The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02
SHOT ON STREET BY STRANGER
ENGINEER N'lCLIFFE kgLLED
~ HiN NE DIDN'T KNOH.
Had seen Tie Murderer IN a saloon n Short
Time Before and Been Glsred NJ
1--WE Acquaintance with McAulire
Allowed the shooter 10 Get Away.

George McAuliTe. an electrical engineer,
~ years old, who lived alone at 81 West
18th street, was shot early yesterday
morning by a man, who less than al hour
before had been with him inO'Neirs saloon
at IO6th street and Amsterdam avenue.
McAulihe died at $40 O'Clock yesterday
morning in J. Hood Wright Hospital after
giving Coroner Hamburger and the police
a partial description of the man who shot
him.
McAuliffe and Benjamin Clark. who has
a saloon at 1924 Amsterdam avenue, were
in the saloon at l0oth street and Amsterdam
avenue about | o clock in the morning.
They were drinking with James O'Neil.
son of the proprietor, when a stout man Of
dark complexion with a short black NOUS
tache came in md ordered a drink. Ac-
cording to the story Clark and young 0'Neil
told Coroner Hamburger. the stout man
eyed McAulife closely and glared at him.
He appeared to be nervous and paced back
and forth in front Of the bar. keeping his
eye on McAulife who paid no attention to
him.
The stout man left the place a few minutes
before McAulife. Clark and young O'Neil
left the place. The three walked over
toward Broadway. Near the corner of
lO6th street the man who had been staring
at McAuliffe in the saloon jumped from be-
hind a pile of bricks and fred five shots
az McAuliffe. The first bullet splintered
McAullffe : right arm. The second went
into the left breast just below the heart
The other three went wild.
Then, according to the story told the
Coroner, the stout man showed his pistol
in his pocket and walked hurriedly away.
The two mea with Mc.Auliffe made no at
tempt to stop him. but stayed With the
enginee-. Policeman Mccain Of the West
l?5th street station, who had heard the
shots, found McAulife lying unconscious
on the sidewalk near the pile Of bricks
He said Clark and O'Neil " ere bending
over the wounded man. Sergt. Maher OF
the West l25th street station turned out
the reserves TO search the neighborhood.
The reserves bagged nobody and couldn't
find a revolver.
McAulife was taken to the J., Hood
Wright Hospital, where Detective McHugh
talked to him. He told the detective that
he did not know the man who had shot him,
but that the man was tall, stout over 9
feet high md wore a black mustache.
Coroner Hamburger, who got to the hos
pital a lew minutes before McAulifc died
asked the wounded man il he believed he
was about to die
Yes" said McAulife.
ndNN you duy nope Oi IeNONbTl' aSkeu
the Coroner, putting the customary ques-
ton.
while there's life there's hope said
McAulife, and died a second later.
The Coroner had Clark and O'Neil ar
rested. and examined them In his Office.
They said they knew McAulifEe only slightly
and did not know where he worked. They
had met casually in the saloon and had a
few drinks together. they said. Neither
had eve- seen before the man that shot
McAuline, they told the Coroner. Har-
burger released them in 500 bail each.
The dete tives arrested last night Fred
Guntze a. 25T " dson street, He OH at
Washin! toaa Bar lay st Gets n suspicion
that he as tie mar who shot ~. A. III.
Guntze was taken to the West I25th stI eet
police station. where he said he was not in
Ha"lcm at tue time of the shooting, but said
he was at home playing pinochle and that
he could b ing many persons to prove II.
He was locked up over night.