Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-09
BURLY STRANGER
BEATS POLICEMAN
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Patrolman Thomas Gillespie All
But Murdered Early This
Morning.
HIS SHOULDER FRACTURED.
Receives Blow on The Head That
Causes Concussfon-Dcsprr
Fight ut Headquarters,

Patrolman Thomas Gillespie Is lying
at his home. S25 west North Temple
street, suffering from fractured shout
der, n bad CASH on the side of his head
and conclusion of the brain. His con-
dition is most serious. and he is be-
ing constantly attended by DIR. G.. NJ,
Benedict.
Locked in a cell AT the city jail is a
man giving the name of George Wilson.
burly stranger who came here, he
says. with the Buffalo Bill wild west
show. He will be charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon upon Pa
trolman Gillespie.
This condition of affairs is the re-
suit of an attempt on the part of Po-
liceman Gillespie this morning at I
o'clock to arrest Wilson Tor drunken
ness and disturbing the peace. 1t
happened on the corner of First South
and Main street at o'clock.
WITH WILD WEST SHOW.
Wilson. who claims he belongs to
the Buffalo Bill show, arrived here
last evening and proceeded to load up
on whisky. He prowled about the
streets all night. when he was not in
saloons drinking, and created an up
roar wherever he went Numerous
complaints We're made about the fell
lows actions as he had created many
disturbances along the route of his
wanderngs. AT First South and Main
street this morning he howled and
cursed and was apparently looking for
trouble.
Patrolman Gillespie saw the man and
started to place him under arrest.
SHOULDER FRACTURED.
With below of rage the burly
stranger grappled with the policeman,
and so quick and unexpected was the
attack tnat Gillespie was taken COM
pletely by surprise. Wilson seized the
patrolman's club, and being a powerful
and heavy man. wrenched the stick
from the policeman's hand. Quick as
flash he swung the club with terrific
force down on Gillespie's left shoulder.
badly fracturing the bones Gillespie
bravely grappled With the enraged man
and tried to fight him off, but Wilson
wrenched himself away from the police
man and again swung the heavy club,
striking Gillespie a terrible blow on the
side of the head
HINTON TAKES A HAND.
NiiiSspie lei ike ii iuS III MS tracks
The fellow then prepared to strike an
other blow when PatroIman Hinton,
who had been attracted to the scene
by the gathering crowd. rushed up and
dealt Wilson powerful blow on the
head with his club. Wilson fell to the
sidewalk unconscious by the side OF
the senseless policeman.
CONDITION IS SERIOUS.
Word was sent to police headquar-
tiers and Wilson was taken TO the sta
ton. Patrol Driver George Moore Sc
cured the chiefs buggy and took
Gillespie to the latter's home. DR..
Benedict responded quickly to the call
and did all in his power for the in
jured patroiman He found that GIL
lespie's shoulder had been fractured
and that he had concussion 1t could
not be determined definitely whether or
not the skull was fractured but the
physician was of the opinion that there
was no fracture of the skull The in
jury is most serious. however. and
there is grave danger that the police
man may not recover from the terri
bieb lows dealt him by Wilson.
FIGHT AT STATION.
The fellow was hauled to the police
station and did not completely regain
consciousness until he was being
searched by Patrolmen Hinton and
Kast. Then his rage broke out again
and he savagelH attacked Kast. tearing
the latter's coat completely from his
back. The two policemen quickly over
powered the fellow. handcuffed him
and threw him bodily into the drunk
house. The blow he received from Hin
tons club put him down and out, but
the man is of such great strength that
he soon recovered and will suffer no
particularly Ill effects from the treat
ment he received.
A MURDERous ATTACK.
According to other policemen. Giles
pie.who was walking First South street.