The times., 1897-08-07
A P0L|CEMAN's DAY OFF
Peace Officer John Shipley Be
comes a Peace DiSturber.
DRUNK AND VERY DIS0RDERLY
He Enters the House of a Co!ored
Family, Smashes Furniture and
Assaults an Old Lady = Has
Trouble With His Landlndy and
Finally Lands in Jail.

Fatrolman John Shipley took day off
yesterday, ana while very drunk entered
the home of Mrs Ellen Lyles. colored
woman, No 423 Seventh street northeast,
and, after demoiishing quite an amount
or furniture, assaulted Rachel Brown,
woman nearly 100 years of-age.
Shipley has been stationed in the Ninth
precinct tut few weeks, and formerly
was at the Fifth precinct, but when De-
tectiye Sutton was transferred from the
First precinct Shipley was assigned to
duty at the Ninth
The patroIman was IN citizens clothes
when he went into the house, and Was
seen gniaG, upstairs 10y young daughter
of Mrs, Lyles. The girl ran to her mother
and informed her that man was In the
house. Running from the yard, where she
was washing clothes, Mrs. Lyles found that
shipley had gone into an upper room.
where her mother, Mrs. Rachel Brown, aged
rinety-seven, was sitting in chair.
As she arrived at the door Shipley was
aiming a vicious blow at the old woman.
the young girl had in the meantime ar
rived and made strenuous efforts to pro-
tect the aged woman from the attack OF
Shipley In trysng TO get cut OF the way
the gin slipped backward ard fell down
the entire flight OF stairs.
After throwing over chairs and tables,
Shipley started down stairs, following
Irs Brown, who was almost paralyzed
Ey fear. Mrs Lyles called to a man who
was passing to go into the house and pre-
tect her mother while she went for an
officer. Shipley had in the meantime
drawn q black-jac and was flonrshing
1t in u threatening manner He then
proceeded to blow his police whistle
vigorously, Mu,tering to himself, he walked
softly into a rUom on the lower floor and
sighting collection of glassware on the
buffet demolished the whole by a few
well -directed blows with his blackjack.
He attempted TO overturn the buffet, but
failing in Tbs took his revenge on the
furniture.
When the policemen who were summoned
by the thistle and by Mrs. Lyles' visit to
the Ninth precinct station arrived, Ship
ley was trying 9, wreck the Iiower garden
in the backyard, and Sergt. Wagner and
Patrolmen Tracy and Fathers, who had
reached the house, were much surprised
10 find that Shipley was the offender. but
soon had overpowered him and carried
him 10 the Ninth precinct station.
Lieut, Heffner promptly suspended Ship.
ley for drunkenness and conduct unbe-
coming an officer, while d charge ot
assault was preferred against him by Mira
Brown.
Shipley started on his rampage early in
-. Hc II
and engaged rooms and board. He soon
returned and frightened MIS- Brewn, his
landlady, by peremptory demands for his
dinner. lie left there and showed up
next at the house of Mrs Hopkins, Ma.
703 II street. He insisted that ha hail
engaged rooms at the house and Informed
them that he would have his furniture
sent up.
Mrs. Hopkins son ordered him away. and
Shipley mace a dive for him, and ne fled
Cpstairs. Tie women in the house set
up a shrieking. and Shinley blew his
whistle vigorously. Poll ceman Tracy
responded, and he tried TO get Shipley out
OF the house. lie rushed through the
house and went up Seventh street telling
the officers that he was all right
Shipley next visited the Davis grocery
store, corner OF Seventh and streets
northeast, and ordered the proprietor ia
move ais wagon from in front Of the
building. Mr.. Davis refused to comply with
the order, and was assa ulted by Shipiey.
Shipley was wors5ed in the encounter,
and went off on his disastrous trip to the
Lyles' house. BE has been on the force
bat five months, and mp to this time has
been exemplary in his conduct