New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-24
Running Up Steep Hill, He Dis
tanCes BIueCOats. Who Fire
in Air to Stop Him.
COMPANION IS CAUGHT
Had Car Stolen in Rochester
and $1,000 in Loot from
Fishkill and Rhinebeck,
According to Police.

oliver Woods. alias Thomas Ryan
alias Thomas Woods, alias Thomas
Murphy, OF PIttsburg an alleged auto-
mobile thief, was shot and killed in
Newark last night by Patrolman Ed
ward Mclaughlin, who was pursuing
him along Spruce street. Clarence Tall
mans. nineteen years old, OF No 251
Orange street, Albany. who was with
Woods, was arrested. After the shoot
ing Mclaughlin was paroled in the care
of Lieutenant Kuhn by County PhysI-
clan Mckenzie.
The dead man and his companion. ac-
cordng to the police. were wanted I'm
many cities up New York State for the
theft of automobiles and automobile
sundries The police had a tip that
they might try to dispose of some Of
their plunder in Newark, and were on
the lookout for them. They learned
yesterday that the men had been al
ready at the Lincoln Garage, at No.
Az Washington street. and were TO re-
turn later.
When they went back last evening,
Patrolmen Smith, Mclaughlin and Nc
Donald were sent there. AS they ap-
preached the garage the man, who
proved to be Woods, was in front Of the
place, and, throwing off a rain coat.
dashed away. He was followed by Nc
Laughlin and Mcdonald. Smith seized
Tallmans as he came out Of the garage.
Woods proved 10 be too fleet Of foot
for the buecoats, and when he turned
into Spruce streer, the steepest hill I'm
the city, had big lead. McLaugh
lin fired several shots in the air to try
to halt the fugitive, and said he had no
intention OF hitting him.
The big grade, he said. evidently
caused him 10 bend over and dlsar-
ranged his aim. One Of the bullets
struck Woods in the' back above the
left hip and passed into some vital
organ. He fell unconscious was placed
I'm an automobile, and taken to ST. Bar
nabas Hospital, where later he died.
An automobile Woods and Tallmans
had proved TO be a car stolen from
Rochester on September IS. In the car
was about 81 900 worth Of sundries,
some OF which were identified as hav-
ing been stolen from Fishkill Sunday
night, and some from Rhinebeck.
Woods had "A ten shot magazine re-
volver, fully loaded, In his pocket. In
the car was a box Of cartridges for the
weapon and two pieces Of rubber hose
that the police said were used as black
jacks.
Tallmans said he first met Woods I'm
Troy three weeks ago. and that he told
him his home was in Pittsburgh The
police asserted that he had lived also
in Schenectady.
IBy Telegraph to The Trlbune.l
FIshkill Landing. N. Y. Oct. 23.-The
killing OF Thomas Ryan removes one Of
gang who have been visiting garages
along the Hudson valley and making big
hauis of automobile tires and tubes.
A month ago two men stole an Ameri-
can underslung car from Rochester. They
reached Amsterdam, where they stole
numbers from a car and started down the
Hudson. The number was New York
1896. Many garages In the valley We're
visited during nights and stock taken.
Among the places that reported thefts to
the police were Hudson, Rhinebeck, Hyde
Park, Poughkeepsie and Fishkill Land
ing.
At this place, early Saturday morning,
the men got away with $1,000 worth OF
supplies. They were traced TO Newark.
where they made the Lincoln Park
Garage their headquarters.
so boldly had the pair operated that
they visited garages as early as o'clock
in the morning. 1t is believed they dis
posed of much of their loot in and around
Newark TO chauffeurs Chief OF Police
Corbett OF Newark teiephoned TO Chief
OF Police John Mara here tonight to
come. TO Newark at once and identify
the goods taken from the North Avenue
Garage in this place, which was robbed
last Saturday morning