The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-12
A POLICE OFFICER SHOT
Policeman Newman Was Shot Three
Times While Attempting to
Arrest a Cowboy.
Arrest a Cowboy.

shot three times Monday evening by
a man giving his name as Charles
KruZane. The shooting was wholly
without provocation and the officer
was shot while in the performance of
his duty in attempting to arrest
kruzane. The shooting happened
about I O'Clock. d short time after
the policeman came on duty for the
night.
During the afternoon kruzane fire.
quenued several saloons and vas
pretty we'll filled up with liquor and
finally the bartenders refused to sell
him anything to drink. AT Martin
Bros. he displayed his revolver and
Threatened to get even with AL.
Snow, the bartender, when the latter
refused to sell him anything and or.
dered him out of the place. Along
about I O'Clock Kruzane went to the
Livingston restaurant, next door to
Martin saloon, and ordered his sup
per. While seated at the table he
again displayed his gun and talked
t~h1eateningly. When he left the res
taurant he started past Martins sa-
loon and discharged his gun, the
bullet passing through the window
glass in the side Of the entrance to
the building. it was the presump-
tiou that he intanded to take a shot
at Snow.
Policeman Newman was across the
street and on hearing the shot bur-
ried over to the saloon. KruZane, by
this time, bad turned and gone into
the saloon and faced the door as the
policeman entered Mr.. Newman in
formed him that he should quit the
shooting-that he was under arrest.
Kruzane replied: "Don't come near
me or / will Shoot" at the same
time drawing his revolver and point
ing it at the policeman. Mr.. New
man is a courageous young man and
knew what his duty was under the
circumstances. Evidently without
the least fear in his mind of any SER
ious consequences, he advanced to-
ward Kruzane, and before two steps
had been taken a shot rang out and
the ball entered the body Of the
policeman. Kruzane shot twice
again, and both were effective. Mr..
Newman bad his gun out as quick
and shot twice at his man, but
neither SHOT took effect, the bullets
lodging in board Partition in the
end of the building.
Charles Otterson. a farm hand liv.
ing five ulilcs northeast of town, was
an eyewitness tic the shooting and
after KruZane had fired he made a
leap toward the tiend and struck him
with sufficient force in the face as TO
knock hlm down, KruZane exclalm-
ing that he was shot, but it was only
the force OF the hard blow from Of
terson's fist.
The shooting brought an immense
crowd to the scene Immediately
and it was supposed that the police
had been killed. However, with
uneXampled nerve, Mr.. Newman
turned and ran toward his home on
Second Avenue west, over the skat-
ing rink. At the corner of the First
National bank two men assisted him
the rest of the short distance. Drs.
Ball, Warne and G. S. Bobb were
called to attend TO the injured police
man and made a thorough examina-
tion of the wounds.
Mr. Newman was shot three times,
one shot taking effect about one inch
above the heart, the bullet passing
through a portion of the lung.
He Shot again just a little outside
Of the groin, missing the hone, the
bulle passing through ard lodging
just beneath the skin Oh the other
side. The third shot struck his
left hand at the lesby part back Of
the thumb, gouging out a piece of
flesh and tearing away a little OF the
end Of the thumb. He never lost
consciousness for moment after
he was shot and did not fall to the
ground after receiving the two bull
cts In his body. During the evening
he was able to converse with the
physicians and with his wife and
spoke of the shooting. MI. New
mans parents, who live on the south
side, were Immediately SEN for. lie
was married only a few months ago
to Miss Blacker.
The most serious wound, of course
is where the bullet entered his
breast, the missile resting in the
back part of the lung. The bullet
that passed through the upper part
of the thigh missed the large vessels
of the leg, and it was removed this
morning. 1t was a 80 cartridge.
One of The physicians stated that
the outcome of the chest wound was
uncertain, owing to the dangerous
complications which might arise.
The fact that Mr.. Newman has