New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-18

Ter leaned forward and tried to graphs
with the negro. but the man was ioo
ouick for him. With his knife in his
left hand he lunged at the policeman
The keen blade ripped through LAWYER
coat sleeve. cutting the flesh from the
shoulder TO the wrist.
Hall Receives Fatal Wounds.
Lauler dropped to the sidewalk. Then
the negro leaned over the patrolman
body and started for 1O6th street. Before
he reached the corner, John Hall post
office clerk. ran forward and grappieu
with the crazy man. He was only a
child in Kane's hands. and after a orlei
,ussle The negro plunged his knife into
Halls back. kicked him out Of ms way
and kept on.
Caxton Burreu was walking down
Columbus avenue near the place where
Hall fell As he reached the curb Kane
rushed straight at him and once more
welded the murderous knife. lie
stabbed Burrell twice and the innocent
pedestrian sank to the sidewalk without
cry
Then Kane encountered Patrolmdn
McGraff. who saw the painting negro anu
the crowd at his heels. McGran sue
oesded in grasping the giant. and Tor
brief minute the two men struggled oeS
rerately. The negro's strength was 100
much for the patrolman, however and
So
drove his knife into McGraff's side. The
patrolman fell to the ground
Kane now turned east and ran toward
Manhattan avenue He hoped TO reacn
Morningside Park and make his escape
I'm, Bicycle Patrolman William Eynon
Of the West Tooth street station, headed
him of.
lust behind Kane were two detectives
IN plain clothes They shouted warn
Ing 10 Eyncn to look out for his life but
the latter did not hesitate. Just before
he reached the negro Eynon jumped
from, his wheel and closed in with Kane.
The negro lunged at him with his knife,
but Eynon lodged.
Eynon succeeded in getting a grip on
Kane's arm. The big negro finally
threw Eynon of.
The negro utterly disregarded his own
safety and chances Of escape from the
crowd. He ran at the PROSTATE patrol
man. his knife upheld. Eynon, however
managed to draw his revolver.
Hits Nearo in the Back.
The negro saw the movement OF Ey-
mons hand and knew what il meant. He
ATTEMPTED to escape then. but was too
late. for the patrolman took steady aim
and fred al Kane's back. At last the
man fell to the ground, unable TO work
further destruction.
Fynon and another bicycle pstrolmar
then ran to Kane but the man was onl,
feigning Inconsistencies in spite of hi
mortal wound Just as the patrolmer
were about To jump on him he sat ur
and grabbed al Eynon's revolver. Lieu
tenant Kearney frustrated his attempt
by hitting him a stunning blow win his
short billy This lest forced Kane to
loosen his grip and he fell forward on his
face.
Instantly the crowd about the men
surged forward, yelling for rope tc
lynch the negro. TIE patrolmen had 70
fight desperately TO get their prisoner in
the hallway OF an apartment house.
II was not until the arrival of Captain
Gallagher and the reserves that the po-
licemen and the battered negro were
able to leave the hallway. After the
crowd had been driven back by the re-
serves Kane was put into a patrol
wagon and taken to the station house,
followed by mob.
As soon as Kane had been put into a
cell pending the arrival of an ambu-
lance surgeon from the j. Hood Wright
Hospital. he begged the Lieutenant t.
give him revolver so that ne could kill
himself. III probably ne executed for
this-give me a gun. said Kane
After the negro had been taken TO the
J. Hood Wright Hospital he made an
ante-mortem statement, in which he ad-
mitted that he had welded the knife. but
said he had no revolver. Kane also told
the police and Assistant District At
torney Rubin Of the homicide bureau.
that he was the man who had shot and
killed Dick" Bell, 4 reporter in front
OF the Biiou Theatre in 1900. For this
he had been sentenced 10 fourteen years
and three months ln Sing Sing. For
good behavior his sentence had been
commuted to nine Years and seven
months
In his statement Kane said:
Il was on an elevated train. north
bound. and at the 104th street station a
man slapped my face, saying | had no
business TO smoke on a car. / got off
the train 20 get drink. and the man
got off. too The first man saw on the
street was a Jewish detective. / tried
10 stab him with a knife and also struck
an officer broke away from three Of
them and ran, cutting right and left. |
did the same to Dick Bell"
GEN. GRANT TO SUCCEED CARTER