The evening world., 1913-08-14
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Three Gunmen Shoot Up
Morris Michaels's Cafe
at Noon.

Three men attempted In the most
essuai and haohazard manner to hold up
bnd rob Morris Michssiss saloon at YER
,Aea4 avenue and Ninth street In the
lbus4at ssetion Of Long Island City. At
)hooa to-day. shot the woodwork Of the
|saiokn full Of holes in the most ap.
Ibro]6a wild Western fashion. and
lnany shot Aichasis through the
bbouidsr
Though the streets at the corner were
provided and trolley cars were passing.
lilsd With passengers. no one attempted
10 stop the deaperadoss when they ran
out Of the side door into Vernon ave-
|nuA .wo Of them nourishin9 revolvers.
In The gunplay one Of the gunmen had
[wounded himself through the hand and
10 1AI Of blood LED away from the
secsns OF the shootinG.
a l0lehacls's place is q favorite lunch re-
eor the employees In the nearby
Aoe3riea and scores of them. Just re-
)ooGod ny the noon whistle. were making
ehslr way toward the saloon when three
|foughly dressed men entered. One led .
bulidoS on q short leash. They passed
Through the main saloon and into big
Fsoom behind the bar.
PMgS REVOLVER TO DRIVE
PATRONS OUT.
There several men were already eat.
&1ng their lunch. without warning one
Whipped a revolver from his pocket
Ind began hrlng into tho wainscotting
II was evident his object was to scare
The patrons out into the street. This
object was attained speedily.
\ Then. the back room enptied. mo
thres. swaggercd into the barroom and
/ lined up at the bar. They demanded
= drink. Mlchaels and his bartender.
Joseph Berger. were standing behind
the mahogany Both men believed they
had to deal only with three very drunk
customers and did their best to humor
them. especially as they fonrished their
rsvolvers about carelessly.
The frst drink downed. one Of tho
three gunnen backed Berger into .
corner by fiourishins his revolver under
the bartenders nose. The man with the
bulldog in leash started to come around
behind the tar. Michaels. realizins that
the men meant business. tried to push
sway the fellow with the dog.
AZ he did SO the third man. who had
remained outside the bar. raised his
revolver and fred one shot at Michaels.
The bullet cut through the feshy part
Of his shoulder and he dropped. As ha
fell The shooter evidently attempted an
other shot, but In some manner he man
\ AGED 10 put the bullet th6fuSh his 1eft
hand.
oUNMAN's WOUND CAUSES A
RETREAT.
With q howl of pain he dropped his
| revolver. This unexpected incident dis
concerted the other two likewise. All
three whirled about and rushed out the
aide door into Vernon avenue. Michasls.
who had scrambled to his feet. and
Berger followed them. screaming for
help.
sest. William Cooley and Policeman
priscou OF the Fourth Street Station.
Asoms distance away. started on the
run for the saloon. but by the time
they had arrived there the three gun
men had disappeared. The trail OF
blood stopped abruptly a few score
yards away from the side door.
A few minutes later Capt. Maude Of
the Fourth street station found the
bulldog wandering with trailing leash
about two blocks away from the scene
OF the shooting In Vernon avenue.
Michaels was taken to 81. Johns Hos.
pitai.
An hour after the affray Edmund
Burden Of No. asa Hamilton street was
arrested on suspicion and held unit
Michaels could be asked to identify
him.