River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-03-13
HANDY WITH HIS GUN.


A Desperate Thiers bloody Work in CHI
csgo-He shoots and Robs woman
An Onicer Attempts His Arrest and Is
shot Down Chased Through the Streets
by a Mob, He Turns on Ills Pursuers
and shoots Citizen and Another Po-
Hceman-The Latter Mortaliy Wounded.
CHICAGO. March s.-Officers Isaac Lin
vile and Emmett Briscoe, of the central
detail, and +. c. Cole, a citizen, we're
shot down in the street shortly after
o'clock Friday evening by Patrick
Grove, a desperate young thief whom
the officials were attempting to place
under arrest for diamond robbery Of
considerable magnitude.
Patrick Grove is a 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 disreputable house on Clark street,
near Polk, and next morning about IL
o'clock he attempted to rob woman
named Annie Hall of diamond jewelry
valued at $1,000. 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 OBrien. Weaver, Plunkett and
Marsh were detailed on the case. They
found that Grove has pawned a 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 jewelry, and
of this fact the officers were appraised.
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
seen by Officer Linville to enter the
place. AS Grove was leaving the pawn
shop Officer Linville stepped up to him
and placed him under arrest.
"rll never go with you alive" retort-
ed the prisoner, whipping 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.
The shooting took place at a 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
THEIR "Stop thiefr'
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 to
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 mortally
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
oriao ~ tho eycitad 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 C. f. Cole, who was foremost
among the pursuers. Grove continued
running and turned south on Mich
igan avenue, taking refuge in a
blind alley adjoining the Pullman
building, where. with revolver in
hand, he kept his pursuers at bay until
Detectives Plunkett and Marsh struck
him down with well-dirccted blows from
the butts of their revolvers. Hand
cuffs were placed on his wrists and he
was marched toward the station, still
followed by at least thousand persons
who had joined in the chase and whose
cries of Lynch himl" ''String him up!'
caused the now thoroughly-cowed man
to tremble with fear.
At the station Grove said he came
here from Omaha last Monday, where
he had been employed in the packing
house Of Armour g. Cudahy. He adj
mitted that victims of his in that
.ity had caused him to leave
rather suddenly, but refused to
saw what the trouble was. He has a
father, mother and brothers living in
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 to
have a brother in this city who is a
priest, but refuses to give his name or
the church over which he presides.
Officer Linville was taken to his home
at 80 Sixteenth street. 1t is feared that
he will lose his power of speech, his
tongue having been almost cut in two
by the assassin s bullet 1t is also feared
that lockjaw will set in, in which case
the injuries will probably prove fatal
f. C. Cole, the citizen who was shot, was
taken to his home at the Madison House,
1877 Madison street His injury, which
consists of a flesh wound in the arm, is not
considered dangerous. Officer Briscoe,
who is the most dangerously injured,
was conveyed to the Mercy Hospital.
He is believed to be fatally injured.
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