The sun., 1910-02-25
HIRE TAXICAB FOR MURDER
FIVE MEN HUNT DOWN SHEENY
JAKE AND STAR HIM.
scared Chauffeur Sees II All. Takes His
Tip, Then Victims sSS3 TN
touched Woman AlsO witness Of
Daylight Attack OU IIth AVenne.

Dnyught AttRck 0N BItn ANenue.
Jacob Greenthal. known along Eleventh
avenue as Sheeny Jake. was stabbed
yesterday afternoon in front OF Bunt
Gilnartin's saloon at Eleventh avenue
and Thirty street by five men
who came and went in a taxicab driven
by a. uniformed chauffeur who saw the
whole performance but was too scared
to move or speak. The thing was> done
in broad daylight. with four or five pas
sersby looking on. but the five men got
away with the avowed expectation OF
spending the evening at the theatre.
Sheeny. Jake is at the French Hospital.
with the barest chance OF recovering.
Sheeny Jake dropped into Bunt Gil
martins saloon yesterday afternoon at
about half past two, Bunt knew him and
so did Chippy Reilly. the bartender. He
used to live in the district, and since he
moved up to 42I Fast Eighty-fourtif street
he has been spending a good deal of his
time in the neighborhood OF Bunt's saloon.
He is a brother Of Policeman Samuel
Greenthal OF the West Sixty eighth street
station,
He was a chandelier maker by trade. a
worker in factory but he had the rep
utatioD OF carrying a good deal OF
money in his pockets for a man whose
wages were 81 a day
Greenthal asked Chippy to draw him
a glass OF milk He took It to the table
and sat there drinking it slowly. Then
a taxicab drew up outside and five men
got out and entered the saloon Chippy
Reilly told the police afterward that he
didn't know any OF them. They ordered
beer and Chippy laid it out on the bar.
The men didn't show much interest in
their drinks. They eyed Sheeny Jake.
Mrs. Mary Kelly. who lives at $50 West
Thirty-seventh street, entered Bunt's
saloon while they were stu slipping at
their beer. She wanted two dimes and
a nickel changed into a quarter so that
she could prime her gas meter She
noticed that the men only took an inch
OF so out OF the tops Of their glasses and
that when Sheeny Jake got up from his
place at the table they left their drinks
lying on the bar and followed him
Mrs. Kelly followed the FIVE men to
the door and started to pass out TO the
sidewalk. She was just at the door
when she saw the men close in on Sheeny
Jake Then she saw an arm hy up and
go down again. Greenthal yelled and
she saw blood coming from a long slash
under his right eer The arm rose and
fell three or four times more. Mrs. Kelly
says that only one OF the men seemed to
be doing the stabbinG.
-One OF the men stood with his hands
tight behind his back said she. He
didn't do anything but push in toward
,heeny Jake. The others crowded in
close. and ] saw one Of them kick him.
They caught him and tried TO throw
him under the taxicab 50 that he could
be run over but he didn't get there"
An old man whom Mrs. Kelly didn t
know canlc running up HE yelled. You
murdsrers. oh. you muTderersH said she.
and tried to help Sheeny Jake. but he
couldn't. being 40 old. was that scared
that tore my hands and arm on Bunt
Gilmsrtin's door Win you look and see
now"
The old man read the figures IN the
tailhoard Ct the automobile and he yelled
out to the five men that he had their num-
her. One OF the man shouted to the
chauffeur to blow out Lehind Tn,
chauffeur did a. be was ordered ana the
motor vomited lot of smoke, which hid
| the number Of the taxicab
The FIVE men left Greenthal lying on the
sidewalk. They got into a taxicab and
drove to Ninth avenue and Fortieth street
here they paid for their ride and walked
o6. On the way they talked about going
70 the theatre last night, so Thomas Bis
ping, the chauffeur. says. He says their
ages ranged from Is to "a. They wera
well dressed and appeared to be Irish
Americans, he thinks.
AZ soon as Bisping was sure his five
fares had vanished for good he went
to a telephone and called up Police Head
quarters Lieut.. William Bailey at the
West Thirty-seventh street station hustled
out all the men he had to round up Gil
martin. Chippy Reilly and the others
The chauffeur came in of his own accord
He said that he lived at 342 West Forty
sixth street. He got the call at the Cafe
de rOpera from a man who said over the
telephone. This is the Senator" went
to a saloon at Ninth avenue and Fortiett
street, picked up four men and drove to
a house in West Twenty-fifth street moi
far from Tenth avenue. where the fifth
man got aboard. The Senator in thos<
parts is The McManus.
They went TO the foot OF West Thirty
| fifth street and asked a dock tender
Peter Minogue. where Tom Hickey was
Minogue didn't know They then asl1ec
for Sheeny Jake Minogue didn't know
for sure. but he thought he was in saloor
at Thirty-seventh street and Eleventh
avenue. So they drove on To the saloon
After ! had beer" said Bisping Il
Capt. Lahey. Il went out. In minut.
a short man came out too and stood by
the door Of the taxicab. Then came tn,
I fellow who was at the table and thl
/ others. One of 'em says to him. 'DC
you know - couldn't catch the nam,
and he replies. No. don't
Then q taller man grabs him from
behind and a middle sized man stab
him in the face FIVE or six times. They
left him staggering on the sidewalk. Or
the way to the place where they left m,
heard one OF 'em say. That fellow killeC
our business, but ! guess l got to hi
heart. They paid me and give me 4
dollar tip."