New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
FLEEING CROOK FALLS
UNDER HAIL OF SHOT
Prisoner Leaps from Window of
Detective Bureau, Breaking
Boys Leg in Drop.
PLANNED RESCUE IN COURT
Elk Convict Runs Through
Crowds and One Man Is
Shot with Bullet In
tended for Him.

4 dozen detectives cwptod their re-
vo!vers from tho windows %; Police Head
Quarters Yesterday poor az a. fugitive
VINO had Jumped froIa cn0 II IN" windows
I'm an effort 70 cScaur. Tba prisoner. Wal
ter Mclnerncy. MAS shot H. tho -ack; Jo-
sanh Ia Zitolo VINO was passing In tho
street. he'd Thumb shot OF: Nincenzo
Garafalo boy 81 whom Mcinerney
landed after his leap from tho window.
had MS lcc crushed. and tn knee can ot
Detective Edward Srelhy. who followed
M~Ircrney. was fractured.
Nrlnernoy il pal" Of Walter Pei
loiY-au. alias Shutters who was ar
res 81 last Thursday FOR burglary on the
complain, Of Mrs. Ellis. If 40. lo9 West
lalta street. Mrlnerney is nine days on-
OF Clinton Prison. who're he was s'r''nA
tine for burglary "Stu'tcrs" as TO %"
arraigned yesterday morning in The iIar-
Ion court.
Word came TO Commissioner DouEh"rty
that tho gang to which Mclr'rney an
shutters belonged was planning r"'-
cue from the Harlem police court Ac-
Cording 10 one version the gang Nss TO
go to court armed with revolver and
shoot their way cat with Shutters An
other story was less definite. but ~as 10
the effect that the detectives were to hc
assailed az they descended the stairs
with Shutters" on the way 10 the romhs.
Planned TO Use Ammonia.
Detectives were sent out They knew
that McInerney had jus, been released
and thought IL likely that he would have
q hand in the rescue. II he were not one
of the ringleaders. Detectives Devann'y,
Burgess and Fitzpatrick found him at
lo3l street and Third avenue lie accom-
panied them 10 Headquarters with oniy
mgttcred curse a the "bulls' VINO
wouldn't let a guy rest when he got
out Of stir. In his pocket they found
q whiskcv flask filled with ammonia. The
detectives f.lt that this was corroboratior
Of the second story carried 10 Commits
sioner Dougherty that the detectives with
Shutters" were 10 be attacked on the
stairs Of the Harlem court. and while
they wore blinded and half stihed with
the ammonia fumes their prisoner would
disappear.
Nc1ncrney ha- figured more than once
on police blotters. and the detectives took
HIM To tho Identification bureau. on the
ground floor 81 the building. az the Grand
street end. Detective Joseph Reilly and
MS brother Gus stood guard over Nc
1noruey and another prisoner. Thomas
Lyons who was suspected OF being in the
plot to free Shutters" Other detectives
We're scattered around the room be-
tective shelby was at the typewriter taxi
Ing the prisoners records.
Suddenly McInerney turned as II 20
look al something and struck Detective
Joseph Reilly q tremendous blow on the
Jaw. Shelby looked Up In time TO see
Reilly keel over. while Mclnerney made
hcadloug dash for the open window The
detectives were dazed Tor a moment. but
got 10 the window Just as McIneney
landed With both feet on the leg OF Vim
ceuzo Garofalo sixteen years old, who
was lust beneath tho window at tho time.
Volleys Follow Fugitive.
All three Of the open windows on the
Grand street side were filed with de-
t,ctives. who struggled with their hip
pockets \ vol!ey blazed forth AZ Nc
~crney, who was lodging across Grand
street toward Baxter The MONDAY crowd
in Grand street augmented by children
returning from the schools in Baxter
and Lafayette streets, ran for tho cor
her where the rcvolvers were popping.
Drivers pulled their horses back on their
haunches and chauNcurs footed their
horns wildly.
- d. tn got 70 he u
dow. and with revolyers barking over his
head hc followed McInerney. So quickly
did he Jump that he failed TO notice the
young Italian upon whom Mclnerney had
landed and he. too came down with all
hir force On the boys leg. As he struck
nc felt hia right kneecsp, which he In
iyrcd several months ago in the purruit
o. prisoner. go" but he stuck TO the
chase.
Bullets spattcred around him az he
linpcd hurrledly down Baxter street. lust
ahead McInerney, who had seen the close
pursuit and realized that his nearest en-
envy was partially disabled, climbed on a
pile OF packing boxes. intent on gaining
tho window OF a loft nearby. flourishing
the ruler which he had seized as he lett
his typewriter, Shelby scrambled up
few feet and grabbed the tail Of Nc
Iucrncy's coat. A bullet whistled under
his arm and lodged In Mc1nerncy's back.
4 mighty tug and both men rolled over in
the street
Flying Wedge Through Crowd.
o,h.r policemen came running up. aud
/, diving wedge was formed to force n