The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-16
MYSTERIOUS SHOTS
HIT TWO; ONE DIES
Expiring Victim Refuses to
Accuse-ThOught Result
of Political Feud.
ONE ARREST Is MADE

Two men fell when Ave shots were
t,ef At IN 20 o'clock last night at Oliver
s,J Madison streets. One OF the two
,cl In the Volunteer Hospital about an
hour later. He refused to the last to
make any statement.
\ man who was arrested by the police
VA taken to the hospital in an effort
:, have the wounded men identify him
A. the gunman who shot them, but this
enort failed.
The man who was killed was Tim
Sullivan. 80 years Did. "A laborer. who.
l. fore he expired In the hospital. gave
NJ, home address as 622 cambridge
street. Brooklyn.
Two bullets had entered his body. one
o. the left side of the abdomen and the
other in the right side. His brother.
Jerry Sullivan. delegate OF the Transfers
Union, was at the hospital when he died.
According to the police, Jerry Sullivan
figured in a shooting affair on the West
Side some time ago.
The other man hit by the bullets gave
his name as johnny Dchler OF 90 Cherry
street. The police say. however. that he
g. known to them as Benny Meter.
Dealer was wounded in the right wrist
and also appeared to have been struck
IN the side.
Prisoner Denies Firing shots
The man under arrest gave his name
~ the police rs Patrick Murphy of !
Oak street. He asserted that he did
not do the shooting. He said that
Sullivan had been one OF his best friends
AID for that reason It vas foolish for
tie police to accuse him.
IN be out In the morning " right is
rrht." he said when put into the police
patrol and taken to Police Headquar-
;crS.
There was belief last night that the
shooting vas the result of the political
f,ud that has divided the district for
some time. This feud has resulted in a
lumber OF ~stabbIngs n shootings. Tn
quarrel Is between the Tom Foley and
tie Rofrano adherents and the scene
Of the murder Of last night, oliver and
Madison streets. - ncar the ~clubhouses OF
IN, two rival political factions, the
pDrntown Tammany club. Tom Foley's
o,sanization, and the Rofrano Club.
Another belief expressed was that the
81 oo.ing was caused by some strike
trouble.
Jerry sullivan when seen at the Vol
unieer Hospital last night refused to
taIN lurtner than 10 make known MS
Identity. lie admitted that he was in
the neighborhood OF Madison street
when the five shots were fred IND also
that he had seen Murphy in the neigh
bgihood.
Persons in Madison street and the
adjoining streets were terrified by the
reports OF the five shots. Women gath
cred together their children from the
edges of the sidewalks and rushed into
the houses, fearful of other bullets.
Arrest Man They See Running.
Patrolman Jensen was only a short
distance away and raced for oliver
street. Patrolman Dougherty also hur-
RED 20 the corner. The two police
men arrested Murphy In front OF az
Madison street. They say that they
pursued the man because he was rum
ming mo that he threw a revolver into
the cellar OF the house. Patrolman
pougherty found that the weapon was
OF .3s caiibre. Five cartridges had been
fred.
The police reserves were summoned
and had n difficult TIM keeping back
tn large crowd that gathered and also
IN protecting their prisoner.
The prisoner when taken into the
Oak street police station appeared to
lie under the influence of liquor, He
denied, however. that he was drunk or
thar he had fired the revolver. From
the station he was taken to the Nolun-
teer Hospital. where DIR. Grant was
attending sullivan. He remained there
until after sullivan had died. Then ne
WAS taken 20 Police Headquarters.