The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-28
KILLED BY A NEGRO.
A Brave Police OFFICER Shot
Down
NET DEATH IN DISCHACE OF DUTY.
Abe Emerson. an Ex-Convict Shoots and
Kills Sergeant Frank Mcnamara In
Kansas Cty-The Negro Nor
tally wounded

Kansas City. Mo-Sergeant Frank
Mcnamara, one of the bravest, hardest
working and most efficient officers on
the Kansas City police force, was sho,
| and almost instantly killed at Seventh
and Bank streets Saturday night about
y O'Clock by Abe Emerson, a negro
sewer laborer. After Mcnamara was
fatally hit he s,.ot Emerson down ami,
walking up to him, fired a second shut
into the PROSTATE murdcrers body.
The negro was mOrtally wounded.
The shooting was done while Ser
gcant Mcnamara in the discharge of
his duty, was protecting negro wo-
man whose life Emerson had threaten
cd. This woman appealed Saturday
evening about Z o'clock to the police
for protection and was told by Lieutcn-
ant Kennedy, In charge at hcadquari-
Crs, TO go to Fifth and broadway.
where Sergeant Mcnamara was due
a. 4 O'Clock The woman. accompanied
by George Thompson, the Main street
negro club keeper. did 80. They met
Sergeant Mcnamara and Patrolman
Flanagan at Fifth and Broadway.
where Thompson left them and went
cr up town, the woman walking rp
broadway with the officers. At Seventh
street the party turned west and walk
Cd the short half block to Bank street.
Just as they reached Bank street.
Emerson was seen about twenty feet
away. carrying can of beer ana
leading the womans little i-year- old
10y. She told the officers that was the
man they were looking for, and about
the same time Emerson caught sight
o: the policemen. lie let go the hahh
OF the little boy, who ran To his moth
cr at her call. and backed away To the
south. Sergeant Mcnamara called hlih
10 halt, and as he still rctreatcd,
started after him. The woman warned
him to look out. as the negro would
shoot. Just then the negro raised hlS
revolver, which he had probably car
ricd IN his hand all the time. and fired
two shots In such rapid succession that
the reports almost blended into one.
Sergeant Mcnamara, fatally hit and
rear death, summoned strength To-
draw his own revolver and pulled III"
trigger, but the cartridge failed 10 cN-
plOdc, as Is evidenced by the dent IN
the cap Again he pressed the trigger.
this time effectively. for bullet
struck Emerson about the elbow OF his
p.stol arm, which IL traycrscd, entering
the body and bearing him To the
ground.
After the negro fell, he fired one
more shot. which flew Wide oi it3
mark. Then Sergeant Mcnamara, win
the last remnant Of his falling strength.
walked toward him and fired second
shot. which struck Emerson IN the
back.
II was then that patrolman Flanacan
first knew his sergeant was wounded.
Mcnamara, who had been standing
erect. sank To the ground and with his
last words gasped:
Telephone. quick. I'm DYING"
The patrolman notified headquarters
Dnd the patrol wagon and ambulance.
with surgeons and detail Of Officers,
were sent Immediately Ia the scene Ui
the shooting. but before they reached
the place Father O'DOnncll with Drs.
Ilarrelson and BELL. who had heard tic
shoe ing from the vcranda Of the Sis.
ter's hospital. at Seventh and Penn
streets, were there. Sergeant McNam-
ara died a few seconds after they
ltdfiltu UliIls IllS U'iy NhN NhN'h ~
police headquarters. where II was view.
cd by Coroner Wheeler and lay until
It's removal To Duny's undertaking
rooms about two hours later. The
negro was taken To police headquarters
iu the ambulance. and later removed To
the city hospital. where he is guarded
closely by Patrolmen West aud Halycy.
AZ n late hour Sunday night he was
still alive, but recovery is thought I'm.
possible