The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30
HIS CAR In The AUTO DUEL
RI'T WHAT TT Vas M iBOI =,
BLESSED ~ CLlIIN hNOWS.
Three strangers Burst Out ~ House
Ipsn . stout Gent In Blue Mhoaiad
Been SnOOPlnE In the Rr,i Auto
Cabb, Hid IilI n G.un TickIed ltin.

Joseph Clavin. the chauffeur It the -"h
car ~ "Wednesday nights auto pistol
fusillada In West Seventy second street
was ushsrad into ia" Fourth branch
det.ctiv. bureau Yesterday afternoon.
apparently much against his will, I" tell
his version 81 the affair. His guide
was Henry Bolter, lveryman. who
h-gan a. a hackman az the Grand Central
station In the old days. Since then h" has
been a considerable haIler out at nIkh'
court visitors.
Lieut.. Rermoil al the Fourth branch
wouldn't listen to Bolter ar tlavin ~"
told them that II they wanted 4" -"
! Lieut.. Jimmy Dunn. for whom they asked,
! hey had hotter 50 &" Polio" Head
/ quarters. They departed IN" news
I filtered tn Headquarters that IA v were
coming More than an hour went hy and
! then ldeut Dunn began 20 say things
about the Fourth branch Lieutenant for
having IN his clutches man who knew
about case on which several detectives
were working and then letting the man
walk away some telephone operations,
however finally convinced Bniter that
ha would do well to bring hls man 20
Headquarters and h. Did.
Clavin said h. owned tho rcd touring
car lie showed his Identification card
and d.scrIl - hIms.'lf a. public chauffeur
stationed Iu Long Acr" square lh-u he
told Of tho affair and IN" devious ways
his car had gone h"tw""n IN" hours II
, aud $50 when the shooting occurred
Ne saId a stout stranger ~ hlu". who
/ looked like a private detective" had
boa rdad he car and told hum To- drive. tn
Twenty third street and Ninth avenue
Al the designated plaC" three men were
picked M Then the ear went north TO
Sevsnty-thlrd street. whore the stout man
IN blue serge and two others went away.
leaving one man IA the tonneau. In an
hour the stout man returned and was
driven down 10 SIVty--iNth street. around
through Eighth avenue and hack up tu
l59 West S~V.nt Y second street
Clavin said he didn know what became
~ the stout mans companion Hft.r thai
b.T'IIiSs h" wash IayIng m" ftTD h,
/ stout man himself Cru-ssi -. .utV-
-.rund sirs,'' 10 lll aud l,aust He.Ius.
the railing, apparently waiting fur ~urn,.
one A. the curb IA front - ISI stood
/ the drab car and beside u stood man
taking 10 the chauffeur. Suii-nlv fhr..
men burst from the front door e lYI
ant running down ia. steps surrounded
~, stout man g.-tIcullting Wildly Inc
nau AZ the curb loIns-i IA" grpIr. MANY
uaihs foated uui 81 the melee anti ~ 90
. sudden ih-r" Sas the Crdck. CrttN - .lu
automatic revolver.
The stout man Jumped uu' = 'h., gr..ip
and ran toward Calvin aui la, ,l- IL
that 'h- way you're going 20 H. o. 20 b..
sho't.d back ~ the Ersuu Iit' va
al ChEIn saw ar that spu'. 4 .Iu.' up
hero. IA. explained a. any -..'. u.' fer
nv" per. ~ bat y
Claw ~ : Friends, Vtr call hIm HHuEry
iu,. SAY h"- mot 'h' klui . ,itr r.
take - hi~ h..l~ sL-u guns begin rp
cra,. hut b" ~tv~ B" d.' H., '.E.'. -iv-
'hh' Ia" 7tu into ID" 'r'vtwty 81 90, rui
rang the b1>-u-uf door bell many '.r.,.-
ralhng iuId'y 20 10 ..' Iu u.' uf fi.,. ri.u
II lead
Sh be qul-- -,v- ~um.l .dy from
al-p," nr-' then Be- ..rIluU.-l -trI q
! luuk- tp sni s'..-- ''.,. -ruur gent .-utu
With Its gun 'I'A nm u.- -tT
! tlsNIn SiIu u" WI- uuI-r'-i back 200 Ll-
4 car lud-T threat 81 death and ,.u.i $50.
nothing bu' obey li- sIid u.. q. tr',.t
! up his machine about IA" sl'u" instant
that the five men Iu the urlb car .,rl--
! the street started theirs and 49, the .Au
I cars approached "ucn ether q man 20 r'..
/ drlb car gU' 40 and began blazing away
/ ~ the stout iuhu auto. lawn -..rt
h- accelerated th" spark and d..A,-I
] When he lus'ksHi .Ir tE'Iu IA" 90. h'I l.tr
/ was rounding lN'p Broadway ant l-
himself - hlf Sly fu.i .rIl'.brIs as.r..-.
H., saId be- ulrue,i north iudla' D., rIrr"
p travelled faster than u''..". uHI", an
hour Al CDilIuh4- avenue aud iuI-t
street the stout rnap II'uv'-i out oi 'D"
ear and yelei -NuU u Lsf yours fDr Ft.-
all right Then be- disappeared and
/ ClayIn says b. - ID NaItluE ipr ms money
IAaut Dunn tpuN tlyru statement
/ and HE address amt thanked rIru IIsyln
b told Dunn on the quiet 'uut 10 his opinion
the whole busine>- Wa nHiHuE rl' an
exhibition fight Tor a moving u..' 700" con
Cafrl The moving r.l'.I~s' f.'plls viii
have 70 have auOth"~ ,y N.u.'.pr UpW"ve-
because > ~ o'Clp~N 40 '... afternoon e.
Tins season ~ a lITt To- lrg for r..H'n granny
ClaVIn saws there u NOT q scratch .r mark