The morning call., 1891-09-08
DEFENDED HIMSELF.


the policeman became so enraged that he
struck Dwyer singing blow, and shouted:
How in - is that your business"
DEFENDED HIMSELF.
Dwyer, however, was able to defend him.
self, and he gave Kelly severe beating
about the head and face, When Kelly
howled that he had enough Dryer ceased
striking him. Kelly ran out into the street
and blew his whistle Tor assistance. Think
ing that he was to be arrested Dwyer left
the building by the saloon door. As he
stepped upon the sidewalk Kelly fred a
shot that whiStled over Dryers head, went
through the woodwork of the door and
struck the ceiling. Dryer then began TO
run toward townsend street, but a second
bullet from Kelly's pistol struck him in the
left leg. above the knee. Although Dwyer
halted the enraged policeman fired third
time and the bullet entered Dryers alb
domen.
Fred Nicholson. who witnessed the shoot
ing, says that Kelly roughly handled Dwyer
before he put him into an express wagon
and drove him to the Southern Station.
From the station the wounded man was sent
to the Receiving Hospital, and Kelly went
to his home at 1924 Vallejo street.
After examining Dryers wounds the
Police Surgeon said that he could not locate
the bullet that entered the left side Of the
abdomen. Although there appeared to be
no Immediate danger of Dwyer dying, the
wound in the abdomen caused him to be-
come in very critical condition during the
afternoon. With considerable difficulty
Dwyer made the following statement:
FOR DEFENDING A CRIPPLE.
was in the saloon kept by A. Anderson, at
636 and $40 Fourth street, about o'clock THIS
morning, when heard Otiicer Kelly quarreltng
with a friend Of mine, named Samuel Mott, Ia
the restaurant adjoining. Kelly was very abusive
ana finally struck Mott. l came through the
double doors from the saloon and expos ulated
with the officer for striking a cripple. Mott had
been hurt and had his arm In sling. Kelly
said IL was none of my business ana became very
abusive OF me. Finally he strucE me aud we got
TO fshting l Knocked Kelly down and beat him
badly. lie called out that lie had bad enough, so
/ let him up. He was breeding badly about the
face and staggered out of the saloon He com
meuced blowing hts whistle, and / realized
mat had got into trouble by fighting with po-
liceman. SUlne Of lie boys IN The saloon said:
Jimmy you'd better run for it," / started out
of tie saloon, and as / went out OF the door
Kelly fired at me. / started on the run down
Fourth street, and just as was turning into
Townsend street bullet struck me in the leg.
/ turned around and threw I'D both hands eX-
claiming, kelly, you've got me" He then fired
again, hi ting me in the abdomen. When The
last shot struck me l was on Townsend street
and about forty feet from Kelly. had been
drinking little, but was not drunk, and simply
got into the trouble through interceding for a
friend / think Kelly had been drin ing, but Of
course / could not be sure Of it. l know beat
Kelly badly, but IL was rough and-tumble hight,
IN which he would have gwen me the same beat
ing II he could He struck me first and fought
him as / would any other man, but used moth
Ing on him but my fists.
THE SHOOTER ARRESTED.
Captain short took hand in the affair
during the afternoon and arrested Kelly on
a charge of an assault with intent to COLL
nit murder. Kelly spent an hour in the
prison hospital before he secured his re-
lease on bonds in the sum of $1,000
When seen by a CALL reporter his head
was bandaged, his eyes swollen and his face