New-York tribune., 1909-02-20
SHOT DOWN By NAN SAID
TO BE IN POLICY RING.
Prisoner Tells Police He Thought
HGnson's Nan Was Burglar, but
They Do Not BelieUe Him.

-7--nes a bartender in his home. at No 1910
z5rsr avenue. shortly before o'clock yesterday
..ternoon Goldhammer, who broke up the
sE5,rnptv Jackson" gang and sent its leader to
she F-lniTa Reformatory and led The raid an
alleged policy shop at Bond street and the Bow
erv several weeks ago. did not have a chance TO
asfend himself. His revolver was in its holster
,ren the BODY was found. and Byrnes. who ad-
-,its she killing. was taken into custody
81 thought he was burglar said Byrnes to
Assistant District Attorney Ward, and IT was
either ne or him." but the police say they do
-. believe this II Byrnes had planned the
,sll,ne they say. he could not have done il bet
Ter for there we're only two witnesses. himself
and the dead detective. But in the face OF an
ordeal that has made many hardened criminals
,-,- for mercy Byrnes stood by his story that
be believed he had strong arm man to bat
,le with and that he shot TO save his own life
A woman who said she was Mrs. Byrnes was
slso taken into custody, but was released after
hs- statement had been taken. Byrnes was held
without bail
The scene when Mrs Goldhammer, who is the
mother Of i've children, was told in the station
house that her husband was dead was a pitiful
one. His aged mother broke down completely.
svrpes has admitted knowing a number of pol
,cv men. and it was because Of this that Gold
hammer was sent to him
II was shortly before O'Clock when woman
--,sbed lp TO Patrolnan Patrick Mclaughlin,
st First avenue and 6Sth street. and exclaimed:
a burglar has just been shot at No. l2to First
sv.rue" The woman was Mrs Kate Barson.
5snitor of the house After sending boy for
Detective Michael Wall who was few blocks
down the street Mclaughlin ran to the house
and I'D The stairs to the second floor, where
man stood cool and collected
CALMLY FACES POLICEMAN
.T INST shot q burglar" said the man. who
lsts- proved to be Byrnes. ''and he is in there"
Taxing Ryrnes with him. Mclaughlin went
through the four room apartment to the rear
room where the body Of a man lay on the bed,
blood flowing from wound back of the left
ear He was dressed ike mechanic
well. you certainly made a good job Of it..
said Nel,oughliu and he certainly had q nerve
20 try 10 stick YOU Up in broad daylight
He came 10 the door and asked If there was
6 man named Jensen living here" said BErnes.
.and when told him no he burst in on me, and
I ran hack to the bedroom. He followed with
ont saving a word. and we struggled 1 finally
cot the gun out of the bureau drawer, and he
fried 10 get his. ! knew that II was then or
never and I got my arm around his neck ana
gave it to him. That's ali there is TO it
~ Kuess had better see what he has," said
Mclaughlin who saw that the man had oleo
almost instantly, and he started 10 search his
pockets as Wall in. The first thing that ne
found was a revolver in the hip pocket. and then
he pulled 70 light a gold police shield
NV God. he's a copper cried Mclaughlin,
snd Wall. bending close over the body. shouted.
And its Jack Goldhammer.' Spr1nging TO his
feet Mclaughlin reached for his revolver, but
Wall was before him and had covered Byrnes'
who stood smiling and calmly watching them
srweIl, II he amt a cop at that" he said, and
still smiled
DETECTIVES SWARM TO SPOT
Nv This fine the news Of the shooting had
spread through the neighborhood. and Captain
Coonev and the police reserves were soon on
the scene Police Headquarters was Informed
and e swarm Of detectives descended on the
house
II was learned that Goldhammer had been at
the Criminal Courts Building yesterday morning
and met William Kent, Of No. 81 St Nlchoias
avenue a former member Of the policy rlhg'
Who was assaulted on December p by alleged
members ~ the gang because he ''squealed' on
some Of them Several members OF the gang
were arrested
Coldhammer was next seen at the home Of
Mrs Berson. at No. 4o1 East 6Sth street He
told her he was looking for Byrnes and MIS-
Berson said that family Of that name hVed
IN an apartrnent on the second floor rear, d.
-ectIy opposite her home, at the oSth street
address Bernard Levy. of No. 23o Grand street
owner Of the house, was with her, ano, accordlhs
TO them. not over five minutes elapsed untI 'he
window OF the middle room Of the Byrnes fiat
was opened and Byrnes shouted out to them:
-T caught a burglar and shot hini Come over"
Byrnes held the smoking revolver in his hand
az the time. but seemed cool and collected When
Mrs Berson reached the fat the whole tenement
house IN uprosr- Byrnes told her the
same story he told later to the police, and when
asked why he did not shoot the supposed burglar
1n the leg said: Il could not help ii"
Byrnes's revolver found on the dressing
table In the middle room, with two cartridges in
Il One was empty and the other showed by
Cent On the cap that an attempt had been made
fo fire IL
BYRNEs REPEATS STORY.