Telegram-herald., 1890-03-09
HE SHOT TO KILL.
Pat Grove. = Western Thief. RAisex
q Sensation Ia Chicago
WOKls ROBBED OF RER DIAMONDS.
tie shoots Her iR order &c EscAps- I've
Policemen aud CitlxoA Are b&aly
N0sndea sa 1ryass - C@Ptsrs
the DesssFate AaA-
cHAsED By A NoB

Vile and Emmet Brisc0e, q the central
detail, and Z c Cole. oiti4en, we're
shot down IN the street. shortly after
o'clock friday evening by Patrick
Grove, desperate young thief whom
the officials were attempting 70 place
under arrest for diamond robbery Of
considerable magnitude.
Patrick Grove IS . feoent importation
fnom Omaha Aeh.. having, according n
his story, been IN the city tat few
DAYS Wednesday night Grove, who
had been on protraoted spree. called
at disrepEt IA BE house on CLARK street
near Polk. ana next morning about II
o'clock he attempted 10 rob . woman
named Annie Hall Of diamond jewelry
valued st Sl ,50a The woman resisted
and Grove discharged his revolver 81
her, the bullet lodging Ia the feshy
part Of her left arm. The thief then
made his escape.
The robbery and shooting were re-
ported at the Central station and De
tectives o Brien, Weaver Plunkett and
Marsh were detailed OF the case. They
found that Grove Las pawned diamond
star belonging 10 the woman at
Harris loan ofice, lS6 Clark street
Friday morning. The fellow had
promised 10 return in the even
ing with more Of the iewelry, and
Of this fact the officers were sPprised
They watched for him until o'clock
and then left for the station, after re-
questing Officer Mnyille. who stands al
kc ~ .e.N
TO arrest the thief II be should put in an
appearance. The detectives had buf
just left the loan ONCE when Grove wSs
seen by Officer Linville 20 enter the
place. As Grove was leaving the pawn.
shop officer Linville stepped Up 10 him
and placed him under arrest.
''rll never 90 with you alive, rctort-
ed the prisoner. whipping q revolver
from his pocket and firing full in the
Just below the left ear, and. passing
completely through the tongue, made
its exit through the right SIDE Of the
face. The officer fell to the ground with
the blood pouring in torrents from his
mouth.
The shooting took place at time
when all the employees Of the factories
and stores in the vicinity were quitting
their work, and a hundred or more citi.
zens followed the fugitive, who was
running rapidly toward Adams street
Turning east on Adams. the crowd in
the rear was augmented by hundreds
more, until the street was filed with
pursuers who were yelling: stop
thief9' stop thief|
Officer Briscoe, who stands at the cor
ner Of Adams and Dearborn streets, saw
the man running toward him. revolver
in hand and followed by the bowling
mob. The officer made an attempt 20
seize the man, when q shot from
Groves revolver wounded the ofacer
in the left bres the bullet enter
ing just below the nipple. ofhcer
Briscoe fell 20 the ground mortaLy
wounded. As he dropped he pulled bis
own revolver and fred at Grove. the
bullet crashing through the asssilants
arm. Grove continued 10 run toward
Michigan avenue, his pursuers being re-
inforced by Detectives Plunkett Marsh.
Mcdonald and half a dozen uniformed
officers who were attracted by the
sounds Of the shooting and the yells and
cries of the excited crowd
AS be was crossing State street Grove
turned and discharged the only remain
ing chamber Of his revolver al the
crowd. The bullet plowed through the
arm Of c. L. Cole, who was fore
among the pursuers. Grove con nunued
running and turned south on Mich
igan avenue. taking refuge in
blind alley adjoining the Pullman
building. where. with revolver ia
hand, be kept his pUrsuers st bay until
Detectives Plunkett and Marsh struck
him down with well-directed blows from
the butts of their revolvers Hand
cuffs were placed on bis wrists and he
was marched toward the station. still
followed by al least = thousand persons
who had joined in the chase and whose
cries or Lynch him String him up
caused the now thoroughly man
70 tremble with fear.
At the station Grove said be came
here from Omaha last Monssy. where
be had been employed in the packing
house OF Armour A CBdahY. He ad-
mitted that victims Of his in that
city had caused bin % leave
rather suddenly. but refused 20
say what the trouble was lie has
father mother and brothers living iu
Omaha. whom he claims are very re-
specially connected. His brother~n-
Law. Patrick King, is police nsgis-
trste in that city. Grove also claims 20
have a brother in this city who iss
priest. bUt refuses q give his name or
the church over which hs presides
Officer Iinville was taken 20 HIS home
at % Sixteenth street II is feared hat
be will lose his power Of speech. his
tongue having been almost cut IN tSo
bT the assassin bullet il is also feared
that lockisw viii set in. IN which ease
the injuries viii probably prove fatal
T. = Cole. TIE citizen who vss shot. v-ss
taken 70 bis bone ~ the Madison House
1ss Madison street Eis injury. which
consists II = fest wound in the arm is not
considered dangerous OGlcef Briscoe.
who Is the most dangerously injured.
was conveyed 70 ths Mercy Hospital
he is believed 70 bs fatally iniuEsa.
p~msrksbis Gaze