Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
HE Is NOT BAD NOW.
A Burlington Man Endeavors to
Knock Out Chief Gray.
BEAT INTO ANOTHER FRAME OF MIND.
Said it Takes Five Men in Burlington
to Land Him in Jail-ottumwa
Slender Chief Shows Him That it
is Different Here. -
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Frank Snyder, boiler-maker who
claims Burlington as his home, gather
ed a goodly sized crowd about him at
the corner of Market and Main streets
ABOUT 10 o'clock last night and in
loud tone OF voice proceeded to tell
them how bad he was Incidentally
he told them it took five Burlington
policemen to put him in jail, and that
ne had come up to Ottumwa to clean
out its whole police force, About this
ZINE Chief Gray sauntered along The
result was that Mr.. Snyder received a
beating; he also broke into Jail, and
this morning he was gwen ten days
for intoxication, and then charge of
Assault with intent to commit murder
was placed against him, upon which
he will get hearing tomorrow. He
then had fit and was taken back to
Jail, where he will be kept until his
trial comes up.
Snyder was apparently slightly I'M
der the influence of liquor last night
when Chief Gray stopped his harangue.
Gray told him to move on, when sui
lenly Snyder said: you make me
move Gray said: 81 am chief of po-
lice here, you come with me-" At
that Gray took hold of Snyder's arm
and started to Jail. He had taken but
a few steps when suddenly Snyder
stopped. and drawing long club,
which he was carrying in his hand,
struck Chief tray across the head
with all the force he could command.
Gray was SC close to him, however,
that he did not get the full benefit of
the blow, and Snyder drew back and
struck again This time Gray threw
up his arm and warded the blow off,
but it nearly broke his arm. Gray
grasped the club with his other hand
and attempted to trip Snyder. The
latter is a veritable giant, being about
six feet six inches in height, and will
weigh close to $50 pounds. The effort
of Gray to trip him was like that of
baby against giant. At this, how
ever, Snyder started to run. He broke
away and ran to the corner of Main
and Market streets. Shortly after Sny-
der turned the corner Gray shot once
IN the air. They ran south on Mar
ket street, when Gray again shot. this
time toward the ground The bullet
strucl. to one side of Snyder who fell
1t was thought Grays shot had taken
and kept on running. He had STUN
bled over an obstruction on the side
walk. Just as he reached the railroad
track and started toward the Union
. depot, young man who was also in
. pursuit of Snyder, attempted to catch
hold of the fugitive. The latter brush
ed the young man to one side. rolling
+ him about twenty feet All this had a
tendency to make, Snyder lose time
and Gray was gaining on him rapidly.
AS Snyder went by an empty box car,
he suddenly dropped underneath, and
as he went down Chief Gray fired an
other shot at him, but it also missed.
A Courier reporter was at Gray's side
by this time, and the two of them
pulled Snyder from beneath the car.
As he partially arose up Snyder made
lunge at Gray, but two well directed
blows with his own club which he had
dropped at his feet, put Mr.. Snyder
out of the fighting notion. Merchant
Policeman Ed. Johnson came up at
this time, and he and Gray dragged
the giant up to the corner of Court
and Main streets where the patrol wa
gon was sent for.
"A Friend" Is saueIched.
About this time Snyder had revived
again, and in loud tone of voice he
inquired if there was friend of his
in the crowd He received an aftirma
tive answer from Charles Lippert, an.
other former Burlington man who
jumped into the crowd as though he
was going to fight too. He told the
officers not to hit Snyder and was
making himself very important, when
Chief Gray turned him over to Officer
Chris Myers and he was taken to Jail
Fights Again.
When Snyder heard Lippert he
again made a fight, but another tar
over the head with Chief Gray's small
club, which broke it, quieted Snyder
and he laid still until the wagon ar
rived. He was then taken to jai
without any trouble, and this morning
when he was taken into police cour
was very quiet. He plead guilty to {
charge of intoxication and was give1
ten days in Jail by Judge Moon I'm
mediately afterwards Chief Gray swort
out information charging him will
assault with intent to commit murder
His hearing was set for tomorrow. AT
ter he had been started back to Jail
he had fit. He fell to the grount