New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
Skipper, Fined $500,
Wars on Tyranny
4 Deputies Shot.
ILLEGAL HUNT
THE CASUS BELLI
Babylon Captain Caught
Duck Poaching-Attack-
ing Forces Intrenched.
lBy telegraph to The Tribune.

Babylon, Long Island, April A.
Driven mad BY a 5000 fine imposed
upon him for shooting wild ducks out
Of season, William Donley, a Great
South Bay skipper. shot down four men
and a woman here yesterday, in
trenched himself in his home, where
he defed the Sheriff to come and get
him. and then, early this morning, shot
himself through the head with his auto
matte shotgun.
From yesterday morning until shortly
after midnight the frenzied man fired
through the closed shutters OF his
dwelling at every passer-by. Four of
his fellow townspeople were wounded
by bullets from his revolver. A buck
shot hit Mrs. Edwin VI. Post, who lived
next door to Donley. The men injured
were all shot in the legs. They are John
Clunie, William Boyne, Theodore j.
Watts and Thomas Gallagher, Chief of
Police-all friends Of the insane man.
Before Donley began the battle which
ended with his suicide he drove his wife
and four children from the house.
I Until midnight he kept up an almost
continual fuslade.
Then silence came suddenly, and a
deputy sheriff, creeping into the house,
found the BODY OF the man in the hall
way of the second floor. His head was
terribly mutilated by the shot charge
Of his gun.
Peace Party Fails.
All attempts at pacifism were lost on
Donley. hen, after the captain had
done his best to deplete the male pop
ulation of Babylon, the Sheriff ap-
pesred and demanded that Donley sur
render, all the recognition he received
was a cheerful "Come and git me" from
the invisible defender of his hearth
and home. This was accompanied by
a sputter of revolver fire which caused
Odell to retire for strategcal reasons.
The Sheriff and his deputies held
council of war to hit on a plan TO over
power the captain, All suggestions
made involved the uncomfortable ne
cessity of venturing again into Don
leys zone of fire. There were no vol
unteers for this task. The garrison
was a good shot.
Several weeks ago, former friends Of
Donlcy say, the man was framed up"
by game warden. This man, accord
ing to reports, enticed the captain into
going duck shooting with him. Later
the skipper was arrested. for killing
game out OF season. The total fine i'm
posed was s600-a certain amount be-
ing charged for each duck killed.
-Combatants Withdraw.
Donleys pride was severely hurt by
being led into trouble by such an obyi- !
Gus trick. His bank account was much |
more severely injured. Since then, he !
has been ponderng suilenly on some
way to get even. This morning he de-
cided TO declare war against a wholly |
despicable creation.
Early yesterday morning Donley sent
his wife and children out of the house.
Then, loading shotgun and revolver, he
awaited attack.
The longed for pretext for hostili-
ties came when Clunie and Boyne en-
tered the Donley home to pay, as they !
believed. a purely social call. The cap
tain greeted them and then made his |
formal declaration of war by pointing |
to his shotgun. which stood in the cor /
ner, md by announcing that IT was long
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