The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-11
Coroner's Jury Returns a
Verdict of Justifiable
Homicide.
FISHERMAN HAD WoRSTED OFF,
GER AND WAS ASSAULTING HIM
WITH CLUB WHEN SHOT WAS
FIRED WHICH CAUSED INSTANT
DEATH, THE BULLET PASSING
THROUGH BRAIN.

Patty" Doran, a fisherman, was
shot and killed yesterday afternoon
about o'clock by Police Officer
Henry I. Thorn. The shooting &C
CURED on South PalafoX street near
the new city wharf, and was witnessed
by a large number of citizens. The
bullet from a 3S-calibre Colt revolver
entered above the left eye, and passed
through the brain, causing instant
death The corOnerS jury, after an
investigation of several hours. re-
turned a verdict of justifiable homi
eide, thus generating the officer. The
latter was painfully, though not
seriously, injured IN me fight with
Dorar FoGshf Ofieer.
The cause of the trouble, which re-
suited in the death of the fisherman,
whose correct name is Frederick Do
ran. was fight with another fisher
man. The officer had previously re-
celyed reports that Doran, who fire.
quentIy engaged in fights, was on
PalafoX wharf fighting with another
man, but upon investigation Officer
Thorn learned that there was no
trouble of any consequence and re-
turned north on his beat, where he
stood for a short time. DOran, with
several others, passed him as they
left the wharf and Doran entered
saloon. where he remained for a
short time. A short while afterwards
the officer noticed two men fighting
further up the street and going there
found Doran and another fisherman
engaged in a fisticuff.
Both were placed under arrest and
while one of the men was willing to
go to jail Doran applied vile ethithets
to the officer and said he would not
go TO Jail. officer Thorn said that he
| endeavored TO persuade him not 10 re-
siSt arrest as he knew he had violated
the law and would have to go to jail,
| but the fisheINSn refused to go along
peaceably.
Knocked Officer to Ground.
Officer Thorn said that he turned
/ for a moment 10 speak to the other
man under arrest when he was struck
! a blow back of thu left ear by Doran.
! which knocked him to the ground,
and there the fisherman, who was a
more powerful man than the officer
| proceeded TO beat him up. He was
! struck several blows about the face
| and head and kicked in the stomach
Finally the officer regained his feet
and was preparing 70 attack DOran
with his club when the latter
Wrenched il from his hand and dealt
him a blow upon the head 1t was
! then that the officer drew his revol
yer. which he had heretofore refrained
! from using, and as the fisherman had
the club suspended in the aid 10 de
liver another blow, ne fired.
Leaped Into Air.
Citizens who Witnessed the fight
which was of short duration, state
that DOran Ieaped into the air anC
fell upon his back The fight had Oc
! CURED almost in the middle OF Pala
fox street, and there the fisherman
fell with a big hole over his LETT eye
and remained there until the coroner
could order the body removed TO al
undertaking establishment. The club
which the fisherman had wrenche'
from the officers hand. was fOunt
living near his hand, where he haC
dropped it when he was shot
Death occurred within a few
moments after the shot was fired, th'
bullet having entered the brain ant
passed out near the right ear.
Went to Police Station.
Officer Thorn proceeded to the ;oIic,
station at once, Captain Fondebiila an;
other officers going TO the scene a
soon as they learned Of the trouble
There the officer remained, although
he was suffering much from the ran,
blows which he had received. until tn
coroner's jury returned its verdict q
justidable homicide, after which b
ant 10 his home.
Coroner Nicholson ordered q jury a
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