New-York tribune., 1874-12-21
= BRooxLYs POLICE CAPTAIN KILLED.

4 REPoRTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIM Al ihS
STATION WITH A NAVY REVOLVER.
Cant Is9ac s. Bourne, of the brooklyn
rolce was shot and instantly killed at noon YESTERDAY
BY John Crawford Pollock. reporter emPoyeu uPon
The Brooklyn Argus Pollock had been TO the Church
- Nd on his way home had stopped
" 49, osoona Precinct station to see the Oap.a'"'
80 ua. his friend. In the course OF coh'ersa"v''
oaT,o.s took from his pocket cartridge, which he
Il, xas similar TO the one taken from the oouy vi
Nos,er one Of the Boy Ridge burglars the 'ap'"in
IL the cartridge and looked at IL few mputes, ana
,hen putting his hand In his pocket drew revolver
which he showed to Pollock, saying 1t was present
given TO bm tine previous. Polloekre'urneo"'o W
him. and then the Captain went into his private rooin'
saying that he had another one which he 1eit prouu
o. Pollock followed him. The Captain went 10 his
desk. and opening a small drawer took out another
ristol Pollock asked II It was loaded, and the Cap
tam replied NO" The former cooked ana snapped
It. "Now," said Capt. Bourne III Blu"
>,n a pistol that Is pistol" and he brought
forth Hne nlcke-piAted navy re'o.Ner m"u'
by Smith & Wesson and handed 1t 10 fohoeK
TIE latter took in his hand and supposing IT 10 oe uh
loaded snapped it as he had the other pistol To MS
asonishuent the revolver fred and the ball struck
The CAPTAIN about half inch below the nipple on the
left SIDE of breast Immedately on seeing what lie
Ionm aud said "My God, have killed him." sergeant
sarousler Who was al the desk, heard the report and
Iau
found che Captain dead upon the 1Oor between his char
ard desk. Pollock immediately arrested, and IN
conversation al erward INSPECTOR Waddy said that
bS supposed the pistol uDioaded. AT the time OF
the shoouce Capt. Bourne and Pollock were admirpg
The pistols the CAPTAIN sitting IA frOnt or foOeK neH
his dcs Their ersatlon, Pollock says, WAS o tue
fIicudicSt Character ,,-, ..,ou
DIS BoIine anu Stone were called imncdiatey silEr
the sDoOtg aud few G.OutCs Superintendent rOlh
ana INSPECTOR Waddy arrived with tte Coroner lno
boiv was removed t. the Captains res-uence Cuion1
,pon proAed lie wound bat coulh not Huu INC ol'
VS. folni 20 have passed through the heart thereny
Mt Can't BeurUe was Well kuOWu
rnrouc-t LIS vrecinct, well as In other parts OF
S"n,-.vn lie Is spoken OF OF the best men on
the ,.,Ilce force. lie formerly patrolman ana
Srrccaut aud received las eppontneht as capShn III
1913 Es 30 years Of age ana leaves wire
sud two chila cn. He lost a cmld Onv week since,
ud on Friday returned from Daubur,, Conn, where he
IA been 10 the uuerai ci his fatnel-luaw Great sym
qpathy Is frlt fOr his vile, who, It is said. Is almost
1ros ted hy this third caamity Capt. Bourne was a
nemuer Of the Commonwealth IN Ledge. f. and A. M ana
aIsu a nesuber OF tie POllCc Mutual Ald society his
wife wi probably receive over SrAO lTos tile iattei
association. -, -
In ceuy1rsatiop with Assenblymsn Bradley n re
urrter learned tp7t number VI BcTRts friends hdd
yod watch fora Christmas 'pieseus, IS lestlwohy o.
lcr Tegld IL uuderstO0s4 tudf tnere Will De meet
inc of al toe Captains OF tee force ~ a III tO-aJ al
Pe Headquarters, TO take such II tlUl as Will De nee
es,ary Ia rcgr TO the arrangements Tor the tunera
Fonock is mentioned as iespec sJle young man. lie
Ia. "A wife and c1iGTen. NJ learns were louuu
upou min. ani hs EtVer been hnOwn 10 carry any
j,un j. tarcy was appointed u bl the vacancy caused
ly lb< deatc vi Cdpt- Bourne.