New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-06
SHOOTS DOWN Two
in WILD PURSUIT
Italian MOrtalIy Wounds
Policeman and Civilian
Who Try to Disarm Him.
CROWD TRIES TO
LYNCH ASSAILANT
Bullets of Fleeing Man Keep
1000 at Bay in Brooklyn Until
He Empties Revolver.

Enraged because a policeman tried
to search him. Joseph Arino. twenty
FIVE years old. an Italian. mortally
wounded the policeman and man who
tried TO head him off and tried to shoot
several other persons in a mile dash TO
escape through the downtown section
Of Brooklyn at 10 o'clock last night.
When he was caught a mob of one
thousand persons fought desperately
IN an attempt to lynch him.
The wounded policeman is Edward
Murtha. thirty-one. whose home is at
No. 34I 18th street. Brooklyn. He is
attached to the Butler street station.
He and James O'Connor, thirty, If No.
333 Warren street, Brooklyn. are dying
in the Holy Family Hospital Murtha
was shot under the heart and O'Connor
in the abdomen.
Murtha was sent To the Italian sec
tion last night on report that there
was to be a gun fight in the colony.
When he got TO 4th and Hoyt streets
he saw Arino, who lives on Avenue A,
between 18th and 18th streets. Man
haitian. and had. the police believe
been called over to do some Of the
dirty work" planned for the evening.
Asked for Gun.
4 bulge OF his jacket over the hip
pocket attracted Murtha's attention.
He slipped quietly in back of Arino.
who was standing in front of No. 81
18th street, and touched him lightly.
"Give me that gun" the policeman
ordered
Arino looked around and. seeing that
the other was a policeman, stepped
aside a foot. jerked out a revolver ana.
thrusting it close to Murtha's body.
fired. The bullet struck below the
heart and Murtha toppled over.
The shot awakened the neighborhood.
Arino looked around and hesitated for
q minute, as if he expected friends TO
shield him. But he saw nothing en-
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4th street and then turned into Hoyt
His pursuers, few at first. quickly grew
in number. and with their excited cries
for him to halt sounding threateningly
in his ears he increased his speed, and,
waving his revolver as a warning to
keep off. turned toward Sd street.
OConnor, catching the shouts, was
hurrying around the corner Of Sd and
Hoyt streets, when he saw the Italian
coming in his direction on the other
side Of the street. O'Connor ran tow
ard him, ordering him to put down
his revolver For an answer Arino
stepped into the street until he was
quite close to O'Connor and then COOL
" aimed and shot him in the abdomen.
His victim tottered and fell, with his
arms outstretched.
The rage of the pursuing mob was
evident in the wild cry it then raised
for persons in front of the fleeing ltal-
ian TO take him. Whatever missiles
could he found-and they were not
many-were hurled at Arino. One
stone struck him in the back of the
head. but IT did not deter him. He
wheeled around growled out hoarse
curse in Italian. waved his revolver and
then continued his flight.
Bullet Missed Policeman.
He got to 1st street without Interrupt
ton. and then, looking TO the right and
TO the left. chose Bond street as the
most promising. At Bond and lst
streets was Patrolman Griffin, of the
Butler street station. Arino. seeing
him, crossed the street away frc<n him
and fired. The bullet tipped by Griffin
and fattened itself on a wall.
once or twice some Of his pursuers
got close TO the Italian, but dared not
close in on him, for fear of being shot.
OF this Arino seemed TO be aware, for
at times he slackened his pace 20 re-
gain his breath.
The crowd in the rear had now
grown TO / 900 persons, and their cries
alarmed Patrolman Charles Stuccle, OF
the Butler street station, who came
from the corner of Bond and Degraw
streets to head off Arino, who was
making in that direction. Stuccle
didn't wait to challenge-he fred. But
his bullet didn't go true, and Arino
evaded a second bullet.
The Italian then fired at Stuccle. but
the bullet shattered box on the side
walk. The revolver empty, Arino
/ tossed il into the street. Stuccle then
came up with raised revolver and told
Arino TO quit.
Even against these odds the Italian
fought until Stuccle showed his re-
volver against his neck That was the
end Of the run.
But the crowd was not 10 have its
pursuit with no game al the finish.
Several men threw themselves at Arino
tried to tear his clothes off and beat
him over the head. Stuccles club had
| no effect on them.
one cool headed member Of the crowd
telephoned TO Police Headquarters. and
| this call reaching the Butler street sta
ton, Lieutenant Gallagher sent out the
reserves. who came just in time, un-
doubtedly, 10 prevent a lynching. Two
| mon had Arino by the legs and two