St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-01
A QUESTION
Which Should be Answered-Di
Dan Wood Shoot Dave
Winkler?
Woods Account of the Affair-He did
Not, S'help him God.
Winkler Never Saw the Man who Shot Him
and Probably Never Will.

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morning of the oath of July, David Winkler,
the driver of the patrol wagon, was shot
while arrestng prisoner who had escaped
from the lookup. The prisoner was a
| pickpocket who had been arrested the evening
| before and been shot while attempting to
escape the police. Because of his wound he
| was not locked up but had been permitted to
lie on cot in the Office of the l5ckup. A
row on Washington avenue attracted the at
| tention Of the jailer who went to see what it
was, and while he was away, the thief made
run for liberty. Winkler took after him
and captured him at the corner of Second
street and First avenue. All that has been
known by the public further in this connec-
ton is that Winkler was found few min
utes later shot.in the neck and said that a
man wearing G. A. r. badge and police
mans star was the man he thought shot
him. Winkler's wound proved very
serious one, the ball. having entered his
right cheek and passing through his mouth
in downward direction, lodging in the neck
On the right side He has since been lying
in critical condition, although his physi-
clan, Dr. Ames, hopes to bring him through
all right.
The theory has been entertained by the
police that the shooting was done by Dan b.
Wood, one of the special policemen appoint
ed to serve during the G. A. R. encamp-
ment and that it was done either through ac-
cldent or fright. No Investigation has been
made of the matter, and the announcement
that Wood was sick and could be
got whenever he was wanted is
all that has been promulgated from the
official sources.
Thinking little more light should be cast
upon an ARRAY in which policeman is shot
down and dangerously wounded, the GLOBE
last evening dispatched a reporter to look
up Wood and learn what he knew about the
shooting.
The reporter found Mr.. Wood living at
LOIS, Fourth street north, in a plain but
| neat dwelling. Mrs. Wood answered the
knock and in few minutes her husband
entered the room and when told what was
wanted and who his visitor was, proceeded
with out hesitation to tell
HIS STORY,
Or rather to give an account of the
those events which lead to the
shooting of Winkler as far as his knowledge
goes.
The beat which he was given to patrol was
on Nicollet avenue from Washington avenue
to the river and on First and Second streets
between Nicolet and First avenue. About 2
O'Clock when standing on Nicollet avenue
near Washington he heard pistol shot. He
started to run in the direction of the sound,
and had gone but little ways when he heard
another shot. He turned up Second street,
at the same time drawing his revolver. He
crossed the street diagonally at the lookup
alley and ran down on the other side of the
street to the corner of First avenue where
Pomeroy's saloon is located. He saw two
men on the First avenue side Of
the building seemingly regaining their
feet after struggle. He asked
who's in trouble" but there was no an
swer. The men started to walk. toward him
when he saw one of them had on a police
mans star. At this he put up his revolver
and asked, ''Have you got him9' The po-
liceman answered Eyes" The two men
then walked to the corner where he was
standing and turned to go in the direction
of the lookup. Wood started to walk in that
direction too and was pace or two in adj
vance of the others, the man who was ar
rested being between himself and Winkler.
They had taken but few steps when he
heard another shot, and whirled around just
in time to see Winkler fall, and man
standing with his arm extended. The man
lad ont kkfrat nttfft
ran Gown First avenue towards the river, the
thief ran south on second street, and at the
same time another man who seemed to start
from the same place ran across Second street.
Wood drew his revolver and fired at the man
who had done the shooting. His revolver
snapped on the first fire, and he fired twice
after that. He then began to can ''police,"
and soon heard whistles In several directions.
Some big policeman came running up and
when told what had happened told Wood to
go to headquarters and give tine alarm. He
did so, and the officer there returned with
him. He did
NOT SHOOT wINKLER.
$50 help him God," and it was great
mistake to think so. He can easily account
for Winkler's thinking SO for Winkler proba-
bly, never saw the man who shot him. He
was the only man Winkler had seen and his
having on star impressed that fact. As 1t
was, it would have been impossible for him
to have fired the fatal shot as the ball struck
Winkler ON the oppisite side of the face from
where he stood. He was very sorry that
Winkler was shot, and in reply to the ques-
ton, why he had not been seen around since
| or had made no explanation said he
had been sick. He was sick that
might in fact, and when he went off watch
was too i'll to 60 on again. He has been
troubled with dyspepsia for years, and had a
very severe attack.
Mr.. Wood is a man appare ltly about
thirty-tive or forty years old, rather slightly
built and does not appear to be strong
physically. Judging from his appearance
and manner he would oe the last man in the
world to harm anyone He has a wife and
two young children, and has worked at what
ever ne could lay his hand to, lately at car
pentering, having built his own house. He
worked for the grocery firm of Newell s. Co
| for a number of years, but is his health has
been poor has not worked actively of late
years.
WHAT wIYKI.ER SAYS.
! A number of persons who have talked
! with WinlSler report that he feels certain he
( was shot by man who wore grand army
badge aud police star tboth of which Wood
had on). On the morning of the shooting
he identified Wood as the man whom he
! thinks shot him.
! Woods explanation if not true is certainly
an ingenius one, and an investigation should
be had before hasty conclusions are made.
49niong the Mills.
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Agent dc Ia Barre informs US that the
Minneapolis Mill eompany'is ready to put in
| the new iron coxerinc over the west side