New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-13
Pistol-Wooine
SuitOr Killed
By Policemen
Wounds Pairolman Who
Tries to Rescue Girl. Then
Fights Death Battle in
Street With Detectives
Score of Shots Fired
Victim Pressed Revolver to
Maids Side and Demand
ed Visit to Picture Show

When Jenny Brown, twenty years
old, an employee Of packing firm,
said mo" last night to the invitation Of
Henry Klinck, thirty-four years old,
OF "a Chrystie Street, to accompany
him to motion picture show trouble
started in Delaney Street.
Before it was stopped a score Of
shots were exchanged between Klinck
and the police. Klinck was killed and
a patrolman of the Clinton Street sta
tion was removed to his home with a
bullet wound in the right side.
Jenny Brown, in company with her
father, went to the Clinton Street
station after the shooting and told de-
teetives that Klinck had been annoy
ing her for more than seven months.
The father said that Klinck had threat
ened to kill the entire family unless
Jenny was given to him in marriage.
Last night, when she stepped from
the factory on Clinton Street where
she is employed, Jenny told the police
that she was accosted by Klinck. She
said that he invariably met her when
she was leaving the factory and fol-
lowed her to her home.
Accosted Her With Pistol
Klnck, the girl said, walked up to
her and drew revolver. Pressing it
against her side, Jenny alleges the
man said: do you want to go to
show with me. grille" The gun was
thrust against her side with more
force.
Jenny said she tried to smile, and
told Klinck she wanted time to think
over his invitation. They were walk
ing on Delaney Street, which was
crowded. Several persons saw Klinck
with the gun in his hand.
who saw Klinck deliver his invitation
fooling. He followed, however. AS
the couple approached Norfolk Street
Lehrer called the attention of Patrol
man Harry O'Brien. of the Clinton
Street station, to the gun in Klinck's
hand and suggested that the man prob
ably was annoying the girl.
The patrolman started toward Klinck
at once. At the sight of the patrol
man Klinck leveled his revolver and
fred. The bullet tore it's way through
the patrolman's coat, inflcting deep
wound IN his right side.
OBren remained on his feet. Draw
lng his revolver, ne fired pointblank
ut Klinck. The bullet struck him in
the mouth. 1t knocked him backward
INTO sitting posture on the sidewalk
kIlnck craWled across the sidewalk
md hid behind street showcase in
front of shoe store. AS several pa
troimcn and two detectives of the Gin
ton Street station, who heard the shots
pushed their way through the throngs
which filled the Williamsburg Bridge
plaza, Klinck raised himself Resting
inc gun on the top of the case, he
tred. The shot went wide of its mark
flying over crowd that was emerging
from q moving picture theater.
After Klinck fired the shot he
d1cked behind the case. Patrolman
O'Sullivan and detective fred stimuli
taneously. One of the bullets missed
the case. The other smashed corner
Again Klinck raised himself and again
he fred. and again he ducked. The
bullet missed it's mark. but two shots
fired by detectives smashed the front
of the case. r
fusillade of shots were fred at the
case. No answering shot was heard.
The police closed in upon the case.
Behnd it, unconscious, they found
klinck. A revolver, which was
empty but for ono bulle., the last
which had damned in the chamber.
Panic threatened among the crowds
in the plaza and in adjoining streets
Patrolman Sullivan called reserves
from the Clinton Street station.
When the squad of patrolmen under
Sergeant Campbell reached Deancey
Street klinck had lost consciousness
and the Brown girl had fed.
An ambulance was called from Cow
erneur Hospital. Patro!man O'Brien
vas treated by the surgeon He was
placed in q taxi and taken to his home.
hlinck was taken to Gouverneur Hos
nitAl but WIS dead on arrival