The New York herald., 1921-11-28
Another Man Receives Sc
riOus Wounds From Pts
tOl Fired at Distance.
3 ARRESTS IN KILLING
Prisoners Accused of Having
Part i'm Murder of John
Gillen a Week Ago.

For what is believed to be the first
time in the history of New York crime
the dum-dum bullet made its appear
ance yesterday. One of them struck
Samuel Lewis, 80 years old, a circula-
tion inspector for a newspaper, as he
stood in front of 2Ss William street
cranking an automobile. The bullets
nose had been split in the regular
outlaw manner and as it passed
through his left hand, 1t mushroomed,
>making particularly nasty wound.
The police believe the dum-dum was
fired in a gang battle and that it was
not intended for Lewis. Lewis said
he had no idea where the gunman
stood and that he did not hear the
report.
Lewis, whose home is at sol West
175th street, walked to Gouverneur
Hospital. He was faint from loss Of
blood when the surgeons took him in
hand, but after having the wound
dressed he was able to go to his home.
Mystery in Second Shooting.
Another shooting, equally mysterious
as the one in which Lewis was wounded,
occurred early last night in front of ITO
Attorney street. Harry Green, 26 years
old. who said he lives at the Lustgarten
Baths, 223 Second street. was walking
by the house at that address when two
shots were fired. Both bullets struck
him, one lodging in his right side. caus-
ing a wound which was described as Sc
rious, and the other embedding itself in
the bone of his right leg above the knee.
Green was taken to Gouverneur Hos
pital and surgeons there decided that
only an Immediate operation would save
his life. He was still under ether at a
late hour.
The crash of the shots was heard by
Martin Magot or lis Hopkins street,
Brooklyn. and Joseph West of 1877 Pitt
street, who were in a coffee house at
1863 Attorney street. Later they told
detectives of the Clinton street police
station that there was no one in sight
whom they reached the man.
At the hospital Green told Detective
Nammack that he saw two men standr
ing in Attorney street. about half a
block ahead of him. He heard the
shots, but didn't know whether ii was
the men In front of him that fired. In
quiries Mt the Lustgar.en Baths. where
Green said he made his home, failed to
locate any one who knew him. His
name was not known to the clerk.
Three Arrests in Killing.
Three arrests were made yesterday in
the investigation of the killing of John
Gillen OF fS Commerce street. who was
called to the door of the Cinderella Tea
room a week ago Saturday night and
attacked by two or three armed men.
The prisoners. who were held at Police
HEADQUARTERS on charges of homicide,
said they We're James Rogan, % years
old. of 137 Perry street; Joseph Connelli,
IS years old, of 239 West Houston street.
and John O'Connell. 25 years old, of 755
Greenwich street. The detectives said
they found revolvers in the possession
of two of the prisoners-Rogan and
OConnell. They will be arraigned this
morning In Jefferson Market court.
Arrested on charges of attempted bur-
glary, James Kearns. 26 years old, OF
439 West Twenty-fifth street, and
Thomas Burke, 25 years old, of cas-
East Forty-seoond street. were held for
further examination when they were ar
raigned yesterday before Magistrate
Hating in Toqnbs court It is alleged
that they were trying to enter the build
ing at Sc Broadway Bail was fixed al
$1,000 each.