The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-21
KEELING HELD TO
THE GRAND JURY
NEGRO, WHO RAN AMUCK LAST
NIGHT ON NORTH SIDE.
Whisky and Cocaine and Shotgun
Played Havoc for Time I'm
The city.
SAFELY LANDED IN THE JAIL

Nose or King Keeling. colOred. 40
years Old, a fire builder at the Hi
nois Central round house, after quit !
ting his job at 5:45 O'Clock last
night determined TO shoot up his
neighbOrhood on North Twelfth |
greet and armed himth with a
shotgun and ammunition to accomp-
| lish his purpose. Two white men ana
negro are victims Keeling was
captured and hustled to the county |
jail to avoid any mob demonstra-
tlons. This morning Keeling was
held over to the circuit court grand /
jury to face three charges of malic- |
ious shooting and wounding with IN
tent to kin, and his bond fixed at
$500 IN each instance.
KeeNng's victims are:
NJ. L. Rtckman, grocer and saloon
ist. Twelfth and Flournoy stres'tts'
wounded in neck and check slight
Jasper Peal. Rickman's clerk.
shot in eye. VIII lose sght
Jim Arrington. oo1Ored. shdt IN
right arm. WIN recover.
Keeling would not taik about the
affair today and appeared ignorant
OF the charge. lie said ne didn't re-
member what happened or OF hay-
/ ing shot anyone.
The first report was received by
the police shortly after : o'clock.
when the patrol wagon was asked
| for al Twelfth and Flournoy streets
Chief Singery "ent Garrett to the
scene to assist Patrolman Mitchell.
who was on the way together with
Day Patrolman Gourieux. On a sec
ond call for e-enforcements. the pa
trol wagon with Driver Terrell was
sent The wagon picked up PATROL
men schrader and Smith at Fourth
street and Broadway and with Ser
grant Cross the six SafrolmTn
closed In on Keeiing's home. 1895
North Twelfth street. whore tho ne
gro had rctreated, and handcuffed
him HIa8 an hour later he was
lodwged in the county jail.
Keeling's Performance.
Keeling first made his appearance
az the home OF his father. Joe Keel
ing. where he began shooting and
swearing to ki'l everyone in the
house. While Keeling was fixing
the front door fun OF bullets. his
father ard sisters. Minnie and Ida
Keeling. and Sarah Perkins escaped
Through the back door and went 10
the home OF Jim Arlington. 1886
North Twelfth street The crazed
NEGRO made after them and demand
ed admlttance 20 the Arlington home
Jim Arlington told Keeling TO go
lawav. and braced himself against the
door on the inside. More enraged
than ever. Keeling let loose with his
gun and fired two loads through the
ioor near the knob The first shot
caught Arrington's right arm at the
elbow and ne dropped to the floor.
One Of the girls inside shrieked
and cried out for some one to 20 20
the grocery store and saloon of NJ
L. Rickman. Twelfth and Flournoy
streets and call the police Kee,-
ling shouted "no" and darted out
after the girl She won the race 10
the store and after warming Mr..
Rsckman she made her escape
Through another door. At this junct
ure Keeling drew up at the door aud
demanded 10 be let inside. MI.
Rickman locked the door and Keel
ing stepped back and poured the con
tents OF the gun through the window
glass The scattering shot caught
Mr. Riczman on the right cheek and
neck and he dropped TO the foor
slightly stunned but not seriously
wounded. Preparing another load
the negro took aim again through the
broken glass and fired. As the
smoke cleared Jasper Peal. aged 22
wears. the bartender. dropped serious
lv shot in the face. He will lose the
sight OF one OF his eyes.
Patrolman Mitchell came up then
on a run and commanded the negro
to throw up his hands, but before the
, policeman drew his revolver Keeling
, had covered him. calling him a bad
: name, and backing OF. swapping the
, trigger. PatroNman Mitchell owes
|. his life to the fact that the cartridge
!. DID not explode. Keeling turned and
, fed to his home.
: Patrolmen Gourieux. Cross and
Garrett joined Mr.. Mitchell and they
. went to Keeling's house together
with Patrolmen ShTader and Smith.
Keeling was found inside stretched
out on a cot and apparently exhaust
ed. SERGEANT Cross and the other
police snapped handouts on the ne
gro's wrists and he was placed in the
patrol wagon and taken to police
headquarters.
Police Judge Cross was summoned
and warrants we're issued. Keeling
was taken to the county jail to spend
the night about $3.50 O'Clock.
Several alarms came to the police
last night. three from the Palmer
hotel and one over the Western
Union. Not until the third call did
rhe police know that a shooting waa
in progress
keeling's Record.
Keeling has beensemployed by the