Evening journal., 1890-03-08
KANE'S HUMAN. TARGETS
A Desperate Shoots Three
officers and a Woman.
VIOLENT DEATHS IN MANY FORMS.

officers and a Woman.
VIOLENT DEATHS IN MANY FORMS.
Thres Boys and a Woman Burned to Death
Two People Maugled by the Psnnsyl-
vania Raiiroad-workm killed by
Many Other Fatalities.
CHICAGO, March s-Two policemen were
fatally and one painfully shot shortly after
6 o'clock last evening by young desperado,
named Joseph Kane, from Davenport, Ia,
who paved the way for this slaughter Of
officers by stealing 81 500 diamond and
shooting a woman in the arm. Kane visited
the house Of Carrie Watson, OF No. AL South
Clark street. He remained there all night,
and before taking his departure next morn
ing WAS asked for money by Annie Hail
His reply was the display OF a revolver
Think,og he was not in earnest the young
woman playfully showed the weapon aside.
Woman His First Victim.
s0ive me your diamondsl' demanded
Kane
~ haven't any" replied the girl
''Ihen take this, shouted Kane, and free
point blank at the young woman, the ballet
striking hor in the left arm, making pain.
full wound She promptly tainted, and
Kane, catching up gold star set with dia.
monds, valued at $500, which the Hal
woman had concealed under her pillow, lef.
she house, no one daring to stop him.
Two Policemen shot Next
Kane was arrestedsby Policeman Lindville
Inter. He made no resistance at first, but
while walking along with the officer sud
denly drew revolver and shot him twice
through the face, bret king his jaw Lind
vile fell to the sidewalk as though dead
and Kane, his revolver clutched tightly in
his hand, ran south on Clark street te
Adams and east on the latter thoroughfare
e. Dearborn, where stood Officer Emmett
Briscoe. Brscoe threw himself upon the
fugitive Kane however, succeeded IN
getting his arm free and fired two shots, the
first striking the curb and the second enter
ing Briscoes left side and ranging upward
The officer loosaned his hold and Kane
covered with mud, arose to his feet and
again started eastward followed by hun
dreds of men, none Of whom dared to lay
hand upon him
A Third onicer wounded.
He lodged in and out Of alleys and ran
around the block. At Adams and Stat,
streets Officer Norrin, made a grab for the
fugitive and missed him. He finally caught
Kane and demanded IS surrender
f'lii see you d--d first,n shouted Kane,
bringing his revolver to a level As be
fired Norrin moved to one side and received
the bullet in his right hand. This did moi
disable him, however, for he brought his
club down upon Kane's head with mighty
force, completely knocking the yalor out Of
the fellow. Seeing Kane Ia custody and
hearing that two policemen had been shot
the crowd, no longer fearing the terrible
revolver, made a desperate effort to lynch
Kane, but Norrin threatened to kill the frs,
man who touched the prisoner, aud held
him until the patrol wagon from the CEN
tral station, filed with officers, dashed UP.
Two Men killed BY Blast.
NEWARK, n. j., March s-Two aud posi-.
hly three lives we're sacrificed by careless
blast ID Thomas Nevin's quarry, near Eagle
Rock, ID West Orange, yesterday afternoon
Fritz Christian and companion were tampi
ing blast and had almost prepared il iol
the fuse when a terrific explosion shook the
quarry Fragments Of rock shot through
the air in all directions, and the mon em-
ployed ia the quarry made a rush for places
OF safety Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick
Mitchell, who were engaged in loading
broken stone into a cart, were the last 70
take the alarm. They had scarcely begun
their flight before they we're struck with
great fragments of rock. Fitzgerald was
struck ia the back and lifted from his feet
and carried fifteen OF twenty feet He was
dead when his body touched the ground
Mitchell's skull was crushed and one side Of
his face was cut away. He lived only few
minutes Christian, who was nearest thu
explosion was badly cut. His death is OK.
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