Year: 1875

ward There seems to be little doubt that Langan be-
longed TO the light fingered fraternity


AN IMPORTANT WITNESS


The reporter also ascertained that named Lee,
who is employed in a marble yard Fourteenth street.
between Ninth and Tenth avenues able TO give the
most important evidence While on his way home 10
dinner on Saturday he met well dressed young man,
apparently in great state of excitement, running
through the marble yard the street There does not
seem to be the slightest doubt that this
was the murderer, for, he encountered
Lee he exclaimed ''For Gods sake don't
stop me - Lee, not knowing anything about the ira
pedy which had lust been enacted did not attempt TO
detan man. although he could easily have done
Lee is able To give description OF the murderer


There is also a theory that the murderer was car
pockets which nfest the Ninth avenue railroad, shot
Langan out OF revenge.


A SEQUEL TO LANGAx's MURDER


AS a sequel to the murder of Langan homicide
probably committed late ON Saturday night by
officer while in the discharge OF his duty The iacts of
the case as reported to the police station in Twentieth
street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues as
toows:-Gcorge Dennson, an officer on the special
service squad was detailed TO work up the Langan
Shortly after midnight he entered the liquor
store Of Peter Dunning No. 90 Tenth ave-
nue., near Sixteenth street lie in
search of Charles Curran, alias ''The Frog" who
was with lAngan just before he killed The saloon
is resort of the most desperate characters and the
crowd suspecting the object OF the o1icers visit i'm
mediaely set upon him. He ordered them to disperse,
but they continued the assault A man. whose name
was subsequently aSccrtancd to be Michael Galney,
struck Officer Dennison in the right eye and another
man, named John llannon, followed up the assault
Officer Dennison backed out of the saloon to the side
walk, the crowd meanwhile following him. The odds
against him being great and knowing that his life
in danger,


HE DREW HIS REVOLVER


and fired two shots striking Gatiney In the left
shoulder, causing wound which the attending physi-
clan thinks will prove fatal The second shot wounded
Hannon in the right shoulder inlictng slight wound
the bullet glancng of and inlcting slight wound in
the shoulder Of John Kennedy, another of
the gang Hannon arrested and locked
up Galney was sent to Bellevue Hospital
and Kennedy left for home. Last evening Kennedy
in the saloon of James Shanley, boasting OF
the iracas Of the previous night He still under
the influence of liquor and evidently ready for another
fight.


Deputy Coroner Thomas C. Knox yesterday made an
autopsy the body of Langan and the following his
official report


Pistol shot the third ntercostal space an inch and
halt 10 left of meridian line The ball passed. through
anterior medastum, piercing aorta and was found IN
left pulmonary cavity. Percardium was filled with
blood all other thoracic organs found healthy. Cause
OF death hinternal hemorrhage the result OF IA pistol shot
wound


The following Is description of The murderer Of
James Langan sent out from the Central Office a
general alarm on Saturday nightFve feet five or six
inches in height, light complexion and mustache light
gray SUIT and straw hat