New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
OFFICER SHOOTS FRIEND.
WOUND PROBABLY FATAL.
Outcome of Demand of Too Uni
formed Policemen for a Drink.

| Otto Dietenbach, a saloonkeeper at No. 223
West Twenty-seventh-st.. living at No ~ Car
mine-st was probably fatally shot in the breast
early yesterday by Patrolman Daniel ]. Null
cahy, of the West Thirtieth-st. station. The
shooting was the outcome of a demand for
drinks in the Gallagher liquor store, at No. 81
Carmine-st- Mulcahy and James Leslie Hunter.
another policeman his companion are under ar
| rest.
/ According to Mrs Dietenbach. she. with her
mother husband and the two patrolmen. were
! in Dietenbachs saloon until o'clock in the
morning Then, she said, the entire party left
the saloon. At the Detenbach home the saloon
| keeper and the two women took leave OF the
policemen.
| Dietenbach had hardly got into bed when he
sprang out. saying he had forgotten something.
| and went out. joining the two policemen near
| the house.
Joseph MARITIME who was on duty in the liquor
| store when the patrolmen entered with Dieten-
| bach, said the three men asked for drinks and
| he told them he did not serve drinks, Then
Hunter drew his revolver and said: I'VE go
! ing to have drinks" Mulcahy said Don't be
alarmed; that gun is empty 1 have good one"
Mulcahy then drew his revolver and grabbed
Martino's hat and shot hole through it. Diet
| enbach happened to get in front of him just then
| and hit.
ttISOlS WHO ndu BdlntIeu III lIOlil VI thc SUI
| saw Mulcahy fourishing his revolver, but dared
| not go in. He reganed his senses in few min
utes. however, and. running to a neighboring
telephone, informed police headquarters that a
man had been shot. When he returned to the
| liquor store he found Patrolman William Dunn,
| OF the Chares-st. station. there with MARITIME
Dunn placed Mucahy under arrest. He asked
| Dietenbach if Mulcahy was the who shot
him and the latter replied:
Il don't know who shot me-"
The wounded man was taken to St Vincents
hospital in the ambulance and Mulcahy with
MARITIME. was taken to the Charies-st. station.
Capt. Aloncle sent them to the hospital with
orders that they be taken before Dietenbach and
another effort made to have him identify his as
sailant.
After the shooting. somebody told Deten-
bach's Wife she rushed up to the liquor store
and, going up-to MuIcahy, asked:
My husband shot"
Yes" answered Mulcahy. family.
You shot him and l know it," she exclaimed
Mulcahy nodded.
Was il an accident" she inquired.
Yes an accident" answered Mucahy. who
trembled as If he had the palsy.
Dietenbach's condition was so serious that the
| coroners office was told TO have his ante-ntor-
TEN statement taken. He refused TO identify
the policeman as the man who had shot him.
MulCahy is thirty-two years old. and was ap-
pointed to the force September IL, 1901. He
had a brother also policeman. who died sud
denly few years ago.
Hunter was arrested at his home, No. 121
East Twenty third-st. He Is twenty seven years
old. and appointed to the police force on
January - Of the present year.
Hunter and MulCahy were arraigned before
Magistrate Whitman in the jefferson Market
Tolice court. and on short affidavit by Pa
trolman Dunn were held TO await the result of
DietenbaCh's injuries. their examination being
set for tomorrow morning. Mulcahy held
without bail and Hunter in 5000
Captain Cottrell said last night he had al
ready drawn up formal charges against both
Hunter and Mulcahy, and had forwarded them
O hea ianarfers.