The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-19
RESULT OF RECENT RIOT
MUCH iLL-FEELlNG BETW EN- BREN.
NECKE AND HUTCHENS.
Latter Is Dead and tie Others May
Die-Iutz an innocent By.
s.ander-RiOter Convicted.
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EVANSVILLE. Ind. Sept. 1s.-A terri
bic tragedy was enacted tonight in the
German Village at the Tristate fair
grounds in the presence Of great number
OF people and il threw the entire crowd
into panic City Detective Thomas Hutch
ems shot Police Chief Fred Heuke and
Police CAPTAIN Fred III. Brennecke. acciden-
tally wounded Jacob Lutz. a butcher of
Boonville, and then, after a desperate
struggle with Patrolman Grove. turned the
weapon upon himself and committed sui
eide Men in a frantic endeavor to escape
from the place Knocked each other down,
while several women tainted and narrow
ly escaped injury from being trampled.
The trouble was sudden and unexpected
Hutehens--and Grove. We're sitting in tfe
German village tent conversing. Hutchens
for years and Hutcheus was reciting his
grievances regarding his superior when
Heuke and Brennecke entered the place
and came face TO face with the two off,
GERS who were conversing. Hutchens
sprang to his feet and glaring at Bren-
necke drew his revolver and began shoot
ing.
SIX SHOTS FIRED.
Six shots were fired before the revolver
could be wrenched from his hand by Grove.
Brennecke was shot in the breast and
Heuke received bullet near the abdomen.
Both men fell and before Hutchens could
rnaddened detective and tried to take his
revolver from him. Hutchens being the
larger and stronger of the two. threw the
policeman from him. his revolver again be-
ing fred. the latter shot striking Lutz near
the heart.
Hutchens then forced his way through
the fleeing crowd. Reaching the outside OF
the tent he placed the revolver to his own
temple and fired another shot. The bullet
did it's work we'll and he fell to the ground
corpse. The four men were left on the
ground several minutes before any one ven-
tured to render aid to the wounded. Later
the three wounded men were taken to
hospital II is feared that all three are
fatally wounded.
IL was stated tonight by a friend of
Brennecke that the position of the captain
regarding the riotins in this city in July
last added TO the feeling between himself
and Hutchens. as the latter in SYM
pathy with the mob that tried TO break into
the Jail TO get the negro that mur dered
Policeman Massey in July last while Bren-
necke. who was on duty the night of the
rioting. was strongly opposed to the mob
spirit that developed and was one OF the
strongest witnesses against William Trim
bic. who was to-day found guilty of riot
Gus conspiracy in connection with the July
rioting. The two officers only a couple of
days ago had a tilt over the matter in
police headquarters and came very near
cIashins. Cool heads prevented trouble a;
that time.
ALL HAD GOOD RECORDS
All three of the police officers have been
connected with the department for many
years past and each has made an enviable
record as a thief-taker. Hutchens gained
fame some years ago by running down and
capturing noted gang Of burglars that
was operating in this city Heukes great
est work was the capture in this city a
few years ago OF the gang that robbed
the Owens,iile UudJ Bank and got away
With a large sum of money. He did the
work alone. being a sergeant of police a,
the time. and captured the men one a,
a time. sinele-handed. He had some thrill.
ing experiences with them before he sue.
ceeded in placing them behind the bars
They were convicted later.
Hutchens and Brennecke had trouble
several years ago. Both were drinking a,