The evening times., 1899-04-17
SHOT DOWN BY A POLICEMAN
Negro Keats an officer With u Piece.
of Gaspipc.


Baltimore. Nd. April Thames Jardan.
coiored, was SHOT and seriously wounded
Saturday night by Patrolman James ID.
Casey. of the northwestern district He
was taken to the Maryland General Eospi-
tai. He has two wounds, one in the abdo-
men and the other in the thigh. 1t is
thought the wound in the abdomen NAV
prove fatal. as the bullet. OF 3s-calibre
passed through the body and lodged be-
meath the skin near the spine. PatfoIman
Casey Was badly beaten by Jordan before
he fired the shots. He has three long
scalp wounds and was otherwise injured
on the face and body.
1he assault and shooting occurred abou,
o'clock at the home of Jordan. I52s
Bruce Street. near Baker Street Patrol
man Casey gave the following account to
Captain Baker, of the northwestern police
district:
While patroling my post d step'augh-
Ter OF James Jordan ran up to me and said
her father had chased her mother out of
the house and had threatened TO kill her
hurried around 10 the house. and on the
way there met Jordan's wife. who made a
statement similar to that of her daughter
and asked me to arrest Jordan, who was
then in the house. told her | hal no
right to enter the house without a war
rant and advised her to secure a warrant
for his arrest. ! told her to go home and
II Jordan should assault her To cry murder
and that | would then enter the horse and
arrest him.
1 then started to make round of NV
post, and when on Baker Street was in
formed that Jordan had come out of his
tin. 1,.,.,
the street. l went back TO Bruce Street
ana saw Jordan standing in front II bis
house cursing and acting in a disordarlv
manner. | told him | would have to take
him to the police station and he said with
an oath. No policeman can arrest me- and
at the same time struck me on the head
with piece of gas pipe about tyn feet
iopS He then caught hold of me and
dragged me into the house, beating me all
the time with the gas pipe. After a strug
gle l got my pistol out and fred one shot
into the floor TO frighten him. Instead of
being frightened he struck me on the head
again with the gas pipe. Fearing then
that he would kill me. l fired two raore
shots The first shot ] aimed at his leg.
as did not want TO kill him. but as that
did not subdNe him. ! fired again at his
body. After the second shot Jordan stag
gered away and l went to the neares: pa
troll box and summoned the patrol wagon.
l saw that he was badly wounded and
when the wagon arrived had him sent to
the hospital
Jordan was conscious when he reached
the hospital. He admitted that he had
struck Patrolman Casey with the gas pipe.
but insisted that he did ii because the pa
trolman was rough. with him. When Pa
trolman Casey reached the hospital he was
covered with blood. which was streaming
from the wounds on his head. The wounds
were from one to three inches in length
and the doctors said that had it not been
for the stiff helmet which the patrolman
wore his skull might have been fractured.
He will not be able to return to his 6u-
ties for several days.
Jordan is burly negro. Weighing about
200 pounds. He is about fifty years OF age
He is the physical superior of Patrolman
Casey. who weighs about 40 pounds and
Is of slight build