The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12
Tough Assai!s An Officer

AE.nsas City Times, 9TH
TgDetective Haldeman, vino is isattached
Ia the Walnut street police precinct,
appears to be a mark for law break
ers. who take delight in trying to
beat him.
Five months ago. Haldeman at
tempted to arrest Walter Evans, Il
uotorious member of the Broadway
dirty dozen gang, who was fighting
With some women at Nineteenth and
walnut streets He made the arrest,
lint Evans turned suddenly and
struck Haldeman i'll the face and
lHarted to run. He was stopped by
a bullet from the detectives revolver,
(which shattered the bone in one OF
Ibis ankles and neccessitated the am
imitation OF the foot.
4 Yesterday afternoon Haldeman
was the subject OF another attack.
(which was brutal in its nature and
entirely unprovoked. There might
have been fatal shooting but for
the interference of Deputy Sheriff
HARRY Preston, who though an unin-
\ terested person, took Il hand in the
ARRAY long enough oprevent Halde-
man from shooting his assailant.
I His plea that he had acted his part
Az the friend OF Haldeman is alone re-
sponsible for his beiHg let of without
prosecution. Haldeman was desiri-
ous of entering a plea against Pres
n ton, but his plea saved him.
1t was about $50 O'Clock and
Il #Haldeman had been attracted by
4 quarreling in front Of Il little store
near Fifteenth street and Grand ave
nue. Two young men were beratlng
the proprietor of the store in lively
manner. and Haldeman in the effort
TO secure quiet. asked them to desist
They laughed at him. Then Halde-
man placed the two young men un-
der arrest and started with them to
the signal box at the southwest cor
corner of Fifteenth street and Grand
avenue to call the wagon from the
Walnut street station.
HIS SHOT Is HARMLESS.
He had taken out his key to open
the box when he was struck from be-
hind. the blow landing under his
right ear Haldeman released his
two prisoners to defend himself
against his new adversary, when he
met a shower of blows that dlscOm-
flied him and almost sent him to the
ground. Haldeman could see the
outline of a big man in front OF him
working his arms very rapidly ana
he could feel the effects OF blows re-
sulting from that rapid working,
but he was pOweriess to fight back.
So he drew his revolver. He leveled
it at the man in front of him ana
pulled the trigger Haldeman Is
good shot. having been in the gov
ern1nenJ service IOT al huAhiDC vi y 't'A7'
and the shot from his revolver would
have gone true. but here is where
Deputy Sheriff Preston showed his
skill. He happened to be passing
when the fighting between Haldeman
and the bic man was going on but
did not interfere until Haldeman,
beaten and bleeding, resorted to the
use of his revolver. Then Preston
grabbed Haldeman's arm as he pulled
the trigger of his weapon and the
bullet sped harmlessly into the
ground
Haldeman was exceedingly mad by
this time and showed his star to
Preston and shouted to him to let
him alone. But still Preston held on
to his arm. After he realized that 1t
was of no avail to continue his efforts
in the line OF revolver practice Halde-
man turned and looked at this first
assailant. He was a strapplng big
fellow and looked the bully. Halde-
deman called on some of the hands
from the Metropolitan Street Rail
way company's headquarters ana
they took charge of the big fellow
and Preston until Haldeman could