The age-herald., 1900-03-22
LIVELY TIME IN
 POLICE CIRCLES
Negro Killed, Another Wounded
 and an Officer Hurt.
RIVALS FIGHT OVER WOMAN
Will Harris Shot Through the Heart Eph Martin Stopped by Officer Nix, Who Inflicted Wound
 on His Own Hand

one negro dead at the hands of jealous rival, another perhaps fatally shot by an officer, the officer himself slightly injured by a self-inhicted wound and numerous small affrays, is the record of the police department for last night.
 The first and most serious of the diffi- culties occurred shortly after o'clock, re- sulting in the death of Win Harris, who was shot through the heart in the room of Lula Miller, at the corner of Tenth av- enue and Twenty-third street by George Washington, another negro.
 It seems that both men were employed at Sloss furnace, and were rivals for the hand of Lula Judge, a dusky damsel, who resides in the vicinity of where the killing occurred. Early last evening, Washington who had been warned by Harris to keep away from the woman. went to the room of Lula Miller, where the other woman was visiting. Shortly afterward Harris came to the room, and finding Washington there, asked hlm If he had not warned him to keep away from the Miller woman. A quarrel ensued and the two men soon be- came engaged in fight, durHng which the lamps were knocked from the table and the room left in darkness.
 Several women who were in the room rushed out of doors. leaving the two me- groes engaged in a desperate struggle. Suddenly three shots rang out, and when matters quieted down Harris was found lying on the floor with a bullet through his heart
 Police headquarters was notified, and off, oar Niy fore their arrival, Washington had made his escape.
 Almost every article in the room was broken, showing that a desperate battle had taken place. An open knife, said to have belonged to Harris, was found on the floor. A search of the dead negroes pock- cts failed to reveal anything except a pint of corn whisky.
 The body was removed to the undertak- ing rooms of the Warner-Smiley company, and Coroner Dallas notified.
 An investigation win be held this morn- ing
 Shot by Officer Nix The second serious trouble occurred at 9:20 o'clock, when Officer Nix, who had returned to his beat, was called to the cor ner of Nineteenth street and Fourth ave nlIe, where Eph Martin, a Ddg burly negro, was beating his wife.
 Officer Nix placed the negro under ar- rest and grasping him by the right arm ! wath his left hand pulled Mm out on the sidewalk, the trouble having occurred in one of the stores facing Fourth avenue.
 As the officer reached the sidewalk the negro made a desperate effort to loosen himself from the officers grasp, and Nix promptly drew his pistol
 The negro then made a grasp for the re- volver, and a struggle ensued during which the officer pulled the trigger, sending a bullet into Martins abdomen after having grazed the top of his own left hand, which, by reason of the hold he had on the ne- gros arm, was in direct line with the mug gle of the pistol.
 The negro fell to the sidewalk with groan, but was quickly removed to police headquarters, less than half a block away, where he was attended by City Physician Whelar, who pronounced the wound very dangerous
 Officer Nixs wound was also dressed by Dr. Whean, and although painful, no se- rious consequences are feared.
 Later the wounded negro was removed to St. Vincents hospital, and at an early hour this morning was resting easy, al- though it is not thought that he can live.