The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-16
HAD WINCHESTER
AND REVOLVER
George Hicks of Pocateuo Gets Drunk
and Goes Cunning.
SHOT POLICEMAN AND BOY
OFFICER BADLY INJURED AND
MAY DIE,
Especial 10 The Heraldl

n OCATELLO, Ida, Dee. 15.-Because
he disapproved of the conduct of
his wife and stepdaughter, George
w Hicks. until recently a drayman in
Pocatello. loaded up on whisky, shot
Special Policeman W. II. Brown. and
hit a young man over the head with Il
Winchester rife. BFoWn, the wounded
man, may die. Hicks. who was cap
tured after a struggle, is in the county
jail waiting the result OF Browns in
juries. The shooting occurred between
l. and ! O'Clock yesterday morning.
At the supper table in the evening
Mrs. Hicks informed her husband that
she ana her daughter were going out
she 10 the Methodist church TO assist
in decorating Ii for a social, ana the
daughter to Wedekind han 10 Il dance.
According To Mrs. Hicks story. the
husband remarked surilly that 1t was
about time the girl quit going TO dances.
They paid 10 attention to him. They
went 10 the church together. and while
there Mrs. Hicks was told that her
husband Was at the door looking for
her. and that he had been drinking.
When she went TO the door he had
gone.
Fires Revolver in Air.
Later Mrs, Hicks and her daughter
Went to the dance together, and about
y o'clock Hicks called tor them. He
had been imbibing more whisky, and
had a Winchester rife and a revolver.
They started home with him, and on
the way Hicks fired his revolver in the
air three times and made other hostile
demonstrations. The two women ran
from him and telephoned Chief Of Po-
lice c. F. Smith, asking him to escort
them home. He came, but on the way
they met officer Brown. and he con-
scented to see them the rest Of the way
home.
Shoots Brown and Flses.
When the Catholic church was
reached a figure was seen crOuching be-
hind the board fence which surrounds
the edifce Brown asked the women II
il was Hicks, and Just then the figure
rose in full view. II was seen TO be
Hicks, and he had his revolver drawn.
Brown rushed him and showed his re-
volver into Hicks stomach. Hicks
brushed ii away and took refuge be-
hind a wagon in the street. from which
vantage point he shot at Brown. The
first shot took effect.
Hicks ran in the direction of his
home, but as he fed he fired four more
shots from his revolver and five from
his rifle, none of which took effect.
Brown was badly wounded. but emp
tied his revolver at the fugitive. He
failed TO hit him.
Finds Another Victim.
Hicks ran home and barricaded HIM
self. He announced 10 the crowd
which assembled that he would kill
any man who tried to capture him.
After awhile. however. he left the
house, taking with him two revolvers
and his rife, and went 70 Hopson's
saloon. where he called for drink OF
whisky. \ boy in the saloon COM
mented on the fact that Hicks seemed
TO be we'll supplied with guns. where
upon Hicks shot at him. The shot
failed TO take effect, and then Hicks
hit the boy over the head with one of
his weapons,
Meanwhile City JaHer Quigley had
slipped up behind Hicks. He tripped
him up, and he was disarmed cap
tured and taken to Jail.
Brown, meantime. had been carried
to the residence Of Mayor CleaTe. DR..
Castle, who attended him, says the
bullet entered the extreme lower por-
ton OF his lett peivix. and his recov-
cry is doubtful. Brown has q wife
and TWO children.
Hicks is about So years of age. He
I has the reputation in Pocatello of
being a quaTrelsome man when he is
under the influence of liquor. Both
men have lived here several years.