New-York tribune., 1909-02-20
DETECTIVE KILLED
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c,oidhaumer except to tell him that no mar
named Jensen lived there.
According to Mrs. Deepe. Byrnes opened tne
door and let Goldhammer in, and then she salu
she heard the door slam and loud, angry Voioes
inside She said that as she started 10 asCeiiu
the stairs the door oLcned and the arsunleh' u
was continued. Then the door was closed again:
She said that the door was shut after sne H0U
heard what she thought a shot
Mrs Rvrnes who said that she was house.
ISeeper for a hotel at Third avenue ana EVtn
street was not at home. Detectives were seH'
for her. among them being Tom" Heaney. ne
was standing in a coffee house near by, talking 8
To a waitress Of the shooting, when the sIl
said: There goes Mrs. Byrnes now poiIi'iiis
TO a woman the other side OF the S.i9
Heaney accosted the woman. who admitted her
identify after a brief delay. She was taken to
the station house. but little information coulo
be obtained from her
PAwNTICKETS AND OPIUM LAYOUT.
The woman said she had been married about
four years She said her husband had NOT
worked in about six months, but for some time
had been a bartender in the hotel where she
was employed. When Byrnes was searcneo d
the station house more than thirty pawnt1cKe'S
were found The police took them ana OesaI
an investigation. In the apartment was lounu
a complete opium layout
BVTneS
smoker for the last thirteen years. but that OF
1a+a he had been trying to break himself OF It,
When asked if he had ever been arrested Bvrhes
said that he had been several times for disor-
DERBY conduct but according to Captain carey
of the homicide bureau Byrnes was taken 10
Headquarters some time ago in connection Win
with a hOld-up in Peck Slip, but was allowed u
go for lack of evidence.
The police put little credence in Byrnes
story 1T is frame-up on the part OF one OF
the coolest men we have had to deal with IN
long time said a police official last night
..Byrnes knew Goldhammer. When he went TO
the door and saw who it was he probably was
taken aback and put up argument Then
Goldhamner told him TO come along and Byrnes
went to the rear room. supposedly. 10 get MS
coat. but really grabbed the gun and oeloEe
GoIdhammer. the poor chap, could get 10 MS
shot him. Goldhammer was hard worker ana
was mainly responsible for the raid on Browne
policy place and for sending Humpty Jackson
away, 1t was a frame-up. pure and simple but
give Byrnes credit, il was clever one.
RECALLED KILLING OF MACFARLANE
Tho shooting Yesterday recalled the killing OF
Charles 3 NTacfarlane. superintendent OF tne
Goddard Anti Policy Society, in the Criminal
Courts Building. by William Spencer negro
who had been arrested by Macfarlane and was
ing took place on June IS. 1903. in crowded
courtroom, and followed crusade on the policy
game which sent many men to prison.
Goldhamner was thirty-four years old. and
was appointed 10 the police force in 1895. He
was made a sergeant on February I. 1903. but
for the last two years he had been attached TO
Commissioner Hanson's office. He lived with
his wife and five children al Grant avenue and
Mlddletown Road. The Bronx The youngest
IL at
enc time attached to the mounted squad and TO
the CITY Island station. but his work attracted
the attention OF his superiors. and he was placed
in the detective bureau.
Deputy Commissioner Hanson said last night
that Cioldhammer went to Byrness house 70 ar
rest him IN connection with a robbery Of the
Adams Express Company. He said Goldman
rcer had told him that he had information that
some of the goods stolen were hidden in Byrness
apartment He also said that Byrnes
member OF the "Humpty" Jackson gang and
that Goldhammer believed Byrnes was IN the
policy game, but could not prove it. Mr.. Han
son said that William Kent had told him that
he did not know Byrnes. A brother Of Byrnes
IS in Sing Sing Mr.. Hanson said that Gold
hammer was one Of the most resourceful men
in the Police Department
Despite the assertion OF Deputy Commissioner
Hanson that Goldhammer wanted to arrest
Byrnes for his alleged connection with the
Adams Express Company robberies. belief was
strong last night that Byrnes was really wanted
in connection with the policy game. Deputy
Commissioner Hanson, it was pointed out, has
charge of the crusade against policy During
the day his secretary said that Goldhammer's
visit to Byrnes's fiat was in connection with
policy hunting.
Goldhammer's body removed to the
morgue by order of Coroner Hamburger and
autopsy will be held this morning.