The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-12
NUMEROUS BURGLARS.
Newton J. Mcdaniel Fatally Shot by Three
Villains Bent on Robbery


AT twenty-five minutes past o'clock last
night three men entered the grocery of Newton
J. Mcdaniel, Seventh street. opposite the
Pattison M E. Church, two doors east of Belle
fontaine street AS they entered the store they
closed the door behind them, and one asked Mr..
Mcdaniel for plug of tobacco. As he turned
his back toward them and reached to get the
tobacco one of them struck at him with either
slungsho or sand bag Mr.. Mcdaniel struck
back Intellectually with the tobacco when there
was brief scufae, and as he went to the floor
one of the villains, drawing a revolver,
fired across the counter. Mr.. Mcdaniel stag
gered to his feet shouting Murder" and the
men ran out of the front door, around the corner,
and south down Bellefontaine street The gro
Ger ran out, also, dagonally across Seventh
street, into the yard of Louis Tetaz, where he
fell. A colored man named Antony Brown, liv-
ing next door to the grocery, hearing the noise,
came out and fired into the air after the retreat
ing assassins. A number of persons gathered
about Mr. Mcdaniel who was found to be shot,
and removed him to his residence,
No 2S3, College avenue, where DR.. Hubbard
DIR. Stone, Dr. d. H. Oliver, and DR.. Haggart
examined his injuries. He was found to have
been shot Just below the breast-bone and
through the stomach the bullet, probably from
the short range, going nearly through the body.
internal hemorrhage is going on and the physi-
clans think the wound will in all probability be
fatal one. He could not converse last night as
every effort to do so was followed by gush of
blood from the mouth. The revolver used shot
small ball. Mr.. Mcdaniel describes the men
as white men, one being tall man and another
noticeably short, the short man being the one,
he thinks, who shot him. The short man is de-
scribed as wearing light clothes and having
light moustache, while the other two wore
darker clothes. Mr. Mcdaniel had placed his
money in his pocket, and getting ready to
close his store. The murderous thieves got no
money, it is thought and a So note was found
behind the counter the floor after they had
decamped which had been dropped in the scuffe.
Mrs. Brown, who lives next door to the grocery.
says that for several days she has seen three
men skulking about the grocery, occasionally go
ing in and out She noticed them particularly
on account of their rough looks and SLOUGH
ing ways. and because they did not
seem to belong to the neighborhood, but
were tramps. She said size saw
them on Saturday, Sunday noon just as the
people were coming out of church, and again
yesterday She describes the men much as Mr..
Mcdaniel did, and says she would recognize
them if she saw them again, especially the short
one
Mr.. Mcdaniel is fifty three years old and is
well-kno and highly esteemed citizen, and the
occurred which will probably result in DEATH is
greatly excited. An hour and half after the
shooting not member of the metropolitan police
force had put in an appearance. The wounded
man is the father of Lorenzo w. Mcdaniel fore
man of Hasselmans Printing Company. and of
Jesse L. Mcdaniel printer and daughter
twelve years old.