New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
SHOT DOWN In STORE
ANTIQUE DE4LER'S OLD
|. PARTNER HELD.
Maurice TannenholS, a Je7ceHer
Across the Street, Recovering
from Hounds, Uyitness.

Robert r Jordan. dealer in pictures and
antiques ar No 764 Lexington avenue. was
shot down in his store last night Maurice
Tsnnenholz. jeweller across the avenue who
was shot and seriously injured on October %
WIS witness Of last nights shooting.
John Deegan, forty-one years old. of No 946
Fest 67th street. formerly a partner of Jordan
Is under arrest. charged with the shooting He
-vss identified by witnesses the man who shot
Jordan. but although the police say he admitted
It az first. he denied later having any hand in
the effair.
JORDAN was standing in his store soon after
the hour for closing. Outside, IN front of the
store Marcus Singer. fourteen years old. mes
senEer boy employed by Jordan and Leo Well a
salesman in Jordan's establishment were stand
ing talking. Suddenly man walked up from
5ath street and entered the store. He closed
the door behind him with q hang; then drew
revolver. the police say. and fired at Jordan.
The bullet struck Jordan IN the abdomen, and
he turned The man fired again. but missed
Their he opened the door and ran toward 59th
street Instantly there was q crowd in pursuit
The runner turned east in 5oth street 70 Park
avenue and then turned south Between 59th
and 5sth streets the crowd closed about him.
and Patrolnan NcDade seized Deegan- The
policeman told Deegan that he was under arrest
and asked him if he had done the shooting. Nc
Dade says the prisoner replied:
Yes I shot him. and had good reasons for
doing 80. He deserved it"
The prisoner was taken back to Jordan's shop
end there confronted by the wounded man.
Jordan declared he was not the right
Deegsn said he sew the shooting and chas-
ing the man who did il when he was arrested.
The police found a revolver. with two cham
bars empty. in the prisoners pocket Deegan
said ne saw the man who did the shooting throw
away the gun as he was running. and picked it
I'd. He said he didn't know the man
Or. waring took Jordan to the Presbyterian
Hospital. The physician said ne thought Jor
dan would recover.
At the West s7th street station house Deegan
was examined. as were Robert O'Neill Of No
s3o West 135th street. who was one Of the pur-
suers in the chase. and We'll and Singer. All
three declared positively that Deegan did the
shooting They said they him swing
around the corner Of 59th street and enter the
store, and that they the actual shooting
through the window in the door
Maurice Tanrenholz. the ieweller at No. 755
Lexington avenue. who vas shot down in his
stsFs by 2 thief who escaped in automobile.
lives at No 7sa Lexington avenue almost di-
rec;lv across the street from Jordans shop
TsnnenhoIz, who is still weak from the effects
# his injury was sitting in front OF his place,
talking to o'NeilL when the shooting occurred
The 5er7eler could not run. because of his recent
wound. but O"leiIl Joined in the chase.
Deegan vas lined up With q number Of
porters at the station house and was picked out
ty We'll ONIeiH and young Singer as the man
who did the shooting.
Il was said by We'll and Singer that Deegan
and Jordan had trouble when they were asso-
ciated in the je<eelry and antique business, and
had rot been seen together since June Since
they separated Deegan had been peddiing jew
elry. they said
WvI fold Captain Cooney that Deegan had
tsen waiting within sight of the store for some
time There was customer in the store, he
said. and Deegan was apparently waiting for
the customer 10 leave. for soon as Jordan
vas alone he said Deegan starred for the door.
This story does not agree with the others about
Deegan coming around the corner from 5sth
street
Well had bullet. which he said he picked UP
in the store. II was for revolver similar IN
oslibre 10 the one found on Deegan-