The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-11
HIS JUST DESERTS.
A FOOtpad Fatally Wounded After a Desper-
ate Encounter with Mr. Charles Price

Charles II. Price, who lives near the corner of
North and Mississippi streets was assaulted by
footpads last evening shortly before o'clock,
near the alley between Illinois and Tennessee
streets on st. Clair. He was returning home
from visit TO the home of his mother, Mrs. E.
j. Price the teacher of a private school at
No 4O7 North Illinois street, who is daughter
of the late Prof S. K Hoshour, and is we'll
known in indianapolis. As he was crossing the
alley on st Clair street, the men whom he had
noticed standing near the edge of the sidewalk
stepped up to him, and one thrust revolver
into his face, with command to "put up" Mr.
Price sprang back, and with the movement in
voluntarily brought an umbrella, which
he was carrying, down between the rob
Der with the revolver and himself At
the same time the other foot-pad struck him on
the back of the head with a club, which brought
him to his knees While rising to his feet Price
drew his revolver, but before he could get it out
of his pocket the robber who first accosted him
fred the bullet passing through the breast of
his coat from the side without max
ing any wound Both footpads then
turned and raa down the alley, with
Price in pursuit He fred three shots, but, as
the robbers continued running and succeeded in
escaping from him, he thought they had not
taken effect He reported the circumstances of
the fight at Bryant's drug store, and later called
at the police station, where he told Turnkey
Clarke about the shooting. and expressed doubts
as to whether or not he had wounded his assa-
ants.
However, about half an hour after the
shooting occurred a man walking rapidly
down Illinois street was seen to stagger and fall
in front of the residence of Mrs. Walker, two
assaulted. 1t was supposed that he was intoxi-
Gated, but Louis Walker, who saw him fall,
went to him and inquired what was the mat
ter. The fellow replied that he had
been shot while walking in a park,
and in answer to further questions said he was
a stranger in the city, had been here but three
days, was acquainted with no one, and knew no
reason why any person should want to shoot
called and the wounded man taken to
the City Hospital, where he was examined,
and it was found that he had been
wounded in the shoulder and the hip Both
shots had entered from behind. The wound in
the shoulder, the physicians think, is not seri-
Gus injury, but the one in the hip may be dan
gerous or fatal 1t could not be determined
from the examination made last night how far
the ball had penetrated, but 1t is thought proba-
BILE, from some of the symptoms of the
mans suffering that the bulleJ entered the alb
domen and that the intestines are injured. If
this proves to be true, the result of course, will
be fatal
The wounded man states that his name is
Charles Daugherty, and he claims that he came
to indianapolis from New York, three days ago
in search of employment He told the
stories of how he came TO be wounded
When first found he said that he had been shot
while walking in park near where he had
fallen AMI that he knew of no cause for the
shooting. At the hospital he said that he had
guarreled down town with man, who had fol-
lowed him and shot him He denied the accu-
sation of having made any attempt to commit
robbery.
Mr.. Price called at the City Hospital at II
o'clock, in company with Captain Colbert, and
identified Daugherty as the man who had as
saulted him. Daugherty was under arrest a
short time ago, upon suspicion, and was released
from custody upon ''hoater,' with orders to
leave the city. He is tall in stature, and is APP
parently about twenty-fhree years old. He
answers the description of the man who has been
committing most of the robberies about
the city lately, and in general way fills the de-
scription of the highwaynan who shot Morris
Condor, west of the White river bridge, on
Washington street, a few weeks ago Dougher-
TVS companion, who escaped unhurt is described
rather n small man.
Mr.. Price, who did the shooting is in the en-
ploy of the gas works, and is reputable citizen