The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
SHOT BY COP HE WAS KICKING,
HUMPTY JACKSON GANG GETS
TIE WORST or 4 BUSY NIGHT.

IuNIulmNM uNlAAuMr WNhNNAhs
by Pair OF Drunken Toughs' SHOOTS
in eIf.Defense-KnOcks One Down
With His Cub-salOOn Wrecker Held
Policeman Paul Dealing Of the East
Twenty-seoond street station placed
bullst from his .ss caliber revolver deep
In the thiab Of one John Coughlln yesterday
morning and by doing 80 probably saved
bis own life. Coughlin is In Bellevue HOS
nital badly hurt, but the surgeons there
eav he "a likely TO recover Dealing, VINO
vSs badly beaten, Kicked and out about the
head. ribs and face, is temporarily laid up
for repairs. Probably he will be back at
his post again In a few days.
n WA between and o'clock yesterday
morning when Dealing fell In with a noisy
rang at Second avenue and Twenty-hith
street. Dealing, standing at Twenty-thlrd
street. had seen these men two blocks
above swaying 20 and fro from one side
Of the sidevalk TO the other and filling the
air with language that would have shocked
the forecastle Of an old fashioned privateer'
When Dealing caught up with them the
three men were sufficiently disentangled
from their mix-up to reveal two uuhKs
RAMPANT and one drunk couchant, Inc
dnlnks rampant were trying to keep the
drunk couchant on his feet. The drunk
couchant was trying to 60 20 sleep on the
sidewalk.
As the policeman came running up the
three lurohed out into the driveway IN time
10 hail and stop a Second avenue nortn-
bound car. When the policeman tTled 10
help put the sleepy man on the rear PLATFORM
NJ the car the latter recovered the lacui'y
81 speeoh sufficiently TO curse the ofhcer
and express a desire to kill him
sNever mind that, Bill said one OF the
others. wen tend to that. Wen fix HIM
Then the car went on with the sleepy
drunk on board leaving Dealing and the
RAMPANT ones alone in the street. Dealing
yvalked over to the sidewalk. One OF the
rnmpants who afterward turned out to lie
Cougblin, followed closely at his heels
Coughlin is a heavy set powerful man
He ia an iron molder. lives at 525 East Six
teenth street, and has record as an as
sailant of policemen. The police say no Is
a member Of the sHumpty' Jackson gang
whose leader is now in Sing Sing prison lot
an indiscretion in the atrociou5 assault
line.
As Dealing and Coughun reached the
c,Irbstone Coughlin reached out grliny
hand, in shape and size generally suggesting
the ham Of commerce.
sHere, COP he said, give us your hand;
shake!'
sNow, that will do, said Dealing. you
two 20 on about your business and don't
argue any more; then youh keep out oil
At that Dealing turned 10 walk away,
and as he did so Coughlin dealt him blow
on the side Of the head that brought him
down like a log. Then Coughlin and his
companions fell upon the policeman, show
ering blows and savage kicks on his head
and face. Several persons came running
up, but nobody interfened. 1t was touch
and 90 with Dealing. Any one Of the
ldcks he was getting about the mead was
likely TO make an end Of him.
He managed 20 get his revolver and
even then he warned the toughs before he
fired. A murderous kick was the only
response. Then Dealing let fly and Cough
sidewalk.
Policemen Calvin, Larkin and Muldoon
came running up. Coughlin still showed
fight, but his companion fed and escaped.
The police think they know who he Is and
that they will soon have him. Dea ling
knocked him down once with clip Of his
nightstick on the head.
Robert f. Graham printer, OF % Fast
Hath street came on the scene before
the ambulance arrived, and wanted to
assume charge Of the wounded man. He
was arrested and Magistrate hammer
fined him $40 In the Horkville police court
on a charge Of into1ication.
WRECKED woMAN's sf-yoN.
Frank Reilly was arraigneC in the York
vile police court yesterday on a charge Of
malicious mischief made by Mrs. HeTnione
Newrod, who keeps a saloon at 2O2 First
avenue. She said that he had thrown q
brick through the saloon window after he
and several companions had smashed
mirrors and other things inside the saloon
late Friday night because she refused TO
give them free drinks
Detective Butler Of the Fifth street sta
ton told Magistrate FlammeT that Reilly
was a member Of the Humpty jackson
gang.
Mrs Eewrod said ttat she and her hus-
band had had lot Of trouble with the
gang. Some OF the gang had made threats
TO do UP her husband and he worried 50
much over il that he became sick and went
TO Germany to recup rate.
The woman said she did not propose 70
be frightened away from her business, so
abe bought a revolver and kept il behind the
bar. When the half dozen young men be-
gan TO smash things in the saloon Friday
night she got out her pistol and threatened
20 shoot the next man who SHE'D a beer
glass at mirror They then left the place.
She said she saw Reilly pick up a brick
and throw il through the window.
The Magistrate held Reilly in 81 600 hail
for trial