New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
WILLIAM R. HENNIG SHOT
OLD BUCKET SHOP NAN.
Not Seriously Injured, and LeaUes
Hospital TeIegrapher Held.

William Rodman T8ennis. said by detectives 20 be
xhe same person who conducted a chain or "oucket
shops out West and was indicted and spent nine
months in the jail at Ottawa Ill. was shot down
yesterday afternoon IN front OF Robins Cafe at No
r. Broadway. Two shots were fired. the first going
wild and the second penetrating Hennig's body
near the end Of his spinal column Thoinas O'Con-
nor. q telegraph operator and alleged TO be pro
.essional ''tipster,' was arrested the charge
OF shooting Hennig
Hennig was hurried to the Hudson Street Hospital
and o'COnnor was locked uD in, the Church street
police station.
AT the hospital Hennig gave his ''Dr.
Napoleon Judson," Of No. 2.7Sl Broadway. The
wound was not serious and while young police
taking notes about an automobile which
the ambulance ran into on the way back To the
hospital. DR. Judson" announced that he was quite
himself again, put on his coat and hat ordered a
cab and drove away. The police furious when
they found that he gone. Eennig lives with his
wife AT No. 2.7Sl Broadway.
o'Connor was arraigned before Magistrate Bar
low in the Tombs court and, through his lawyer
Eml Fuchs, produced certificate, signed by DR..
.. c. Merrill. house surgeon. and II. 5. Knoll
assistant superintendent OF the Hudson street
hospital. showing that Hennig had been dis
charged his request The Magistrate
held in $500 bail for examination to-day on
on a charge Of felinous assault The magistrate
held that Il was not O'Connors fault that he had
not killed Henng and that It was no simple
thing 10 fire of revolvers Broadway.
The shooting caused intense excitement along
broadway oConnor, It said had recently
obtained $1,000 from a woman patron TO invest
Die invested il at M. 50 Broadway, a brokerage
firm which raided Thursday last and in which
siennig is alleged TO have had an interest. There
were rumors in the street that the firm going
50 meet al is customers squarey.
O'Connor went to Robins cafe. where he knew
7senig was accustomed 10 have luncheon. Mon IN
the cafe NJ the time said they appeared at first to
BE friendly then suddenly O'Connor began talking
soudy. mentioning the "womans money" They
walked outside. The conversation grew louder
Then the shooting. Indications of a motive
at variance with this story We're furnished when
detectives declared IN the Or,bs poce court that
aIennie had accused O'Connor Of ''sQueang'' on
Julius L. Mendeu, broker. who was arrested yes
Co, at No 80 Broadway. Mendell charged
VIII grand iarCeir9'; and was held by Magistrate
summation next Thursday
Oconnor. however, denied that he knew anything
heard OF Mendel. He admitted having had some
business transactions with Henng in Chicago.
Asslslailt insurer Attuihey NarNan refused 70
discuss the arrest OF Mendell beyond saying he had
sold McConyille go ahead and ~ axe the arrest
Hfter he had heard the facts IN th- case. He de-
clared that ne aid not know that there any
connection between the arrest of MendeI and
tie shooting of l5ennig; The detective from the
church street station said they confident that
aIenning had accused O'Connor OF 'squealing' on
Aendell and that the shooting followed.
II IS SAID Heunig conducted for several years a
chain OF bucket shops in the North and South
west. His headquarters were IN Chicago, from
which point this bucket shop syndicate. number
sng 20 branch offices. operated. In his Damy
days, IL IS said. he was known ChiCaBo's Buck
ct Shop King"
Chicago, Dec. William r. Henug, who
shot IN New York to-day was once a resident Of
this city. hut left here more than year ago. He
was prosecuted for running a bucket shop and
was sentenced by Judge Grosscup, Of the Federal
Court, 10 a year in jail After serving this SEN
fence he went 10 New York.