Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-26
Shot By Sergt. Burt Goodale
Wounds Omaha Negro,
James Bradley
PULLED GUN ON THE OFFICER
And After 1t Is Taken From Him Runs
Fails to Heed Command to Stop,
and officer Fires in Air to Stop Him
CHANGING Shot Puts Ball Into Mans
Lung.

James Bradley, coored man from
Omaha, about 35 years old and mar
ried was shot In the back and thfu
the right lung this morning by bull
let fired by Sergt. Burt Goodale, OF the
police force. Bradley is at st. Thorn
as hospital where his doctor declare
covery. The bullet is still Embedded
in the mans body probably in the
lower lobe of the lung.
AT $50 this morning. as Sergeant
Goodale was on his way to his home
on East Nevada street, he made the
rounds of the east railroad yards, as
is his morning custom. At Twelfth
avenue and Nevada, just east of the
Linn creek bridge. he came across
strange negro, whom he accosted and
asked where he was going. The ne
gro replied by saying that he had u
job.
Pulls Gun on Officer.
AS the police search all Migrants
when found GoodaIe asked the colored
man if he had razor. At the same
time he placed his hands over the
mans trousers pockets, and In the left
pocket felt something that was sus-
piciously like cartridges Running his
hand down into the negroes pockets
Goodale pulled out seven cartridges
for a 3S-calibre revolver. At the
same instant the negro pulled out OF
4 i,rt rnrlef
Goodale was too quick for him, how
ever, and altho his right hand was
still In the negro's pocket. ne grabbed
the mars arm with his left hand ana
then took the gun away from INN.
The weapon was of the bulldog pat
tern, and every chamber was loaded.
He asked him why he was carrying
it, and the man replied Ito protect MS
money"
Negro Breaks and Runs.
Goodale walked the negro to the
Henry Krough home on the corner OF
Twelfth avenue, to use the phone TO
call the wagon, and summoned Trough
from the barn Goodale gave Krough
his own gun, that he might guard the
prisoner while he used the phone.
Goodale had scarcely entered the call
when he heard krough yell that the
niger had gone"
Disreaards Command to Stop.
Goodale ran to the porch, where he.
had left his prisoner, and saw him
making toward the east on foot about
as fast as he could travel. He yelled
to the man to stop, and when he
didn't the officer fired. Goodale had no
intention of shooting the prisoner, and
saw that the bullet, which was from
the negros own gun. lifted the dust
about twenty feet behind the negro.
Thinking this was too close II he didn't
want to hit the man he fired the next
two shots in the air. At the third shot
the negro stopped running, and when
Goodale got to him he declared that
he was shot, and wanted the officer to
pray for him. Goodale thought he was
feigning injury, but soon found that
the man had been hit in the back. The
ball entered at a point about one
inch under the right shoulder blade,
and ranged upward, piercing the right
lung. The wounded man was immedi-
ately removed to st. Thomas hospital,
where he was given medical attention.
Two doctors who examined him con-
slider that he has at least an even
chance for recovery, and that If any
thing the chances are a. little in the
patients favor, altho the wound is a
serious one.
Sergt. Goodale expressed regret at