The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-16
William Allen, a Bystander on
Commercial Street, Receives
the Wayward Bullet.
son OF HAM Is
0VERP0WERED BY OFFICERS
Mexican Takes a Hand in Fight,
and Negro Lands in
Jail.

Shooting William Allen. a bystandcr
through the groin and threatening 10 XII
all who approached, Frank Woods, CO.
| coinc- -crazed negro, was overpowercd by
Patrolmen Egbert and Carlsburg and
Motorcycle Patrolman Grundvig in the
American house Wednesday forenoon. He
was then taken TO the city Jail and
placed in a cell. BY grabbing the re-
yolver pressed against his abdomen by
the maniaca1 negro. Patrolman Egber,
was Just In time TO receive the swapping
| hammer on his thumb. Allen was hur-
ried TO the emergency hospital. attended
by DR.. +. Il. Steele. who later ordered
his removal to ST Marks hospital lie
is said TO be In critical condition. Al
len is 80 years OF age. carpenter. and
resides at 26i West South Temple street.
He has lived here fourteen years.
Woods began his wild cavortinG in
Matt Humps saloon, on the corner of
East First South and Commercial streets.
Maddened by overhearing white man
say that Jack Johnson didn't have a
chance with Jefrries, Woods Immediate
~ Knocked the speaker down and when
friend OF the white man interfered
Woods also knocked him down He then
ran out on Commercial street.
A Colored Mlxri,.
NJ. j, Dickson. a clerk in the employ
ment agency underneath Rulnps saloon
loon and stopped to watch the negro
Dickson said: "The first person that
crazy niger saw was a boy, whom he
slapped In the face. He next snatched II
pipe out OF mn elderly mans mouth The
man argued and the niger Knocked him
Gown, When the man got up the nigger
@ 1nreW the pipe at him: Frank Shultz
Jaw By that time the niger had reached
the doorway Of the American house
Miguel Pena. Mexican. was then
attacked The Mexican drew knife and
stood waiting for the niger to draw
near. Tho nigger jumped and drawing a
pocket knife he opened the blade and
threw the knife at the MeNican's heao.
up Tho: knife and put in In his pocket.
The nigger then snatched a mans hat
VINO was passing and when the man re-
1Mrned' the Niger struck him in the face.
OF the American house and was followed
by the police"
Cuss Citizens Who Help Police,
When Patrolman Egbert arrived at the
entrance OF the American house a large
crowd mad gathered and one man vol
the two started up the stairway, a by-
stander, ID. Ford, was heard 10 curse the
citizen for helping the police Woods
Vas vas seen standing on the top landing OF
thc stlrway and as tho patrolman started
up with his revolver held behind him in
his left hand. Woods threatened TO kil
nm III lie came on. When Patrolman
Egbert reached the first landing Woods
covered him with the revolver and again
to shoot. On uD went Egbert
until no had reached the second step
from the top landing
With a string of oaths Woods pressed
his revolver against the policeman's alb
domen and attempted TO shoot, the ham
mer falling on Esberts thumb as he
snatched the weapon from Woods In
me scutfc, Patroman EGbert attempted
TO put his revolver in its holster but ii
dropped TO the floor. Then, according
10 hSbert. some one passing handed the
fallen revolver TO the enraSed negro.
VINO began to shoot down the stairway,
In an effort TO kill the patrolman Pa
troIman Carlsburg and Motorcycle Pa
trolfnan Grundyig, rushing I'D the stair
way. then closed upon the negro and
orerDowered him.
When the patrolman's gun was exam |
med at the station il was found 10 con- |
tain three empty shells The necro's |
gun had not been discharged After an |
investigation. Detective Curran arrested
u Ford, white man, who Is a crony
OF the negro and VINO was seen with a |
revolver just before the trouble started |
tord is suspected of having fired the |
lourth shot at the police when he saw |
them overpowerlng the negro.
woods has always born "A bad reputa- |
non With the police department. He was |
suspected OF being connected with the
murder OF Special Officer C. c. Rlley bv !
!ullan Driskell and also suspected OF be |
ing connected with the killing OF an old |
man In the American house about a year
ago. He Is known among the older man
hers OF the police department as "a bad |
niger" '