, 1892-08-02
In A ROW AGAIN.
Frank Howard Narrowly Escapes
a Pistol Ball.

He ReckIessIY swings His Revolt
yer, and Creates "a General Dis
turbance--The Police COmmend-
ed for Their Action.
Cries of murder, police and help at
tracted the attention Of many people to
the Pacific house last night shortly before
II O'Clock, and in the melee that followed
Frank Howard, the owner of the house,
narrowly escaped being shot by Officer
Taylor
The old Pacific house, which has been
vacated for sometime, was rented by How
ard to Amy Briton. Chief Savidge saw
Howard last night and informed him that
he would not permit the continuance of
such a house in that portion of Main
street. Howard had been drinking, and
later in the evening turned up at the Pa
cifc house and proceeded to bounce out the
inmates, trunks and all. One of the women
named collie" was so badly bruised about
the chest that she was compelled to visit a
physician. Special Deputy Northup heard
the yells for help and ran over to the door
/ of the house. Somebody followed him and
I
stairs, where he met Howard in the ball.
| Howard was drunk and abusive, and
threw his hand behind him as if to draw a
pistol, when Northrup pulled his revolver
and arrested Howard, turning him over to
the officers.
Officers Frank Taylor and James Griffey
informed Howard that they could do
nothing in removing the tenants, after
which he kept up a continuous round Of
abuse against thm. Things had quieted a
little when the officers left. On their re-
turn, Howard was still abusing them, and
officer Taylor ordered him 10 throw up his
hands, intending TO arrest him. Howard
retreated TO the doorway on Third street,
and placed his hand on his hip pocket, tell
ing Officer Taylor that he would put ball
through him, following the threat with an
abundances Of warning. As quick as the
movement would permit, the officer fired.
Howard just stepping aside in time to
avoid the shot He then disappeared with
in the darkness Of the building, and a
thorough search by the officers failed TO
reveal his whereabouts. Early this morn
ing, however, one of the inmates found
him concealed in one Of the rooms. He
made his appearance four different times
during the morning and ordered the in
mates to leave. This they refused to do
all claiming TO have paid their rent. Amy
Bnnton told the police that Howard had
spent most of the day there, and in rather
ulhCOuuegbeu way bDlu now sue WAS Trying
to conduct a respectable sporting house, as
she had done since the Charleston and
Baltimore came. She said Howard did not
throw her out Of the house, but she walked
out like a lady"
"Ollie" probably suffered more from the
fracas than any of the others. She said
Howard had made her proposition TO run
the house as a lodging house, and when she
refused he ordered her TO leave; having
paid her rent, she also refused 10 leave and
She says Howard threw her clear across the
room into the hallway. When she again
tried TO enter he struck her a terrible blow
with full force in the breast. She said she
did fancy work for a living, and tried 10
earn an honest dollar by the sweat of her
needle, and had no idea that she WAS in
anything but a respectable house.
All day Howard endeavored to eject the
tenants, but they wouldn't have IL. How
ard has given the police trouble on pro-
vious occasions, always goes armed, and
when intoxicated swings his pistol around
in a most indiscriminate manner. Had the
officer struck Howard, those who witnessed
the affair were unanimous In the decision
that he would have been fully justified In
his action, and they were commended for
the manner In which they handled the case
last night.