New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
SHOT N RAID on LIQUOR HOUSE.
CITIZEN OF TOPEKA PROBABLY FATALLY
WOUNDEQ-MINISTER ONE OF
THOSE ARRESTED.

Topeka. Kan. Feb. 25.-J. W Adams was fatally
wounded in fight between three policemen and a
band OF citizens who made a midnight raid on a
North Topeka wholesale liquor house. A large
quantity Of cased beer destroyed before the
crowd dispersed 1t was composed of from
thirty sixty citizens. armed with revovers,
sedgehammers. crowbars and a battering :am
They broke into the wholesale liquor house of
Cash" Curtis in West Curtis-st.. between Kan
sas-ave. and Jackson-st., last night and smashed
the beer found there Three policemen droTe the
crowd back. Both the policemen and the citizens
fired their revolvers and J. W. Adams. carpenter
shot twice in the breast He was taken in
hack to Riverside Hospital where he lies in "A pre-
carous condition.
Dr. NJ r. Mitchell and the Rev. F. w. Emerson
both arrested by the police. The Rev MI
Emerson was taken to the police station. where he
was booked under the charge of resisting an ofh-
He allowed to go upon his own Tecog-
nzance.
DR.. Mitchell took Adams the hospital and was
allowed to stay and minister to him without CIV
ing bond. The three offcers-two patrolmen named
DoWney and Boyles, and private watchman
named Connors-say Adams was shot by his own
crowd while he retreating from the point OF
attack. Adams declares however. that he was shot
by policeman. Connors says his revolver a 30
calibre one, knocked from his hand. Downey
says he did arrive the until the trouble
about over. and Boyes who carried .4i-cali
bre revolver, declares the two shots he fired were
aimed upward.
DIR. Mitchell and Dr. Charles W. Hammond, who
cared for Adams at the hospital say he was shot
with .32-calibre .3Scalibre revolver. One shot
took effect in the of his chest and the other
in the right shoulder. The bullets did out
The wholesale liquor house is a small frame build
ing. Three stood inside after entrance was
forced and passed the and kegs of beer to
the men in the doorway, who threw them into the
yard TO be smashed. Boyles and Connors we're
called from the Union Pacific station, two blocks
away. They entered the yard and drove the crowd
back. While the crowd being driven back
twenty or thirty shots were fired. When the crowd
retreaed to Jackson-st. the officers we're near the
building. and Adams between the officers and
the crowd. When he shot he fell beside a pile
of wood When the crowd learned that one of the
number had been wounded it quickly dispersed.
Boyles and Downey arrested DIR. Mitchell and the
Rev. Mr.. Emerson. Mr.. EmersOns clothes showed
the marks of a struggle His injured hand was
bound up In a handkerchief. He did NOT wish to
say mucn about the affair, he was under arrest.
1T successful" was all he would say OF the
raid.
Connors said: When got into the yard EIner-
drew "A revolver When tried TO take
Il away from him he got down on some boxes,
10 rally and fred his revolver. My revolver was
knocked from my hand and did not hre II.
DR. Mitchell at Riverside ttoSilltal:
They unloading the liquor all evening, he
said. We followed the wagon that tney 1eIe
hauling II in from the Union Pacific tracks Tney
had empted and there Is anoJHer sun on
the track. II all beer 49,
Dr. Mitchell had little say about the shootirg'
hut declared that both the crowd and oHncers nreu
He did not know who fired first