New-York tribune., 1910-12-26
PA1ROlMAN SHOOTS
MAN FOUND IN HOME
ncGrath. the Athlete, Returning
on Sick Leave, Discovers
Stranger in ParIor.
SAYS LATTER FIRED FIRST
Victim. with Five Shots in His
Body, Declares Officers Wife
Invited Him to See
Christmas Tree.

,s:es. is being held without bail in the
Raymond Street Jail. Brooklyn, for ey-
animation On a charge Of shooting George
Walker, a clerk employed in a telephone
Mice in Brooklyn
McGrath says the clerk was in his
home. No. 7oS East 5th street, at 2:3O
O'Clock Sunday morning, and that Walker
fred at him. wounding him in his left
leg. Walker denies that he shot the pa
trolnan and declares that he was in
vted TO the athletes home by Mrs. Nc
Grath 10 see the family Christmas tree.
McGrath- who is attached to the Ham
i1on avenue station, felt suddenly i'll
Saturday, night and obtained sick leave.
O'clock and stepped into the Iearior.
where the gas was burning dimly- Over
Ia q shadoWy corner he saw a man.
Gripping his nightstick. McGrath asked
tie fellow what he was doing. In reply,
according to the patrolnnan, the man
whipped cut q revolver and fired one
shot. which grazed the calf of McGrath' S
left leg. Then the real gun play began.
McGrath drew his revolver and opened
fire on his assailant. He fired five shots
IN quick succession Although the man
Mcerath had to use his nigiltstick before
he could subdue him.
Mrs. MeGrat, Hysterieal.
The shots brought Mrs. McGrath into
the parlor. She screamed violently and
went into mysteries. McGrath took his
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IN Foster avenue where ne said his name
was George Walker. Lieutenant Auten-
bach perceived that Walker was badly
wounded, so he summoned an ambulance
from the Kings County Hospital DR..
Yarn who responded, found that the
prisoner had three serious wounds In the
abdomen and two more just back Of the
groin
While Dr.. Yarn was working over
Walker. Acting Captain Farr questioned
the prisoner about the charge of Unlaw-
ful entering which McGrath had pre-
ferred against him Walker said he had
been invited to see the Christmas tree
and that he met Mrs McGrath at the
home Of her parents, in East 9Th street.
Mrs McGrath's father fs former Captain
Michael Smith. Of the Parkville precinct.
Walker denied that he had a revolver
With him when he went TO see the Christ
mas tree.
INSPECTOR Dillon. who is in charge Of
the district has been working on the
case since yesterday morning. Before he
besan his investigations, however. Ser
seant Dempsey, of the Parkville station,
obtained a statement from Mrs. Nc
Gratf. She said that she did not Invite
Walker TO her home because. in the first
place. she never knew him, and in fact
had never seen him until she rushed
into her parlor and saw her husband
struggling with the man on the floor
Clerks Condition Critical.
Walker is in a critical condition He is
e prisoner, charged with unlawful entry.
NcGratfl was locked UP Immediately.
charged with making felonious assault
upon Walker He was brought before
Magistrate Nash, ia the Flatbush police
court, yesterday and pleaded not guilty.
He was committed to jail to await eX-
animation
The McGratts live on the second floor
n q frame house owned by William
Michaeison, who lives on the first floor
MichaeIsan was not at home yesterday
Mrs McGrath refused absolutely to
make her appearance before the report
ers. However. her father corroborated
her statement that she had never known
Walker. The old police captain waxed
U-athy when ne heard Walkers state
nent
The neightors of the McGraths were
net backward about giving opinions.
They were ali on the side Of Mrs Nc
Grath The couple have been married
ten years and they have one child, FL
rirs- nine years old The neighbors in
eisted that Patrolman McGrath was
splendid husband and father and that
Mrs. AlcGrath was an equally splendid
wife and mother The family was regu-
lar al church worship and stood high in
The esteem Of the neighborhood, they
ssid
patroIrnan McGrath is a member OF
0e New York Athletic Club and Is na-
uonal outdoor champion of the Amateur
Athletic Union for throwing the 16-poUno
Manner winning the championship by d
throw Of 1es feet AZ inches at the last
meeting. in New Orleans He holds ths
worlds record himself having made Ill in
1907, throwing the hammer 1a5 Ieel II
inches.
On August rs, 1910. he established the
worlds record by heaving the 56-pound
weight to a height of 1s feet 3-ls inchee-
He vas second to Flanagan ID ehro" ing
the hammer at the Olympic games ia
England The latter establishing me rec