The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-09-11
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Baldwin and vicinity have beer sub-
jected to losses of chickens, and vege-
tables from gardens. Suspicious have
been afioat IN various directions, and
the officers have endeavored to ferret
out the guilty parties. Nathaniel
Donney, who Is a hard working citizen
and n poor man, Was one OF the
greatest sufferers, and on Thursday
night of last week, another raid was
made on his garden. Officers Phillips
and Lucas had obtained information
that led to the belief that one Mike
Sheridan was implicated. On Friday
evening last, Sheridan, with one Sin
gleton, (the latter in the employ of
G. ID. Danaher) over south Of town,
were In Baldwin, and Phillips and
Lucas resolved to watch them little.
Mr.. Bonney came up and reported the
raid on his premises, of the night
previous, and it was arranged that lie
should return home and watch in his
garden, while the two officers would
shadow Sheridan. About ten o'clock,
Singleton with his boy and man
named Moran, started out in the
wagon, Sheridan walking along be-
hind. The officers following keeping
just far enough in the rear to prevent
being seen.
When they reached thes Glover
place, Sheridan took large satehel
and climbed over the fence into the
garden on the Glover place, and be-
gan to fill the satchel with onions.
The officers walked down the road as
though they had not observed Sheri-
dan; Phillips entering the garden at
one point, and Lucas at another.
Lucas came up to Sheridan first, and
IN response to the officers inquiry as
to what he was doing there, the des-
p.rado replied that it was none of
his ID business, and drew re-
volver. Lucas called to Phillips to
come there; that Sheridan had re.
volver. Phillips hurried up to Lucas,
and just as he reached his side, Sheri-
dan fired: the ball whistling between
the heads of the officers. They at
once returned the fire, rapidly empty
ing the barrels of their selfcocking re-
vo)vers-Phillips firing three shots
and Lucas five. Sheridan called out
"Don't shoot any more!" AS soon as
the snake lifted the desperate was
seen standing where he fired tbe shot.
The officers went up to him, Phillips
grasping him by the collar and Lucas
wrenc,ing the revolver from bis hand.
They were about to march their pris-
oner up to town, when he said "You
have shot me three or four times!"
Phillips repaiesl "You have brought it
upon yourself. You comiacAced it,
and will have to stand III" When the
effort was made to start the prisoner,
he fell to the ground; the first inti-
nation the officers had that lie was
seriously injured. Phillips ran up to
the top of the hill, i'm the road, where
Singleton was waiting with his team,
and commanded him to turn about
and convey the wounded man back
tn Baldwin. Mr.. Bonney now came
out of his garden, with gun OIL his
sf,odlder, and u pitchfork under his
arm. The wounded man was con-
veyed To town, placed in the Baldwin
House, and DR.. Mott summoned. The
following morning DR.. g. a. White, of
Reed City, wae sent for.
An examination of Sheridan's in
juries revealed the fact that one ball
passed through the point Of the right
sud it is thought by the
officers that this wound had prevented
him from firing second shot. An
other ball had penetrated the right
thigh, passing between the main ar
terry and the bone; hitting the bone. in
fact. Tie was cut out 10y the surgeons.
Another ball passed through the left
breast, within an eighth of an inch of
the heart, and was removed from the
patients back. The balls are "A cali
bre, and make ugly wounds.
At the present writing, the prisoner
is being cared for by Sheriff Robert
son, and the chances seem to be i'm
favor of his recovery; when he will
doubtless be tried for assault with in
tent to murder.
We learn that the past record of the
man is very bad; that he has served a
term in the penitentiary, and that he
had made threats against the officers
before he was arrested.