The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-30
SHUTS ASSAILANTS.
THE POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR THE Sc0UNDRELS.
They Are still at Large Although Every
Effort Is Being Made to Secure
Their Arrest - Some Hope
That the Wounded Oficer
VIII Recover.

Officer Shuts rested easy last even
ing, and passed fairly good night.
Part of the time he WAS delirious, and
during his rawlings gave the same de-
scription OF his assailants as he did at
first. Drs. Draper and Shortlidge made
n thorough examination Of the wound
in the stomach yesterday afternoon,
and aseertained that the bullet did not
penetrate the intestines, as was at first
supposed, but is now lodged in the
right hip. Consequently the physicians
have hopes that he will recover. The
wound on the forehead is not danger
oHs, as the ball glanced off without
penetrating the bone.
Everything possible Is being done
for Officer Shuts and Mayor Harring-
ton. who visited him yesterday, gave
orders that no care or expense should
be spared that would in any way con-
tribute to his comfort. The chief and
number OF the officers, with other
friends, have also called at the hospi-
tai, anxiously inquiring in reference to
his condition.
HUNTING FOR THE scoUNDnEIS.
The police have been on the lookout
for the ,ourdrels ever since the shoot
Ing occurred, and spotted several men
yesterday, who In a general way an
swered their description. Oflcers
have been despatched in all directions,
and many supposed clues followed up.
About noon yesterday word was re-
ceived at police station, from the West
Yard, that two men, one of them tall
and the other II short, stout man, were
in that vicinity trying to board a
freight train. The men were closely
watched by the railroad employees un-
til the arrival Of Sergeant Peterson
and Officer Rittenhouse. As Soon as
they saw the officers they started to
run and were chased to Richardson's
woods on the Newport turnpike about
one mile from the city limits. Here
1t was found that the men bad parted,
one going south and the other
north. The men were then traced
separately and 1t was found that
they had made circle and Joined each
other az the East JUNCTION on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. From here
they were traced to the suburbs OF the
city where they made another circle
and came to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad station, where all trace OF
them for time was lost. While at
the Baltimore and Ohio station they
attempted to get on a freight train,
but were unsuccessful. Later in the
day the same pair appeared at the
West Yard again, but Instantly disap-
pGared. 1t is supposed that they sue
ceeded in boarding freight train
north.
All the officers on the day turn were
detailed for extra duty last night, with
instructions to arrest all suspicious
characters and especially any who an
swered the description OF the would
be murderers. .. ..
LESSON THAT SHOULD DE HEEDED.
When the police signal service was
introduced an order was issued that
the officers, instead of patrolling their
beats in pairs, should go alone, so
there would not be any difficulty in
their reporting from the booths. This
sad affair shows that this order should
be rescinded at once, especially In
such lonely places as was patroled by
Officer Shuts. Had there been another
with him II is scarcely likely the shoot
ing would have taken place.
Another lesson to be learned from
the shooting is the fact that an officer
should always have his revolver where
il can be made available in an instant.
The officer who carries his revolver In
the hip pocket, underneath heavy
oNercOat buttoned to the chin might
almost as well be without one when he
has desperate men to deal with. If
Officer Shuts could have reached his
revolver, it is probable that at least
one of his assailants would have been
winged and brought to Justice.
Another thing that should not be lost
sight of, is the fact that the police
force of this city is entirely too small
for the amount of territory to be pa
trolled. There are not more than
eighteen officers on duty at night, and
with this handful of men scattered
from South Wilmington to The out
skirts OF the Ninth ward, and from the
West Yard almost to Edgemoor, the
only wonder is that robbelies and
other crimes are not of more frequent
occurrence.
The causes of catarrh and influenza
are many, and the effects disastrous.