Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
OTHER POLICE.
ThR' Kind That Too Often InfestS, the
Forces Of Various, Cities,

EEhn Kind That Too Often Infests the
Forces of Various, Cities,
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-YeSterllay after
noon. F. \, Kirk, a painter and paper
hanger, of BIB Illinois street, met witl
! an adventure that makes him wonder
whether detectives in plain clothes
are more to be feared than highway
men.
! MI. Xix had received d request from
Mrs. Miller, OF 1910 Langley avenue,
! to, call ut her residence and figure Oh
/ some work which she wished done in
her home. After leaving there he pro-
ceeded to Forty-third street and Cot
tage Grove avenue. While waiting two
! detectives approached him and asked
what he WAS doing there. He politely
Informed them. They then began to
/ abuse him, called him Il crook and
said they knew him and We're looking
| for him. To his expostulations thew
| paid no heed and began to search him
| he showed them a letter of recon-
| mendation and also his business card
! The officers only laughed at him. He
was taken to the patrol box and search
! ed again. Finding nothing they took
! him into Il grocery store and made a
more thorough investiga ton. One OF
the officers then thought it would be
! good idea to cali at 1910 langley ay-
emile, which he did and found that
Mr.. Kirk had told the truth. On his
return the indignant citizen was re-
LeaSed
All during the time that Kirk was
under arrest be was subjected 10 the
most humllif3Eing acts and cOnversa-
! lions Of the police officers. When he
was allowed to go he asked the men
for their numbers, but they refused to
give them. He believes that one of
them is named Crawford
Mr.. Kirk has lived in Chicago for
six years and at present, besides do
ing 4 general painting business, he
runs ro0ming house at 213 Illinois
street.
1t was said at the Lake avenue sta.
ton this morning that Officers Craw-
ford and COnick Travelled that district
with instructions to arrest all susni
clous. persons. No report was made If
j the arrest of Mr.. Kirk.
Mrs. Josephine Berkman. of No. 32o5
Afchcr avenue, sWore during the coro-
nerS inquest on the body of E. A. Mel
son az the county morgue Yesterday
morning that Officer Michael Healy. of
the seventh precinct, threatened to kill
hef unless she dropped her hold on Mel
son, whom she had found under the
steps at her back door in a dying CON
dI0lon. The prisoners, Officers Michael
Healy and Thomas Moran, wire held
to answer TO the grand jury for killing
Nelson.
Mrs. Berkman was the first witness
Of Importance sworn in the case. She
said she was awakened by the groans
of Nelson and located them in her back
yard. Making an investigation she
found Nelson, whom she knew, under
the doorstep. She etricated him from /
his position, but did not notice that
he had been shot. She asked him what
he had done. He replied: Nothing;
but the police have shot me and [ am |
dying. They took everything [ had"
Mrs Berkman then called the police
and Officers Healy and Moran respond I
ed. They had been searching for Mel
son and insisted on taking him to the
station. Nelson begged Mrs Berkmanl
to stay with him. She wanted to take
him into the house but Officer Hea1y