The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
RICH AUTOIST TARGET
FOR DOZEN PISTOLS
Wallace Mallcy'S wild Ride
Ends at Point Of Police
mans Revolver.
HIT NAN ON MADISON AVE.
son Of New Haven Department
store Owner Spends Morn
ing in Cell.
HIT MAN ON MADISON AVE.

Wallace W. Malley Of New Haven. the
ivcuty seven ycar-old son OF the Walter
Mauey whose department store. one OF the
l7rgcst in New England. faces the Yale
campus at New Haven. was arrested at
the point Of policoman's revolver early
,csterday In East Sevcnty-first street be
tween Madison and Park avenues after
MS automobile had run down "A man in
Madison avenue and he had tried to get
away despite the many shots fired at him
b, policemen.
with Malley in his car was a man who
said he was Robert Esselstein or "l21O
Broadway, Manhattan"
Resides the homeless man, John Ma
honey, who had been struck by Malley's
racing roadster. Policeman Cullananc of
the East Sixty-seventh street station
escaped the car by n hairs breadth when
no tried to stop the machine after Ma
honey had been hit. In jumping aside
tullauane fell and sprained wrist and
an ankle.
Cullanane thereupon drew his revolver
and fired several shots after the rapidly
disappearing Mallcy and his friend. a
iusllade that later was taken up by
Policemen Crowley. Long and Monahsn
and q dozen night watchmen further up
the avenue before crowley in machine
10 had Communicated crowded the Nal
ley car 20 the curb and forced the fugitive
to shut off his power.
At East Sevcnty-frst street young Nal
ley slowed down long enough to swing
around the corner to head east. where
Policeman Crowley's chauffeur was abb.
TO head the Malley ear off and s'op II.
"Why no." cried Malley when arrested.
Il didn't hit any man so far as | saw.
didn't even hear any shots"
At the station house Lieut.. Roselle let
Esselstein 20. but Malley was held. He
Ia. ..,.I 4. Il
sprintcd bit because he wanted TO get
back to New Haven In time to take hold
OF affairs IN the Malley Company store
IN the morning. his father being away.
Lawyer Harry Blur. son OF supreme
court Justice Blur. tried to get bail, but
could not at that hour. Malley therefor.
spent the rest of the morning in cell.
When he appeared before Magistrate Cor
rigsn al the YorkNille court the case was
adjourned until tomorrow Malley was
then released on $500 bail, which was
furnished by pr. Charles Walker.
Mahoney. the man struck 10y Malley's
car. was removed to Bellevue. At the
hospital it was said yesterday that
although he was injured internally he
would probably recover.
Young Malley's father. Walter MalleN.
e son OF tho late Edward Malloy. who
founded the big department store business
n New Haven. In the early SOS Walter
Nllley and his cousin. pr. James Malley,
who died few years ago, were tried for
the murder of girl named Jennie
Kramer daughter of a tobacconist of New
Haven, hut were acquitted. The case
was 'celebrated' one. being popularity
known as the Savin Rock mystery.
Since the day Walter and James Nal
ley We're exonorated Walter Malley has
devoted a great part of his time and much
~ the fortune inherited from his father
20 charitabl. and phlauthropic work I'M
New Haven and for years has been look
upon by his towusmcn as one of New
HaNen's foremost cItlAems.