The New York herald., 1922-03-26
A. & ?. Employee, STOPPING
Over Box on Floor, Shot
Without Warning.
SHOPPING CROWDS NEAR
Ex-Convict, Caught Stealing
Bolt Of Silk, Kicks Truck
Driver to Death.

Richard J. O'Shea. manager Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's
store at 735 Third avenue near Forty
seventh street, was shot to death last
night by one of two bandits who tried
to hold up the store.
The gunmen ran. through a Satur-
day night jam of shoppers without at
tracing attention and disappeared in
an automobile which sped north on
the tEoroughfare. They made no at
tempt to open the cash register or
the safe.
The murder of O'Shea was the third
of its kind in thirty days. All were
committed by youths and in each case
the deadly shots were fired before the
victims had made the slightest effort
to resist.
John Bruins. grocer. was killed In his
store at IS Johnson street, Brooklyn.
last Wednesday night. Before he died
he said one of the gunmen fired only
because he was nervous. Paul J. Gill
man. druggist, was shot down in MS store
IL
ruary 20 in almost identical circum-
stances. For this crime William J.
Evans will be sentenced tomorrow to
die and three boys with him will spend
long terms In prison.
Attack In Small store.
The store in which oShea was at
tackled is small thirty feet in depth
and about ten in width. Sam Golden
berg, clerk, was helping O'Shea ar
range boxes Of fruit at o'clock when
the door was opened 5y the gunmen.
The two men stepped into the middle
Of the store, standing directly pack of
O'Shea, who was stopped over box
of grapefruit. Goldenberg, thinking
OShea would wait on the men, paid no
attention but went on with his Job
OF bagging coffee. One of the bandits
poked O'Shea with the barrel OF a
revolver and commanded.
Stand UP and put UP your hands,"
Goldenberg heard the command but got
no chance to see the action that fol-
lowed. O'Shea may have made q move
that caused the bandits to think he was
going to resist, but Goldenberg told the
police he did not think the manager had
last syllable of the gunman's order a
shot was fired. Turning, Goldenberg saw
OShea plunge headlong and then roll
over on his back. a clatter OF feet near
the door was all he heard OF the rob-
bers.
Make Getaway Quickly.
The clerk rushed into Third avenue
few seconds later. Already the gunmen's
automobile was rolling away from the
curb. The sidewalks were jammed With
shoppers. but apparently none had no
tlced the fleeing men. At the moment
the shot was fired an elevated train had
rumbled by drowning the report
Goldenberg used a police whistle to
attract Patrolman Boedecker. who came
running from Third avenue and Forty
ninth street. He telephoned for an am
bulance and detectives.
Dr. Lain of Reception Hospital exam
ined the manager and said he could not
I've. bullet. 1t was thought. had
passed into the base OF his brain, which
was proof that he was shot from behind
O'Shea was taken TO Bellevue Hospital,
where he died without regaining con-
sciousness.
whole Neighborhood Searched.
Detectives and patrolmen, under COM
mand OF Inspector John u. Coughlin OF
the Homicide Bureau, scattered up and
down Third avenue and through cross
streets near by seeking witnesses Of the
flight OF the murdercrs.
From storekeeper near Third ave-
nue. and Forty-sixth street II was
learned that touring automobile con-
tanning two men, who were seen climb
Ing into II few minutes before Golden
berg began calling for help. turned off
Third avenue at F'orty-sixth street and
hurried away east This was regarded
as the only clue that may lead TO the
capture OF the men. and the detectives
admitted 1t was weak
O'Shea was 10 years old, His home
was at 3b5 East Fifty-seventh street
He had been employed by the grocery
company for many years and was one
OF their most trusted employees. Ac-
cording to Goldenberg OShea never let
The amount In the cash register get be-
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