New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-18
Trouble Started When Valet
Smoked in Elevated Train
and Made Himself OTen-
sive-Girl Is Wounded.

negro with a dirk and a revolver, cfe-
ated havoc among those who were in
tent upon capturing him. he killed two
men. wounded at leasr ? dozen others
two Of them mcrtahy. and vas finally
shot in the back oy 4 pafrolman Of the
West Tooth street police station.
In an ante-mortem statement made 10
the police and the Coroner In tho J. Hood
Wright Hospital Kan" admitted that ne
had used a knife. but denied he had had
revolver. II is probable that his
wound will prove fatal
The Dead and Wounded.
The following is the list Of men killed.
those who will probably die and those
injured by the negro:
BrRRELL, caxton. forty-hye Years %, OF No,
5si West lo6th street. Died of sao "oun'
in back
in charge Of the branch posto.ioe al lSta
street and Columbus venue Lived al NO.
227 shipton street, Weeha"Hea.
WILL DIE.
rryR1ooM. Gustav. thirty-one years. engineer:
Of No go Columbus avenue Shot u ;.s. ..sn'
and LETT breast J. FiOV4
WILL RECOVER.
MGRAFF. chauncey. patrolrnan. West ioota
street police station; t1o s.ao s,ornsoe RtA
Cross Hospital; lives a. NO l+l west i"4'A
street.
CUNNINGHAM John Austin, thirty,sour
ief; leg
HICKEY. Leo. ,venty-one years old. o No.
52s west ll8th street stabbed In left leg;
Red Cross Hospital.
GRIsoTtL No Log' 4s Vest ioist street stabbed
in left hand. Red cross Hospital
CARLSON. John, thirty-six years Old, poT'er;
| No olo Cathedral Parkway, staboed IN
ieft shoulder. J. Hood Wright Hospital
poHoHUE Mary. child eight years ola Of
no $50 Columbus ayenqs, i,os shot IN the risn'
lo0th street station. South Eighth avenue
| and 18th street. Whlestone. Long Island
sho, in left hand Red Cross Hospital
| When Kane was attacked by the
white man he drew a blackjack and
struck at him. In moment the car
was in an uproar All the other men In
the car started for the negro who has
the build OF a giant. When he saw that
the odds were against him Kane drew
n knife from his pocket and made
vicious lunges al those near him. The
motorman Of the train. hearing the up
roar in tAe car. blew his whistle for the
police
Panic in 81" Car.
The shouts Of the men and the screams
~ the women in the car drowned out
all other noises Before any one could
prevent him. Kane dashed through the
crowd of men surrounding him and
leaned for the door The guard had not
vet opened the gates to allow the passen-
eers n get out. but this did not deter
the big negro He brushed the man at
the gate aside and hoped over the bar
rier.
Kane landed safely on his feet and
started 10 run down the stairs When
some Of the men who had been In the
car attempted to catch him the big
negro swung his knife around and dared
them 70 come within range. While his
pursuers hesitated for an instant. Kane
turned and lcaped down the stairs. three
Of time. until he reached the street
the elevated stairs Gustav Linoloom'
who had been standing in a drug store
at lO4th street. heard the uproar OUTSIDE
and the motormans whistle and ran 70
the street He saw the negro slashing
rioh, and left with his knife and started
nor hin, Before he could close in with
hin, Kane. the crazed negro. dre" re-
,.o,ver and fired twice AZ Lindhloom
The first bullet struck him in the right
breast and the second entered his breast
met above the heart. Linbloom dropped
=, his tracks. unconscious. AFTER dls-
nosins Of the engineer who wouId nave
aided in his capture. Kane turned ana
tea ~ run north up Columbus ave-
/ nue..
~, this time a large crowd had begun
70 gather and began To yell for the
nesro's life Armed with the sharp
knife and the deadly revolver. however.
Kane was formidable and the mob
lacked the courage 70 stop him.
lust as he ran past No $50 Columbus
I Name saw q Ulilf SAts -loA
Donohue eight years Old. come out Of the
doorway. Although the child was terri
fed by the man and could offer no re-
sistance. Kane aimed his revolver AT her
and pulled the trigger. The little girl
fell 70 the street with bullet wound IN
| her knee.
John Austin cunningham. 81 NO. -
West lOith street. had seen the drink
crazed negro shoot the little girl lie
iumned at him i'm an effort TO overpower
him but Kane drew his revolver and
blazed away. This time the bullet round
q resting place in Cunninghams left ies'
wst above the knee.
Kane. now CLOSELY pressed by the ever
,,,reasing crowd continued 10 run north
IN Columbus avenue. He was Meet or
foot and had the added advantage or
he,rg armed While ne vas running up
the sidewalk between lOith and lOoth
s,raets. Patrolman John T. Lawler 81
tho Yves, Tooth street station, came run
nir, down. attracted by the shots Law