The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-13
JACK DANDO
BADLY SHOT
The Veteran Constable Falls While Per-
forming His Duty.
ESCAPE OF HIS ASSAILANT
A Shot Gun Was Used and the Attending
Physicians Say the Victim Cannot
Recover The Shooting was
Done at close Range.

Jack" Dando, one of the bravest and most
popular men who ever served as officer of
the law in this borough, was fatally shot last
night by disreputable Pole who long ago
outliyed his usefulness in this world. A
lamentable feature of the affair is that the
scoundrel who committed the crime escaped,
and is still at large. The fugitive is Woiczyk
Bialecki, a disspated idler who was
nuisance to the community and a brute to
his family. He was about to be arrested on
complaint Of his wife when he committed the
foul deed. He is "a years of age and has five
children the youngest being nineteen years
old. One OF them is William Biaecki, the
East Centre street salOOnkeeper. The family
is in sympathy with the officers of the law
and giving all the information and assistance
they can towards the capture of the fugitive.
Early last evening Mrs. Bialecki appeared
before Justice Shoemaker and caused a war
| rant to be issued for her husbands arrest on
the following information That her hus.
band, WOiczyk Bialecki, has from time to
time been abusing and beating this deponent
shametully; and also today. October 18TH
committed an assault and battery on de-
ponent by striking her, knocking her down.
and further assaulted her by throwing cup
at her; that he does not work, stays around
drinking and carousing, and does not provide
sufficient means for her support"
The warranC for the arrest was placed in
the hands of Constable Dando and the officer
said he would irst go home for his supper.
The complainant said she would wait at the
Justices office until the arrest was made as
she did not wish to go home until after this
was done.
After getting his supper, and at about seven
o'clock, Dando went to the Bialecki home on
West Strawberry alley. He entered the
house and placed the man wanted under ar
rest After reading the warrant Dando saw
that the prisoner was disposed to give him
trouble, so he put the nippers on him. AL
| though an old man, Bialecki is very power
ful and Dando found he could not take him
without assistance. He took of the nippers
and walked up town to get assistance. He
met Chief of Police Murphy, who accom-
panied him back to the house. Both officers
entered the house. Bialecks daughter
Sallie, was met and Dando asked where her
father was She replied that he had gone up
stairs. The door of the stairway leading to
the second floor opens into the room on
the first floor that is used as a
kitchen and dining room This door
way is close to the rear entrance
to the house and the latter door, when open,
closes the entrance to the stairway. Dando
entered the stairway and Murphy was im.
mediately behind him. ready to also step
upon the landing at the foot of the stairs.
As Dando got upon the second step Bialecki
shot him. The weapon used was double
barreled shot gun loaded with bird shot.
When he fired Bialecki was evidentally a
couple Of steps below the top landing, and
the length Of the gun brought the muzzle to
within eight inches of the officers breast.
The full charge entered about four inches
above and little to the right of the right
nipple. The distance between the victim
and the gun was so short that not shot
scattered. The wound was a terrible one
about the size of a silver dollar. 1t shattered
the ribs at the point of entry
and also tore away part of the
bright lung. Pieces of the shattered
ribs lodged in the remaining part of the
lung. The doctors threw cut no hope for the
victims recovery, and would not have been
surprised had he succumbed during the night
They said the shock itself was sufficient t.
prove fatal.
Notwithstanding the character of the
wound, the unfortunate officer was able t,
walk with assistance from the house
He was tenderly helped through
the yard to Coal street and takel
| into the saloon of George Sockaloski, shor
distance from the scene of the tragedy. IL
was taken into a rear room, where he re
ceived the attendance of DIR. ID. John Price
Later DIR. G.. M. Hamilton rendered assist
t ance After the wound was dressed Dand
) was removed to his home on West Cherr!
street in a carriage furnished by Mr.. j.
Z Williams, and at the home the victim re
9 celved further attendance from Drs. Price
W. N. Stein and J. S. Callen. The physician
did everything in their power to relieve tn
j sutferings of the victim, but at no time he'll
:. out hopes Of recovery
During the night Justice Shoemaker calle
at the house and took Dando's statement {
Q the case, which was as follows; II had pu
v the nippers ON him, but he was too strong
; l couldn't fetch him up. got him to put o
b his coat and hat, but he wouldn't come, be
y cause he couldn't find his money. Then
came up and got Paddy Murphy I met hin
4 at the corner of Main and Centre streets.
i went back with Murphy. l asked wheI
!, Bialecki was and they said up stairs
u said Come on, Paddy. l struck mate
= and got up three steps and he fired. 1t WI
about quarter of eight O'Clock. Before |
fired Bialeck said something in Polish
Of Considerable severe criticism has been e.
re pressed in reference to the escape of the mu
n 6erer. There was but one policeman at II
., scene with Dando at the time of the shoe
ing, and that was Chief of Police Murph,
Policemen Hurley and Matz arrived ju
after the shooting.
20 Chief Murphy says that the unexpecte
shot caused him to step back from the Ell
trance to the stairway, but he immediatel
after stepped forward and assisted Dand
A. from the foot of the stairs and he streache
IA himself out on the floor Murphy the
es opened wide the rear door of the room whc
at as before stated, barred the entrance to I'll
stairway when opened, Murphy then pl
his back to the door and keI
Bialecki a prisoner in the stairway
N IL was his intention to keep him there unit
u some OF the other officers arrived to Civ
him assistance. Meanwhile four men. thTe
of whom were named COOney, Howe an
Kerrigan, (the name of tue fourth Murph
,f does not know entered the room. Murph
m says he told them 10 take care of DandO an
watch that the man did not escape from til
stairway while he went out TO get some {
the police and also ind door TO be used as
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