The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-26
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~. l. Meredith VAS a member %
4 the WHndmem Of THE World. camp
q. ana carried 1900 insurance IN
that order lie was also = member
- the Police Relief association.
which carries an endowment - $50
he was also enrolled as q Fen u The
American Revolution.
Mefedith'a bravery and GOODNESS In
times q excitement hAa long been
matter - common knowledge IN po-
lirr circles. The capture Of the mur-
aerer-de@psfad Charles Phillips. In
which Meredith vas prominent. 10 a
case IA point. chief Reeds report
nf this. made AZ the time q the civil
service commission. l. a. follows
About O'Clock on. the night q
Nov. "a iKaT. Police ifucar James
Wells. while acting iaflor. vas shot
and killed in front - police head
quarters By prisoner. Charles phii-
I lips. n hnif-hfeed Indian. an well a.
an cx.eouVIet. MartaiiY wounded.
Wells took after the eHca ping prison.
er and nred one ehot 81 him. Phii-
I lips. while running. turned partly
around and fired another shot at
Wells The sheriff Of King county.
who happened % be near, fired n
couple u shots at the fleeing doa.
| pRrRde. Detectives EaFhee and
Meredith ran out - the station when
the first shot was fred. and took M
The pursuit.
Brother omesr fell.
They saw their brother officer fan.
and know be was slot. but they kept
on after Phillips. who ran up Yealer
way 10 Fourth avenue. down Fourth
to Washington street. on Washing
I ton street. the murderer. revolver In
I hand. almost ran into Detective Will
| Iiama. who called on him 70 halt
Z The only answer was a shot VIII
linmu and phlllips had n regular
duel Phillips fred three shots at
/ Williams. Williams emptied his re-
Voiyer. None q these shots took
I erect. During the fusiliade Phillips
I Jumped over fence, scrambled
down the embaukmout into "A vacant
/ lot, and dropped out ~ sight.
crept undsr Building.
The Officers thought he had taken
I refuge ln the basement 81 a building
I near where he WA last seen. ms a
| little boy heard "a noise aa 81 some
/ one stumbling. Bnrbee got Ian
| tern, and, accompanied by Meredith.
| crept under the building just east
I Of the Gilbert house. II was inky
I dark AZ first they could not see
| anything To arouse their suspicious.
| Suddenly Barbee caught sight Of n
| man standing with his form pressed
I close up against a sort OF partition.
/ In the dim light the detective could
/ sec that the right arm OF the man
was held straight down and slightly
/ back Of him. Come out Of there,
said Barbee. There was no response.
Meredith steps Up.
AS he said this. Meredith. who wna
| behind Barboe, stepped alongside Of
/ him. Barbce sang cut, Throw up
your hands Then he and Mere
/ dith saw the straight arm come for
ward In the hand was n pistol
! No sooner had II commenced 30 move
| straight ont than the detectives
! brought their pistols into action.
/ There were two reports almost sim
! ultaneously. and nv the light OF the
, lanterns tho shining weapon In the
| hand of the murderer was seen TO
fall to the ground.
The Murderer Caught.
'In moment the detectives were
on the man, and a second later he
| was being hurried to police head
quarters. Barbee's shot Ga 3s-oalbor
| bullet. hit him In the right leg, near
| the groin. Meredltha shot On a.
caliber) shattered his right wrist.
neceaslinting amputation OF the
| hand
Phillips. after his battle with VIII
Hama. had taken time TO reload every
chamber OF his revolver.
&C, =. REED,
chief OF Police"
| Since 1862, when John r. Jordan
| started as chief 81 police with one