The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-05
PATRoLMAN SHOT SAILOR.
NORWEGIAN PROBABLY FATALLY
WOUNDED By OFFICER DooLEY.

sisted-Took His Club Away and
knocked Him Down Twice-The
wounded Man supposed 10 De
Fred Olsen-His Compan Mon, Rich
ard MichaeIson. Under Arrest.
Got Away and Then Walked Into
Police Headquarters Looking for
His Hat, which Had Been Lost in
the Scuffie.
A Norwegian seaman. supposed to BE-
Fred Olsen. fireman on the steam
ship Iberia, Of the newly established
line Of fruit steamers. was probably
fatally shot this morning by PaUolman
r. F. Dooley. The sailor was shot on
Bay and Houston streets and a So
calibre bullet entered just below the
heart.
Olsen was with another Norwegian,
claiming 10 be Richard Nicholson.
mate Of the same steamer. Both men
were intoxicated. and could not be
positively identified, although it is
quite certain that they are of the
crew of the fruit steamer, that arrived
yesterday. loaded with bananas.
Patrolman Dooley. who was on duty
on Bay street. was attracted by two
drunken men using profane language.
They were sailors, and went into
Houston street from Bay street lane.
The officer went towards the two men
and met them at the southwest corner
of the street. They were both rowdy
and the patrolman placed them under
arrest.
The Norwegians objected to being
taken in custody by the officer. and
resisted arrest. Dooley took his club
out, but before he was able to use it
the drunken men had gotten it from
him. The man supposed TO be Olsen
struck the officer over the head with
the club and Dooley fell. AS he was
getting to his feet he was knocked
down the second time with his own
club.
Dooley managed to get his revolver
out Of its holster while getting up the
third time. and fired one shot at the
man with the club. The Norwegians
and the patroIman were quite close to-
gether. and the bullet entered just
below Olsens heart. The wounded sea-
man fell TO the ground and his com
panion disappeared in the darkness.
Dooley at once notified Desk Sergeant
Baughn Of the shooting and the ambu-
lance was sent for the wounded sea-
man. Drs. Osborne and johnson were
summoned at the same time and the
patrolman was ordered to report at
headquarters.
Dooley's uniform was covered with
dirt and he was suffering from the two
blows that he received on the head
when he reached headquarters. The
wounded sailor was taken TO the sta
ton house and placed in the police OPP
Grating room. Shortly after the am
bulance and the officer reached head
quarters the Norwegian claiming to he
Michaelson appeared. He was very
much intoxicated and appeared to be
in a stupor. He had lost his hat in the
fight and claimed that he was looking
for il.
Michaelson denied that he had beer
in a fight, or that he had seen the of
ficer, but was positively identified b!
Dooley. Michaelson was placed unde
arrest by the officer and charges of be
ing drunk and disorderly and resisting
an officer were entered against him
The prisoner protested that he had no
been engaged in the melee and repeat
edIy asked for his hat.
The hat Of the man who had been il
the fight was in the police ambulance
With the wounded sailor. and was pro
duced with another hat Of simila
make. Michaelson positively identi
fed the hat as his own, and insiste'
upon wearing il. The fact that h
identified the hat of the missing maj
as his own. outside of the fact that h
was identified by the patrolman. mad
it certain that he was the companion
of Olsen.
The wounded seaman suffered grea
deal and was unable to make an,
statement. He also appeared TO be un
der the influence Of liquor and effort
to Obtain an ante-mortem statemen
were futile The physicians were un
able TO locate the bullet, which range
downward. The steamer on whlt
Olsen and Nicholson belong is at tn
Ocean Steamship Company's wharves
and the men were probably on shor
leave. They had visited East Sid
dives and were returning to the vessC
when the patrolman was encountered
Pstrolman Dooley did not continue hi
tour Of duty, but went to his quarter.
under instructions from Desk Ser