Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-01
REFUSES TO SURRENDER AND Is
SHOT BY CONSTABLE GEORGE
RLoUNT
MAY BE "INDIAN JOE
Would Not Pay for Meal and Fired al
Officer Bradley When Ordered to
HaIt-coroner's Jury Exoneratea
Constable Finding That Shooting
Was JustlfiabIe.

Was JustlfiabIe.
From Mondays Daily
A!ter holding at bay several officers
OF the Ottumwa police force, at the
point OF big 44-calibre Colt revolver
ior almost half an hour an unknown
man was shot and killed yesterday
morning shortly after 7 o'clock in the
old starch mill building. The shot
tnat ended the life of the fugitive was
discharged from a riot gun in the
hands OF Constable George Blount. The
victim evaded arrest by Officers Geo.
Bradley, William Downey, Ernest
Simons and Constable Blount by de-
lnperately firing upon Bradley and
holding his other pursuers at bay.
me affair occurred early yesterday
morning, while the city was shrouded
IN qmetness. The unknown man re-
| fused to pay for a breakfast at the
Pullman cafe on South Washington
street, ignored the commands of his
pursuers to halt and drop his arms,
and IN the end suffered death before he
would surrender to the law.
Started In Cafe.
| According to the testimony Of Geo.
Pate, waiter in the Pullman cafe, given
at the coroner's inquest, the man came
into his place Of business about $50
O'Clock yesterday morning and ordered
a thirty cent breakfast. Upon finishing
he drew a 44-calibre gun and backed
out the door. Pate drew the attention
Of Officer GeorAb Bradley, who was
standing with lss lalG1, ITO the deeSv to
the man by saying What right has
that man carrying a gum" Bradley
answered, We'll, I'll see,'' and start
ed after the man. ordering him to halt.
The officer and fugitive raced around
the Union depot and west on the Bur.
lington tracks, Bradley calling to the
man to halt" Upon receiving no re-
sponse, the officer fired two shots, one
in the air and the other to one side OF
the fugitive. Immediately after the
second discharge o. Bradley's gun, the
man stopped and laying the gun over
his left arm, said, You've fired twice.
now you die" and his gun discharged.
/ Getting behind a telephone pole Brad
4 ley took deliberate aim at the man
and fired three times, but the bullets
went wild. The fugitive continued rum
ming until he reached the old starch
works, where he entered the elevator
and ascended to the top floor, where
he was afterwards shot.
Held Officers at Bay.
| Officer Bradley run out Of am1uni-
tion before Wapello street was reach
ed. He attracted Officer Pitts atten-
ton and that patrolman approached
4 from the Union depot. He exchanged
guns with Bradley, and the chase after
the man was again begun. Pate, the
waiter, continued to follow the man
when Bradley stopped, and upon the
arrival Of the officer at the starch
works, Pate told him his man was up
in the elevator. Assistance was imme.
diately summoned and officers Will
!, liam Downey and Ernest Simons and
4 Constable George Blount were soon on
the scene.
Officer Simons ascended the stairs
to the floor Immediately below the top
When his head came within view oi
!, the fugitive, the gun was leveled upor
him. He Immediately descended and
said to the other officers, He's uI
there and has the drop on u.s." The
riot guns and Chief of Police DAME
Harmon were & Selephoned for Fire
man N. F.. Cave. arrived with the
riot guns a short ime after and they
were given to Constable Blount and
one Of the other officers. Chief Han
non was at his home and did not ar
rive until after the shooting. Blount
gun in hand, ascended the stairs tt
capture the man. Upon raising his
head over the level Of the top floor
\ Blount was Immediately covered The
officer repeatedly commanded the mar
to drop his gun and come down bu,
this was of no avail Upon raisir-
again to the top floor, Consta
Blount fired the charge penetratinf
left side of the man, in the regi
I. the heart.
ii The body was removed to I
. dertaking parlors of F. l.. Dag
A. O. Williams, who was call,
: diately after the shooting
I a post-mortem examination
!. remains, and 1t was founf
bullet had inflicted a We
: over the heart, and thae
shot had penetrated tt
: the heart Other shot
I the left arm and left S
The funeral arrangc
I yet been made.
/ The Corone
I The coroner
+ yesterday afte
!. III. Berry, who
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