The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-12
LOOKS BAD FOR HIM
Little Doubt that Curtis Killed
the Policeman.
BUT he WON'T ADMIT IT YET
somo Of His Friends Advance O Theory
in His Behalf


h"ru'y hold--Ahs Accused Almost t''h-
tic from Worry and Fear.
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us, sam j on Fosen, ' had shot ana
killed policeman in that city came as a
great shock to his many friends and ac-
ouaiutauces in the theatrical profession
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u9' y'"' GURUS 'S NNo"N w nave "g''
drinking heavily lie always carried
pistol about with him wherever ho went,
but was usually quiet and peaceful even
in drink, say his friends.
Charles Klein, who was Curtis under
study during "Ihe Schatchcn' tour, said
this morning: "Curts was one OF the
best-uatured fellows l ever knew. lie
was always helping his brotheraotors out
of q hole Why, Christmas before last
he returned whole lot of promissory
notes, amounting TO several thousand
dollars, as q Christmas present to the
fellows who owed him the money.
"Curtis has been acting very strangely
for long time past, The failure of
1.-THE Schatchen' broke him all up. 1
don't believe he can have been in his
right mind when he shot that man.
Reports from Frisco convey the intor-
nation that GURUS Is almost frantic with
worry and fright over the terrible charge
against him. When arrested, the police
say he was either very drunk or under
the effect of some powerful drug, and he
was pluaple obJecJ as ne SAT IN Che po-
lice station WrlnglnB ms hands IN despair,
running irom one oIhcer 70 another TO
protest his Innocence and telling in an
incoherent, drunken way OF his doings
during the night. lie was intoxicated,
and az he staggered up from his seat
some one would push hlm back again.
Time and ume again ne started TO MS
feet.
My God, ' he cried, IF j could only
recall the last four hours of my life. I'm
no murderer, gentIemeni j had no pistol.
1 shot nobody. l haven't an enemy in
the world.
Nuuly he protested his innocence of
any otense and wanted to 20 home TO
his wife. In q rambling way he told the
story Of his business and his affairs.
Although Gurus persIstently denies
all knowledge OF the crime, yet circum-
stances at present look very dark for
him. some OF ms friends, however, in
slsJ thaJ he may De telling the truth IN
the matter They say that, although
the policeman was shot and killed only
half block away from the station
house, 1t was not impossible for some
one other than Curtis to have done the
Killing
One theory advanced on behalf Of the
accused IS, that some one was with him
when the oulcer took him into custody,
and that, as he was also likely intOXi-
Gated, he followed and coming up behind
the policemen shot him dead, dropped
ms revolver ana ned.
ms I9eory WIN haraly nCId even II an
attempt Is made to establish 1t, as there
were two witnesses to the shooting They
are young men and stood directly across
the street and heard the policeman say:
Come along now" There was no reply,
but at almost the same instant the young
m en- saw a hash pistol shot rang out
in the quiet street, followed in quick sue
cession by two more reports The officer
fell TO the sidewalk without groan, and
Curtis, who a moment before had been
his prisoner, turned and fed up Folsom
street
Police officers state that Officer Grant
had unQuestionably placed Curtis un-
der arrest for disturbing the peace, and
that Curtis shot the oincer while being
taken to the station.
When the case OF Curtis was called be-
fore Police Justice Worley the accused
looked pale and trembled perceptibly,
evidently not having slept much since
the shooting occurred. BY consent the
case was postponed until Monday to
await the action Of the coroner's jury
and to allow tie attorneys to prepare
their case
Curtis was born in Detroit and is
about 30 years old He made his first
appearance on the stage in Baltimore
about lo years ago. playing small parts
anu uheh went 20 oan 4 francisco.
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