New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
TWO KILLED BY
DRINk-MAD CLERK
SHOT DOWN BROTHER
AND F4THER-IN-L4W.
Tried Suicide, but Has Dis
armed Little Feeling
Sho7cn after arrest.

Half crazcd by drink and domestic
troubles. John c. Gargan, twenty-siz
years old. of No 6I3 Atlantic avenue
Brooklyn. last evening shot and killed
his brother and his father-in-law in the
saloon of Joseph KEGS. AT Marcy ana
Lexington avenues. Gargan attempted
10 kill himself, and when that failed he
tried to escape. but was caught within
a few blocks Of the saloon He Is a
clerk in d South Brooklyn ropevalk. His
brother was Harry J. Gargan. twenty
five years old, of the same address, Where
the father-in-law, Martin W Hynes, also
lived.
Harry Gargan was lawyer. with an
Office at No. IS Wall street. He was a
member of Company B of the 18th Regi-
ment. Mr.. Hynes was sixty years old
and a tailor's cutter.
Frederick ". Scott, a harness maker.
Of No. 9I1 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn,
was in the saloon with d number of
friends just before , o'clock yesterday
afternoon when John Gargan came in
and ordered a drink A quarter of an
entered the saloon
Come, let's have a drink Mr.. Hynes
said. according to Mr.. Scott.
Some talk d bout household affairs fol-
lowed when John Gargan made men
acing gesture at Mr.. Hynes. Harry
advanced toward his brother. AS he
did so John drew a revolver and fired.
The bullet struck Harry in the head and
he fell.
KILLS AS He PROTESTS.
My God exclaimed Mr.. Hynes. AS
he uttered the words John shot him
twice in the head. Mr.. Hynes toppled
over the body of Harry. An ambulance
surgeon said that both men had been
killed instantly.
After shooting the two men john Car
gan placed the revolver against his own
head. Just as he pulled the trigger Otto
H. Ehler. the bartender, ran from be-
hind the bar and struck Gargan under
the arm The bullet lodged in the cell
ing. Gargan stepped back and again at
tempted to shoot himself. Ehler struck
the revolver from the mans hand. Gar
and ran through Marcy avenue with
Ehler and Pasquale Ferrai. of No 113
Hudson avenue, at his heels shouting:
stop him; he's murderer"
At Greene avenue Patrolman John Y.
Dawson. of the Gates avenue station,
joined in the chase and soon caught
Gargan. Followed by an excited crowd.
Dawson took his prisoner to the Gates
avenue station.
Gargan lit a cigarette, took seat in
a bcotblack's chair and coolly gave his
pedigree. When first questioned he said:
L have nothing TO say" Later he said:
Il don't know why / did it,
On the way to the station, Dawson
said; Gargan repeatedly exclaimed "Oh.
my God, I've killed my dear brother
Harry.
The slayer didn't show any emotion,
however. in the station house. and main
tanned his calmness when locked in a
cell.
Gargan is said to have told the police
that Pc bought the revolver in Broad
way early in the afternoon, thus show
ing, the detectives said, premeditation.
MARRIAGE KEPT SECRET.
In June last Gargan married Miss Eta
Hvnes. a. school teacher The marriage
was not known to either of the families
OF the couple until September. Mr.
Hvnes is said to have expressed dlssatls-
faction as he knew that Gargan was
unsteady in his habits subsequently
he accepted the situation with outward
good grace. and Gargan and his bride
went to live with Mr.. Hynes-
For some time Gargan is said to have
cut his old associates, but the lure Of
his former life finally proved too strong
for him To his fondness for drink. it
was said. he added a passion for drugs
Mr. Hynes is reputed to have stood his
conduct chiefly for his daughters sake,
but recently he told friends that his pa
tience vas exhausted. and that he and
his daughter had determined to make
Ciargan shift for himself
Evidently Harry Gargan had agreed
with Mr.. Hynes for yesterday he. Mr.
Fynes and Mrs. Gargau moved most of
their effects to another house. John
C;argan had expected that they would
take such action. and he was in a dis
agreea BILE mood when he left the house
yesterday. II is supposed that he went
TO New York. visited a few saloons he
had been in the habit of frequenting.
bought the revolver and then returned
10 Brooklyn to kill his father-inlaw
The police believe that he did not plfn
to kill his brother, but that in the fury
of the moment he shot regardless OF all