The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-01
Defying Arrest, Albert
DemareSt, OF West
Orange, Is Shot.
HAD MADE THREATS,
HIS NEIGHB0RS SAY
Fought Against Officers En-
trance, Then Opened Fire on
Them-Spree Is Blamed.

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County Physician Mckenzie and his
assistant. DIR. Simmons. performed an
autopsy today on the body of Albert
e. Demarest, who was killed at s.
avenue, West Orange, lasI
night during battle with three policl
men ii his room.
III statement he made iodaH
Rourdsmnn Frank E. McGuirie took
fun responsibility for Demarest's death
lie alone Of the three policemen who
sought to arrest the man fired.
Demarest's death came as the traeic
ending of a year of idleness and de-
bauch, made possible by small legacy
he received a year ago. He declared al
that time that he intended to quit work
and enjoy himself. Always sullen and
morose. the sordid channels in which
he sought his enjoyment served at
times to infiame him to dangerous
moods. For long time Mrs. Annie
West Orange, eighteen years ago, ia5
been afraid Of him, and last week HIS
told him thar che wanted him to g&.s
up his roonl
After a quarrel last night, in which
he had fired point blank at Adam q
Marshall, another boarder, Demare5
sought refuge in his room.
Three policemen sent to the house t.
arrest him demanded admission
Roundsman Frank McGuirk, who was
sent to the house. was accompanied
by Patrolmen John Mcdonald and John
Mccormack Believing Demarest was
asleep. McGuirk opened the door softly
Demarest, who was sitting on the edge
of the bed, leaped into corner of the
room and fired directly at McGuirlx
The roundsman jumped back behint
the door and fired around the edgt
Both shots missed Then McGuir,
stepped directly in the doorway. I'D
could see his antagonist outlined In TIL
In the short range dui
whichf followed McGuirk fired third
times and Demarest twice. One Il
Demarest's bullets was buried In TIL
door jamb and a second went throueu
the door and struck Mccormick aftd
1t was spent in the air.
Shot Through Body.
One of McGulrI's shots went througl
Demarest's body above the heart, All
other through the body at the wai]
line and third lodged in the iowd
abdomen. Demarest staggered forwa1
and fell across the bed He died u
hour later in the Orange Memorial Hod :
pital. "
When Demarest reached home On
Monday night Mrs. Goddard remoH-
strated with him because of his con-
dict He began heaping abuse updn
her. Mrs. Marshall heard the noise ard
hurried from her room. Demarest
turned upon her. When Marshall re-
turned home from New York. where
lie is employed as clerk. the two ter
rifed women told him what had oc-
CURED. He said as soon as Denarest
was sober he would settle with him.
Last night Marshall found his oppor-
tunity to speak to Demarest. The two
men quarreled and Denarest invited
Marshall out to the front porch. They
mad hardly reached it when Mrs. Mar
shah, who was leaning from q window
above. saw Demarest draw q revolver
from his pocket. She screamed and
her husband lodged just as Demares
iired at his head. Marshall ran upJ
stairs and locked himself in his rooml.
Later he made sortie from the houss
and ran to the East Orange police sta
ton, where he told Sergeant Heslihg
of the attack which had been mad@
upon him. Heslng sent him for $
warrant and later turned the warrant
over to McGulrk and his companions
to serve
DeInarest was carpenter. He had
told Mrs. Goddard that a sister lived
in Canton. Mo. 1t is said he had in
the past few days threatened to kill
everyone in the house.
The prosecutors office Is now in
charge of the case. and Detectives Cod
frey and Mason are investigating it,
Because of Demarests threats Patrol
man James Dignum had been assigned
to watch the Goddard house. When
Dgnum ran TO the house and endeav-
oted to get Demarest to come out.
Demarest called out from his window
to Dignum:
'1'n blow the head off OF the first
lildU WHO tIltS " toiiie thtO NiN fVoifts
Dignum told McGuirk and his two
when they reached the
house what Demarest had said.
Ilr Mckenzie West Orange police
and Prosecutor Mott are "a
confer this afternoon concerning what
sction. if any, viii be taken against
McGuirk.
rictures, Fin. Asssstnsept,