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before you take me" was the response.
At the same time jackson drew a pis-
tol. Farrell got his out, too, and Wat
! son, fearing harm to the officer begged
! him mot to have any trouble"
Seized jackson by the Neck.
Farrell put up his pistol and taking
| Jackson by the neck, tried to force him
out of the house and to a patrol box
so that the police patrol could be sent
! for. But though Jackson didn't shoot
! Farrell, he nevertheless resisted most
strenuously and the two men wrestled
from the front door of the house where
Farrell first took hold of the negro
clear to the rear of the house. There
the officer threw his man, then. got him
to his feet and started for the front
door.
Meantime Johnnie Roberts came to
help Jackson and because Farrell had
to struggle with both of them he was
unable to disarm Jackson as he other
wise would have done. The three men,
still struggling, reached the front door
and Jackson Immediately got his pistol
and began to fire at Watson, who was
standing out in the middle of the street.
Jackson fired about three times, then
! Watson got his gun and he began to
shoot at jackson. One of these shots
it is supposed, killed Roberts.
Didn't Know jackson Was Hit.
Farrell did not know that Jackson
had been hit until he saw his prison
er's face change color, and the man
apparently become weak in the knees
When he did notice these symptoms
he carried Jackson into the front room
of the house and laid him on a sofa,
while he went TO the street and told
Detective Murphy about the scrape
and got him to look out for Watson
and also to get the ambulance for Rob
erts and the patrol wagon for the 9TH
er prisoner.
While this conversation was going on
Jackson recovered sufficiently to get
out of the rear of the house. over the
fence, and make his way to Alice and
Montgomery streets, where he was la
ter found and again arrested.
Wounded Negro Talks.
Jackson's story does not agree in
any particular with that of the patrol
man. He claims that not until two
shots had been fired by Watson did he
use his own revolver. Jim Pinkney
told Willie Eady that Cicero had said
that Eady had stolen some money from
his place. Pinkney, a fellow called
Sam, Willie and 1 went around to Cice-
ro's place. When Willie asked Cicero
about the report Cicero said that it
was true that he had made the charge
of theft" Continuing the wounded ne
gro said that he advised Willie to
make Cicero prove the charge.
When he suggested that Eady de-
mand proof Cicero wanted to know
what he had to do with it. Accord
| ing to Jackson, they cursed each other
and when Cicero expressed a deter
mination to shoot him he left On
the way back they met man called
! Major, who reported that Cicero had
| sent Tom Peal down town to buy
revolver, saying that he was going to
kill Jackson. While Major was telling
the men what he had heard Cicero
and Peal passed the party at West
! Broad and Berren streets. Jackson
! went to Eady's house and then re-
| turned alone to his own place. He had
just opened the door when Cicero, Peal
and Patrolman Farrell put in an
appearance.
| jumped at him and said, e you,
George, I've got you under arrest"
jackson claims that the patrolman's
revolver was drawn and that he had
his own weapon in his hand. The ne
| gro says that he charged the officer
with taking advantage of him, and
said: 81 though you was my bosom
friend. Mr.. Tom"
At that time Jackson claims
l.
ing in front of his house with
drawn revolvers. He continued to ar
que with the patrolman, and says that
he went to the door and ordered Wat
son to get from in front of his place.
| Robinson heard what he was saying
and hurried downstairs.
The First Shot.
John advised me to come in," said
! Jackson, land just as | was turning,
| Cicero fired the first shot Mr.. Farrell
was by us and jumped in the door TO
get out of the way of the bullets. The
first shot hit John and he fell. The
second came right behind it and then
/ began firing. l had four cartridges
! in my pistol and fired three of Them
but without hitting anybody. Both
Watson and Peal were shooting as fast
as they could and the bullets peppered
! into my legs. Mr.. Farrell had his pis-
toll out all the time. but got out of the
way of the bullets when the shooting
! started
The negroes who figured in the affray
! are all well known in police circles
Jackson killed a negro on East Broad
! street, near the Plant System depot
about two years ago. He was acquitted
| at the time for the reason that he
proved that the man he shot had
1 hurled bricks at his head.
The negro Eady was at one time a
well-known spotter, but more recently
has been "in" the games" in some of
the West Side clubs. Watson is very
we'll known as proprietor Of the Blue
| Goose" While painful Jackson's
! Wounds are not thought to be danger
Gus. and he will. probably recover. 1t