The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
POLICE JOTTINGS.
0 officer Henderson Accidentally
Shoots Himself.
Bullet Makes Painful but Not
Fatal Wound.
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Mrs. Rachel RubeI Assaulted by
an Unknown Man.
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Found Unconscious on East
Eighth Avenue.

Abe Henderson, a coIored policeman
who has been on the force four years.
was painfully wounded this morning
about 1880 o'clock by the accidental dis
charge of his revolver, d heavy Colts
weapon of 45 calibre. Henderson was
on his beat in the southeast part Of town
and accompanied by Officer Downie was
looking around the Missouri Pacific
round house on Thirteenth street when
his revolver fell out of the shoulder
holster and the hammer struck on the
ground, causing its discharge. The heavy
bullet struck the officer in the left breast
and ranged upward, tearing its way out
at the top of the shoulder. 1t was dark
at the place of the accident, and Hen
derson at first thought he had been shot
at close range by some one concealed
in a car, but discovered that it was done
with his own gun. Officer Downie ran to
the nearest telephone, which was at the
Crosby mills, on Tenth avenue, and
called the patrol wagon, which made
good time to the scene of the accident.
The injured man was taken to the jail
hospital where the city physician dress
ed his wound and he was then taken to
his home, 222 Crane street. Henderson
was visited this morning by the police
reporter of the State Journal, who found
him suffering great pain esSsclaliy al
the point where the bail entered his
body. He said that the doctor had in
formed him that no bones were injured,
and the bullet had narrowly missed
large artery. He viii not be able to re-
sumo his duties for some time Hender-
son said that the accident was due to
the reloading Of his revolver Saturday
night when he went out with the posse
to look for the highWaymen west of
town He made a practice of leaving
the chamber under the hammer empty
but had loaded the cylinder all around
and forgotten to remove the cartridge.
The police are rnystided over the case
OF Mrs. Rachel Rubel who was found on
the East Eighth avenue bridge over the
Shunganunga about 10 O'Clock Saturday
night by a clerk employed at Roofs
grocery store. Mrs Rubel was uneon-
scious and her head was cut as from a
blow with some blunt instrument. She
was carried to the home of Edward
Johnson at 1108 East Eighth where she
and her husband live, and the man who
found her came to the police station and
reported the affair, bringing large club
and a tomato can flied with mud
which he found on the bridge. and sur
missed to be the weapons used Mrs
Rubel refused to say much about the
I case to Policemen DOWnie and Hender-
son who called to see her later. Mrs.
Rubel is employed as a domestic at the
home Of Mr.. Goddard in Potwin, and
I was going home 1t seems that she had
walked all the way from Potwin, and
while going east from Kansas avenue
( noticed that a man was following her.
/ He whistled TO attract her attention.
I but she did not lock around, and when
! she reached the bridge was struck from
/ behind and became unconscious.
The officials Of the asylum telephoned
/ to the police Saturday to look for Frank
[ Wingbald an inmate, who escaped sew
/ eral days ago and if found. to hold him
until they came. Officer Mcintosh
heard that the man was seen around the
4 Santa Fe yards, and made a thorough
/ search landing his man early in the
morning. The asylum people were noti-
fed, and guard came after Wingbald.
The jailor asked him about the custom
airy s. reward for captured lunatics,
and the guard told him he would have to
confer with DR. Bidde which he did by
telephone, and was shortly invited to
keep the crazy if the police thought