The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-15
A DESPERATE SHOT
Boss Dan'I, Negro Rough,
CIubbed Policeman.
They Wrestled in the Street, Struggled
For Possession Of Billy and Gun,
and Both are Badly Wounded.
Negro May Recover.

Last night between $50 and 9
o'clock, Boss Daniel, a middle aged
negro desperate, was dangerously
wounded by Policeman c. E. Barrow
while the officer was endeavoring TO
effect his arrest The negro was shot
at three times, but only one ball took
effect. a,ae
The bullet entered the eighth rib
on the right side, and in the middle
line, and came out in the posterior
portion of the same rib. His danger
Will be from pneumonia, which is
very likely to develop, as the lung was
wounded by the passage of the bullet
through the chest. 1t entered the
lower lobe of the right lung. An OPP
Grafton was performed upon him last
night at Rex Hospital by the physi-
cans and they think the prognosis is
very unfaVorable. 1t was said that
there are ten chances that he will die,
and hardly one that he will live, al
though death is not expected within
two weeks, until the disease may de-
veloD.
What led up to the shooting was an
ARRAY and cutting scrape Daniel had
with the negro man Linn Gillian, a
railroad hand and engine fireman, at
whose house near Saunders and Lane
streets, he usually lived. 1t was
stated that the trouble grew out of an
exciting game of cards, and that Dan
lel, not being satisfied with the result.
drew his knife on Gillian and cut
him. The police were notified, and
Officers Thompson and Banks We're
despatched TO capture Daniel. This
occurred at 6 o'clock. At lis the
man had not been found, and at this
hour the day force were relieved by
the night force. The scrap was
in Mr. Barrow's beat, and as his home
was near the location of the trouble.
he was notified and warned. When
he passed by his home, on Saunders
street, between North and Lane
streets. Mr.. Barrow was called in by
his wife, who told him that Mary
burns, the washerwoman for his
family, who lives on Lane street be-
tween Saunders street and the branch
which runs through that section of the
city, only a few hundred yards from
Mr.. Barrow's home, had been there
and wanted him to go to her home and
arrest a negro, Boss Daniel, of whom
she said she was afraid. The officer
saw Daniel at the corner of Lane
and Saunders street he having left
the woman's house, and he was or
dered to consider himself under arrest
He refused, and as Mr.. Barrow at
nd-cuff) around his wrists, Daniel
seized the policeman. the two Crap
pied hard and Mr.. Barrow, unable to
use his billy, pulled his revolver. The
negro took mold of this too, and sue
ceeded in pointing the barrel over Bar
rows heart, and would have fired 1t,
but for the fact that the officers finger
was behind the trigger, and the gun
could not otherwise be made to eX-
NIL
the situation was serious, turned
lsose his billy, and succeeded in secur-
ing his gun free from Daniel. AS he
did so the negro gave him terrific
blow on the head and one under the
right eye AS he raised the club again
Mr.. Barrow fred-this being the shot
that took effect Daniel dropped the
street. and MIR. Barrow, ordering him
to halt, fired twice more at him. He
called to 4 group of men standing on
Saunders street to catch Daniel, and
giving Mr.. Walter Tucker his re-
volver, the men started after the
fugitive, oVertaking and making him
a prisoner in fuckers meadow, about
two blocks distant. When he was
brought back to where Mr.. Barrow
was waiting bleeding fearfuliy from
the two wounds on his head, the police
station was notified and Policemen
Brown. Creighton, Beasley and Conrad
went after him, and carried him 70
the station where he was laid on a
hard bench about 20 inches wide, and
Drs. McGeachy, Joseph Graham and
VIM. McNeider We're summoned. After
an examination they explained the
passage of the ball and said that all
though the wound was dangerous, il
was not necessarily fatal but recon-
mended that he be instantly taken to
Rex Hospital. where an operation
should be performed upon him. To do
this the consent of either the Chief of
Police or Police Justice must have
been obtained, as the mayor was out
of the city Police Justice Thomas
Badgers phone was out of order and
he could not be reached. A vigorous
search was made for Chief of Police
Mullen, but he could not be found.
No one knew where to look for him.
and he did not have a phone at MS
residence. Consequently it was after
the lapse of two hours that Justice
Badger was finally informed over the
phone, and to do this Mr. Ed Grow.
who lives several houses apart from
Justice Badger, went to the Justices
home and had him go to the phone at
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