FBI - Fire Department - Police
Dec. 12, 1952 - New York cops in gun battle. Seven including by stander injured: Two men, Charles Mason and Richard Linwquist got into a fight outside a bar at 675 Eight Avenue, New York, recently. Two cops arrived to break it up and a moment later Clarence Sims, a Cleveland desperado and Cecil Johnson drove up with the intention of staging a stick up at the bar. Patrolman George Mcauliffe arrived and hearing that Sims was armed backedhim against the well. The arrival of two more patrolman Knox and Conlon, diverted McAuliffe with three slugs, drawing at.45 dropped McAuliffe with three slugs. The thugs fled in a hail of lead and a wild gun battle ensued. It ended with Johnson owed in surrender and Sims lying in a pool of blood, shot by Petroleum Cornelius O'shea. Photo Shows Patrolman Robert Knox and John reinmer lie on the bar where the fighting broke out. Weinzimer, a passersby was winged by a slub. Knox was shot by Bims
