New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-30
NAY BE MAULIFFE CASE. |
WITNESS SHOT DOWN.
O'BTen, Who Sent Policeman to
Sing Sing, Near Death.

The shooting yesterday of William O'Bren.
homeless Bowery waiter recalls the McAuliffe case
O'Brien the witness whose testimony sent Pa
trolman Arthur Mallon to Sing Sing for shooting
Robert Brennan in the Bowery. McAuliffe was
killed after giving testimony about the police. and
was last seen with a woman frequenter of resort
in Fffty-second-st. never molested by the police.
O'Brien has made only one statement. When he
was taken to the drug store at No. Bowery. the
same place that Brennan taken to after being
shot, he said: when you go up against the cops
you get all that is coming to you
When Mal.on arrested his defence was as per-
feet as a patrolmans always IS under the circum-
stances. but O'Bren took the stand and told the
actual story of the shooting and Malon was sent
TO Sing Sing for twenty years
O'Brien has little chance of recovery. He was
found at $50 q. III. yesterday by two men,
with blood pouring from bullet; wound in his alb
domen Patrolman K,efer. of the Elzabeth-st. sta
tion was called in. O'Brien then exclaimed as the
patrolman entered that it was all off with the man
that antagonized the police He would tell the pa
trolman nothing about what had occurred Il don't
know who shot It's none of your ---- pusl-
ness!' he cried when the patroman seized his chin
and forced him to look into his face.
The patrolman on whose post the shooting
occurred, Kreutzer of the Eldridge-St staton'
entered the store when OBrien staggered to his
feet. crying, he entered Il suppose you would
like to where Mallon is?'
O'Br:en would say nothing more. and was taken
to Gouverneur Hospital When he placed on
the operating table there Detective Lohmler or the
Eldudge-st. station. allowed TO see HIM He
would not answer the detectives questions, ana
finally exclaimed: - you! You can bring q
thousand witnesses here, and I won't identify one.
If get well I will look after this trouble in my
way"
The police promptly arrested three men. John
Kelly employed in the saloon at No q B0Wery;
Frank NJ. Monohan a laborer, and William
Springer piano player in the saloon. technlcal
charge Of violating the excise law IN selling hluor
prohibited hours preferred against the bar
tender. When the three prisoners were afraiSned
in the Essex Market Court, they said they knew
absolutely nothing about the shooting, and were all
discharged.
ing. No effort has yet been made TO get the two
men who assisted OBrien Into the drug store AS
can be found out the man was shot III
almost the identical spot where Mallon killed
Brennan.
Police Commissioner McAdoo began yesterday an
investigation of the shooting OF OBrien. He said;
The inference seems to be that the police
mixed up in the shooting. I have CALLED for re-
port from Captain Flood, and shall demand full
investigation of every fact and theory.
Police Captain Flood made his report the
OBrien shooting late in the afternoon. He said IN
the report he had learned that OBrlen had been
in a quarrel in the saloon at No. % Bowery, and
that he had stabbed man whose identity is I'M
known. The police, he said, are now looking for
this unknown man. -
Deputy Assistant District Attorney Train visited
O'Brien. The wounded man refused TO make any
statement. Train said later. He will visit him
again in tho hope that he may find out VINO the
asSailant