The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-05
Preferred Death to Capture. for
Shooting Fulton Officer.
Henry Hutchinson, Closely Pursu-
ed to Gravel Switch, Killed
Himself.
SLIPPED OUT OF TOWN TODAY

the negro who shot Officer w. Y.
Eaker at Fulton, KY, night before
last, committed suicide this morn
half miles from Tennessee river
bridge. at Gravel Switch, on the IL
linois Central railroad by shooting
himself in the head
Last night Hutchinson was locat-
ed on the north side in Paducah. but
seems to have been well protected, las
he had escaped when the officers
went after him.
Chief Collins kept well informed
on Hutchinson's actions and tele-
/ phoned up the |. c.. TO head the ne
gro of. IL seen. He go, word early
this morning from persons at Gill
| bertsville that negro answering
the description of the fugitive was
seen crossing Tennessee river bridge
and wanted TO know IL he should be
taken dead or alive.
Chief Collins instructed the men
to go after him and Messrs. Lee
vickers. John Tichenor. Tom Knight
and George Owens started in pur-
suit.
They crossed the bridge and as
there were two long lines of box
cars standing at Gravel Switch,
which is just on the other side of
the river. decided to separate, one
taking one line and the other the sec
ond.
Knight and owen ran upon
Hutchinson who stood near one end
OF the string of cars talking TO an
other negro. They commanded him
to throw up his hands but he refus-
ed. Whipping out his gun the des-
perado began to fire. Three shots |
were fired. none taking effect, but |
as soon as he began shooting the |
officers pulled their pistols and |
strted in pursuit, firing as they ran.
The negro kept on down the rail |
road few car lengths and relizing |
he would be taken, stopped, wheel
ed about and fired two shots, the
remaining loads in his pistol, into
his forehead.
The fugitive dropped to the
ground and remained motionless.
and death is said to have been in
stantaneous, the second bullet hay-
ing entered the brain.
Chief Collins was notified of the
suicide and ordered the body
brought back to Paducan. and IL
will arrive at 4:30 this afternoon.
When Chief Collins learned this
morning that Hutchinson was seen
near Gilbertsyille. he started De-
tectives Moore and McCumsey up on
the noon train, which was late, to
head him of. at Kuttawa. They left
before word of the suicide was re-
ceived here.
Hutchinson, II appears. Is broth
err To Waddie Hutchinson. to whom
the letter found in the trunk yes
terday was addressed. Two negroes
In Jail at Hickman. to which place
they were spirited from Fulton, yes
terday. claim TO be named Waddle
and Rittenhouse Hutchinson, and
admit that they were with Henry, or
Charles Hutchinson, the Negro ar
rested here yesterday and who kill
I'd himself today. when he shot Of
icer Eaker,
IL Is not known how or when
slipped our Of Paducah, !
but he Is believed TO have done Il
sometime before daylight. Every av-
'nue leading out of the city had
been closely guarded and IL is re- {
narkable that he. was able TO es- .
ape I all,
Chief Collins was determined To :
rave the man dead or alive and had 1
'pent his own money since the des- I
'erado made his escape from the I
'adueah police at the station yester-
lay to keep on his trail.
Lieutenant Moore. when he arriy-
d at Gravel Switch this afternoon,
eadlly Identified the negro as the
light one. and telephoned the fact u
0 Chief Collins,
After escaping from his hiding
lace under the front steps of Mrs. c
LAME Cobbs residence on Broadway
ear Sixth, he vanished and up until
lst night at o'clock had not been n
card from. Last night he was locat-
I at a negro house in the north end
the city but when the police ar a
we'd, had again made his escape.
Waddie Hutchinson, the one ar
SIZED al Fulton, made a confession -
} the police and signed Ii. The con y
ssicn IL In the hands OF Detective
cCumsey. The negroes who were ia
en- 10 Hickman and placed in jail -
~ that Hutchinson simply pullei ~