The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
CONSTABLE GILBY ARRESTED.
Is Taken in Custody on the Charge OF
Feloniously Wounding.

Constable Stephen a. Gilby, of this
city, was arrested on Monday night
by County Detective Leyshon and
taken before Alderman Jones Of the
second ward, who held him in $500
bail on charge of feloniously wound
ing Eddie German on New Years
night.
The charge of feloniously wounding
refers to the act of Constable Gilby in
drawing his revolver and shooting Cor
man when the latter had escaped from
the constable's custody while he was
being taken to the county Jail on COM
mittment papers issued by Alderman
Delevan, who had held German in
$500 bail on the specific charge of the
larceny of $500.
The constable was on his way to the
Jail with the prisoner and had gone
hut a short ways when the latter aimed
a savage blow at him, which caused
Gilby to relax his hold. When German
stripped himself of his ovorcoat and
hat and ran down Belmont street and
was outstepping his caretaker, who
was burdened with q sore foot. After
Gilby had called on him to stop, the
constable fired his revolver In the air,
twice more. the first bullet going wide
but the second finding a. resting place
in Gilby's knee, which brought his
flight to an abrupt termination. Gilby
then hired a cab and brought his pris-
oner or patient TO the city stronghold,
from whence h was Convcycd to the
Emergency hospital, where the bullet
was extracted le &c that night.
Il
cusse6 question whether Cilby was jus
tihei III shooting at prisoner held on
n petty charEe. even II hc was escap-
ing from custody. The w,sacres have
held widely ,arying views some say
ing tnat GoymIn was- an -SrrS,ne!,'
dangerous chctar ey,ana q sHiesrsnte
-. s.- % pos5h; ,.riIA.- this,
and as art o thar hts worst fIU!r was
liz irtemperate hatts and that GiibY
could have recovered him At any time
without rcsortiug b such extreme
measure IL is also said by some that
the constable himself was intoxicated
M the time ana did not realize what he
was doing. To this the constable re-
plies that be has not touched bit OF
louor since Christmas day
The fact of Gilby's being arrested by
Loyshon is commented upon for the
reason that he was removed from the
Office of county detective several hours
before he served the warrant upon
Gilby and had been succeeded in the
position by William A. Phillips. The
explanation given for this is that the
papers were prepared on Saturday, be-
fore he was removed, and that he was
acting with the knowledge and under
the instruction of District Attorney
Lewis in the matter.
Constable Neary accompanied Detec-
tive Leyshon when the arrest was
made. Constable Cfilby wished to be
taken before Alderman Delevan, whose
court officer he is. but his request was
refused as Alderman Jores had issued
, the papers, and he was brought before
Alderman Jones, who. after hearing
the evidence. held him in $500 BAIL AL
Z, bert IL. Gilby. brother of the prisoner,
furnished the security and the con-
stable was set free.
Eddie German. the cause of the
trouble, is still at the hospital recov-
ering from the effects of the wound
He is doing nicely and If no unfore-
seen complicatiols ensuc, he will be
able to leave. the institution in n week
or ten days. The constable is prepared
to take him to the county Jail as soon
as he can walk, still having the origin
: al commitment with him.