New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
ARREST PATROLMAN FOR
KILLING FRENCH WOMAN
Fatal Bullet Meant for Man Who
insuIted Girl and Assaulted
Him. Witnesses Say.
PRISONER KEEPS SILENCE
J. T. Welsh, Held for Death OF
lucie Chabanet. Made Excel
lent Record in Seven Years
Of Police Duty.

Tarnes 7 Welsh. \ patrolInan attached
n the West 9th street station house
~ras stripped OF his shield. revolver and
rthe~ police equipment yesterday after
moon. and locked up at Headquarters
charged with the death Of Lucie Chab-
sret Detective Lieutenants Jones anC
QaIv had arrested him al mis- home, No
40 West 51st street. following an IN
z-esttcation into the shooting Of the
French woman. who ivst after receiving
2 letter or Monday night apprising her
- an inheritance fell of the stoop at
No. 12q West 2Sth street with q bullet
- her heart
-on The police blotter at Headquarters
sse dead woman Is described as thirty
one years old. living Al No. 129 West
SS-h street. though not even The police
gre sure whether she was married OF
single Various reports at the time Of
rEe shooting had her married 10 g
E-euch waiter and living IN Ridgewood.
x J. and single. with a city doRlicile.
TIE prisoner who IS 2 single man,
1h5-rr-t,yo years OLD. was engaged in a
quarrel with an unknown Italian, who
Had hiJ him with q club, according 10
1he police record. and the bullet which
h intended for his assailant went wild
and entered the victims ieft breast
Saw Welsh in Saloon.
When tv-o policemen Of the West Both
street station. summoned by the. sound
O. the shot. arrived on the scene. wit
nessAs of the shooting Il was reported,
sad one of the men concerned had dis
appeared in q neighboring saloon one
q the policemen entered the saloon. IL
Egas said. but. seeing Welsh there, made
4 arrest and did not report The coinCi-
cenc--
Pacrolman DeyIin. the other guardian
ef The law on the job. according 70 the
story printed al the time. saw a man
rlsnrfre a way. and chased him as far as
lhe elevated station al 2Sth street and
SEtl avenue. where the fugitive, with q
good start got on q train and was lost
1sfo-e The pursuing DeyIin could warn
II ticket chopper.
Then Inspector Russell and his de-
feg-ives got busy on the case They
bounded Up the witnesses Of the shoot
=
Fyh=~e they were examined by the in
slecror and by Deputy Commissioner
Flynn. They told the following story:
Welsh IN plain clothes. being off duty.
MS passing through 18th street with 2
3s-srS woman companion. whom he left
OF The si6evval X n moment while he went
inro e laundry 10 get a light. When ne
emerged she pointed To an Italian who
she said had insul1ed her Welsh walked
10 the italian and slapped his face
Tghereupon The man ran into coal Gel
lar. picked up d club and returning in q
ls-sv brought the weapon down on the
goIi-enan's head. Then Welsh fired the
sho1 which missed the Italian and which
tosk fatal effect II the left breast OF
Ais Chahanet, on the steps across the
st~eer- The Italian ran away.
/ Dead Woman Told OF Legacy.
Y ~ The house on the porch Of which
IT, shooting took place lives Lena dc
sl--ville. 2 friend OF Lucie Chabanet. 10
whom The victim had already told the
starE ef he~ legacy The letter received
=, her friend. Miss De NerviIle said, was
arau "a notary in Bordeaux. VINO in
formed her thar Gabriel Lafargue.
r=.a-5v. had just 6ied and left her part
81 ms property She told Miss d. Ner-
vile she was going out % consult
French lawyer about il
BGT instead. the police say. she went
Beck L. Tony Sonna's wineroom, at No.
- West @>th street. where she was we'll
known. and where she had received the
l-zte~-
8 There she kissed al her friends good
L telling them she would sail for Havre
& week from Saturday 20 claim her