Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-02
TWENTY POLICEMEN SHOT.
ass~ York Criminal Barricades Himsel
Sin House and Defies Arrest.

III t10uSe ana Oet1eS NFTSSss
q .sa New York Sept. IA man named
1Iunter shot twenty policemen on
Flushing Bay last night. One of them
4 os m0rtally wounded, others will lose
Their sight, and the injuries of several
tn0re may prove even more serious
than - now supposed.
Taking refuge in a two-story house
after twice breaking thru a Gordon of
tlo pursuers, Hunter for nearly four
hours held more than 100 policemen at
bay.
AT midnight, after he had success
fully defended himself since $3.50
p.caock, the house from which the shots
0f the policemen had failed to dislodge
him was set on fire and sharpshooters
we're IN readiness to pick off the negro
- he tried to make his escape.
3 Hunter had able allies in his wife
and young daughter While the wife
loaded the two double-barreled shot
J aguns Hunter and his daughter poured
1 2R0aleys into the ranks of the policemen
sMhO surrounded the house.
John McKena, of the Astoria station
- probably mortaliy wounded. He will
{2inly lose the sight of botn eyes.
Matthew j. Ward. OF 103 Fulton
etreet, Brooklyn, is shot in the leg and
stomach.
Arthur Briel, of Fulton avenue, AS
turSa, will lose the sight of one eye.
Matthew J. Herman, of 1924 Elev-
enth street, Long Island City, is shot in
/ the thigh.
Thomas Brennan, of Third street,
Long Island City, is shot in the head
md badly injured.
Two other victims of Hunters fury
hre John O'Neill. Of 100 East Thirty
ninth street, this city, and William
Mhorp. Of 143 East Twenty-seventh
street, this city. O'Neill is shot in the
ohxSalder and back, and Thorp was hit
lnahe head, shoulder and back. Both
II arnseverely hurt, but it is not expect
ed hat their injuries will prove fatal.
MI the remaining victims it is be-
Heed none are seriously wounded.
s&unter was left in charge of the
Strong homestead on Flushing Bay
when the family moved to New York a
bhort time. ago, to protect the place
from trafnps and burglars. Standing
well back from the road and surround
ed by ma gnificent trees, the place is
frequently visited by sightseers.
O'Neill and Thorp wandered upon
The property early this evening. and
Hunter, without warning, raised a
shotgun to his shoulder and fired at
khem, hitting them both. They ran
and called Patrolman McKenna, who
rushed up to where Hunter was still
standing, defiantly swinging his gun
shout his head.
AZ the policemen reached a point
shout twenty-five PAGES from Hunter
the latter threw his gun to his should
ers and fired both barrels. McKenna
fell and would again have been a target
Tor Hunters gun, but the firing had by
this time attracted others to the scene,
and Hunter, realizing that he was out
numbered. dashed away thru the
5bhrubbery.
Breaking past several policemen,
who tried to drop him with their re-
Wolvers as he dashed along, Hunter
found refuge in two-story outllouse
In the rear of the Strong mansion.
From the fact that he had a maga-
zine OF cartridges and another double-
barreled shotgun in this house and that
his wife and daughter We're there
awaiting him and fought bravely for
him, 1t is not impossible that the whole
desperate affair was premeditated.
When the house was fired Hunter
and his family, none of whom, as far
- known, was wounded by the fusil-
klde OF the policemen, made dash for
j liberty.