The evening world., 1911-12-16
"BROCKy' CONROy
SHOT DEAD As He
SAID HE'D" SQUEAL"
Police Find Clue in Murder
of Ironworkers' Chief
"Entertainer."
UNION MAN A MYSTERY,
Never Known to Work on Jot
and Disappearance Were at
Times of Violence.
UNION MAN A MYSTERY.

That Peter Conroy. for many years
a memDer Of the Entertainment COM
mittee Of Local No. - Of the struc-
turai IronworkGs' Union. was muir
dred last Sunday morning because there
wal a rumor current that ~ was about
to ~''squeal' 10 the belief q b polics
and private detectives who have worked
on the case. Michael Collins q No. u
East One Hundred n Sixth strset.
who Is under arrest chaysd VITA Mn
ing Conroy. Is an ironworker.
Peter Conroy. OF his pock-
marked complexion. was known -
"Brocky." Although . member Of the
Structural lronworkers' Union, he did
not work at putting up bridges or build
ings. The detectives have been unable
to dig up anybody who can remember
when ''Brocky'' Conroy dA aotuaA la
Dor. although Il Is alleged that he drew
| IS a day iron the union end the union
took his body from the NosVae snd
buried II.
"Br0cky" was strong, active A0d fear.
less. Detectives for the Nst,onal Erect.
orr Association knew that he was q
member Of the Entertainment Com
mitee'' OF the union and wa adept IN
making things uncomfortable or worse
for soaps" At intervals "Brocky'
wouid disappear from New York. and
these d~isappearances are said to have
been coincident with the publication d
stories Of assaults OF non-union work.
srs or destruction Of property.
On the day before the viaduct Of TIN
New York. Boston and Wsstchests,
Railroad was blown up at Noun< Yer
non. W and . half months ago
"Brockey'' Conroy was IN evidenc>
around his usual haunts IN New York
Then he disappeared. He did not return
until two weeks ago.
Conroy. Collins and other ironworksri
attended q wake In Harlem last Satur
day night. They did not leave tn
house of mourning until early Sunda!
morning. and then they repaired to
saloon at One Hundred and Sixth
street and Madison venue An argu
ment arose about the MoNamara case
It 10 said that Collins and Conroy. al
though they had been chums for fou
years, were bitter. toward each othe
when they entered h saloon becaus
Of a difference Of opinion that had bee
threshed out At the wake. over III
walking delegate OF the union.
Collins was loud In his denunciatiol
Oh INC MCENhHbaTaS uVt vi G"es
dynamiting operations. but for tellinI
about them. He denounced them a
traitors.
There are too many sQueaiers." Col
Inns IL said to have declared. "Wh
} vas that guy o were talking TO TIL
afternoonT' he asked of Conroy.
That was a Government guy. try
: Ing to get something out Of me-" n
7 piled Conroy with a laugh.
The Mcnamara n their operatior
:. were taken up again: Finally. accort
ing to evidence In the hands Of II
r police. Conroy said: Il don't blame the,
for soueaiing. ia squeai myself. II
, could rave my neck BY IT,"
The police say that Collins drew
pistol. aimed It at Conroy ana fired
9 him. with the remark: 'Tli show yC
X the fate of q 'squealer.'" The Ar
g bullet fired struck the bar.
. A second bullet struck Conroy In n
breast and he fell to the foo r.
J. detectives claim to have witnesses WI
y will swear that Collins deliberate
- shot Conroy in the head as no WI
q lying PROSTATE. The last shot VI
d mortal.
Detectives Lennon and Carrette e
h tered the saloon within a minute aft
the shooting, They had heard Il
1t shots. Conroy was dead. Collir
ID white and nervous was leaning again
a. the bar. The pistol was on the floor
ID Besides Collins. tho detectives a
IA rested John Kenny Of No. IS East o
n. Hundred and Thirty-third street a.
N philip Zimmerman OF No. IS East O
4. Hundred and Sixth street. These I,
Ia are held as witnesses.