The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-11
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Gun; SHOOTS TWO
Crassd relegrsphsr Creates Panic in
Western Union ONCE Victims Not
Ssriously Wounded.

Arthur NcArdle, assistant night
chief operator In the WeStern Union
Telegraph once, was shot In the back
and Harry l. Schwartz. operator,
wounded in the neck by Peter Delan-
~, . telegrapher. who fred ave shots
from q revolver during ut of anger
In the operating room on the fourth
floor Of the Western Union once.
Griswoh and Congress-sts., about 4
o'clock Wednesday night McArdle.
the more seriously injured Of the two,
was taken to st. Mary's hospital.
where the house surgeons succeeded
In removing the bullet. It was I'm
bedded between the chest and the
back. McArdle lost a lot Of blood, but
his condition IL not regarded as dan
gerous. He never lost consciousness.
Schwartz was able to walk to the
city physicians once to have his
wound dressed. the ball having only
graxed the skin.
Delaney Is now locked up in police
headquarters, having been arrested by
Patrolman Doyle soon after the shoot.
Ing. The ofncer, accompanied by
William J. Sullivan, one of the en-
ployes Of the telegraph company, en-
countered Delaney with his revolver
ON the landing Of the second door. De-
lspey surrendered without q struggle
and willingly allowed the oflcer to
take possession Of the empty revolt
yer.
The shooting occurred over little
difference between Delaney and
Schwartx. The latter jokingly told
Delaney. who had called down" r. M.
Pulk, distributor in the ONCE, for
what Delaney considered carelessness
in handling his copy, to keep still and
let others do some work. Delaney
promptly told Schwartz to "shut his
mouth" Schwartx then arose and.
removing his glasses. invited Delaney
out into the hall to settle the dispute.
Delaney thereupon drew his revolver
and began firing Mt random, one shot
just grazing Schwartz's neck. There
were about 80 operators at work, in
Cfudfng few WOMEN, and they All
made a lively scramble for safety.
Delaney ran into the hall after firing
four shots and Schwartx pursued him
with q chair McArdle appeared on
the scene Just then and stepped be-
tween Delaney and Schwartz. Delan-
ey shot again, the bullet entering Nc
Ardle's back, His revolver empty, De-
laney then started to fee, but was in
tercepted by Patrolman Doyle on the
second floor.
Arthur McArdle, after the removal
OF the bullet. said he wouldn't prose-
cute Delaney, and his brother, John
A. McArdle, chief operator, made q
similar statement.
Delaney, "A years old, has been O.
Western Union operator for many
years. He Is said to have been drink
ing heavily of late and his friends
fear that he has not been In his right
senses for some time. They say that
he has also been under the impress.
sion that the Masons and Orangemen
have had designs on his life. Lieut..
Walpole, OF the police department
says that Delaney called on him
week or 80 ago and asked permission
GO carry a revolver. The request was
denied. Later Delaney brought q
man into the police station and rep
resented to the police that the pris-
oner was trying to blackmail him.
The prisoner was discharged, the po-
lice being convinced that Delaney was
wrong In his belief.
Delaney Is a native OF Windsor.
Ont, where his aged mother still lives.
His father, now dead, was at one
time a Grand Trunk conductor, run
ming out of Windsor.
Miss M. T. Corbett, night time-keep-
or in the Western Union ONCE, had q
narrow escape when the bullets were
flying. She ducked under a table as
q ball whizzed over her head