New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25

alton.
The fracas had its origin in brawl
among gangsters over politics in the
18th Assembly District, of which
Thomas j. McManus is Tammany lead
er and in whose honor the picnic was
given. McManus is al ex-State Sen
ator and in political life and among
the boys OF the district bears the
"monicker" of The" In the interest
of the rival faction, alleged 10 be out
20 get control OF the district. some OF
the gangsters. thinking TO stand in
strong" with the opposition by break
ing up the summer nights festival in
panic, went to the affair to start
something"
In many respects the shooting Thurs
day morning suggests the feud in the
I'd Assembly District, where murders
and assaults have resulted in the in
dictment Of Michael A. Rofrano,
lawyer and former Deputy Street
Cleaning Commissioner, now fugi-
tive from justice. AS a result Of his
alleged instigation one Is in the death
house in Sing Sing and several others
arc serving sentences for murder.
Charges Against Policemen.
Following an investigation, Chief In
spectOr Schmittberger announced that
charges would be preferred against
Bowling and Bishop and that the rela-
tives Of the dead policeman, Dapping,
would not share IN the fund set aside
for the care Of dependents Of police
men killed in the performance of their
duty. The reason given for the charges
being lodged against the two wounded
policemen, both Of whom may never re-
cover from the effects of the shots. arc
given By the chief inspector in their
failure 10 have their reviewers and
pocket clubs in their possession while
OF duty.
The fact that they were off duty and
endangered their lives by trying to
arrest an armed man does not count in
the least, according to Schmittberger.
He holds that if they had had their re-
volvers or clubs the arrest OF O'Neil
would have been a simple matter. In
The case Of Dapping, the inspector says,
he was killed while of duty, and his
relatives are not entitled to money
which would be due them If he we're
killed in the performance of his duty.
Charged with the death of Dapping
and the injury to The other policeman
is Thomas O'Neil, twenty-five years
old, known 20 the police under the
alias Of Thomas Bembrick and Ward
and asserted to be an all round bad
man, who has served time for various
offences. From his alleged record it
would appear that his principal weak
ness is the use Of guns and ether
weapons in fights. He was arraigned
Yesterday before Coroner Healy and
held without bail.
Shots Fired in BarrOOm.
ONeil was in the barroom, seated at
a table with number of others: AS
vet Assistant District Attorney Ward
Follett, who is investigating the case,
has not been able to question the wit
nesses who were in the barroom, which
adioins the ballroom, in which there
were about two thousand men and
women. Many were dancing, and
others were seated around the ballroom
floor. Enough has been gathered, how
ever to establish the fact that soon
after shots in the barroom were heard
Dapping. who was standing in the ball
room, ran toward the entrance 10 the
barroom just as O'Neil came running
through. ONeil, it Is alleged, had
revolver in his hand, and when con
fronted by Dapping fred at him. with
Dapping were Bishop and Downing
They ran after ONeil, who ran the
length of the ballroom floor, knocking
down merrymakers, many OF whom
were unaware of the shooting, and out
through a garden at the rear OF the
building. On the way O'Neil, 1t 10 said,
turned and fred on bowling and Bish-
or. Bishop falling wounded. Bowling
caught O'Neil, although the policeman
had injured his leg in the pursuit. and
with two uniformed policemen, VINO
ran from the street, subdued the prs
Oner.
When searched at the station house
a 32-calibre revolver, with several
empty cartridge shells, was found on
O'Neil.
Protests His Innocence.
He protested his innocence, and when
taken 10 Police Headquarters. where
he was recognized by Inspector Faurot'
said he was sitting al table IN the
barroom when the shots were hred;
Just what took place there he could
not remember.
Ten or more bullet holes were found
in the ceiling and wainscoting OF the
room and a fully loaded revolver was
found on the floor.
Several others are believed TO have
been shot, but are thought to have
been spirited away before the police
arrived. Soon after the shooting was
rcported TO the police George lyman
who said he was "a clerk, OF lJO west
Fiftv-second Street. was assisted 20 the
Knickerbocker Hospital. He had been
shot in the groin and left leg. lie
was taken TO the hospital in a taXlcao
With two others. Before the hospital
clerk had an opportunity TO get his
companions' names they left the hos
n;tai lyman refused 20 say where or
how he received his wounds. lie was
hold n prisoner, charged with folonious
assault. The police say they nave evl,
donce TO show that he was in the crowd
that started the shooting at the Caslho'
Dapping, the dead pntroiman' wa, Was
appointed on probation on July o. Ivlo'
and received his regular assignment -, as
a patrolman on January 20, IS4'' ue
lived with his father, retired ponce
man. al 949 linton Avenue Inc bronx
THE" McManus Indignant.
"Tbe" McManus was very indignant
lost ,i,ht over the intimation that any
nerson in politics in the Eleventh tsNes
r. noli,ics so seriously as 10 wish 70
shoot another person. r,,.L D,
"Tbere's no feud in the Eleventh,
said McManus. "Why, even the moe
Dandent candidates here are intimate
friends of the regulars. In twenty-five
,,,ars there's never been as much as =. .
3st aoht az one Of my outings. wen
koro Co.. The conviction Of tho EEL