New-York tribune., 1922-08-07

into the apartment house -
vas not quick enough. snns1naar
found himself in the oys,r aas
drunken man, who shook I'm " tss
and threatened, with marb .alIlessly
TO knock his block of '''isl'tE,
Wrenching himself out ~ Il.
ants grasp, Bernham darted -. sssss- y
apartment house. Owens nv-.ra ,.sO srs
drawing his revolver az he ya- mn an
negroes we're hiding IN tbs as :. nesa
them. 'so % ses
He fred two shots at randi,
Knocked chunks Of plaster or. snisi
ceiling and aroused the sn.i.. y i, vi y
ana then returned TO the st....
Aourishing his revolver.
Windows were banging down .r =
sides and curtains were fr,.;..a =
pulled aside as residents Of tbs neg n.s
peered out fearfuily ct the 60 r..ea
who had appeared in their m;ast - -
group Of children Withdrew te a v,,...'
distance, but still followed tbei, &.
mer playmate. ''''
Peaeemaker Gets BuIlet
Owens fired a shot in the s;, -,
strode on, alert for more trouble ~.
who had soothed him once befors .s.. 90
he started to draw his reyolve, T.. +.
after he had left the festauy,.r,. ,r
stepped up 20 Owens again.
Say, friend said the older r.,
go easy with the gun. Don't DO A.
thing foolish. Everything's all riyS
You don't want 10 do any sboo,r..
You don't want to get yourself iss
bad trouble. Go easy"
Sure" nuttered Owens. "Tha.x n
right. I'm easy, an"
He lowered his revolver, and rn.
thinking he had averted fursh,
trouble, started 10 walk across 4,
street to where he had left q frisr.
AS he did so Owens whipped M i
revolver and took snap shot az In
The bullet struck Luce in the Is
breast, between heart and lungs. and b
fell to the street.
As Luce fell there vas q -ush a.
shelter on the part Of all those Il d.
street except the children. who seersi
still not to have lost faith in es
friendliness of Owens They stoos :
an awe-stricken group about fsrsy fss
from where Luce lay motionless in IL
street and little further from vkss
Owens was weaving uncertainty on Il
feet as if far from sure Of his eqaiis
rum.
Taxi Driver TO Rescue
Frank ]. Brady, of s7s Eighth Aa
nue, was driving his taxicab up Fi..y
fifth Street when he came upea tas
tableau. Taking in the seriousnsss 4
the situation at glance and remsr'
bering that he had seen PatruIzis
Greene less than q block sway or NiHa
Avenue moment before, Brady ssrE
his taxi around and made for Nsa.s
Avenue.
SAY" he said. as he came ups
Greene. you want TO step W ssl
block here in Fifty-ffth Street u
fella's been doin' some wild shoe.,
up there. Watch your step; he's tsi'
man. He's shot ore man that's lyi4
in the street there already
Greene started briskly Up Fsfsy-ets
Strees and Brady followed slowly is %
taxi as soon as he could turn M
vehicle around again.
Owens turned and confronted ths y
preaching patrolman. There was 'l
threat in his attitude. He seemed n
tent only on maintaining bis salssF
Nevertheless, when Greene vas VIE
in fifty feet Of him or less, 0wssi'l
raised his revolver and fired Grtsis
had no time to draw his own wespe
He fell with the bones Of his night az
shattered.
He did not lose consciousness. ncs'
ever, and managed TO draw his rsEolrs'
with his left hand as he lay IN "
street. Steadying the weapon aeroa
his helpless left forearm, Greene t0u
aim and fired.
The bullet struck Owens in the y
domen and he whirisd around and fes
A youth about eighteen years ..
darted from the shelter ct ssoss 4
snatched Greene's night stick from y
belt. and running up 70 owens: q ~hu -.
throwing himself about on ehs ~
ment, apparently trying 70 go
his revolver, which had fssieh ps.', Il.
him, struck the prossrste man "
head. - ii.
Owens lay still after that, eus
youth with the nightstick stoeo eIss
over him, his weapon poised =. !.
other blow, until Greene msnasss I
regain his feet. Greene and Braas
Luce and Owens into the saa,s ~
Greene climbed in after them anu ~
drove to Rooe eevelt Hospital. .s.,s
All of them are patients ~
Owens and Luce are IN E serious !, r,.z
dition. II was not until the former . .
searched and his shield snd ksys y
covered that he was idenriheo -
trolman. "a I'D
Owens is thirty-two years oau; r,rs
lives at S33 East 124th Ssree. -
S a. m. until p. m. yesterdss ..s,I
On patrol along the Hudson hiss1 9 - 81
of Pier s5 in plain clothes.
assigned to find bootleggers-