New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
KILL MADMAN In BATTLE.
Fifty Shots Exchanged Bet5ceen
armenian and the Police.

After a pistol battle in which some fifty shots
were exchanged between five policemen and
Garaled hrikorian, crazy Armenian, the latter
: was mortaly wounded by shot fired by Patrol
man John Fallon in a little candy store at No.
( 36l Wythe-ave., Brooklyn yesterday morning.
| Fallon was partially stunned by a bullet from
the madman's gum and another shot cut hole
| through the helmet of Patrolman James Dwan.
| krikorian, who lived at No 334 Second-ave.
Manhattan, had been employed for about year
! by Sarkeo Shanesan. who ran n little candy fac
! tory In addition to the store at the Wythe-ave
mousse His deep interest in the japanese In their
| night against Russia seemed to have affected his
mind recently. His work falling off. Krikorian
was discharged on Wednesday. On Thursday
ne pleaded TO get his job back. but Shanesian
| repulsed him. In the evening the candymaker
round note in Armenian pushed under his
door 1t contained threatening language and
when stone went crashing through a window
an hour later Shanesian reported his
trouble to the Bedford-ave. station
lie was advised to get warrant for Kri-
KORAN. but before he could do so the Armenian
turned up at the shop yesterday morning. AS
his visitor showed signs of suppressed excite
1nent. the Candymaker sent one OF his helpars
out for n policeman Patrolman John Dwan's
presence seemed to enrage Krikorian who
drew a big revolver with his right hand and an
ugly looking scimetar with his left Shanesian
and his wife retreated into back room and
locked the door. Dwan went 10 the street and
got passing fireman to call the reserves When
he returned krikorian had intrenchAd himself
behind a door at the head of the stairs Dwan
raped on the door with his club. and the reply
bullet.
Roundsman Michael A Lyons and Patrolmen
George Hart, William OBrien and John FalIon
arrived just then, but before they had time to
ask any questions the Armenian flung open the
door and. waving his scirnetar emptied his re-
volver at the policemen When the bluecoats
had recovered their equilibrium they started up
the stairs, suppOsing that Krikorian had ex-
hausted his ammunition. But the active little
Armenian had already reloaded his revolver and
fired another voiley, which whistled over the
policemens heads. They retreated. and then
renewed the attack. only to be met by another
deadly fire. one of the bullets cutting through
Dwan's helmet Then the policemen drew their
revolvers and started up the stairs. firing as
they went. Roundsman Lyons having cautioned
them to shoot only to disable the man. AS
they reached the door the smoke was so dense
that nothing could be seen clearly
Suddenly shot flashed by Fallons neck the
powder burning him. He said I'm shot" and
he fell fired toward the door Groans In
stead Of bullets from the room showed that
krikorian had been hit Fallon picked himself
up at the bottom of the stairs and found he
had been only stunned
krikorian was found lying the floor. with
a bullet hole in his abdomen. He died just
he was being taken into the Eastern District
Hospital. Fallon. Who rode in the ambulance.
was so overcome when he he had killed
that Father Bedford. of the Church Of SITS.
Peter and Paul. was called to comfort him.