The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-20
KILLED AT his POST.
THE uNT,MeLY END OF POLICEMAN
EAvES.

EAvES.
Shot Down While Attempting 70 Arrsst n
Drunken Man. also y Polioemsn-.The
SLAYER, q Third Policeman. Likewise
Drunk.
CHARLESTON. =. g., Oct. I2.-Police-
man James w. Quinlivan shot and kill
ed Policeman Richard G. Eaves at the
southeast corner of State and Queen
streets, between II and IL o'clock last
night: n n.t. The % shooting gre# out Of
Quinlivan and j. j. Duggan were en-.
gagged.
1t seems that both Quinlivan and
Duggan had beelt drinking heavily dur
ing the day, and when they went on
duty last evening at z o'clock they kept
1t up. Esves's beat was East Bay be-
low Broad street. Duggan was the ad-
joing beat, that Is East Bay above Broad,
and Quinliyan was stationed on State
street. Shortly before IL o'clock last
night Quinltvan and Duggan left their
beats and went down on Eaves's beat
and began carousing and making a
noise. Eaves went up to them and or
dered them to leave his beat.
RESISTING ARREST.
Duggan, who was the drunkest of the
two, refused to go, 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 Duggans behalf, but with
out avail. Eaves had taken Duggan AS
far as the corner of Queen and State
streets, when Quinlivan, finding that
his entreaties were uuavailing, and de-
termined to prevent Duggau's being
sent to the Station House, attempted
to release him by force.
TIE KILLING.
Eaves then drew his club and struck
Qulnlivan a 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
holster anu shot at Eaves once. The
ball entered Eaves's head on the left
must have been almost instantaneous.
Partially sobered by what he had done
Quinlivan ran to the nearest patrol box
and telephoned to the Station House for
| the patrol wagon.
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
In the meantime Lieut.. Heidi and
Sergt. McCatfrey had heard of the
shooting and hastened to the spot
They found Eaves lying on his back on
the pavement, his face turned up to-
wards the sky, u smile upon his lips, and
both blood and brains oozing out Of u
ghastly wound back Of the left temple.
| IhA hlnn1 fri or laI oInSulu IntutN ffN z Ia
| pavement, forming tiny pools in the
hollows of the bricks. Duggan and
Quinlivan were standing near at hand.
QUINLIvAN'S STORY.
| Quinlivan told Lieut.. Heidi that
| JIaveS had struck him with his club
and that he then shot him. He also
claims that Eaves drew his pistol on
him, and, as Eavess pistol WAS found
lying on the pavement by the dead
mans side, Quinlivan's story may be
true.
| AS soon as the patrol wagon arrived
Lieut.. Heidi sent Quinlivan and Dug
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
Twill 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-
ceedingly difficult to find 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
| tho ,ph hn ,pitn nA l,a
| quarrel and consequent shooting. His
account of what happened Is substanti-
| ally the story as related above. Neither
Duggan nor Quinlivan was in condi-
| ton to be interviewed last night after
being locked up, 80 that 1t was imposst.
ble to learn their version OF the shoot
ing.
THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED.
EaveS was young man. with light
| eyes and hair, Of a ruddy complexion,
well built and bore an excellent and en-
| viable reputation for sobriety and
strict attention to his duty. He came
to Charleston two years ago from Sui
livan County, Tennessee, and secured
prise Railroad. lie remained In the
| employ Of that company until June 4,
1891, when he was appointed to the pc
lice force, being very strongly endorsed
| for that position. He was 23 years Of
age and unmarried.
TIE MANSLAYER.
James w. Quinlivan, the officer
who did the shooting, was appointed
to the force on June 90, and was also
23 years Of age. j. j. Duggan. the cause
| OF the shooting, Is the Oldest man OF
the trio and has been on the force for u
longer time. He was appointed July Z,
1889, and is "a years old. lie Is not
what IS known AS drinking man, care.
fully avoiding as arule all intoxicating
| liquors, Lut when he does begin to
drink he never stops until he is drunk.
The occurrence last night was most
deplorable one, and 1t will be sifted to
the bottom at the inquest this morn.
ing.-News and Courier.
Eols Chokod tho wheel.
MAIMIsBURG, o., Oct. 1B-The flour
ing mill OF u. Engleman has been COM
PEELED to shut down the last few days
for a most unusual reason. The water