The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-24
Ten NatiOn-FamOus
New York Murders
y Alfred Henry Lewis


San Francisco. Also, while ayer waA
a singularly handsot.Io man. Sullivan
was a. Ugly - sin.
"'on the east side Of CITY Hal Park.
at No. % Par Row. wa that hot.bed
Of knov Nothingisr-. Capt. Isaiah Ryn.
ders' Americas Club. Not q stones
throw away was Tammany Hall. Al
both places, where men talked prise
hght.ng - ich or more than they
a. Sullivan a. scrappers were greatly
discussed.
I remember the common feeling was
tina: while Hyer might outlook and out
slug Sullivan. the latter ,ould out.
wrs:tls Hyer; and that In 2ighx under
London rules. where every round must
md in = fall. Sullivan by dds wrsstiiAg
tactics would best Hyse.
"'-ly beat q. Town about Broadway
~ rtla1dt street Aeb1As northwest
Etr OF Par. ,'~cs and Bro 4 Ssy.
OF those convivial Easements 4 Wn e.
an oyster parlor. These Joints cold 4
gallon Of rur for every dozen Of hell !,
tina, were opened.
'As I passed that Park isce. Broad.
wa: O:ster saloon on my way TO my beat
one midnight I heard the sounds of 4
racket inside. The doors were op and
tho place br. mt with lamps. Latte [
for = moment: and then. a. the ..ubbub
suddenly ceased. prosseded on my way.
BY the time I'd reached Cortlandt
street I heard the rap OF q policeman Z
club. Back ! ran. and found the officer
who signalled in front Of the Park place
saloon. There's somebody getting killed
down there" he said. Come on: lat Z
see about It," I replied.
The doors were locked and boitsd.
There was Q scrap going on. and q no,
one, too. judging BY my ears. A walter
came out through . side entrance on
Park place. and colIared him. He
showed me the door out of which he had
come. and In went, telling the other
oficer to keep close at my heels. But
he didn't; he had been longer on the
force than ]. and vanished.
inside found Hycr fixing 4 can
upon . pistol. In . corner lay Yankee
Sullivan. bruised. bleeding and much ths
worse for wear. Except for these two.
the place was ~ empty a. 4 church
"Put up that pistol" l said to Hyer.
who looked ~ cool a. an ics-vaTon.
with no trace Of having been in . fight,
who The devil are youf" he demanded.
IN q gruf voice
"It was before day Of uniforms and
he couldn't tell my business BY just
looking at me. I'm Q policeman"
replied. and flashing my star; whats
wrong heref' mot much" he said
"oniy they've gone to bring the gang,
and I'm not going to let them murder
me without . battle" I told him tina,
he'd have to come with me. and We
left the saloon.
Blood Cv0zed Mob.
In Broadway I threw Hyer iooes,
and. bidding me good-niSht. he crossed
the Park to Rynders' Club. Hysr waI
hardly out Of sight before Q howlins
mob Of Sullivan's friends came rushlna
toward me. They had heard Of sun.
vans bad luck and were Grassy fol
Hyer's blood. II they had caught him
he would have been murdered for sure
"'soms OF the gang asked where sul.
Ivan was. and when told them where
I had last seen what was left Of him
they made . dash for the saloon. You
should have heard their yelis Of rags
when they found him. Later. Q regular
prize fight was arranged between liver
and Sullivan. and. ~ I stated. HysI
LJoppsd up the ring with Sullivan"
CTo Be Continuedl