Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-26
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May Result From Duel Fought ID / Police
Station.

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one side, and two police officers on III
other, took place in the Harriso
Street Police Station shortly afts
noon today. AS result Houghtalln
and William Messenger were both "a
tally wounded.
Shortly before noon Officers Messen
ger and ReicH; while standing at Har
rison and Clark streets, were ap
preached by two girls, who said the
had been insulted by man, and point
ed out Houghtaling. Officer Messen
ger reprimanded him and started 70
the station. Soon after the man ap
peared before him and demanded tha
he take back what he had said to hin
at the corner. Messenger ordered
him from the station, whereupon tbs
man drew a revolver and fired tbs
shots. Messenger returned the FIRE.
Ten shots were fired, two, it is be.
lieved taking effect in the body OF
Messenger, who drew his revolver AMI
sred ,bree .,rnes at bis would-be MUIR
derer before falling unconscious to
the floor. Houghtaling was struck
five times by the bullets from the re-
volvers Of Messenger and Sergeant
Scully. He was taken to the County
Jail Hospital, where it is said his
chances of recovery are small.
AS the wounded policemen fell. he
drew his revolver and fired, but was
again shot by Houghtaling. He con-
tinued to fire at his assaliant, while
Sergeant Scully rushed from behind
his desk and began firing at Hough-
falling, who was running away. The
first shot from Scully's pistol brought
the would-be murderer to the ground.
but, crawling on his hands and knees
and still firing, he attempted to es-
cape through the squadroom door. By
this time. however, a dozen policemen
were in the room. revolvers in hand,
and Houghtaling, his revolver render
ed useless by one of Scully's bullets,
At the time of the shooting the gen
eral Offices of the Harrison Street Po-
lice Station were crowded with atter-
neys, witnesses and policemen, and the
first shot started a panic. 1t was
some time before even the policemen
present had recovered sufficiently to
assist in the subduing of Houghtal-
ing, who is believed to have been in
sane with drink.
SERGEANT SCULLY'S STORY.
Sergeant Scully gave the following
version of the shooting:
Messenger and / were behind the
desk when Houghtaling came saunter-
ing up. Messenger was calling Oh
cases to me from the court sheet. |
heard Messenger say to Houghtaling:
Now, go on out of the station and be
a good fellow, / didn't pay much at
tention, but suddenly heard four
shots and saw Houghtaling firing his
revolver at Messenger, who had in the
meantime came from behind the desk
AS Houghtaling fired the first shot l
slipped around to the front. Just as,
Messenger fell to the floor and Hough-'
falling started to run away. Then |
drew my revolver and fired at him
At the same time several of the other
officers fired and We brought him
iown.
Il don't think there was any prev
ous quarrel between the two men,
and supposed Messenger had been
merely trying to quiet Houghtaling-
A retired Police Sergeant said this
afternoon that there was more be-
hind the story than the public would
De willing to believe.
There are a whole lot of con- men
VINO are tired of being shaken down
md given the worst of it by the po-
ice" said he, land. while believe
shot the wrong man,
here is no doubt in my mind that he
lad reason to be angry at somebody
n the Harrison Street Station"
TRAGEDY OF ERRORS.
Chicago, hi, April 25-The identity
If the man who participated in the
,attle with the police has been estab-
ished He is D. R. Hataling, a mo-
.orman. lately in the employ of the
lake Street Elevated Railroad. Hat
lllng lives at III Illinois street. He
bears a striking resemblance to DR..
Nelson. a Tennessee Senator. Ths
name of d. l. Nelson upon the arrest
book. a man who had been released
Turing the morning upon bonds hav-
ing been arrested upon a charge Of
working a confidence game. seemed a
Of this.
The whole matter of establishing
the identity of Hataling was the com
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