New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-02
One Murdered,
Eight Wounded, in
New Years Revels
BROOKLYN Man Stabbed to
Death; Rowdies Beat De-
tccsiyc Who Tries to Pro-
tect Women OH Subway

New Years casualties numbered
nine. according to the reports made
nv policemen yesterday, who found
ors man stabbed TO death in Brooklyn
,ra learned Of others shot or stabbed
IN Manhattan. One of those injured
sss detective. who tried to protect
ron,en on q subway train from rowdies,
emonr whom were sailors. Some Of
The wounded we're found lying in the
street. and one walked to hospital
10 find out what allied him.
The latter WAS Edward Gindra, of
1913 Eighth Avenne. who strolled into
Bellevue carly in the morning after
night of cheer.
Happy New Year. doe" said Gindra.
II never had such a head as this be
fore on New Years morning. and
thought I'd have you look it over and
give me pill or something's
"Nou've had d pill, that's what ails
you said DR.. Rosenblatt, after brief
examination, and he reached for d pair
CT forceps and deity picked revolver
bullet from Girdras scalp. where it
had fattened out behind his right ear.
Nv ell. WE'LL" observed Gindra, as he
contemplated the bullet with surprise.
"however did that get there? Lucky
for me got here before some copper
pnched ma for carrying concealed
weapors. SO long, doc; much obliged"
Rc>cllers Unaware They We're Shot
His frame of mind was characteristic
=. most OF the New Years victims.
Charles Chris tiano, of 553 West Forty
fifth Street. who was found at West
Forty fifth Street and Eleventh Avenue
with bullet in his abdomen, had no
idea now it cot there. He was taken to
Polytechnic Hospital and is in q serious
condition. Farrell O'Rcilly. who was
lying on tho sidewalk in front of 2S12
Broadway. was astOnished when an am
bulancc surgeon said his nose was
hrokeg and a scalp wound would re-
quire several stitches. He had been
10 the Aquarium to sec the fish, he
said.
Theodore Oberman, of % West Sixty
sixth street, was picked up near his
home With an rcNpained bullet in his
hip. His case and those Of the others
who accumulated bullets in the course
thought TO be wholly accidental and
caused by celebrants who rccklessly
salutcd the New Year with ball cart
ridges. Bat there was knifo-wound evil
denee dat providers were abroad in
the carly hours TO waylay incautious
cclcbrants
Such footpads assaled Joseph
O'Ncill. Of 81 Morton Street. with
pocket knives when he tried to defend
lis wallet and he was taken to ST.
Nincent's Hospital. Three men armed
with knives fell upon Joseph Dugan
rear his home at 43S West Fortieth
Street and stabbed him in the back
and chest. lie is :. Bellevue Hospital.
Man Stabbed to Death
Near the Fifth Avenue police station.
BROOKLYN. several young men set upon
Thomas Willis. Of Gel Fifth Avenue,
and Martin Sullivan of the same adj
dress. Willis was stabbed to death in
the fight which followed and Sullivan
wounded. Hugh Brown. of 1923 Eigh-
tenth Street, and Patrick Flynn Of So
Fifth Avenue. Brooklyn, were arrested
Gil d charge of homicide in connection
with the assault.
Sailors and other youths who were
Passengers IN q subway train at Forty
second Street were so insulting in
their de.neanor toward women in the
car that Detective Charles Westervelt,
o. the West Twentieth Street police
station. demonstrated with them They
attacked him ard beat him so severely
ttat he required the attention Of an
ambulance surgeon. Bernard Wood,
sailor from the Pocahontas. ard Roy
Clifford. q clerk. we're arrested as two
O. the rpir< erprs