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

Was JustlfiabIe.
From Mondays Daily
Aiter holding at bay several officers
Oh inc Ottumwa police force, at the
point OF big 44-calibre Colt revolver
Tor almost half an hour. an unknown
man was shot and killed yesterday
morning shortly after o'clock in the
old starch mill building. The shot
that ended the life of the fugitive was
dlscharged from 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.
ilperately firing upon Bradley and
holding his other pursuers at bay.
Inc affair occurred early yesterday
morning, while the city was shrouded
In quietness. 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 MS place of business about $50
o CLOCK yesterday morning and ordered
thirty cent breakfast. Upon finishing
ne drew 44-calibre gun and backed
out the door Pate drew the attention
Of Officer Geor1 Bradley, who was
standing 'withlNs - ITO shs docazgto
the man by saying What right has
mat man carrying gum" Bradley
answered, Well, III see" and start
ca after the man, ordering him to halt.
Inc officer and fugitive raced around
the Union depot and west on the Bur
nngton tracks, Bradley calling to the
man to halt" Upon receiving no re-
spouse, the officer fired two shots. one
IN the Air and the other to one side Of
the fugitive. Immediately after the
second discharge o. Bradleys gun, the
man stopped and laying the gun over
his left arm, said, You've fired twice;i
now you die" and his gun discharged.
Getting behind telephone pole Brad
ley took deliberate aim at the man
and fired three times, but the bullets
went wild. The fugitive continued run
ming until he reached the old starch
works, where he entered the elevator
and assembled to the top floor. where
he was afterwards shot.
Held Officers at Bay.
Officer Bradley run out of ammuni.
ton before Wapello street was reach
ed. He attracted Officer Pitts atten-
ton and that patrolman approached
from the Union depot He exchanged
guns with Bradley, and the chase after
in, hno Dofn
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 viii
liam Downey and Ernest Simons and
Constable George Blount were soon on
the scene.
Officer Simons assembled the stairs
to the floor Immediately below the top.
When his head came within view Of
the fugitive, the gun was leveled upon
him. He Immediately descended and
said to the other officers, Hes up
there and has the drop on US" The
riot guns and Chief of Police Daniel
Harmon were telephoned for. Fire.
man N. +. Cayens arrived with the
riot guns short time 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, assembled the stairs to
capture the man. Upon raising his
head over the level Of the top floor,
Blount was Immediately covered. The
officer repeatedly commanded the man
to drop his gun and come down but
this was of no avail Upon raisir :
again to the top floor, Consta'
Blount fired the charge penetrating
left side of the man, in the regi
the heart.
The body was removed to I
dertaking parlors of F. L. Dag,
A. o. Williams, who was call
diately after the shooting
a post-mortem examination
remains, and 1t was founf
bullet had inflicted a We
over the heart and tina
shot had penetrated ii
the heart Other shot
the left arm and left
The funeral arrang
yet been made.
The corone
The coroner
yesterday afte
j. Berry, who