The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13
HANDY WITH HIS GUN.

HANDY WITH HIS GUN.
4 Desperate Thiefs BIoOdy Work In Chic
cago-He shoots and RObs woman
An OfBcer Attempts His Arrest and ls
shot Down Chased Through the streets
BY . Mob, He Turns ON His Pursuers
and shoots = Citizen and Another PO-
licenan-The Latter Mortaily Wounded.
CHICAGO. March s.--Officers Isaac Lin
Vile and Emmett Briscoe, Of the central
detail, and E. G. Cole, . citizen, were
o'clock Friday evening by Patrick
Grove, desperate young thief whom
the officials were attempting to place
under arrest for diamond robbery Of
considerable magnitude.
Patrick Grove is recent importation
from Omaha, Neb, having. according to
his story, been in the city but few
days. Wednesday night Grove, who
had been on a protracted spree. called
at disreprtablc house on Clark street,
near Polk, and next morning about II
o'clock he attempted to rob woman
named Annie Hall Of diamond jewelry
valued at $500. The woman resisted
and Grove discharged his revolver at
her, the bullet lodging in the fieshy
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 OBricn, Weaver, Plunkett and
M.rsh were detailed on the case. They
found that Grove has pawned diamond
star belonging to the woman at
Harris loan Office, 1s6 Clark street,
Friday morning. The fellow had
promised to return in the even
ing with more of the iewelry, and
of this fact the officers were apprised.
They watched for him until o'clock
and then left for the station, after re-
questing Officer Linville. who stands at
the corner of Clark and Monroe streets,
to arrest the thief If he should put in an
appearance. The detectives had but
just left the loan Office when Grove was
place. As Grove was leaving the pawn
shop Officer Linville stepped up to him
and placed him under arrest.
"Fll never go with you alive" retort-
ed the prisoner, whipping q revolver
from his pocket and firing full in the
face of the officer. The bullet struck
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.
Tue shooting took place at time
when all the employees OF the factories
and stores in the vicinity were quitting
their work, and 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 flied with
pursners who were yelling: stop
THEIR 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 te
seize the man, when a shot from
Groves revolver wounded the officer
in the left breast. the bullet enter
| ing just below the nipple. Officer
Briscoe fell to the ground mortaily
wounded. AS he dropped he pulled his
| own revolver and fred at Grove. the
bullet crashing through the assailant's
arm. Grove continued TO run toward
| Michigan avenue. his pursuers being re-
| inforced by Detectives Plunkett, Marsh
Mcdonald and half dozen uniformed
officers who were attracted by the
sounds OF the shooting and the yells and
cries Of the excited crowd.
As he was crossing State street Grove
turned and discharged the only remain
ing chamber Of his revolver at the
/ crowd. The bullet plowed through the
arm OF G. E. Cole. who was foremost
among the pursuers. Grove continued
running and turned south on Mich
igan avenue, taking refuge in ;
blind alley adjoining the Pullman
building, where. with revolver il
hand, he kept his pursuers at bay unit
Detectives Plunkett and Marsh strucl
him down with well-directed blows frou
the butts of their revolvers Hand
cuffs were placed on his wrists and b,
was marched toward the station, still
followed by at least thousand persons
who had joined in the chase and who's,
cries of Lynch him." ''String him up!
caused the now thoroughly-cowed maj
to tremble with fear.
| At the station Grove said he cam,
here from Omaha last Monday, wher,
he had been employed in the packing
house of Armour & Cudahy. He al
mitted that victims Of his in tina
city had caused him to leav'
rather suddenly, but refused t.
say what the trouble was. He has
father. mother and brothers living il
Omaha. whom he claims are very re
specially connected. His brother-in
law, Patrick King, is police magis
trate in that city. Grove also claims t
have . brother in this city who is
priest, but refuses to give his name o
the church over which he presides.
Officer Linville was taken to his hom
ut 32 sixteenth street 1t is feared tha
he will lose his power Of speech, hi
tongue having been almost cut in tw
by the assassin's bullet. 1t is also feare
that lockjaw will set in, in which cas-
the injuries will probably prove fatal
E. c. Cole, the citizen who was shot, wa
taken to his home at the Madison House
157 Madison street. His injury, which
consists Of flesh wound in the arm, is no
considered dangerous. Officer Briscoe
who is the most dangerously injured
was conveyed to the Mercy Hospital
He is believed to be fatally injured.
MlCHlGAN'S PEACH CROP.
1t suffers Severely During the Reccn
Cold Weather.
| KALAMAZOO, Mich, March s.-Intel
views with leading fruit-growers her
who have large interests throughou
the great peach belt, as we'll as infol
nation from Allegan and South Haven
indicate that the severe cold has dan