The evening world., 1893-11-04
COOPER SUSPENDED.
Arrested on the Charge Of Shoot
ing Young Fred Dublin.
The Police Sergeant Denies AS
sauItins Halloween SkyIarkers.
Intense Feeling Among woodlawn
Residents Over the Affair.

Police Sergeant James G. Cooper. OF
ne fremont station, Is under suspension
rending the investigation ordered by
Supt. Byrnes OF the Sergeant's alleged
shooting of twelve-year-old Fred Dublin.
while the latter was skylarking on Hal
iowe'en CTuesday) night.
Sergt. Coope. was arrested last night
by Capt. Thompson on a charge of
felonious assault, made 10y the lads Ia
thef. lie was suspended shortly after
wards by Inspector Conlin. having mean
while secured bail.
Sergt. Cooper was a~rraigned In the
M~orrisania Police Court before Justice
Simms this, morning on the charge OF
feloni6us assault and held in $1,000 bail
for examination tomorrow morning.
Bail will be furnished.
Freddie is the son of Richard Dublin.
who Ii employed at the Grand Central
Depot. He is the only boy In a family
OF six children. who, with their parents.
occupy a pretty little l~&t1ge on Sec
ond avenue, Woodlawn.
On Halloween Freddie In company
with Jacob Armstron4E. willie Irving.
zoni and Thomas Bradley, all boys
ranging from twelve to riit<en years OF
sse,y,"weft out to celebrate and have a
-Au,little after y o'clock they arrived on
First street, and were not harming any
body. further than yelling in "A boy-like
manner. When opposite SerGt. Cooper's
house, according to the story told by
them, the door was thrown open and
two charges from u shotgun were fired in
rapid succession.
They all started to run, but had only
gotten a few feet when Freddie Dublin
felll, crying. Tn shot; I'm shot"
The boys returned to their companion.
when Cooper. who had ran out OF his
house, came up. and, catching Robert
Paul, iugged him off to his house and, it
is alleged. locked him in the cellar for
Some OF the boys assisted young
Dublin to his home and Or. LIE Barber
wa called in; He took between thirty
md forty birdshot from the bows right
leg and hands. but the little fellow be-
came SO weak and feverish from the loss
OF blood that he had to postpone the
many more of the shot still remain in
the boys body. Some Of the shot passed
clean through Dullin's leg,
The shot carried little pieces of cloth
from Dullin's trousers into the wounds.
and these are even more dangerous than
/ the lead. and are liable to cause blood
poisoning.
At $50 o'clock Sergt. Cooper took little
Paul to his home and asked his father
to punish him. the latter says.
On his way home again Cooper met a
SIoWu ~ poyS ~ 'S'i' $4,000 49,
say that he walked up to George Arm
ctrong and struck him a singing blow
IN the face. knocking him down and
IDullin's father was very much incensed
over the matter and complained to his
neighbors the next morning. Hearing, OF
this, Sergt. Cooper Immediately called
at the boys house. and while he denied
the shooting, begged that nothing fur.
ther. be said about the matter and Offered
to defray all the expenses.
Mr.. Dublin agreed to keen quiet, hut his
wlfe,was not so easily satisfied.
When Dullin's action became known
the citizens became Interested and de-
CARED that they would push the matter
It Is said that young Bradley and Pau
were also shot In the hand, but neither
will admit 1t. Paul's, sister said sh'
a picked several shot out of hel
brothers hand.
At school the next day several OF tho
S sSslf fsfSe s Sas f TSdIps and f they repI T"}
.a n9h ~, + didn't hurt; 1t was only pepper
Mrs. Dullih told an Evening World
I qnently had trouble with Cooper's boys
and that on one occasion Mr.; Goope:,
father had punished him.
.Sergt, Cooper. when seen. was very
much surL rised when told that insnsc,o'
S C91 ,isa,i hae the been case up f He W sai9: in
''Tnese people are only doing this out
Of revenge. ! do not know anythinE
4 6EQuts the SnOOtlnB, ana as SURPRISED
to hear that a hoy had been shot;
~ heard a noise outside of my house
and:.ran after a crowd of boys.
carght- little Paul. and was going t.
lock him up. but my wife persuaded M
not to do 1t, and l took him home in
.on my way there I heard a GROVE
OF nen talking about waylaying m,
and doing me up. on my way back
jumped on to them and they dispersed
/ th:z went home.
n .aeV1Hty couldn't Car1t TIorIn,. - a-u
body else have dom the shooting? Thi.
Is sll spite. work. because | have re
fused to allow my children to mingl,
with the common herd.
ION one occasion one of my boy!
was beaten into insensibility. and thcr
i sco;uplained. ] know nothing about IN,
9hoytng and did not have my CUR
Young Paul insists that he saw
shotgun standing in the hall of Cooper
house and smelled powder when taker
The residents OF Woodlawn are YER,
mitch worked up over the matter anC
threaten not only to make II hot 70
Cooper. but also for Dublin If he doe,
not push the matter.
Young Dublin Is still in a precarIou
condition, and the chances are that bloc,
The boys all tell straightforward,
all are sure the shot came from sergt
sergt. Cooper was appointed a mem
: her OF the police force Jan. %. 1876: wa.
made a reundsman Feb, 10, 1871 and pro
He was Supt. Walling's right-han,
man for a long time at Headquarters
where he was generally liked hv tn
oficials. For a long time he was OF
duty in the ''Tenderloin'' Precinct. bu
was transferred to fremont in the BIZ
'shAke-up'' about a year ago.
His police record is very good.
Sergt. Harley. of the Headquarters In
formation Bureau. whose house is nca
6ergt. Cooper's. Is much displeased a
having his name mentioned in connec
tion with the affair. He saws he wa
a block away at the time and heard II
shots
DOUBLE MURDER ON AN ISLAND