TWO BURGLARS SHOOT EACH OTHER DEAD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3882, 28 December 1883, Page 4

TWO BURGLARS SHOOT EACH OTHER DEAD.

John Irving and John Walsh, widelyknown burglars, shot and killed each other in "Shang " Draper's saloon early on the morning of 16th October in New York. They had a bitter quarrel, and it is said that six weeks before they met in another saloon and drew pistols on each other, but were separated. The police story is that John Irving and Jack " the Mick " were in Draper's sal-ion shortly before two that morning, both filled with liquor. They quarreiled about some rascality in which they were mutually interested, and became noisy. Billy Porter entered and tried to stop'tho row. This interference only roused the riocers to fury, and both whipped out shooters and (irod at close quarters. Every one in the saloon sought shelter as the double report sprang out. The shots were firi-d a I the same iiislant and with like effect. Irving foil dead, with Johnny "(he Mick's" bullet in his brain, and " the Mick" fell, shot through the heart. Neither lived long enough to breathe twice after the shot. Billy Porter and gang ran out into the street, but tho reports of tins pistols were heard by tho police, and Porter was arrested. Every person suspected of being in the saloon at the time of tho shooting was arrested.