Evening journal., 1891-01-31
LAST Las ! EDITION I
DEATH ENDS HIS PAIN.
POLICE OFFICER shuLTz DIES AT
THE DELAWARE HOSPITAL.


The Poliesmsn's AwfaI sugsrings-ao
Speaks to Ills Wife ana rive Small
children aud TAen Breathes His Last.
Brief Statements.
Charles " shultz, a police officer Of
the Eighth district, died at the Dela wara
Hospital az 10 o'clock last evening from
the wounds which he received early on
Thursday morning, from two sup5osed
burglars, who shot him down on his
Officer ShuIlz was born in Kennett
Square, Pa 10 1854, where parents and
otner relatives still live. He was
painter by trade and was married in 1877.
ABOUT eleven years ago he came to this
city; With his family, and
worked at his trade until 1888
when hs was appointed noIics
officer fran his district. Bis record as an
officer has been excellent and the people
OF his district are loud in their praises of
his efficiency He was a member Of
Washington Conclsve, No. 2, Hepta-
sophs His wife was connected with st.
Patrick's Church, where the funeral SER
vices will be held. Beside his heart
broken wife, f 70 children, the Youngest
being only few months old, survive
him. de slso leaves en- aged father and
mother, and two brothers and sister
The pitiful story of the officers being
''held up" BY the two fendlsh assassins
near Nineteenth and Tatnall streets and
shot twice without a moments notice
has already been graphically described Ia
the EVENING JOURNAL. The first shot
caused slight scalp wound, but the sec
ond bullet struck the left side and
ploughed downward toward the right Side |
of the hip. Il is thought that the bullet |
penetrated the intestines. Peritonitir
then set in and the Inflammation spread /
rapidly, causing the unfortunate mans |
death. The physicians thought IL best
not to probe for the ball while the patient
was IN such prostate condition. and
because the bullet could do no harm for
several days.
During the intervals that the wounded
officer would rot be delirious, the hos
pital nurses were able to get short
statements from him which were about as
follows. There were two men. one
about feet 10 inches, and another abopt
D feet a They were strangers, and had
noticed them several times that
evening Followed them up Nineteenth
street after midnight. They stopped
at the electric lamp nesr Tatnall street
ana sald good evening" as / was pass
ing, ! said good evening" but hardly
mad spoken when the big fellow pointed
2 large revolver at me aud said IN a hiss
ing tone, Throw ap your hands"
Il made quick move for my revolver.
but my rubber coat was buttoned All tbe
way down aud in minute the command
was repeated ana he shot me in the head
ihls caused me 70 wheel around to
5he right and turned nv
left side to the little fellow. he fred ana
could feel the ball going into NV
u felt like il weighed Ton.
and It was too heavy for me to keep on
my feet. Ny head, TOO was going around
and could not see anything
The officers condition continued to
grow worse from 2 o'clock yester- /
lay afternoon. He recognized his !
wife aud children who were !
permitted to see him shortly after 8 /
,,clock, and spoke few words to them
When be breated his last. his family. q
brother, Rev T. g. Littell, D. d and
father Bradford were at his bedside
his face wore calm ard ?
.eaceful expression after death !
The body was removed to his /
lone, No, 12 West Twentieth street
)r. John Q. Fahey, the coroner's pSvsi- l
ian, and the physician who ATTENDED the '
ficer, began post mortem examination .
t 30 o'clock this afternoun.
Coroner Charles & Sparks empaneled T
jury Of Inquest this morning which 4
net at the officers late home at a
o'clock, to hear the testimony of the 7
physicians who conducted the post NOR Z
EN- examination, and view the remains.
Many rumors are sfoat as to who the q
are, and the police are now at E
FORK on several clues which have (,
eveloped to-day. II is stlll
rmly believed that the mErderers were
be same men who had bean
reaking into and robbing dwell +,
lgs and stores in Whining y
On and vicinity for several days. Ii ia '
nought that after the shooting. thew +,
assed up Elliott avenue and ac.oss some h
acant lots, and made good their escape nj
Officer Rittenhouse arrested two &
'am os at the Baltimore and Ohio rail d
'ad station this morninr. on $,
lspicion of being Offer Shultz's y
They claimed that their y
ONES were in New York and Baltimore
Nothing was found on
leir clothing.