Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-10
TouGHs KILL A POLICEMAN.
A Chicago Officer Murdered While
Discharging His Duty.

A Chicago Officer Murdered While
Discharging His Duty.
CHICAGO, August 9.--lSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. Police Officer Adam w. Fryer,
of the Desplains street station was cruelty
murdered while discharging his duty near
the southeast corner of Clinton aud Har-
rison streets at 2 AS o'clock tins morning.
The men who murdered Officer Fryer were
two notorious toughs both of whom
have been carrying revolvers and
using them on the slightest
pretext. Their names are Jack
McGrath and William MARCEL, neither of
whom have yet attained their majority.
They murdered Fryer in order to escape ar
rest. being at the time pursued by Officers
Moore and Holly, upon whom they had dawn
q revolver. The murder was the result of
their own lawless action, as last Monday
night the pair shot at two officers of the
West Twelfth street station for no reason
other than desire to do murder.
Several months ago McGrath gave it
out boldly that the next policeman who
attempted to arrest him would get killed,
and the work Of last night proves that he
meant what he said. At about $3.50 o'clock
this morning Officers Moore and Holly met
the two thugs near the corner of Desplaines
and Harrison streets. The young fellows
knew that they were wanted for the shoot
ing Monday night and drawing revolvers,
both started to run. The officers gave chase,
firing two shots after them. The fugitives
ran east to the alley between Law avenue
and jefferson street ana turned
Harrison street at the northwest corner of
Clinton. From this corner they saw Officer
Fryer approaching and they ran across the
street to the south side of Harrison and
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Officer Fryer, having heard the shots fired
was on the alert. and seeing the two men
running he crossed the street and intercepted
them. The two young men drew revolvers
policeman could defend himself they
both fred. One Of the bullets
went through Fryer's neck and the other
entered the PIT Of his stomach. He fell to
the ridewalk, his revolver, which he had at
TEMPTED to draw, falling on the pavement
near by. After the shooting the men ran
south on Clinton to Twelfth, where they hid
beneath a sidewalk. As soon after the muir
der as possible patrol wagons from the Des-
planes and Twelfth street stations, and also
from the Armory, were sent in pursuit.
McGrath and Msrtell heard the wagons
coming and they broke from their hiding
place, running east on Twelfth street. They
were seen, and then il was nip-and-tuck
race between the fugitives and the officers.
Two patrol wagons loaded with men, each
officer graspng his big revolver ready ia
shoot the minute tho vehicles got in
range, and two men running
like deer before the wagons -
this was the exciting scene. detail Of OFF,
GERS from the Armory were sent in a wagon
down Clark street to head Off the fngitives.
Just as the three walo lons were about to
close upon the men there was break. Both
fellows disappeared as If swallowed up.
They had jumped into the midst Of a number
of railroad cars and had vanished. Orders
to scour the territory included between Tay-
lor, Twelfth. Clark aud State streets were
given, and soon fifty men were beating every
corner. Under houses and sidewalks, in
Railways and cars the officers searched, but
the men were safely hidden.