Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-26

eye he turned, jumped for me, placed the
muzzle Of his revolver against my head,
and fired. ducked, but it seemed to me
that must have ducked after the flash.
The ball cut hole in my hair, but I
escaped injury. managed to free myself
In another moment, but l no sooner stood
on my feet than fell senseless. Harris
cleared out the moment he saw that my
hands were free 1t was an hour before
gained consciousness. When did come to
finally, officers who had been attracted by
The shooting had captured the burglar.
There was a great bruise on my chest six
inches In diameter. I had been struck q
4erriflc blow, and It was that which caused
line to lose const tousness, but from that
day, % years ags, to this have never
known when was hit or what hit me. "
Officer Thomas J. Howard, who travels
a6ut OF central station as a plain clothes
man, had an experience with a French
Canadian burglar named Lie Montaigne
some years ago which gave Howard tho
reputation for GOODNESS and courage which
he has since sustained In many another
sight plao3. 1t was Labor day and Officer
Howard was walking along Halsted street,
near Boston avenue. There was great
crowd Of people lining the street and the
detective saw a man acting suspiciously In
It's midst AS soon rs he got good look
at his face he recognized him as notori-
Gus burglar who was badly wanted. Lie
Montaigne saw the officer and ran. How
ard chased him into yard IN the rear OF
Il house on Boston avenue. The Canadian
PULLED a revolver and shot point blank at
The detective, but missed his aim. In an
instant Howard had grabbed Le Mon
taigrc, his right arm passing around the
burglars body and his left being actively
engaged in preventing his antagonist from
getting the ,nuzzle Of the revolver at his
head. Howard had drawn his own weapon
and held it fast in his right hand; but be-
ing compelled to exert his strength In hold
ing the burglar, he could not bring the
weapon into play. Le Montaigne fired
three times at the officer while he was held
in his embrace Howards face and left
hand were powder burned, but In some
way he succeeded each time in knocking
the weapon aside just as the trigger was
pulled and in escaping the leaden missiles
by the breadth of n hair. AS the fourth
ehot was fired Howard tripped his assail'
mt and had him we'll in hand to secure
him. It was Just at this juncture that
Officer Rafferty, appeared, and seeing the
gun in LIE Montaigne's hand, he fired at
him directly over Towards shoulder, and
the burglar died in the very grasp OF tho
detective.
Elk Inspector Edward Laughlin was for
many years accounted the coolest and most
courageous man, perhaps, on the police
force of Chicago. He won fame for himself
many years ago when he disarmed an IN
Iane Frenchman in the old Polk street
depot. The Frenchman's name was
Reaume He boarded Chicago bound
& train at Kansas City, and after the Missis
u sippi river had been passed he suddenly
-ose from his seat, drew two revolvers and
drove all the passengers from the car. He
.was violent, and it was evident in mo.
NEXT that the car was In the possession Of
: maniac. An attempt was made at q
small station to side track the delnented
4 II rcpchman, but as soon as an attempt was
made to uncouple the CIR he fired at the
!. ;,r; KEENAN, who attempted to make the dis.
aol nection and drove him away. He held
], ay officers who we're summoned at one
1 !. Two small stations, and 1t was finally
decided to run into Chicago and to leave
Il The matter Of arregting the crazy man to