The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-08-21
RODIFER ROBBED
Of His Life While Attempting to
RurglariZe the Residence
of DIR. /. C. Walker.
He Is Shot Daad by a Son OF the
Doctor While Trying to Make His
Esc7ps From the Premises.
Mrs. Dr.. Walker Discovers the Villain,
and, With Remarkable Goodness,
Sets Trap to Catch Him.

news spread like wildhre through the CITY
that burglar, who had entered the house
of DIR. 1. c. Walker, residing at No. 126 North
Pennsylvania street, had been shot ar d
killed on the premises, by DR.. John Q. Walk
err while trying to make his escape from the
house after being discovered by Mrs. Walker.
1t appears that about 3 o'clock In the
morning the elder Walker was awakened by
his wife who called his attention to the fact
that the gas in the hall, which was generally
left burning through the night, was not
burning as brightly as usual, at the
same time requesting him TO ascertain
whether 1t was on account OF low pressure
at the Gas Works. At her solicitation DR..
Walker arose. and turniog the gas on, re
turned to bed. Mrs. Walker, not being sat.
isfied that every thing was rght got up and
began accommodating about the room, when
her attention was attracted by sigh or long
drawn breath proceeding from the bed She
looked in that direction, and discovered the
feet of a man protruding from under 1t.
She did not scream out nor
even inform her husband OF the prPsence OF
man In the room, but walked leisurely
into the room occupied by her two sons,
John and Frank, to whom she stated what
she had seen. John asked for his revolver;
at this she coolly proceeded down stairs, and
returning. brought the desired weapon,
nlacinp it in his hands She then walked
the entire length of the hall
passing by the door OF the
room occupied by her husband and the dsr-
ing housebreaker TO the room of the color ed
hired man, informing him also of the pres
ence of The thief in the house. Daring Il .
interval elapsing between the time Mrs
Walker left her room the burglar became
uneasy. and pulling himself from under the
bad peered over the base board Of the same
probably to find out whether the Doctor was
asleep, in hopes of making his escape be-
fore the return of Mrs. Walker. He was
confronted by the eyes of DR.. Walker, who
describes
THE ENCOUNTER
with the villain in the following language:
imagined that he would shoot me, and TO
prevent him lunged at him with my right
hand, striking M him ~ IN ~ tne eo G,ght eye nca aca
threw myself upon him aud bore him To the
floor The space where we fell was narrow
and circumscribed, and, although L had the
fellow py the throat, he succeeded In grasping
my wrist with such grip as 70 temporarily ~
paralyze 1t. / never before felt, and did not
think II possible for man 10 exert, sucn a
nressure In our struggle he managed to get
his right arm from under his body, and with
IL he nred mis- revolver, the oaIi grazing my
left side and penetrating the ceiling. tnOugnt
a young cannon had gone on. The explosion
some what startled me. and L let up on my
awpy AVA, from me and rush Into the hall. Just as
he got outside Of the door,apparently Two SHOTS
followed aud then all was still and dark. The
seoDyhe seoDy Of 9a1 the he Moments thst followed
was almost unbearable. 1t seemed to
me OF course that the two shots had killed
| the bows, for did not know that there was q
revolver in the house, much less that Mrs.
| Walker had provided the boys with 1t. ran
out into the hall expecting to encounter n 1.-THE the
partly closed. 1 tried to open 1t but could not,
| and then 1t occurred to me that by chance
| the boys m 'ght not be hurt, and called out:
as that you' John?" and the answer was like
| the sweetest music to my ears, Tor recog'
nized his voice.
"No. father, am not and Frank and moth
er are here with me al right"
| "Who did that shooting7"
| AS soon as possible the gas was reltghted
but no burglar could be seen, either In the
or on the wS an rhe fe
| low, after being shot through the heart had
run down stairs, through the dining room
and affhe porch. dead. He had his revolver in one
hand and knife in the other as he lay.
THE SHOOTING
was done by DR.. John @. Walker, and ht
describes the circumstances OF the killing o.
follows:
We (mother, Frank and ~ were in Frank
room, which opens directly upon the head o
| swings inward toward the stairway. stood
| partially hidden by 1t, the revolver In my
right hand, the left clutching the door. Al
came directly under the gas jet, and just as n,
arrived there fired He did not see me unit
the first shot, and then he dar ed a nendisn
| deviIlsh glance at me from under his big hat
| end fired again. This was In the darkness
| however, as the explosion OF the first sho
out the gas ane m feiiow S was ha
his head bent over between his arms, which
were outstretched In front OF him, one con
| doubt ess ex pected to meet the household an
have To fight his way through. l supp0se'
the shot / 4 the bedroom had killed father, am
i was determined to kill his murderer If
could, As shot the colored man came run
ming out of his room at the end of the hall, s.
that think we would nave got him anyhow
POSTMASTER HOLLOWAY,
residing directly across the street from tn
house, stated to Sentinel reporter yester
day afternoon, that he was awakened by tn
shots, arose from his bed and went to tn
window. He sscertained that the nois
proceeded from Walkers residence dresse,
hurriedly and in company with Governo
Burbank crossed the street and asked whs
was the matter. He was informe
by John Walker that burt
lar had been IN the house
and that he had shot at him and though
he had hit him, but was not positive, as To
scoundrel had escaped. BY this time sewers
neiphbors, attracted by the noise, had cor
q gregated in front OF the house, but after
few minutes conversation with the Wall
ers, retired to their respective homes. Onl
a few minutes had ELAPSED, and when be WI
lust in the act OF undressing himse
10 return to bed, one of the Walker hoy
came over and rattling him up. told hiI
that the burglar was dead, aud was lying o.
the porch. Heagaip, in company with Go'
| ernor Burbank, crossed the street to II
house. and found the dead man, as state
wing on his face, grasping In one hand
large thirty-two caliber old style Smith
Wesson revolver, and in the other commo
case knife, which had been grour
down to a very sharp point. He was in b
stocking feet, and his shoes were no whe
to be found. His coat, however, was disco
IS cred lying at the side of the porch, and CO
|, tanned a cracksman's jimmy. They riied b
pockets, but found nothing more, with Il
exception of q dozen or more cartridges.
piece of paper was also found In the va
some distance from the body 90
cred with blood IL had probab
been used by one of his accomplices on Il
\ outside in trying to stop the flow OF bloc
4 police whistle was blown for fully .
minutes in front of the house after {
sff-ay. but no officer appeared, and one
the party at the house was detailed to pI
oeed TO the New Denison and telephone I
the officers which he did before any arrive