The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-14
MURDER CAPS GIRLS BUAWL.
3 MEN KNIFED BEFORE DAWN
~ TENDERLOIN JOINT.

seek English Harry Effort
ca Hide Tragedy, but Cop Forces TVS
way In-WOmAn Brutaily Kicked
Up dingy cellar stairway 70 the Thirty
first street sidewalk just on Broadway
fifty men, grabbing. hauling striking at
one another In wild terror, rushed into the
darkness just before the dawn Of yesterday
morning. They scattered like trapful OF
rats turned loose and scurried away east
and west and up and down Broadway.
Then out came a woman screaming, and
hed across Broadway, half sitting cries
OF horror, until the shadows of the other
side Of the street swallowed her. Another
woman came out, ran uncertainty up and
down the curb, and then hurried on to Sixth
avenue ard turned the corner.
Policeman O'Flaherty came up Broadway
and looked at the closed doorway He
went TO the door Of the saloon above,
The door there was locked too. O'Fla-
herty tapped on Il with his club. There
was no answer. He kicked once, twice,
and again, the last time, with nearly
force enough to knock In the panel against
which his foot struck. The door opened a
little.
O'Fiaherty. O'Flaherty threw his shoulder
against the door and pushed in, followed
by the other policeman. Behind them
entered a white iaoketed waiter, hatless,
followed by two physicians from nearby
all night drug store.
where are the men who are hurtY' asked
one Of the physicians.
There amt nobody hurt, said the man
who had come TO the door, looking signif-
cantly at the policemen;
OFlahertv glanced behind the bar. Then
he started for the door TO the drinking
room in the basement A waiter stood In
bis way.
There's nothn' down there said the
waiter.
down. Az the bottom Of the stairs, lying
on the floor, was a dead man IN barten-
der's Jacket and apron. There was great
red stain over the dead mans heart
waiter was kneeling over the body sitting
powdered sugar over the bloodstain, trying
to blot Il out.
I'm trying to stop the blood he said
trembhngly, as the policeman pomced
upon him.
The dead man was Ray Joyce, bette"
known as kid" Joyce. He was bartender
In the place, Ia the next room TWO other
men were lying on the floor. One OF them
was Barney Doyle part owner OF the saloon,
which has long had evil repute as loatng
place for the men and women loiterers
on Broadway. The other was a waiter,
Eddie Weston. Both were stabbed in the
was very badly hut.
Don't say word, Eddie commanded
Doyle, weakly, as soon as his eyes caught
CLINT Of the brass buttons.
O'Flaherty ran upstairs, telephoned for
an ambulance and took charge Of the duty
Of arresting every man in the establish
ment. There were plenty u policemen on
the spot by that time. Word had gone out
through the all night resorts that there had
been horrible doings at ! oDev's.
All day long the police worked TO ind
out how the dead bartender Kid Joyce
whose father was former Captain Walter J.
Joyce Of the Seyenty-frst Regiment, met
his death. i was squalid story that they
patched together.
Six young men were sitting together al
a table in one Of the basement rooms.
Tho place was full. A young woman,
Mamie Mamie, a dark. timid looking
little thing, was called from anothe'
table by one Of the hard faced boys in the
group. Her glass Of beer was hardly put
on the table In front Of her when another
girl tall. with red bronze hair, strobe up
to her and with Jealous glare az the young
man who had called Mamie, said:
You've got a lovely gent with you,
Mamie. Before I'd stand for Red Gray
ca ling me from another table like ! was
trained monk!'
Mamie slapped at her. The big girl,
laughing harshly, walked on down the
room.
Are you going TO let me take that of
her, Redy' asked Mamie.
Wait till the rag comes back, covered
Red while the rect jeered.
As the big girl came up the room again,
the red headed Gray rose and emptied his
glass Of beer in her face.
The crowd was on it's feet In a minute.
Mamie johnson. screaming abuse and
hatred. few at the crowd, striking wildly
right and left One Of the men lea ped
foTwardand grabbing her by the shoulders,
kicked her in the stomach,
Down the stains into the uproar came
Barney Doyle, followed by Kid Joyce.
Mamie johnson, who had been under
Doyle's particular protection in the place.
was lying on the floor, and three or four
men were kicking at her. Doyle saw the
face Of Weston, who was waiter but was
on duty, among those Of the crowd which
was mixing into the fight.
Come on, Eddie!" commanded Doyle
Come on, Kid This things been coming
for a week. Throw 'em out 50 they'll stay
out after this
The fighters clossd In. Then those not
fighting began 20 r. sh for the door.
Look out They're using kniyesl'
screamed a mans voice In the middle OF |
the fray. Black acks swung above the |
confusion Of striking fsts. There was
soream Of pain, and another, and then, a. |
II at a signal the men who were on their |
feet turned and ran for the door.
Joyce, his hand TO his breast, tottered |
into the back room and dumped to the |
floor. Doyle and Weston had fallen In
their tracks and were grovelling about,
RroaninR. The walters shut the doors
and under the Instructions OF Bully Quincy,
Doyle's partner. sent for a physician and
turned out most Of the lights. Then the
coming Of Policeman o Flaherty put an end I
TO ali hope Of concealinR the tragedy
The Mamie woman was arrested at her
room at il44 Broadway late yesterday
afternoon. With her aid the police found
Red GRAY, whose home was at 2s4 Vest
Forty third street He told the police that
be had no occupation.
The police learned things from him, too,
and at midnight last night they we're hot
in pursuit Of a fellow named Harry Law
renee, or English Harry a veteran Of
the Paul Kelly gang, which has kept illegal
resorts OF the fenderloin in terror Of their
rowdyism and blackmailing raids for many
months.