The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-31
SHOT WHILE
OUT RIDING.
Henry de Greayer Wounded by
Park officer Harper.
The Former Drew a Weapon When Stopped
for Fast Diving a Dangerous
Wound Inflicted.

Officer Samuel NJ. Thomson of the San
/ Francisco Police Department, In charge OF
the park squad of officers appointed by the
! Park Commissioners, came to the Central
Police Station about 6;15 o'clock last night
| and reported to Sergeant Harmon that
! Oflicer Samuel Harper, one Of the park
squad, who accompanied him, had, in the
execution of his duty, shot and seriously
wounded Henry de Greayer, street con-
! tractor, having an Office at 3l6 Montgomery
street ami a residence at 2040 Howard street.
According to the statement of Officer
| Thomson. De Greayer. accompanied by
/ lady, was driving through Golden Gate Park
returning to this city ABOUT .: 10 O'Clock. lie
was speeding his horse, and after passing in
from the entrance opposite Dickey's Officer
Harper had ordered De Greayer to 90 slow.
| De Greayer dill not obey and Officer Harper
/ seized the horses bride.
With that De Greayer jumped out of the
/ buggy called Harper some vile names and
! drawing pistol tried 10 shoot him. Then
/ Harper had shot in return. The horse,
/ alarmed by the shots. ran away, but was
/ stopped near the flag poles. Charles j.
Crittenden had then taken De Greayer TO
! town in his buggy.
OFF WITH THE PRISONER
/ In reply to Sergeant Harmon's question.
/ DeGreayer when ne fired at him.
After Harper bad given this version Of
! the case. Officer Thomson requeStet Ser
/ geant Harmon to allow him to take Harper
/ up to see either Grief Crowley or Captain
! Lees. To this the Sergeant readily assent
ed thinking that Thomson would. after
seeing them, of course bring Harper back
/ and book him on the station ledger
Thomson did not find either the Chief or
Captain Lees in, and after waiting for few
I,Fs Il mr. I'M qb
! from the inquiries he made, TO call on
/ Judges Trout or Slack In order TO secure
! Harptr'S release on bail. Sergeant Har-
/ risen waited and waited, but Thomson dd
/ not appear with Harper Finally he teie-
/ graphed to the TemOteSt police station with
/ instructions to find Thomson at once and
order him L. bring Harper to the Central
/ Station without another moment delay.
/ Still DO Thomson and Harper showed up,
and Sergeant Harmon expressed himself
/ very strongly over Thomson's assumption
! of acting a. judge and jury In the matter.
/ The fact that Ih0mson's rank I'D the Ponce
/ Department is only that OF regular patrol
! man, though In the park he Is called " Zap
! tain" caused the Sergeant TO criticize freely
! TEOmsOn's assumption Of privileges that
even Chief Crowley would not care 10 take.
RELEASED BY JUDGE LOVE.
The last straw was laid on the camePs
back when about 10 o'clock IhOms On tele-
! phOned 10 Sergeant Harmon that he mad
taken Harper before Police Judge Love,
who had released Harper on his own Tec0g-
nizsuce> Further, that he. Thomson, had
booked Harper at tie new City Hall on
charge Il assault and that Harper on
Judge Loves order had been released from
/ custody
Thomson was most emphaticaliy ordered
10y Sergeant Harmon to find Harper ana
bring hin TO the Central Station If 1t took
/ him all night. At T. 80 o'clock this morn
lug Thomson brought Harper 10 the Central
/ Station. CautaIn Douglass was on watch,
/ and when Thomson presented Judge Love
order fUI IaTper's release and commenced
! 20 make an explanation, las was told 10 take
+ Harper inside and enter his name On the
deteuue-boGk,
/ Thomson again attempted 10 say some
thing about the case but WAS cut snort By
/ Captain Douglass emphatic DO as you are
/ told. Chief Crowley so orders. Alter
/ Harpers name had been placed on the book
! he was taken to 4 VaTI in the prison hos
. pital. He was urged by The reporters pres
/ eut 10 make personal statement OF the
/ shooting TO them, but refused TO 90 so, say
/ ing that he had been advised by his trienas
to say nothing for publication.
INDoRsED AS CORRECT
Thomson, however, in his presence and
+ Of the reporters repeated In substance what
| he had told Sergeant Harmon, and this, as
/ given previously, was Endorsed as correct
I nv Harper He refused TO say what caliber
! empbatcally that both De Greayer and the
woman with him in the buggy were drunk
/ Thomson gives Harper q very high char
aCter for s0briety ana efficiency. CUES
toned by Captain Douglass on leaving the
! Central Station, he said he did not think
| De Greayer had been hurt seriously.
| Judge Loves TeleeSe for Harper is Tor
| having committed an assault the nature Of
/ which IS not stated.
TIE WOUNDED MAN.
a CALL reporter visited the German Hos
/ pital TO obtainthe victim statement regard
| Ing the occurrences leading up to the shoot
ing, but was firmly, though cOurteously,
! denied admission to him. The attending
| physicians, however, expressed q willing
ness % tel all they knew, which resolved
itself iutoa simple statement OF the patients
condition.
"Mr de Greayer," said they, was ether
lied the moment he was brought In here
and was unconscious for considerable
time. No one has been allowed to visit h'm
but his brother, and even he has had no
communication with him. AS far as
we know the gentleman has not made
any statement about the case. lie
was shot but once, IN the left clayicle, the
bnllet, in its course, breaking the collar
bone and penetrating the left lung. His in
iureS are Of a very severe and dangerous
description, and there is 10 fOretelling the
result"
Harry de Greaycr is So years old, native
of England. He has been a widower about
eighteen months and has son some Il