Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-06
story Of Officer Rice's Wound
ing Fully Told.
SHOOTER STEPPED IN CRIME.
Fearing Arrest for 6rsyer Crimes We Shot 10
Escape and Is Now in Jail for Felony
Tho Stories 81 an Eye Witness, The Wounded
Man, the Prisoner and Temporary
Companion In His Tfamplng and
These Make a Strong Case.

The Gazctte's account Of the shooting
Of Patrolnan Robert Rice, by man
calling himself John Thompson, az the
Union depot, about 315 yesterday morn
ing il so nearly correct that nothing IL
left Of the cnsc, In the news sense. but
an application Of the details, for the
shooting occurred as 70 the time, place
individuals and lack Of sufficient cause
a. was published.
STORY OF THE ARREST.
Special officer G. Il. Simmons, the
Texas and Pacific night watchmnn, made
statement Of the incidents Of Che la
inevitable affair and from this aud other
sources are cleaned some interesting
details.
Ho met Officers Rice and McGraw,
WHO work lower or No. 3 beat, aud asked
one Of them to go with him while he
shade bis usual round OF inspection for
h. had sccn numbo- OF men lurking
about the yard and they might catch
some of those who have been breaking
into the ears McCrw held down the
beat while Rice went with Smmouds
They went 60 the onst end Of the yard
nnd just then freight came into the
yard. Rice stood still wh.lc Simmons
jumped on and rode back When the
cais stopped be- started eastward. cx.
nmiuiug Tie cars, and Rice at enc same
time stnucd westward doing the same
duty The two men wcro about a ears
lcngth apart when q man jumped from
u box car and STUFFED % ruu
THE STRUGGLE AND SHOOTING.
when the man landed on thc ground
he was much nearer llicn then Sm-
mUnds As ihe fellow started to rum
llicc ordered him to halt, as be wanted
TO arrest him, but be kept ON without
o cbcck, Rice after him. lie only ran
u short distance whom Rice ngain told
him To- bait ana the mau 40 once wheeled
and fred at him. About this time Sim
monds caught the imam, just as he was
about 90 shoot uglin nt Rice WHO has
continued 10 advance on his ansnlnnt
SimmOnds and tllr men wore strng-
Cling for the possession OF tlie pistol,
aud SuumOnds put bis pistol against hi8
prisoners head saying, III you don't
giye. mp your gun III blow your brains
out shoot You III not give
no my gun" was the delinnt reply, but
Simmunds did not nhoot About this
time. aud II nll passed iu less time than
ID takes 10 tell, Rice came up and aided
IN securing the desperately struggling
prisoner, though TO do this Il was ncces-
aury 90 knock him down with pistol
aud Rice struck him four times before
this wnH accomplished A. he fell. Sim
m0nds fell on top aud this possibly pre-
vented Rice from shooting Che lallcn man
S.mmuuds secured the pistol, though the
fellow still struggled hard aud cursed
harlOr, Whom Rice struck him, Sim-
monds said he had hold of the gun bnt
Rice replied, "llc has shot me through
and through
They started MP toward the Union
depot when they met Special Oncur
lligglos md others. who had bpcni drawn
Co the spot by the firing md noise of tue
struggle
RICE FALLS.
Assistance WINS called Cor as Rice.
weakened by tho shock of his wound.
rccled and f,ll. \ switch cueine coming
by was used tu carry the wounded man
90 Giuocchos hotel. when surgical ud
was summoned and the prisoner was
taken 90 the eNpgpRs office while the
hoodlum waa called. Captain Light
foot Rot the call no the same time, aud
with officer Moscy responded.
Whom l,lcr's wound was examined 10
~
into thc cavity OF the chest, nn the right
side, between the third and fourth ribs.
going through thr right lnng. rWtug
possibly a bronchial tube. Nud lcdging.
probably against Che shoulder blade. Tho
bullet in spmc way upset in ilg rDuIrc
aud entcrlng sleweys. madc u wound na
largo as q 10, The wound "a Very ne.
rious "a iis nature. The wounded oMoer
was taken 20 his residcncc On Sumucls
uNcnUc,
OFFICER RlClES SrATEAIENTa
To Gazette reporter yesterday nfftr.
no0u, thc Wounded mani stated that he
had BEEN called 10 aid officer Slmmunds
in WrpslnR H0ue inspected car thieves;
TINT no had FpuN with him To the tnht
cad 81 the IcyW ana puciio ynmls, ~
taw lhia man. who shot hin iump III
car ANA RIM, be ordered hlm lo h
saying ho wanted Elu. the mnn kcut ui,
running Rice after hm} after runuing a
lew steps the pursued turned and shot
and seized the shooter: thal while they
were struggling for tho pusspssiou of thc
fellows pistol, be- tltirol got no Them
und % uit ia making The arrest. x.fucl,
Tie fellow over thc head Wlth Ms gtn
THAI Simmons and the stricken no,,
tmt Nlmmonds aud the sriclcnod man
tell together Smmonds on ton. that ho
Had never seen thp IMAM in hls life and
the shouting was absolutely Withous
cause.
HIS CONDITION.
last evening tho wounded olTcor had
tniy recover nom the shock of hls wound
aud WAS In as COOL condition ns conid he
expected for barring the wound he IA
just as wei as possible. The p0llce force
hnYe employed q nurse 10 assist the a.,
voted wife, and as the wounded man IA
also member Of Lone Star Camn of
W eodmen' he will haYa the care OF that
order also
THE PRISONER.
But few more desperate mon haye e,er
been arrested ia this cty than he WHO
may be- the slayer OF another Fort Worth
Policeman, The second 10 fall Ia DISCHARGE
OF dnty, within six months just passed.
When resisting arrest he struggled like
uemon' ana curses and oaths aud the
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