The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-30

Officer Bedford Wood was shot in the
head last night by Bill Douglass,
young coiored desperate
That same colored youth came with
in an ace of presenting the Metropol-
itan police department with four o;iic-
ial corpses.
It was about O'Clock that Douglass,
who plays a fiddle in a house of ques-
tionable decency, and q young COM
panion named Stevenson went into
Daniels dry goods store on North Main
street To look at some swell society
caps. Mr.. Daniels kept his eye on
him and pretty soon noticed that one
of the young fellows slipped "a cap in
his pocket lie collarded them but
they broke loose and ran towards the
back door which was tightly shut.
Before they could open it MIR. Daniels
overlook them.
Hold on there or I Will kill you"
said Douglass pulling revolver oNt
of his pocket and ieveiing il at the
forehead OF Mr.. Daniels. The latter
by an adroit and scientific turn OF the
wrist struck the hand of the young
Desperate and clinched both of the
would-be thieves. Through main
battered down the door and escaped
into the alley. Daniels held on to
Stevenson and shouted like fury till
Officer Tom NosS heard him and ran 10
his assistance. Mr.. NosS made Ste
venson tell who his partner was and
found that he could probably be found
in the house of woman named Daley
on North Water street At this time
Chief of Police Massey and Detectives
Sutton and Wood arrived on the scene.
After diSposnig of the one prisoner
the four officers went 10 the Daley We
mans house On North Water street
Mr.. Noss went in and found Douglass
behind d door and arrested him. lie
showed fight and MIR. Noss called for
the others To come in. Douglass jerk
ed himself loose FROM Noss, ran toward
back door where he was Intercepted
by Mr. Sutton. Seeing that escape
was impossible ne jumped towards
bed where he had hidden his revolver,
Srasped the weapon, kicked the lamp
out of Chief Massey's hand and in the
dark twelve by fourteen room i'm which
himself and the four officers were and
commenced shooting. The first bullet
struck Office Wood on The head, about
the top Of the forehead, and he al once
became very sick for a moment, but
soon was able to walk To doctors, the
bullet having only ploughed between
the SKIN ana the Skull Another shot
was fired and Douglass fell behind the
stove and played possum. BY this time
the lamp was burning gain. SO well
did Douglass play the possum that one
of the officers said that he was dead
and wanted 10 send for the coroner.
Chief Massey felt his pulse and by this
means his trick was discovered. 1t
was seen that cash or hole was on
his head and that he was bleeding pro-
fusely. but it could not be said then
whether he had been shot or not.
The officers all agreed in saying that
things We're very interesting in that
dark room during the fighting and fir
ing and they had all they could do 10
Keep cut Of the range Of the shots.
Douglass was taken To the city prison
and City Physician Hoffman called who
dressed his wound He was shot III the
upper edge Of ihe forehead. the bullet
ploushing under the scalp and coming
out in the back of the head. 1 is sup
posed that he Shot himself. He viii
have "A very sore head for several days.
Bedford Woods wound is slight and
was dressed by DR.. McClees. Detec-
tive Sutton received a lump nearly as
big as a baseball on the side of the
head from falling furniture and Tom
NoSs found himself with a crippled arm
when the smoke cleared away caused
by falling over a stove. Chief Massey /
was the only participant that came out /
OF the melee without a scratch.
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