Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-29
Policeman Shot in Boat
hOu,e Battle Not Ex-
peCted TO Live.
MISS KIPP TELLS OF
ATTACK MADE BY WOOD
Wounded Girl Suffers Greatly.
but Will Recover-Tragedy
Causes Big Sensation.
IFrom a s.an colresponaent.l


EAST RJ RJTHERFORD, April 29.-Pc-
liceman Charles Smith. who was bit
twice with rifle bullets fired by 1s-yesr-
old Clarence Wood. who for six hour
held several posses al bay in the Ruth
erford Boat Clubhouse. is dying today
in the Passaic Hospital
Miss Anna Kipp. the young society
girl. who was murdcrously assaulted by
Wood, who had decoyed her to the boat
house on tine promise that there was TO
be a riser party, has her head swathed
in bandagss in her fire home in Wood
ward avenue
TIE body Of tho boy is at the home OF
his step-fataer. wealthy retired stock
broker
Tire Rutherford Boat Cl1b-houser is a
wreck witain and vithout-witl1in
where 1t had been smashed by the en-
ragged boy with an axe, and without
where It had been riddled by bullets in
the sensational siege before Wood was
finally found dead with bullet in his
temple
Two of tbs rife balls Of Wood, fired
with unerring aim from the besieged
boat house hit Policeman Smith when
he was searching for Chief McClelland
as the chief lay in the bushes to escape
the raking fire of the youth as it swept
across the lowlands surrounding the
boat-house
Although Ers. Brooks and Beye-s
gave out statement today to the
effect that the boy was dead two hours
before his body was found. several OF
the besieging party are confident that
up TO within few minutes before the
boat-house wss broken into his ride
peppered away.
Traweds Crrscs srnsntfcr.
The strange and startling tragedy has
caused treme.idous sensation in tfis
section. because of the prominence Of
these coneern@d. Wood was a social
favorite. as was his victim. Miss Kipp
He was member of the Union Club
which is the most exclusive organiza-
ton IN rutherford. The girls father
and brothers are also members Of this
club Wood was a mild-mannered
youth, and with a rather weak. effeIrl7
I mate face. He walked with slight
imp owing to an affection of the hip
Everybedv in Rutherford agrees that he
was great favorite with the girls He
e5as good piano player. could sing
and despite his affliction. was cutie q
;iowler
They were telling in Rutherford today
af how great change came over the
youth ahout a month ago. His DISPOSE
zion suddenly changed He had been
inclined to be reticent and retiring
some of his friends tv.itted him about il
and he said thar hereafter he would be
as much 81 a man as any Of them.
According 10 those who knew him
wen he begun 90 play poker and mix
with the rest OF the men. Prior to that
time girls mostly were his companions
Tuesday night the telephone In the
home Of Miss Nipp rang Clarence
Wood was at the ether end. and asked
her to aeeompan. him and seyeral
others ON I, trip down the riTer. She
said that she would have to consult her
older sister and she would let him know
the next dag
Advised 10 Go by Sister.
Miss l<ipp talked to her sister Marion.
and the latter advised her TO accept the
invitation.
I'm sure sou viii enjoy a day on the
river" Marion said There can be no
harm when several are going in the
party. 1t will do you good At S:3a
O'Clock Yesterday morning several resi-
dents of Rutherford saw the couple
meet in front of a drug store IN Pas
sale avenue. They took the White lire
car. which passes within an eighth OF
mile of the Rutherford Boat Club
house. The conductor commented on
the laughing. animated disposition o.
the girl, which was in strange contrast
10 the sullen demeanor Of the youth-