Word: maher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shouting, "Get down!" The cab stalled behind a bus. Like men leaping over a cliff, the brothers jumped out into the traffic. At sight of the two running men, waving revolvers, people flattened themselves against the buildings or ducked to the sidewalk. A taxi driver ran to Patrolman Edward Maher, directing traffic on the corner, yelled "Stick-up!" and pointed at the fleeing men. Maher raced after them, only 20 feet behind, afraid to shoot into the crowd. Motorists left their cars and joined the chase. Maher saw a clear space, shot twice, and William Esposito staggered sideways, fell face...
...little crowd collected around him. Patrolman Maher held the gunman by the overcoat, started to turn him over, turned to warn the crowd away. "Back up, please," he said, "someone's liable to get hurt." As he rolled William over, the gunman's .38 came up. William Esposito pulled the trigger and Patrolman Maher slumped over, dead...
Died. Peter Maher, 71, oldtime pugilist of bare-knuckle days, onetime welter, light and heavyweight champion of Ireland, sometime bartender, dock hand, burlesque attraction ; in Baltimore. Long on powerful wallops, short on skill, Oldster Maher fought and was drubbed by Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid McCoy, John L. Sullivan...