New-York tribune., 1922-11-06
Bootleg F eud
Seen in Staying =
lin Harlem, Cafe
Police Question 8 Who Saw
Two Cun1ncn Kill One and
Wound Two I'm Raid: One
ID Woman, Who May Die
Husband Denies Rum Plot
Adds She Was i'm Place for a
ssNip'; Dead Man Hit by
Mistake, Says Bartender

Eight witnesses of an attack by
Two gunman early yesterday in Nc
lntyre's Cafe, 122d Street and Eighth
Avenue, during which one man was
shot to death, another man and
woman perhaps mortally wounded,
were questioned until late last night
by detectives of the West 123d Street
police station in fruitless attempt
10 identify the assailant. The theory
of the police is that it was boot
leggers' quarrel.
The man killed was identified last
night through the Bureau of Crirni-
Of 33S East Seventy second Street.
Mrs. John p. Bradley, of ESQ West
f12th Street. who was shot four
times, is in critical condition at
Harlem Hospital. Thomas Barrett,
who lives at $50 West 121st Street,
was wounded three times, but may
recover. Hurley, the police say, was
arrested in July, 1918. The case
against him then was dismissed by
magistrate.
Gunmcn Enter After Midnight
According to Detectives Doyle and
Carver, Of the West 123d Street sta
tion, Mrs. Bradley and Barrett were
sitting at table in the rear room of
the cafe. Several other couples. are
said to have occupied tables near
them. Soon after midnight an auto
mobile drove UP and two men entered
men in the bar to "keep quiet" and
ran to rear room, firing a fusillade
of shots directly at Barrett and Mrs.
Bradley. The former fell with a bull
let wound In his abdomen, whereupon
beth gunmen turned their weapons
on Mrs. Bradley. She collapsed, PULL
ing over a table as she fell, which,
witnesses say, protected her from two
more bullets. One Of the last shots
fired struck Hurley, who was endeav-
oring to escape. A bullet penetrated
his brain.
The police learned from Harry Nc
Donald, employed as bartender in the
place, that Immediately after the shoot
ing both assailants escaped in the taxi
cab they arrived in. Three men and
woman were knocked down by the cab,
which disappeared in Eighth Avenue.
A police search Of the room in which
the shooting took place revealed four
bottles Of whisky. Mcdonald told de-
tectives the apparent intention of the
irtruders was to kill Barrett and Mrs.
Bradley. as all shots fired were directed
at them. The killing of Hurley was
due to accident, Mcdonald said.
John p. Bradley, husband of the in
9ured woman, who says he is in the
hotel business, denied last night that
ms wife had been associated with boot
ieggers. He said the police version of
the shooting was false. Mrs. Bradley,
he declared, had never seen Barrett in9
her life until he fell wounded beside
the table at which she sat with
woman, one of her neighbors.
Calls Bootleg Talk Shield
This bootlegging talk is made to
cover whole lot of rough stuff" said
Barrett. II am not in the bootleyping
business, nor is Mrs. Barrett. So far
ss my wife is concerned, she got what
the innocent bystander generally gets.
Her mistake was in going into that
place.
What the women went there for was
quiet little nip. ! couldn't believe
when ! Srst heard of the shooting that
MRS. Barrett was involved When the
police notified me ! went to Harlem
hospital and learned the facts. NV
wife said she and her neighbor entered
the place and asked for drinks. which
we're served them. Almost Immediate
~ they heard rough talk in the outer
part of the saloon, and Barrett ran
through the swinging doors into the
room where the women were sitting. He
vas followed by two men shooting at
him. Mrs. Bradley was directlv in
sne line OF fire and was hit four times
Ihat's my wife's story. I've been mar.
fled to her ten years and I believe her
statement. / have no theory to ac-
count for the shooting.
me men who shot Barrett and Mrs
bTsdiey are described as both tall
weii dressed and apparently about
thirty-five years old. One of the as
saaiants wore pearl-gray Fedora hat
.s;a VIII a black band. silver watch was
his weapon. The other man is said to
nave worn wool-knitted Cardigan