The sun., 1905-08-19
ONESIDED DUEL ON CAR ROOF.
HOBO NEGRO BOY, STEALING RIDE,
SHOOTS SPECIAL WATCHMAN.

Shooter Leaps From Roof and Nees
Through woods-Badly Wounded
watchmsn Rolls on Car-Throng in
Pursuit-Dike Cop Captures Fugitive.
For few hours last night the vicinity
Of West Chester was stirred by q chase
through the woods for q negro. Joseph
Guidzimski Of Lincoln place, Westohestsr,
has been employed for some time by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road as watchman. His duties have
consisted mainly in boarding all outgoing
freight trains from the Oak Point yards
and nabbing hoboes and freight car thieves
Shortly after dusk last night twenty car
train filed with merchandise pulled out
OF the yards with Guidzimski aboard.
The train soon attained speed Of fifteen
miles. Between West Chester and Bay
chester Guidzimski spied negro riding.
He talked to the negro as brother hobo
at first to find out what he was doing.
The negro said he was on his way to
Boston to visit relatives. Guidzimski then
told him he was an officer and ordered him
of the train. The negro refused to bulge
and the detective made move to draw a
revolver. Before he could get 1t out the
negro drew one and fired. The shot went
through the detectives right cheek. The
negro then fired another shot, which en-
tered Guidzimskis forehead.
Both men were swaying on the roof OF the
car, and the detective had trouble getting
at his revolver. When he finally did 80
and before he could use it the negro pumped
three more shots into him and jumped oil
the roof of the car. The last shots took
effect in the abdomen, the left leg and under
the right ear.
The crew Of the car had heard the shots
and were on their way to Guidzimski, but
the spot where the shooting occurred is In
dense wood and it was pitch black. When
the crew reached the car the detectives
body had rolled of. The station at Bay
chester was notified and also the police.
The train then backed up and picked up
Hurry up, get doctor. A negro shot
me-" he muttered, and then lapsed into
unconsciousness. He was carried back to
West Chester and taken to Fordham Hos
pital. Capt. Burfeind Of the West Chester
police station sent out general alarm and
then made for the woods with five detec-
tves.
Bike Cop Edward Tobin was sent by road
to notify all men on post and to have the
City Island and Pelham Bay bridges guarded.
started. AS Tobin was riding through,
Pelham Bay near the Eastern Boulevard
he saw negro leaning against a fence In
front of Lohbauer's picnic grounds.
Tobin questioned the negro, arrested him
on suspicion, and put him on fiat trolley
car and started for West Chester. On the
way the cop put his hand in the negro's
coat and drew forth .38 caliber revolver
with five exploded cartridges in it..
Il guess you are my man, said Tobin;
pm the right man, boss. done 1t, but
only in self-defense,' walled the negro.
At the police station the negro made
further confession. He said he was Frank
Morris, 10 years old, of Stokes Court, Cleve-
land. and was on his way to Boston. He
said he thought Guidzimski was going to
shoot him. He was taken to the hospital,
where the detective identified him
At the hospital it was said that the de-
tective would not live.
The reserves from the police stations in
Wakefield. City Island and West Chester
had to be turned out to notify the searchers
and residents that the negro had been
caught.