Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-19
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
rugh GRAY, Who shot aid Killed Harvey
Williams, Captured BY Police.
GIVES THE OFFICERS A LIVELY CHASE
only Regret Expressed by Prisoner
IL that He HAD Not succeeded in
killing the Woman In
the Case.

Hugh Gray, the negro murderer, was cap
tured by Omcers Shields and Turnquist
after long and exciting chase from the
river bank near Bellevue to the briokyard
near Thirteenth and Frederick streets In
Omaha II has developed that he made no
great effort TO set out Of the city. He
wanted to stay until he had killed the
woman. When the ofleers captured him he
said:
III youn just show me where the woman
Is. I'll kill her. That all want"
He made an Intellectual attempt to kill
the woman Friday night at II o'clock. He
visited the house where she and Harvey
williams had been keeping company ssl5 Q
street. and fred three shots through one
OF the windows. He was seen In this act
by Judge p. c. Caldwell, whose dog ran out
and attacked the negro. The negro then
fred a shot through the dogs neck and ran
away. In the meantime Caldwell deellred
that he slipped on his clothes and followed
the criminal for several blocks, but could
not find q telephone where he might rouse
the police. Later Gray met man near w
street and fred two or three shots at him
At Thirty-sixth and streets, IN the alley
back OF Anton Bazarrs saloon he threw
away his coat. containing some money.
picture Of the woman, whose real name is
Lillian Taylor and several small articles
and papers The fact that he did not keep
his money would prove that he had no in
tention Of leaving town. Shortly after II
p m. he went to the boarding bouse Of
James Bingham Twenty-ninth and Q, and
asked for place to sleep over night. To
the Binkhams he explained the whole af-
| fair, saying:
Just 90 spoil the Vest.
THAT woman ig the whole trouble. She
| lived with me for a long time She took all
my money and spent IT,. She drew my pay
check from the packing house every time.
| She even stole al my clothes and Williams
wore them. When / went up there he was
wearing my vest, and l Just thought I'd
| spoil the front Of Il so he couldn't wear It
no more So done took a shot at It, that's
ALL"
The Blnghams refused TO let him stay
| in the house for fear the officers might try
| to arrest Gray and shooting might follow.
on departing, Gray declared he wouldn't
leave town until he had killed the woman.
The pinghams for some unaccountable
reason did not report the incident for half
an hour, so all trace was lost for the night.
In the morning the coat was found In the
alley. and the story told by Judge Caldwell
turned the search IN the direction OF Al
bright and the river. True enough, at 4:5C
Il ives reported from Twelfth and Harrison
streets that Gray has been seen in the
hollow near the coombs place. Ofhcers
Turnduist and Harder made hurry run
to the place, but found that Gray had gone
They suspected that as II was growing dusk
that he was slipping back into town. About
ia O'Clock word came in by Tom Milan, a
packing house boss, who knew Gray, that
he had Just loft the Curtis grocery store
2lOs N street, In the direction OF Missouri
avenue. Shields and Turnquist took the
rig and started after the negro. The mex
trace was at Nine zenith and Missouri ave
niue Again at Thirteenth and Missouri
1 avenue the trail grew hot. Milan was still
following He stopped at the saloon ant
borrowed a gun, The saloon men said tn,
man was heading up Thirteenth street FOL
Omaha,
Omcers Gum Too Bic.
The oficers put the whip to the hors'
and again found the right steer at Thir
tenth and Garfield streets. Milan wa
still following him, but had been -oine'
by Ben Tangeman and another man. A
Thirteenth and Boulevard the officer
overlook Milan and he simply motlone'
ahead. Half a block further on tho negr
himself appeared. The officers ran pas
him with the rig and Shields sprang on
Just as the buggy passed on the opposit
side from the man, The fact that tn
I horse had not stopped threw the crimlnu
: on his guard and the gun was in his fac
I before he could get his own. He pu
UP his hands at once and the officer said
; why don't you shoot?"
He replied, "You's Is too big a gum
} williams his victim, lies dead at tn
: Brewer undertaking parlors waiting III
3 disposition of the coroner. He died a
I the South Omaha hospital at 1880 yes
terday afternoon. The intestines wer
: pierced in over half dozen places b.
: the one eccentric bullet which pierced hi
, abdomen. II lodged in the muscles OF tn
; back and could not be found The dea
} man was psnniless and subscription vii
have to be made to cover his funeral ex
, penses. The present intention is to hol
The inquest Monday.
u The police are loud in their praise o