Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-22
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 SHOOTING IN
 Fl PAS0 SLUM.
Police Officer After a Crook
 Had to Fire Or Become a. Target Of the Pursued
 Man.
(Ei paso News.J

Wtth the alternative facing him Of ] shooting or being shot. Night Captain of Police Will Ten Eyek last nigd, shot and probably fatally wounded Arnold Perry, in a room of the ales back of Vidal's dance hall. By so 1o- ing he captured a man whom he be- leves to be guilty of the burglary of the house of J. w. Lorentzeu, ano recovered about half of the stolen property taken from the Lorentzes. home.
 Although Perry had him coyered with double action 3S, Captain Ten Eyck WIS So quick on the draw thdl he shot first, which Is the thing that counts in cases like that Robert Hollis, a negro, was also arrested, ost the same charge. just few minutes previous to the shooting.
 Captain Ten Eyek had been inform ed that night before last, young white man and negro had been seen in the vicinity of the dance hall, trv- ing to dispose of some silverware. Suspecting that 1t was some of the stolen Lorentzen articles, and thar other attempts would probably be made to dispose of it in the same neighborhood. Captain Ten Eyck and Stanley Good, former officer of she city, stationed themselves in the rear of the dance hall so they could watch the alley connecting Third and Fourth streets After some waiting, negro and young white man appeared in the alley with bundles under thelr arms.
 After watching for time, the sus- IA. Al, darkness the officers could not quite locate. Mir. Good was sent out in roundabout way to locate the room. Thinking that he had better get his men before they could get away Cap tain Ten Eych left his hiding place and started up the alley. On his way he met Tom Cain who accompanied him. After they had gone a few steps they met the negro, 1urrying
 away He was stopped and Mir. Ten Eyck leaving him in the custody of Mir. Cain, went on up the alley At
 the second door from the end, he
 made inquiries but could learn noth- | ing.
 At the first door he was admitted and recognizing botn men in the room
 he asked them about a man with a bundle. They told him to search the room. which he started to do. Just as he leaned down an arm was thrust cut from under the bed, waving 3S I've got the drop on you now, cap ] said the man under the bed as he jumped to his feet Instinctively, Capt. Ten Eyck says, ne pulled his gun and fired, just as Perry was strengthening up. The bullet passed through the bones of the left forearm | of Perry and striking a rib was de flected downward into the abdomen. Perry's gun arm dropped aimlessly to his side and he commenced to, waver. One of the men present took the gun from his hand and lowered him to the floor
 You got me cap," was Perry's re- mark as he sank to the floor.
 The injured man was removed to the police station and later taken to the county hospital, where this after noon, it was announced that it was impossible to state whether ne would recover or not. The bullet has not been recovered yet. About half of the stolen silverware was found in the rCGm, where Perry was shot. The room is rented by bartender and a railroad man, who say that Perry had never been there before, and that when he came in they mad told him he would have to leave as they were not going to harbor any crooked work. The negro had started after a key to other rooms, when he was arrest ed. Both the negro and Perry dis claim all knowledge of the remain der of the Lorentzen silver, and re fuse to make public their rooming place. Hollis is character in the red Fight district who has been here for seyeal years and is known to the police. Perry's previous whereabouts are not known. He came here about three weeks ago, and was arrested once for vagrancy.
 Capt. Ten Eyck stated that he can not tell now what his thoughts weI. during the moments he was covereG by that gun. T never was considered very quick on the draw" he said tG-- day. But in case like that a man does not reason 1t out; he acts instinc- lively. I just figured it out that some one was going to get the first shot, and 1t looked like he was the lucky man. I remember, noticing that he had the gun pointed at my head. and thinking that if he should get the first shct and miss me, I would get in the second, I just pulled my gun and fired I don't remember cooking 1t or any thing about it. but I knew had to be quick about it.