The sun., 1919-08-03
WOMAN'S DEFENDER
is KILLED AT DANCE
Arthur Gould After Wounding
His Wife Stays Daniel
Gallagher.
THREE OTHERS INJURED
Excited Crowd at Harlem
Casino Is Kept From Muir
derer by Policeman.

Harlem Casino at 1e6th street and
Second avenue was merry last night
with the usual Saturday night crowd of
dancers, and the special gaiety Of the
reunion OF the members OF the Good
Husbands Club, an organization Of hap
PLY welded young husbands who get
together once year to celebrate their
marital bliss The dance hall was JAM
med with jazzing throng and in the
garden adjoining couples were slipping
their beer and soft stun. 1t was one of
the best nights at the resort.
A few disinterested parties were
about, persons who came to hear the
music and take placid refreshment in
Watching the others fly about the dane
ing floor. Daniel Gallagher was one of
these. He sat alone at table whiting
his cigar, placidly gazing upon a very
contented scene.
The jazz ratified to the close of
dance, winding up with final olaclxing
ing past Gallaghers table to the GOODNESS
Of the garden. A woman came by with
a young man, laughing.
Gallagher saw man of about 80
stride quickly from another table, hold
ing a letter In his hand. He stopped the
woman. Gallagher did not hear what he
said, but the woman turned impatiently
away.
II don't want to talk to you" she said,
and started ON.
The man caught her wrist and with
the other hand jerked a revolver from
his hip. There was a report and the
woman screamed as q wound REDEEMED
her wrist.
Gallagher did the brave thing with
out hesitation. He jumped for the wo-
mans assailant. pushing his body be-
tween them and showing the man back
ward. Tho man moved his wrist and
fired. The bullet went through Gala
ghers head, killing him instantly.
The two shots produced panic. Some
young men drew their dance partners
away to the far corners OF the gardens
Others made dash for the gunman.
AS the crowd closed In the stranger
| fired three times. A girl of II fell
with bullet in the ankle. and two men
reeled away with BODY wounds Some
| one threw a chair, knocking the gunman
| down, and in an instant a dozen men
were upon him, beating him with their
| fists. When he lay still they cracked
| chairs over his back.
Patrolman Kelly had to fight his way
| to the fallen man, and finally had to
draw a revolver Against this threat
| the crowd parted. The gunman was
| dragged out and an ambulance was sum-
| moned.
At the East 1e5th street station the
prisoner said little. He gave his name
| as Arthur Gould and his occupation as
carpenter. He refused an address
He received medical attention, and II
| was found he was badly cut about the
body and had one deep cut over the eye.
His wrist probably is broken. He was
no more communicative when he had
somewhat recovered from his beating
and was locked up on a charge Of homi-
| eide
The police got the story from the
woman. who said she was Irene Gould
81, separated from Gould for, two months
living at 531 East 135th street. She said
her husband had tried many times to
effect a reconcilia ton, but she had de-
cided she would never return to HIM
| The letter he used to open the CONVEX
sation at the Casino was only a blind
she said. She had nothing to apologize
for and had given him no cause to
reproach her.
Mrs. Gould went to the casino for the
dancing with her brother, William
she said. The boy will be called as a
witness Mrs Gould was taken to
Knickerbocker Hospital with a fracture
of the wrist, caused by the gunshot.
| The others injured were Emma VIII
son, IA. of 20 East 126th street, a slight
wound in the right ankle; William
Lahme. 81, of 81 East 135th street
wounded in the right thigh. and Thomas
Smith, 81, OF 23S East 135th street. a
wound in the right leg. With the ex-
| ception of the Wilson girl all were taken
to the hospital for attention.
An investigation was begun by the
District Attorneys Office. Gallagher, the
dead man, was a Harlem market keeper
"a. living in West Thirteenth street
Manhattan.