The evening world., 1913-08-05
POLICEMAN SLAIN
BY A GUNMAN
IN THE BRONX
Prisoner SWelrs Men Who
Had Attacked Him Fired
the Fatal Shot.
WOMEN WITNESSES HELD
Victim a Probationary Man
and Had Fine Record
in Department.
WOMEN WITNESSES HELD

Charles III MARITIME. who WAS arrested
last night az the murderer OF Probation
AIRY Policeman Cotter AZ Hughes avenue
and One Hundred and Eighty-ssventh
street, WA taken to Police Headquarters
to-day and Identified by his picture In
the Rosues Gallery. The photograph 10
No. S.se2 and the record shows THAI
ID Maruno. under the name Of Del
monieo. was arrested March 10. 1911. on
. charge Of burglary and carrying con.
ceaied weapons and On May . sent 10
Elmira Reformatosy. lie 10 at present
on parole from that institution.
u MARITIME persists In hls DENIAL that
he shot Cotter. He told Coinmissioner
Doushsrty this morning that he was in
the BronS last night with his friend,
Carmlns DsllsmenicA Of No. "a East
One Hundred and Seventeenth street
and Norma Scar1nUl. same address. and
his wife. Adelaide. Both w,msn are
singers At the Nlckeistts theatre IN Ons
Hundred and Eishty-ssvsnth street:
Mrs. Dsilamonica under the sams
Adelaide Piuarino.
A. the two stood talking N Hughes
avenue near One Hundred and Eighty
seventh street. d xartlno says .
stranger came along. apparently the
worse for drink. and insuited one Of the
women. When ID Martias protested
The stranger nrsd two shots at him from
revolver and ran away Nartino
Gays he followed With . rasor In HE
hand. which - . barber no habltuaiiy
carried.
SAYS NJ DIDN'T NAVE A nc.
voLvgR.
The fleeing stranger. according 70 d
xartino's story. turned ON his pufsuss
and hrsd again twice. II 70 these snots.
according to the barber. which mus,
have hit the policeman. following close
behind. one Of them In the heart. ID
MARITIME afirms that NJ lid not havs q
revolver.
The police say that d MARITIME VA
talking with . young woman In black
., the corner Of Belmont avenue and
One Hundred and Eighty-sishth street.
They auarrsllsd, and the man flashed
q revolver and fired twice. The sirl
stumbled, but recovered and ran away
unframed. d Xartlno ran In the op.
posite direction.
At this point In the police story Cottel
comes on the scene. He was within q
fortnight Of the end OF his probation.
AIRY term. had q most excellent record
was young. active and popular with hi,
supsrlora Attracted by the shots. Cot
ter came up to the scene Of the quarrel
and. - Di MARITIME ran away. pursued
him for four blocks. lie was within
four feet Of the fugitive. the police say
when the latter turned and shot. Tn,
policeman fell . bullet through hi,
heart Andrea AjeliiO. an sutomobii,
dealer. told the police that from tn,
window OF his home he saw the nse,n,
man turn and drop a policeman follow
Ing with drawn club.
Both the women mentioned by D
Maruno are In custody ~ material Wit
/ uVoess' ~ - Sos OSbeHUOutC8 o
Deimonic0. the BARRIERS friend. himssl
. barber. He WAS taken a. no was On
tering his homo At No. S33 East On
Hundred and Seventeenth street. II
IL tho husband Of one OF the women
All four will b srraisned before Coz
oner Steingut this afternoon.
| Patrick Cottsr had an snviabls roc
ord. lie had seen service In the Phil
ippines an . trooper In the Unite
States Cavalry. He was twenty-sevs
years old and lived with his cousi,
James Cottsr. At No. Use Fast On
Hundred and Sixty-siyhth street. Cap
Stephen McDermott sSio Of the dss
policeman last night:
"Cotter was one Of the hest mon O
the force, lie stood highest In h,
examination among 1900 candidate
and would have been promoted to
certainty In no time At all. lie miyl
have become one OF the youngest ca,
enius IN thu fnrca"