The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-01
TRIED TO KILL HIS FRIEND.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN DOERNER SHOOTS
At LAWTER RORSCH.
Deer~er Goes 10 sleep Ia Hls Cen. and when
Awskenta Says He Remembers Nothsng
OF the AAhir--Hnsane rrou 1ilness. uis
Wife EnYp-A Life Of Adventure.

or tho AAhlr--1nsans from 1llness. uls
wife says-A Life OF Adventure.
Charles A. Doerner. special policeman at
tached to the Bedford avenue squad in Will
liamsburGh. went crazy last evening and tried
to kill Lawyer John Roesch. He went to
Roesch's house at 202 Montrose avenue Will
liamsbursh aud without giving him any warn
ing. pulled n revolver from the outside pocket
OF his overcoat and fired.
The bullet passed within fow inches OF
Roesch and struck the blotting pad on his desk
about six feet behind him. 1t ricochettad
from the pad through tho wood work OF tho
back OF the dcsk and buried itself in tha-wall
noesch's son. Frederick. heard the noise Of
the shot and ran out to find tho two men
graphing on tho floor. He wrenched tho re.
volvor from Doerner's hand and helped his
father to drag his assailant out OF the house
into the front yard. Special Policeman Charles
Dlpperman. who lives next door to Eoesch.
locked Doerner up in the Stage street station.
Dcerner refused to answer the questions put
to him by the Sergeant. except to say that he
had not carried pistol In fifteen months. As
soon as he had been locked in a cell he fell
asleep. and when he was awakened On hour
later by Sun reporter 10 professod entire
ignorance Of his whereabouts and Of the cir
cumstances that led to his arrest. He declared
that Roesch was a good friend of his and that
he would not hurt him for the world.
Tho revolver taken from Doerner was
brand new fve-chambered self-cocklnG affair
OF 38-calibre Four Of the chambers held
loaded cartridge, and tho fifth held IN empty
shell. Doerner lives with his wife and three
children at 204 South First street. Williams
purgh. He is 46 years old and cripple. Ho had
been special POLICEMAN more th than 10 years
Macmillan OF Mexico was captured and shot
Doeraer was , one q TIE body guard Tho ss-
On lis return Re Joined lie pnkerton force In
Chicago. When he settled In Brooklyn he was
made speciel policeman and earned a living
brought him ssns i g he S BUSINESS S When
to Albany with the pneertea force to proteos
the, e1m|H pm Yards h Srt fell On H,.s
to and Was
to st. GATHERINGS Hospltal; where he mado
and and Insulting isnsuaee that Ee was discharged
before he wfs cured His friends sent hi t9
Mas ds
charged from the hospital about six months
nis Essss@ and 4n ke ss street a'
ssSS II : ;.a ia
turn that he had started a barber shop
We're rio t tSat he haa got his
pnd Sgy foss we're too
he gave Doerner a little money; and ~ Christ
Of Handsomely mounted buf,aio horns: ~
Ho met Roesch ut tho police court in Lee
serS Sa nc Sey dnner
and children He said he was in trouble, and
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Roesch says he gave Doerner fve-dolIar
thinks Ro ;sn spent the IS for the revolver
Mrs. Doerner said last night that she had not
seen her husband since early morning. He is
often out OF his mind for hours at q time with
the pain. lilo had no revolver as far as she
Doerner met James Mccomb Yesterday at.
poor and crippled. and that he hoped to die
hour ne after he st n2Se Roeseh
sitting in q rear room. where his mother is III
| in bed; His son opened the door to Doerner
and told Roesch who his visitor was.
office floor leaning on henvy stick in his left
! hand. His right hand was in the pocket OF his
oyerGoat and he did not take the lawyers out;
stretched hand Roesch walked UP to him and
said:
well. Charley. old boy: how's things?"
DOerner answered:
Pm tired Of everything. wish was dead.
Roes"h Jumped TO one side and the bullet
won't past him. Hc says that he does not be-
| lieye Doerner knew what lie was doing. and h"
| only consented to make the chnrge in the POI
| lice station for fear that Doerner might do
| annn ono a n Injury il he wa not lock cd I'LL