Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-13


The police have not yet discovered who were
the negroes that so brutally assaulted Police
man Jas. Reilly Saturday night, as published IN
Mondays STAR, although they have made every
possible effort to do 80. The assault took place
on r street between Sd and 4th streets, not one
square from the officers home. He left
the second precinct station, where he was
stationed, about els o'clock on the evening of
the assault and walked toward home with
Officer Gantz, who lives on @ street At the
latter's house Officer Reilly stopped a few
minutes to show Mrs. Gantz a bouquet that he
was taking home to his little child. After
leaving there he turned the corner Of 4th
street and walked north until he came
to street. On r street between
I'd and Sd streets there but two houses
The square is a lonely one and is not travelled
much after dark, as r street ends at Boundary,
only two squares distant. Here the officer saw
two colored men engaged In fight.
BOTH THE FIGHTING NEGROES TURNED ON HIM.
According to the statement he afterward
made he attempted to arrest them, when one of
them tripped him and the other dealt him
blow on the chest and he fell to the sidewalk
His head struck against the curb stone and a
bad cut across the back Of his head was the re-
suit. After re naming there some time unable
to help himself, being cursed by colored
man to whom he appealed for aid,
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Brooks who lives in the neighbour
hood. came along and raised the injured man
to his feet. He started home with the officer,
who had recovered sufficiently to walk alone
before they reached the Sd street corner.
About an hour later Police Surgeon Hender-
son was sent for and he dressed the wound
which at that time did not threaten to prove
serious. The doctor thought the patient would
get all right in day two. Sunday the
wounded officer went to the station, but he did
| not go on duty, and Monday he was able to go
| to the doctors Office.
| SERIOUS SYMPTOMS APPEAR.
The surgeon then noticed serious symptoms
| and ordered the officer to remain quietly at
home. That night the patient had severe
headache, but yesterday morning he felt better.
Last night, however, he again grew worse and
became unconscious. The doctor was again
| sent for, and two policemen remained at the
| sufferers bedside all night. Several times dur
| ing the night he had commissions, and this
morning it was feared he would die.
| CONSULTATION OF SURGEONS.
At ! o'clock today Police Surgeons Bayne and
| Henderson held consultation and decided tina;
the officer was in a decidedly critical condition.
| His skull was not fractured, but the doctors
/ cor cluded that the fall had caused internal
h morrhage, and that was what was
a STAR reporter that the officers condition
! was due to the injuries he had received, and
\ that if there was not a decided change in two
4 or three hours he would die.
| It was the intention of the surgeons to re-
/ move the patient to Providence hospital, bu
| his condition was SO critical that they were
afraid the removal would cause his death.
| ANOTHER POLICEMAN THREATENED.
The day before the assault on Officer Reilly
occurred letter was received by Policeman
John C. Daley. It was addressed to Jim Dali
| lev" and contained indecent and threatening
| language and warned the officer that he had
bett er prepare to ''meet hisGod ore the deavel.
Policeman Reilly is about thirry-eight years
/ old and has a wife and one child. They reside
| at 224 street. He has been member Of the
police force since March 4, 1884. He was very
! popular among his brother officers.
Later-Death Of the Wounded Officer.
After the doctors left the patients bedside
Policemen Wannell, Daley, Luton and Petritl
were with him. The injured officers condition
grew steadily worse until lilo o'clock this after
noon, when he died. Word was at once sent t.
the second precinct station and the eorone
| was notified.
An autopsy will probably be made tomorrow
| and an inquest will be held.
HIS USKSovN AssAILANrs.
II is not known who the officers assailants
we're, as there was no eye witness to the affai
except the participants, SO far as i
known. The officers, in conducting thei
investigation of the case, found
lady who saw the officer lying in the condi
ton in which he was found by Mr.. Brooks, Blu
she paid no attention to him, because sh
thought il was only an intoxicated person. No,
that the Officer is dead, his brother officers vii
redouble their efforts Ia capture his assailants
The assault on Officer Kelley was committe
lust four days after Policeman Crippen lost hi
life. Within the past few months there hav
Court Tor assaulting police officers, and Judg
| Miller has dealt with them in q manner to dis
courage future assaults, but the examples d
not seem 10 have much effect on that class o
outlaws.
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