The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-22

Shot Down While Attempting to Arrest
Drunken Man. also "A PoIioema,-Tb.
SLAYER, Third Policeman, Likevise
Drunk.
CHARLESTON, s. g., Oct l2.-Police-
man James w. Quinlivan shot and kill
Ell Policeman Richard g. Eaves at tho
southeast corner OF State and Queen
streets, between III and IL o'clock last
night. The shooting grew out of Il
drunken spree in which Policeman
Quinllyan and J. j. Duggan were en-
gagged.
1t seems that both Ouinlivan and
Duggan had beell drinking heavily dur
ing the day, and when they went on
duty last evening at Z o'clock they kept
1t up: Eavess beat was East Bay be-
low Broad street. Duggan was the al.
joing beat, that is East Bay above Broad,
anu (lulnlivan was stationed on State
street. Shortly before IL o'clock last
night Quinlivan and Duggan left their
beats and went down on Eaves's beat
and began carousing and making a
noise. EaveS went up to then and Or
dered them to leave his beat.
RESISTING ARREST.
Duggan, who was the drunkest Of the
TWO, refused to 60, so 1t is said, and
Eaves, after repeating his orders in vain,
called upon Edward Doran to assist
him, and promptly placed Duggan un-
der arrest. and tried, with Doran's as
SiStance, to take him to the patrol box
at the corner of Philadelphia and Queen
streets. Duggan objected strenuously
to being arrested, and Quinlivan also
protested in Duggan's behalf, but with.
out avail. Eaves had taken Duggan as
far as the corner of Queen and State
whpn nninliUIn
his entreaties were uuavailing, and de-
termlned to prevent Duggan's being
sent to the Station House, attempted
to release him by force.
THE KILLING.
EavpS then drew his club and struck
Oulnlivan heavy blow on the head,
cutting the scalp and bringing blood
freely. Crazed by the blow and drink
Quinlivan jerked his pistol out OF its
ball entered Eaves's head on the left
side, just back Of the temple, and death
must have been almost instantaneous.
Partially sobered by what he had done
Oulnlivan ran to the nearest patrol box
and telephoned to the Station House for
the patrol wagon.
| AHORRIBLE SIGHT.
In the meantime Lieut.. Heidi and
Sergt. McCaffrey had heard of the
IL.
They found Eaves lying OH his back on
the pavement, his face turned up to-
wards the sky, a smile upon his lips and
both blood and brains ooZing out of a
ghastly wound back of the left temple.
The blood trickled slowly down to the
pavement, forming tiny pools in the
holloWs OF the bricks. DuggaD. asrf,i
Qulnlivan were standing rear at hand.
QUINLIvAN's STORY.
| nninliUan tDl1
Eaves had struck him with his club
and that he then shot him. He also
claims that Eaves drew his pistol on
him, and, as EaveS'S pistol was found
lying on the pavement 10y the dead
mans side, Quinliyan's story may be
| true.
AS soon as the patrol wagon arrived
Lieut.. Heidi sent Quinlivan and Dug
gan up to the Station House where
they were locked up. The coroner had
IN the meantime been notified of the
killing, and Deputy Coroner Rivers
went to the scene Of the tragedy, and
after viewing the body had it removed
to the City Hospital, where the inquest
will be held this morning.
AN INVESTIGATION.
Chief Golden was on the spot soon
after the shooting and made an inyes-
tigation into the matter. 1t was ex-
S0cu!hBiy u'lliCllt w llllu anyone who
would or could throw any light upon
the killing. The only witness secured
last night was Edward Doran, who had
been assisting Eaves to take Duggan to
the patrol box, and who witnessed the
quarrel and consequent shooting. His
account Of what happened is substanti
ally the story rs related above. Neither
Duggan nor Quinlivan was in a condi-
tion to be interviewed last night after
being locked up, so that it was impossi-
bic TO learn their version of the shoot
ing.
TIE MAN WHO WAS KILLED
Eaves was young man. with lixht
eyes and hair, of ruddy complexion.
well built and bore an excellent and en-.
Vlable reputation for sobriety and
strict attention to his duty. He came
to Charleston two years ago from Sui
livan County, Tennessee, and secured
employment as a driver ON the Enter.
prise Railroad. lie remained in the
employ of that company until June 4.
1891, when he was appointed to the DO.
ilce iOrce, being very strongly endorsed
for that position. He was 23 years of
age and unmarried.
TIE MANSLAYER.
James w. QuinliYan, the officer
who did the shooting, was appointed
to the force on June %, and was also
23 years OF age. J. j. DuRgan, the cause
OF the shooting, is the oldest man of
the trio and has been on the force for a
longer time. He was appointed July 7.
1889, and IS "a years old. He is not
what IS known as drinking man, care.
fully avoiding as a rule all Intoxicating
liquors, Dut when he does begin to
drink he never stops until he Is drunk.
ihe occurrence last night was most
deplora0le one, and 1t will be sfted to
tne Dottom at the inquest this morn.
ing.-News and Courier.
Released tho Parachute.
GREENUP, ILL.,. Oct. 9.-Just as q bal.
loon was ascending from the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon, Alex.
Gordon, a youth, became entangled in