The evening world., 1905-11-27
SEEK THIEVES
Of KELLY GANG
Who SLEW PAL
Sleuths Hunt Three Who
Shot. Man While Firing
at Policeman.
FIVE FLEE FROM COP.
AL Detected While at Work
Breaking in Door of
Store.
ONE SUSPECT CAUGHT.
Cspt Cruise Says Paul Kelly Is
Protected by Powerful ,Politi-
cal influence.
ONE SUSPECT CAUGHT.


Of the precinct. all OF the plain clothes
men IN ths East ioith street station
and az many patrolmen as can be
spared for special detail a.c to-day
hunting tor ths members OF the Paul
Kelly gang who attempted burglary
on Second avenue early yesterday, and
who killed one OF their own pals In az
effort to shoot down the policeman
who was pursuing them.
uutfks tho abortive efforts d the
Mercer street and Fifth street station
commands to ind Paul Kelly, after the
s1ay1ng Of the man Harrington in the
Great Jones street resort, Capt, Cruise
is going about the roundup Of the three
burglars as II his heart was in the
capture One arrest has been made
though the prisoner has not been
proved 10 be one Of the number en-
Raged In the attsmpted burglary and
the shooting,
Considerable credit Is due TO Police
man Florence McAulife for MS attack
upon the FIVE thugs when he was alone
and IN plain clothes, The bullet that
slew one OF the burglars was meant for
him.
Burglars Fire at Policeman.
AicAuliffe was passing the clgaE store
Of Abraham Kaufman, at No, HeS Sec
ord avenue. at about o. clock Yesterday
morning when he SsIw tive men en-
gagged in jlmmying the door. AT frst'
as he was In. civilian garb. they were
Cor attacking him, but one Of the gang
reoognized him and the i've took to
their heels
MoAulffe pursued them. nrtng his re-
vclyer over their heads and commanding
them bo surrender. For reply, one In
the lead ot the fuGttiyes turned and.
while still running, fred three shots at
the policeman. John Celia, the man
with the Jimmy, was struggling behind
his pals, and one OF the three bullets
ntruck him In the eve. inflicung wound
from which he died few hours later
The chase led east through ons Hun
dred and Eleventh street. where the
four burglars disappeared In a dark
hallway. Reserves hunted the neigh
borhood for them in vain all night
While tho searca was still on. Police
man schlichthernlein, on post at Lex
lgton avenue and one Hundred and
Eleventh street uabbed neeing man,
VINO called himself John Smith, OF NO.
20 Eas, one Hundred and Twenty-sec-
ond street. The police announced tAer
belief that ne Is a member OF the Paul
Kelly gang and was one OF the Ave en-
guged in the attempted burglary.
When arragned tn the Harlem Court
Yesterday Kaufman, tho proprietor OF
The place whlch the gang sought uo roo,
Identified him as one of three men VINO
rad held him up and beaten him with
nn iron bar on the night OF oct r.
Capt. Cruise After Kelly Gang
ocapt William VII Cruise, s}yesl q the hsstatloa' Gost
declared to-day that he VIII go on
patrol duty himself and assist his six
detectives In rounding up the three
members OF the Paul Kelly glng' ne
says that he will also keep anwatchtui
eye out for Paul Kelly who Is wapted
by the police since the killing OF Har-
rington in the Great Jones street re-
sort, -. -.
picture Of Paul Kelly said Capt
Cruise. "the same photograph that The
Evening World printed. 1t is a splendid
likeness, and II he is Ia this precinct
we will surely get him
policeman attached TO the East
one Hundred and Fourth street station,
in spite OF his commanders statement
declIred to an Evening World reporter
TODAY that powerful political intlu-
snce was being eXerted over the police
10 prevent the capture OF Kelly He
sad:
Paul Kelly Has Political Pull.
T was transferred to this precinct
because knew Kelly and because those
higher up knew that | could get MIN.
other policemen have suffered In the
snme way being transferred out OF the
Mercer street and Fifth street stations,
ns IL was feared that they would be too
active In their search for this gang
e""9fIhere is nothing In tho report that
Kelly has come to Harlem. ! am sure
he has not left the neighborhOod OF his
Great Jones street resort and any po-
liceman in the Mercer street or Fifth
street station could get him within a
Several policemen on the force, and
am one OF them, who were too mucn
alive 10 suit the politicians back OF
Kelly, are now kept under cover doing
clerical work in station houses. They
are not even allowed out on active
oatrol' dirty. for they would know Kelly
sr sight and esthlm."
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