The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-31
POLICEMAN SLAIN
|NSTREET BATTLE
BY Man ON POST
Gallagher, Not in Uniform,
Had Attacked Barry, Called
by a Dance Hall Row.
FIRED TWICE AT HIM.
PatrOlman Returns Fire and
Assailant Falls Dying,
Shot III Eye.
FIRED TWICE AT HIM.

Patrick Gallagher, thirty.two years
old. o: No. Ss East Ono Hundred ana
Eleventh street. . probationary police
man appointed Feb. 10 last and attached
to the West One Hundrsdth street sta.
ton, was shot In the right eye by Pc
licsn,an William Barry Of the West
Forey-sevsnth street station early 10.
day at Fifty-fourth street and Tenth
avenue, apd died In the Peiyclinic Hos
pitai without rsSaInins CONSEQUENCES.
Gallagher was In plain clothes. and II
was his shield and servics revolver.
found after he reached the hospital.
that led to the discovery he was
policeman.
Capt. Edward Walsh Of the West
Forty.ssvsnth street station. teok Barry
before Magistrate Appleton In the West
side Court to-day. and made the fol-
loving statement - the result Of his
Investigation Of the shooting:
This officer. Barry. has been. under
me. handwriting. sober. well behaved
officer. He was at . hxed post ut
Ftfty-hfth street and Tenth avenue. last
night. whea he heard pistol shots at
rifty-nfth street. He ran down there.
Gallagher was running toward him with
Q gun. other men and women were
running In ali directions. Barry called
on Gallagher to halt. Gallagher pointed
his gun at Barry and hred. Barry nred
one shot In the air Then Gallagher
nred another shot at him and Barry
shot him down.
CORONER MUST PASS ON GUILT
OF oAARv.
There had been . general hght in
wsrd's saloon ana dance hall on the
corner after . siri named Assie Smiley
had bssn slaDpsd by . man With whom
she refused to dance. ] an told che
went 70 the telephone to cali somebody
to svsnss the Insult for her. whether
the person she called had arrived or not
l do not know. But 0aiia<her. who had
beam around ali evening. was acuvs IN
tAe Axht which followed"
Masis&rate Appleton said he was
psrssnaliy Of the opinion that Capt.
Walsh vas right In holding Barry
biams,ess, but that the case must be
| rsfsrred TO the Coroner's once. Capt.
walsh took Barry to the Coroner's once
| at once.
Barry says that A. he wheeled into
rlfty.fourth street IN the full glare oi
an arc light. ne met man with . re-
velyer in his hand. without word tn
man raised the revolver and fired a
him, the bullet grssins his collar. Barry
shouted to him to halt. and fired Int
the air 70 attract other policemen.
FIRED THE SECOND TIME. THEN
FELL.
The man, according to Barry. shot .
him again. Then Barry fired. and tn,
man, later Identified A. Gallagher. fell
Ne was placed In q passing automobile
and rushed to the Polyclinic Hospital
where he died within ten minutes.
Peter Ward. proprietor Of the danc'
hall, said Gallagher had been going VIII
n Rirl who attended the dances. and
was present at last nights affair whsi
members of the "0opher'' gang tried :,
break II up. Gallagher was one OF those
he said. who helped rspsl the invaders
He had been there all the evening.
There were rumors Of an unidentified
man being shot In the stomach BY Gal
lagher before he met Policeman Barry
but his revolver disproves this. Wit
nssses agrss he fired twice at Barry AM
only two chambers OF the weapon wsr'
srnnty