Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-17
OFFICER GLOVER'S STORY
he Gives His Version of the Murder Of Dan
Tiedeman.
POSITIVE HE CAN IDENTIFY THE MEN
Says He Is Sure that He Was Shot
by August kestner. as They
Were but Eight Feet
Apart.

Friends of Officer Glover were permitted
to visit him at the Clarkson hospital for the
first time yesterday Glov5r's condition has
vastly improved since the night Of the raid
on Nelson's saloon when his comrade, Officer
Dan Tiedeman. yelled up his life. The
wound which Glover received in tine nose
from forty-four caliber bullet is healing
nicely The bullet was extracted upon the
day following the shooting and will scarcely
leave scar The small shot which lodged
in the officers left side and hip have been
partially extracted. but there is still a large
number OF them embedded in the flesh.
They will be extracted as soon as Glover 5
strength returns sufficiently to undergo the
operation
Although still somewhat weak Officer Glover
conversed freely upon the subject of the
shooting and upon the Identification Of the
Kestners Il am convinced that II was
August Kestner who shot me- said Glover.
when the wagon drew up in front OF the
saloon Tiedeman got out first, and the re-
porter who was with US said he would follow
him around the building After they started
arc sld followed, but Tiedeman had already
disappeared behind the fence at the south
west corner OF the saloon grounds. As soon
as the shooting commenced | ran in Ihs di-
TectiOn OF the place where the shots appeared
10 come from. After clearing the corner OF
the fence ran directly east, and upon coming
out into the vacant ground beyond the en-
closure ] nearly ran into couple OF men.
There was another man running in the dis
tance in a s0utheasterly direction whom /
took to be the escaping burglar ! thought
the man nearest me, who was only about ten
feet distant, the reporter, and that the other
man who was dressed in dark clothes was
Dan.
WAS MISTAKEN IN HIS MAN.
II was within eight feet OF the second OF
the two men when ne turned upon his heel
and, in a fash, / saw that | had made a
mistake. My revolver was in my hand and
| leyeled it. but before ! had chance TO
press the trigger the other man had fired.
There was a buzzing in my head and fell
TO the ground unconscious | do not know
who fired the charge Of shot into my hip.
| know, however. that ! had ample time to
have shot both OF the men as they ran be
fore me. If the reporter mad not been pres
ent that night ! would never have received
the shot in the face. ] would not have mis-
taken the identity Of the two men and the
burglar would not have had the opportunity
TO have fired first. | have been positive ever
since / was wounded that should ! get a
chance TO see the men who fired on me that
| could Identity them. II was very dark
and raining, but was go Close TO the man
that fired the frst shot that / could make
out his clothes and see that they were OF
llEhtfA hdtcIlal lDan lnb man N 'front.' OF
him. There were many little things about
the man who shot me that were impressed
upon my memory"
Oticer Glover Was inclined to largely dis
credit the statements Of Riley, the World
Herald reporter, as 20 his having covered
with his revolver a couple OF burglars who
tried 10 climb the fence on the west side OF
the saloon grounds. He accredited the story
rather 10 an attempt by Riley 10 pose as a
dime novel hero. From the statements OF
Lieutenant YandeTyOort OF No. IL engine
house. who was sn onloJker, and Of Patrol
Driver Osburn who drove along Thir.
tieth street Immediately following the frat
shots, Riley was seen on the vest side Of
Thirtieth street. where he ran for safety.
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