we're arrested in the hallway OF the house. The
reserves had a hard night 10 get these meE t.
the station. Two policemen guarded the prs
oners on the sto0p. while the others rushed into
the crowd welding their night sticks and
threatening 10 shoot The patrol wagon was
called when the crowd had been cleared away,
and was backed into the gutter against the
with policemen guarding the wagon, II
was hurried to the station.
Persons living in the tenement house said
there reign of terror there. Women
awakened from sleep dragged their children
under beds and even men sought places Of
safety