The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-12
MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER
R0SENFIELD.
PARTICULARS OF THE ARREST
OF THE MuRDERERS.
CoRoNER's INQUEST.

before going on duty he was cautioned by
one of our citizens about not letting the
roughs and hoodiums ruu the city during
the coming year, when he replied, They
cannot on my beat unless they walk over
my dead body" And like brave man he
kept his word, and is now manRled
corpse, beaten about the head almost be-
yond recognition. The event has caused
among all citizens expressions OF the
strongest kind which, were it not for a
strong law abiding feeling, would lead to
lynchipg, which the desperados so richly
deserve.
The circumstances, as far as known, are
that Rosen6ed reported at headquarters,
according to custom at 1890, and after
getting a lunch started on his beat. About
80 Policemen German and Metsch met
on goth street near Maj. Connelly's resi-
denee. They heard footsteps coming
along 9th avenue and concealed themselves
until the parties came up. They saw four
men and heard one of them say. | gave
it to the s. Of a b" The two Off
GERS then came out into the street, and as
soon as the men saw them, they started
and run; two went south on Goth street
and the other two went 10 opposite direc-
tons. Mersch took after the two and
German followed one of the others, aud it
was the shots from his pistol to make the
fellow stop, that were heard in the vicinity
Of Major Connelly's residence. German
succeeded in capturing two Of the party,
bet they managed to get away from him,
Metsch overlook one Of the fellows he was
after and brought him down with his cane
and secured him.
On the way to jail they passed on 9th
avenue aud 18Th street, and on the vacant
corner, across FROM Dr. Truesdale's resi- =
dence, Metsch noticed somebody lying in
the road. He asked his prisoner, who
proved to be desperate character, named
Heeney, If that was one of his party.
Raepoy replied, mo, that is policeman"
He went over and found RosenGeld with
| his head beaten in u terrible ,a aa4eE. He
raised his head and called his name, but he
was just dying and could only shake his
head, arl meyer spoke word. The officer
then went over AID called Or, TrEesdale,
aod blew his whistle FIVE or SIX times. As
soon as the doctor esma out Capt. Black
burn aud private Waterman Storms ap-
peared upon the scene. In five minutes
| Rosenfeld was dead. Capt Blackburn
left the bcag il charge of Storms, with IT,
struetions to cali mir. I'd. Spencer and
other citizens living in the vicinity,
While he started for Marshal Halves
and other policemen to search for the MUIR
derers. Capt. Blackburn t4e4 took his
horse and buggy and started Tor the bridge.
At the main bridge the guard told him
someone had just passed on the railroad
track above. The guard started on the
run across the bridge tC stop the fellow,
and when he was nearly across the bridge
Capt. Blackburn drove after him, and ar
rived at the Davenport side just as the
guard had climbed Up the bank and halted
the fellow as he was coming of the bridge
He asked the guard if he would shoot, and
when informed if he did not surrender BIZ
would certainly be shot, he gave up anC
came down the bank. Capt Blackburn a
once recognized him, by the blood marks
on his face, as one of the fellows WHIT
had escaped from German. The guards
meyer allow police officers TO ares
anyone on tue Lalar+ 60 they brought th'
prisoner to this side aud detigeTea him t,
Capt Blackburn. Between the bridges
TIE fellow who is known to the police 0
both cities as a thief and desperate by tht
name of Dublin jack" showed som;
} signs OF resisting, when Capt. Black burr
said you have killed one policeman to-
night GBd you had better 90 along quietly.
} The fellow then eaiG IF these guards were
out of the way [ would soon XII! snother
He then asked if the policeman was really
dead. With view of seeing what be
would say he was told no. To this he re
piled that il too bad" On this side o.
the river Capt Backb burn took him il
charge and with the assistance Of ths
guard lodged him in jail This is the fell
l)w who commenced the attack upon Ro-
enfield aud his face shows that be met
with fight from the dead officer.
At about FIVE clock 'wo other fellow.
were found on the street unable Il
give any account of themselves and were
arrested on suspicioH Of being Of the
assaulting party. This morning OGcel
Tilebein, of Davenport. arrested PA
Heeney for whom our officers were il
search ali night; and, at about 10 clock
another party was placed under arrest By
Squire Chopper II seems be went into
Chapman's saloon when Mr.. Chapman
noticed blood Oh his shirt, mud on bis
boots, and that he looked as though he haG
bsen out all night The police being en-
gagged at the inquest the arrest was or
dered as above stated. When arrested he
gave his name as G. s. Boynton. Hi,
real name is D. B. Briggs, q painter il
the pillow works, who is doubtless innocent
of the murder, but had been out on spree
all night. He was considerably frightened
when arrested
The fellow first arrested by Officer
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