Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16
HELD UP A COPPER
Officer Stan's Revolver and HAND
cuffs Taken Away
By FOUR WEST SIDE IRAmPs
Three Other 0cahrso q She GsAng
Asse Fsxhs Viii nsssossvss
and Coaae - CsSec

Ofioes Starr vss held up BY four
trsmps on the q. K 4 I. railroad trAck
near the Harrison wagon works about
l2.p this morning aud robtscd Il his
handouts and revolver.
Starr was walking up the track in
search IL the gang when suddenly the
men sprKng ont from teixeen t~o hox
cars. They held re,olsers al his head
and commanded him to throw Up LA
hands
The officer saw that the tuehs had
the drop on him. ard he prosnril,
showed hls arms skyward lie was "a.
lieycd of his gun and nippeSs and the
gang request.d him 10 march on. lie
marched. lie could not lind any 81 his
brother officers. but Pstrolman Mzhoe
saw tie toHghs when they cros-s.d
Leonard street, going south. lie slid
not know 81 STAIRS misfortune, aud
when he learned of IL no trace u the
gang could bc found.
Tie gang had fled. A description "a the
tramps was sent iB fo headquarters
Detectives Smith and Darr and oiicrr
Young went oui Ia locale them They
found three II the toughr h. shaniy
near the Harrison wagon works. The
men escaped froin the bniidlng and
opened hire on the o'iic.rs Tie detect
ives returned the compliment and about
twenty live shots wen ~ schaag,,d within
live minutes Finally Smith and Darr
caught one ~ the gang. lie fga.at
like nladman. Before D. wEs su.k.usi
the officers had Ia hammer his head out
q! shape. He scalp WAS torn AZ great
gsshes and blood ran iG streams from his
head. One ear was frigLful., torn. hut
he did not yield until forced 10 given np
from sheer exhaustion and loss q hioa
While Smith was Handwriting hls prlze.
Darr and Young captured the other
two. and the three were taken 10 Leao
quarters.
Has Serycsi Time.
The man who resisted the o.'ic.rs
gave his name as J. q. Wilson. One q
the latest pattern ii-calibre Smith 4
Wesson revolvers Was found in his coat
pocket Two chambers werc Empty.
but he had part - box of oartri.'g 'ges
and might have shot af the oticcrs a
dozen times The watch which he tried
20 sell al the junction was found in
his pocket. He has served time IN the
Michigan City penitepiiar. FOR burglary.
Fred Clifton and Alexander Adams,
Wilson, associates. we're arrested at the
time the assault war made on Ofhcer
Tatrce. They were released because the
evidence against them was insufficient.
Upon examining Wilson's injuries AZ
headquarters. one - them appears 10
have been made by bullet p.ouglins
through his scalp.
Trouble With the Gang.
The police deparimen, and the gang
began 90 have trouble early in the even
ing. About . o'clock word was received
nom the d.. e.. II. A N. Junction iha;
seven tramps were ten ,rizing the nclgh.
borhooi. One 81 them had silver
watch. which he insisted somebody
should buy. oficers McCarth and
Scoby went 81 the junction. hut
after the three had t-een arrested.
two hack loads - officers were die.
patched 10 the scene "a capture the
remainder ~ the gang. They scattered
about the yards. hut the only
man who got within iailing
distance ~ them was Officer STAR. who
MAS held up. Sergeant McCaTih, ana
another atiachmen: sent ur a soon as
the report 81 Stars trouble vas teic
phoned IL. hut az 2-g nothing furihsg
had been seen or heard ~ tie gang
SAlssoa ISt~,kcn Into.
The officers reported at 80 ihst
Plates saloon On North street
had iecn held NJ rarly IN tie
evening by ihr iramps and ~uiaI
amount ~ cash and quantity -
cigars and liquor.
The officers also reported that ihsy
thought one 70 the tramps vas wougds,d
at the first tire. The, saw Gre NJ
ihem fall and crawl under car i,ciec.
tiyes Smith and Dam were ia III. AT -
pulling the man from under t'r
car when Nilron and his coanYnrr o
opened fire on thcm ana they lsrus.r
their attention from tho msn under the