The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-31
POLICEMEN MURDERED
RATnOxarAM HAadERTY OF JRo-
 BILE THE VICTIM.
Only One Person Witnessed the Tragedy, and He Has No Knowl- edge of Identity of the
 0f3cer's Assai1aut.
Advertiser Bureau.

T
 the Mobile police department, was mur- dered at 2o'clock this morning on Royal.
 between Cont and Government Streets.
 within little over a block of police headquarters.
 I Four bullets, two of which made fatal
 wounds, struck Haggerty. Death was in- stantapeous. Tony Bentage has been ar
 rested by Chief of Police Case on suspi- ciou. ~
 ! Tom Smith, a negro. employed at Zeig- \ ier,B bakery, two doors south of where
 the killing occurred. witnessed part of the tragedy.
 | To the coroner's jury he gave the fol-
 lowing statement: ''I heard pistol shot
 and ran to the front door. Two white
 men were seen. one of whom was police ofhcer. The other was the taller man and
 wore biack suit and cap. He had hold Iof the patrolman's coat with his left hand.
 The patroiman was scufiing in an effort Ito get away. The other man fired two tmore shots and the police officer said oh. Lordy.' and then I ran back into the Istore"
 t The jury examined the wounds with Coroner Hirschfieid and found that one
 bullet had entered the head on the left
 side of the noso. coming out behind the fright car Another entered the right lbreast about one inch to the left of the nipple, struck a rib and defiected coming lout of the side (tisis was a flesh wound) The third bullet had entered the breast squarely in the center at the top of tho
 breast bone. This and the U 4Ak. bullets made fatal wounds. The fourth bullet
 had passed through tbe mans clothes and the ffeshy part of p left shoulder. The dead mans face w.A badly powder burned. His pistol was in his scabbard and his club in bis overcoat pocket.
 | The verdict of the jury was that Mir.
 Haggerty cams to his death from gunshot
 wounds in the hands of a person or per- sons unknown I MT. Haggerty was a native of Mobile.
 He was about 50 years old and lost his
 wife about year ago. He leaves . sis-
 ter. Mrs. Floyd, in Jt. LouiA and broth- CT, John Haggerty of Thomasyille, Ala. He was one of the most efficient members
 of the police department and had a host
 of friends. He Nhad been on the force | twelve years.
 The police department is bending every
 energy in eearch of the murderer. | At a special meeting of City Council | tonight q message from Mayor Mclean read calling attention to the murder of Patroiman Charles Haggerty which oc-
 cured this morning. 1e recommended | that reward of 5000 be offered for the apprehension, with sufficient evidence to
 convict. the guilty person or persons. |
 Kirkbride that the recommendation of the
 Mayor be concurred in. This was unani- | mously carried.
 l John Gavin white, came to headquar- ters. accompanied by Mike Conniff and
 Joe Hastings and surrendered. Warrants
 were in hand charging Gavin with dis
 orderly conduct. resisting an officer and
 assault and battery, all preferred by the dead policeman. These warrants grew
 out of an attempt on the part of Pa-
 trolnnan Haegefty to arrest Gavin and
 Henry Rondeau after they had severely
 beaten him on North Royal street some l time ago.
 Gavin. when he surrendered. said he had
 returned to Mobile only last night. It is believed around the police station that Gavin had been in Mobile, for more than
 . week. 1t was rumored tonight that 1 an effort had been made to bring about
 Ia meeting between oficer Haggerty and | friends of Gavin and Roundeau. but this 1 failed.
 The Bigbee steamer W. J. Bethea had
 another accident last night fourteen miles above the city. She was on the up trip with a big freight and struck e dead ! head which penetrated the hull and deck, bringing the vessel to Q standstiif. But for bulkheads the steamer would have gone | down. Members of the crew cut the l log off below the wateriine and she turn ed back, arriving here today with the end l of the timber where it was driven into her bow. The Bethea is the reconstruct ed Frank s. Stone, which sank in the river a couple of years ago after striking
 a deadhead. After being made over and
 renamed, the Bethea collided with the Southern Railway bridge at Jackson and
 was badly damaged.
 Tuscahoma Tribe of Red Men held
 War Dance in It's Wigwam last aight and
 raised chiefs, as follows: R. c. Thomas, prophet; H. M. Sullivan. sachem; Conner Sims, senior sagamore; O. K. Wiiioughby,
 junior sagamore; IT. n. Clarke, chief of
 records: E. II. Shafter, keeper of wam-
 pun: W. R. Duval, master of degree
 team: Charles D.. Willoughby, trustee; M.
 M. Marsh. T. E. Clarke, E. H. shafKsr,
 Charles D. WillOughby, representatives to Great Council. Alabama Lodge No. 1, I. O. o. F. elect
 ed officers last night, as follows: Q. L.
 Creech. ". G.; l.. Peterson. V. G.; D. W. McGaughey. Secretary: F, L. Cahali. Treasurer; D. W. McGauahey, s. E. Webb. B. 8. Huston and D. Korlborn. representatives to Grand Lodge; E. l..
 Cahall, L. Tarver. c. R. Blalock and A. L. sclater. alternate representatives. The
 installation will take place Tuesday night. Ned Withefsp0on. colored, was arrested last night by Mounted Officer ConnIf. on a warrant charging assault with intent to murder In August he severely cut q me- gress, Florence Israel, and escaped. Mrs. D. C. Hosmer of West Point, 1Tiss., Is visiting her daughters. Mes- danes T. E. Clarke and T. B. Menefee. Ed deGraffenretd of Greensboro Is in
 Mobile today.
 8. F. Walker of Selma is in the city. Mobile Society News. This has been gala week for the young
 we'll as for their more seasoned elders. Card parties for the younger set are the go and one of the prettiest was given this evening by Misses Margaret and Lucille
 Ligou in compliment to Miss Kate Alley of Montgomery. Bid euchre was the game and the rewards for the best scores of the evening were a silver inlaid vase and a
 pair of silver manicure scissors for the gtrls and gold pencil and silver knife for the boys The consolation was a pretty
 book.
 The guests who were present on this pelasant occasion were: Misses Corenita KiFkblrde. Matte Belle KiPkbEtde, Mary Lane7Dor0thy Donald, Katherine Donald,
 Mabel Goode, Henrietta McPhiilips, Matil- da Pope, Mary Walsh, Carrolee Martin, Mamie Fitzpatrick. Mamie Tompkins, Ella Piekens. Ruth Shephard. Hazel BramIett Gladys Boone and Messrs Philip
 Kratss Willie Taylor, Harry Piilans,