The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-29
MANIAC MARKSMAN AT BAY


rife and two revolvers belonging to Wood.
! He told Mas kipp about them and % the
stock % ammunition he had in his locker
Only ths other day. he said. his mot her
had objected to the arms and ammunl-
tion around the house and he had moved
them To the clubhouse. 80 he said. to ease
mothers nerve~.-
A. Wool worried around the motor
boat at the floating dock Miss kipp got
up and began 10 stroll about the boat o.
house to inspect the new shells and canoes
I that have been installed this spring.
Wood called to her. She turned and he
entered tn. boathouse AMI asked her 10
help him carry some Aags and other thin A.
To the motor boat. A. she reached flr
the bundle 70 flags Wood grabbed uo
a hickory club standing against the door
Jamb and struck her across the top Of
the head. Then he grasped her throat
herd enough to leave nal prints that still
are visible. She shook him on and he
raised the club again above her.
Don't. Clarence. she cried. and threw
her right arm up TO protect herself The
clab came down With great force aud
| fractured her wrist. She ives blinded Tor
a moment by the blooyi that was now
pouring from the woaind made nv the first
blow. Wood then struck her blow that
cut her head. glanced ~ and bruised
her left shoulder.
Miss kipp. who. a. has been said. goes
in for athletics. gathered herself to-
gether here and sma shed " ooi in the face
Tho blow stunned him and Miss kipp
repeated 10. She didn't wait To pick
up coat or hat then. hut ran 90 the door
opening on the boardwalk that leads TO
the Plank road The door had been locked.
she found hut she quickly unlocked IL.
and ran out to the road leaving a streak
Of hood on the rotten planks % the board
walk A. she ran.
The girl ran strai ght On to a little hotel
on the Plank road and tried the door. hut
q was locked. She turned and ran hack
toward the boardwalk. passed u and ran
on to John Helfiich's hotel. a few yards
from the Hackensack drRwbTidge.
ticket inspector named Albert Jones.
stationed al the bridge. saw the bleeding
girl running toward him and he hurried
out Ia meet her.
Jones helped her into Helf1ich's place
Mr. Helhich wanted 90 do something
for her Immediately. but first Miss kipp
insisted upon going IN the telephone to
call up her brother. Walter kipP. Ruth
erford lawyer when she had telephoned
she -at near an open door while Mrs.
Hell fitch hathed her wounds from the
door Miss Kipp Watched the nearby club
house. but there Was no sign Of Wood.
LAWYER Kipp. up in Rutherford. had
rushed ont 80 a garage to -, his auto
mobile when his sister Cslled him up.
4
Addison Ely driving a touring car Kipp
and Ely raced through the town and out
across the meadows 10 the Helfich place.
Bark home other members of the family
had telephoned To Dr. Charles Brook-.
Who j. family phy-io ian 20 both the kipp
and Wood fAmilie-.
Hel1ich IN the meantime had Called
up Policeman S6hmidt ~ Carl-Sadt.
who IN turn telephoned 90 the fast Ruth
crford town hall for help. This la;
call cA,s-ed Chief Mcclellan n arrive A.
the roadhou-~ Al about the same time
that srhmidt 60, there. More policemen
from Rutherford and Fat Rutherford :
were on their way.
schmidt had J'l-t started out on the !
board walk 20 arrest Mood for heating I
Mis-. Kipp when Mcclellan arrived I
Chief Mcclellan trottsd out ~ catch
an with schmidt Suddenly they SaS
all the shAde- on tho south side Of the
rlubhou-e pulled down RAPIDLY To with
IN few lnche~ 81 the ill. Then from
window nearest the RIVER a rife Wa
poked out and Wood fired
The bullet struck schmidt IN the arm
AMI shattered a. Wood Tired aZaIn
moment later and the bullet struck
chmid' IN the breast. He tell from he
Nooden walk into IN" marsh Helhich
ran out from his roadhou-e and started
10 help Chief Mcclellan drag schmidt
D,H Of range Then Met lellAn. when
schmidt had been dragged RSav. started
az along the riyer- "dg" TO S-t At
v God by the river entrance To IN" club
house.
Don't 10 a damned fool. Clarence.
yelled Met l@llan. VINO has known Wood
since the latter was a child Tome on
nat and QUIT "
NhiIa ne spoAe Wood fred again and
AicC ieIIan dropped with a pullet IN his
left arm also. He cTawled through the
toward - small boathou~e
wenty feet south Of tho clubhouse. with
more bullets twanging aboys his head
v hen he got into the little shanty ne lay
here unconscious for time. hut managed
10 pull himsAr together enough IL t,k"
nart m the final sortis hours later That
ended the siege. j
4 Rutherford ambulanc" had been
cIephoned for by Helfiich and u was now
Jumped Out to Join Miss kipp and her
brother and DR. Brooks. who with the
Helfiichs and Lawyer kly were attending
n ne girl and IN" policeman when W oods
rred az Or Miller from the clubhouse,
more than = hundred yards away. In"
bullet tore the surgeons clothing.
Ms Helfich ran out crying TO tell the
10. Reon to 70, in under cover. when Wood
fred again. The bullet smashed the door
ami a few inches from Mrs. Helfich and
catered the splinters from the Jamb
over her face and hair.
Rutherford had begun tn hear son~-
hing of the doingr 81 young Clarence out
IN the meadows by this time. and the
own out 60 iis nlrthe~t districts. dropped
everything to come down TO take a hand
lutom ohilr~ grocery carts driven ~
, Nciied small boys and youth. came rac-
ng toward the firing r-Ra rdler- 81 the
Iact Tor not knowing 80 that their long
lime friend or acquaintance was shooting
,t everybody he could sight.
Young ood's stepfather was among
he early ARRIVAL
I'm get him. cried Mr. katteIl. and he
'taTted towaru tho clubhouse boardwalk
Conc hack yelled Helhicb. pulling
Hr katiell heck into the roadhous.s
Here. take this phonoRraph horn and
mega paone TO him
Kattegi stood out m the roadway evi-
iently IN PLAIN sight 81 the marksman.
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