The New York herald., 1922-07-23
POLICEMAN LOEWE :
And LIVERPOOL JACK
DEAD AFTER BATTLE
Both Get Mortal Bullets in
Fight When Robbery
Is Halted.
IN CRIME FOR so YEARS
international Thief Crawls
to Sisters Home; Spurns
Doctors Aid.
HIS THREE PALS ESCAPE
Patrolman Put Up Brave Eff
fort in Brooklyn, Being
Shot Four Times.
HIS THREE PALS ESCAPE


avenue station. Brooklyn, died last
night In the Methodist Episcopal Hos
pital from wounds he received early
yesterday in a revolver battle with
four robbers. The identity of one of
the robbers was revealed when John
Walsh, 6S years old. died in the after
noon in a squalid room at AZ Carlton
avenue. protesting with his last breath
against his sister calling a doctor.
Walsh died as he had lived-bent
upon crime and fighting the police.
With four Of the policeman's bullets
in his body he crept into the room in
the gray of the early morning. AL
though mortally wounded he threat
ened to kill his sister, who was aroused
by his groans, If she called any one to
aid him.
The fight in which the three others
not yet under arrest participated. oc-
CURED in the rear yard Of the Haber-
lein warehouse in Eighth street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues,
Brooklyn. Fifty shots were fired in
the battle, which marked the close of
Walsh's criminal career Of almost a
half century.
To the police of this city and to Scot
land Yard Walsh was known best by his
criminal sobriquet. Liverpool Jack He
was one of the cleverest safe crackers
that the police ever had to contend with.
His record of arrests and convictions
dates back to 1873. nearly half century
since which time ne had spent total
OF twenty-nine years and one month In
jail. He was fugitive when he died.
Phone Call Arouses Police.
Capt. John ]. McClos..ey and the de-
tectives under his command were looking
for the robbers who shot Policeman
Loewe yesterday afternoon when a
woman called up Brooklyn police head
quarters and asked that an ambulance
be sent to her home at AZ Carlton ave.
rue. She said a man had been shot and
gave her name as Mrs. Rose Ryan.
Just such a call was expected. as an
investigation at the scene OF the battle
convinced the detectives that Loewe's
aim had been straight and that he had
got" at least one of the robbers.
Therefore there was flock of detec-
tives at the Ryan home In a few min
utes, as well as physician from the
Cumberland Street Hospital, who said
there was nothing he could do. as the
man was dead
Although grief stricken over the loss
of her brother, OF whose criminal career
she said she was ignorant Mrs. Ryan
told the detectives the strange story OF
tie end of conspicuous figure in
American criminology. Between sobs
she told the tale, and and In a manner
that convinced the detectives OF its
II woke up during the night" she
said and heard my brother stumbling
up stairs. Listened and heard him
close the door. / was satised then that
he was all right and that a little sleep
would do him good. At about 10 o'clock
/ was working about the house when 1
heard gre ans and 1 traced them to his
room. Opening the door. found John
lying on his bed in a pool OF blood.
What's the natter asked, and he
said he had fight with a policeman.
I fired at a cop and he fired at me-
he added.
".Pn get a DOCTOR told him. and he
retorted, Don't do that. I'd better die.
l shot cop and that's no funny busi-
ness
Threatens TO XIII Sister.
You better let me call an ambu-
lance I said. II you do that I'll jump
out of the window he replied. Then
I'll call priest told him. Turning
around In the bed he said to me. If you
do I'll kill you
"He handed me a bottle of iodine and
a sked me to pour some OF 1t into the
wound In his chest and into the hole
in his right hand. / cid so. and II
seemed to relieve him somewhat, SO !
went away and closed the door. 1t was
about 3:15 when went In again. / saw
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