The evening times., 1895-09-23
Dempsey's Companions Tell An
other Tale About the Killing.
IT WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT
They Say vermillion Shot While His
Man Was Getting A Away-Policeman
Under Suspension While the Case Is
Being Investigated-Corone Jury
Meets at Lees.

Timothy Dempsey. the young man who
was shot in the fracas with Policeman w ill
lam vermjilon, OF the Ninth precinct, about
1:3O Sunday morning, died at the Elmer
gency Hospital about $40 O'Clock yester
day.
The shooting occurred near First and L
streets northeast, where Dempsey with
three companions, had keg of beer on the
commons. and were shouting and swearing
when the officer appeared On the scene.
In attempting to arrest the men the of
ffcer WAS thrown down and kicked, and
while on his back Dempsey jumped on him
and began beating his head against the
ground.
Vermilli0n finally managed to draw his re.
yolver and shouted to Dempsey, IF you
don't get off IN shoot" Just as he spoke
one OF the men grabbed at the revolver and
II was discharged, the bullet entering Demp-
sey's side. near the left thigh, and passing
entirely through the body. The patrol
wagon was summoned and the wounded man
taken to the Emergency Hospital, where he
was operated on by Drs. Mcdonald, Short
lidee. Furiong johnson nd Parker. Deinp.
sey never fully recOvesod consciousness
after being taken to the hospital and died
In few hours without having made an ante
mortem statement
TELLS ANOTHER STORY
Notice OF the death was sent to Coroner
Hammett by whose direction Deputy Cor
oner Glazebrook made an autopsy yesterday
afternoon. The body was afterwards sent
to the undertaking establishment of VIII
lam Lee, on Pennsylvania avenue, where an
inquest was held this afternoon at 2
O'clock.
John Early, alias Jimmy John; Martin
Davis and Richard Hurley. who were
Dempsey's companions, were all locked
up in the Ninth precinct station house. and
this morning the warrants were sworn out
for them.
AS soon as the fact of Dempsey's death
was communicated to the Ninth precinct
Lieut.. Heffncr placed Vermillion under
temporary suspension, and he will be de-
tanned at the station house until the YER
dict of the coroner's Jury.
Davis is out on bond. Early and Hurley
were eeen in the cells this morning, and
tell a different tale entirely from vermil-
lions account. Early and Hurley both say
that they were lying around near the fence
when Vermillion came along and ordered
them away.
SHOT WHILE RUNNING.
He caught hold OF Dempsey's leg, pulled
it through the bars and hit him on the bot
tom OF the foot with his club. Dempsey
jumped up and grabbed Vermillion to pre-
vent him from further beating him.
They tusseled and vermillion was thrown.
vermilliop called TO Early to help him, and
Early pulled Dempsey off. Dempsey ran
and jumped the fence.
Ii was then that Vermillion pulled his
pistol and shot at him while he was run
ming. Dempsey fell and cried:
My Godi I'm shot,
Early md Hurley ran up to him and Early
said:
"Oh, no; guess not He shot into the
air"
But Dempsey pulled up his shirt and show
ed the wound.
Vermillion then deputized Davis as a ciy
iiian to assist him in holding the other two.
This Davis did. and when they arrived at
the station Vermillion charged Davis with
disorderly conduct.
Hurley and Early were subpoenaed TO
attend the coroner's jury this afternoon at
2 O'Clock. and the marshal accompanied
them to Lees undertaking establishment.