The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-07
TALLEY SAYS MAN
M'MULLIN KILLED
HAD HIS HANDS UP
Outlines States Case Against
Prohibition Agent at Trial
for Murder.
DENIES VICTIM FOUGHT.
Declares Police Never Found
Knife With Which Slayer
Says He Was Attacked.

Assistant District Attorney Talley
81 New York County to-day outlined
tha case which the State OF New York
means 10 make out against stewar,
MoAfullin, Prohibition enforcement
agent, on trial before United States
District Judge Mayer for the murder
Of Harry Carlton AZ No. 25a East
Teth Street March II last McMuilln
q prosecuted by the county officials
because the law requires that he be
defended b. the United States Dis
trfct Attorney on the theory that he
killed Carlton in the course Of his
duty.
Tailey prefaced his narrative TO the
Sury by saying he would prove a
''wanton. cold-blooded murder with
no Justification and not even with
tho sembiance OF an excuse"
Carl carini. keeper Of a store at No.
2s5 East 18th Street. would tell tho
/ jury. Taiiey said. OF the arrival OF a
taxicab at his place In which were
MoMullin, Carlton and a man named
Toseili They arranged 10 buy liquor
which Carinl had stored at his home
in East 18TH Street he said, and the
four went 10 the Carini apartment
rhere. Talley continued. MoMuliin
save Carlton t725 IN bills. which Carl
ton handed 10 Carinrs daughter.
Carini and McMullin together began
moving a case o. whiskey toward the
door and the SRI turned 10 put the
money in a safe place. Hearing an
srclamation she turned and saw Nc
Mullin pointing a revolver at Carlton,
and Yoseln pointing one az her
rather. She heard MoMullin say
~hands up" and saw both her father
and Carlton raise their hands.
Believing the visitors were hold-up
men. the girl and her mother Goth OF
whom would be Aitnesses) ran to tho
nre-escape at the back Of the fiat and
screamed for help. Talley said. Mean
time. Yoseln drove Carini, with his
hands stili In the air and walking back
ward. out 70 the hall and down to the
street. where he fell down the stairs TO
the basement entrance OF the house
next door. While he wns falling Yoselli
fred a shot az MIN which missed.
MoAfullin ran into the room where
Mrs. Carini and the girl we're scream-
ing. Talley continued. ana demanded
che s72S from the girl and threatened
20 XIII both women unless they stop
ned screaming. Carlton came into the
room with his hands still raised. Both
women would swear. Talley insisted.
that McMullin turned and shot MIN
back OF the ear and then. stopping
over his body as he fell. ran out OF the
nat
Policeman Reynolds OF the East
67th Street Station. called by the
screams OF the Carini women. found
Yoseln pointing his revolver At Car
mi on the street
''Yoselli explained" said Talley.
shat he was a Prohibition agent
II was the first time that either
Yoselli or MeMullln had said a word
about their being on any official
duty"
MoMullin then ran out OF the house
and into the arms OF Reynolds. Tai
ley said. He told Reynolds he had
shot a man while making an arrest
because the man had attacked him
with a knife.
I'm that case" Reynolds told Mo
Muilin, I'VE better get the knife for
evidence at once"
But Reynolds would tell the Jury,
Tailey asserted. that after a careful
search OF the premises, no knife was
found.
Detective Joseph T.. skelly, called 20
the Carinl home from the Ea { eth
Street station. told Of McMulin's
statement to him that Carlton had at
tempted 20 stab him and OF a vain
Beanch for the knife.
The members Of the jury trying
McMullin are:
Martin y. Boomer, manager, No.
1O2 Riverside Drive and No. 80 Cort-
landt Street. Robert NJ Kirk, paper,
No. 1855 University Avenue and No.
les Broadway; Evelyn Pierpont
Hicks. real estate, Summit, N. j., and
No. 50 East seth Street: Garner ID.
Palmer. Secretary Christian Herald,
No. 100 East nth Street and Bible
House: julius w. Kellam. iron cast
ings, Mount Vernon. and No. 1isa
Broadway: Henry -, Alderman, car
penter No. 33S West 18th street;
John j. TOtten, real estate, No. 36S
West 51st street; william II. Donald
son, retired bank clerk. No 758 AM
nterdam Avenue; Keith =. Walker,
real estate, No, i0S East s6th Street,
Maurice Denzer, insurance. No. 100
West b7th Street, and No n william
Street; George Howard Wise. secre-
tary No. TAP st. Nicholas Avenue.
and No. s West 18th Street, samuel
q. Thomson, mechanical engineer. No.
125 Riverside Drive and No. IS Wall
Street.
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