The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-07-21
OFFICER MURDERED
AFTER DESPERATE DUEL WITH
JERRY MCCARTHY, AN ES-
CAPPED CONVICT.
KILLS HIS MAN BEFORE He DIES
Two Arrests of Well Known Sporting
Men Reveal Details of Whole
sale Burglary and Safe
Cracking Plot.

Minneapolis. One police officer
and one desperate dead, and two well
known sporting men in Jail are the
developments in the latest Mill City
police sensation.
Jerry Mccarthy, bank robber, high
wayman and escaped convict, was
shot and killed by Patrolman Joseph
J. Olinger, who died one hour later
with six of the outlaws bullets in his
body. At arms length from one an
other, the officer of the law and the
fugitive of the law emptied their re-
volvers into one another in the doubly
fatal pistol duel which took place on
the sidewalk on a main business
street
An offer by Mccarthy to blow and
rob the bank at Twenty-fourth and
Central avenues, and allow Patrolman
Olinger to share in the proceeds if he
would keep off his beat on the night
selected, was made known personally
to Superintendent of Police Mealey by
Patrolman Olinger himself, who said
that he had not resented the bride Of
fer because he wanted to lead on the
criminals so that he could capture
them with evidence enough to convict.
Following full confession made by
A. H. benson, poolroom proprietor
before County Attorney Robertson,
Chief Mealey and other members of
the police department regarding his
connection with Mccarthy. Fred A.
Briggs was ARRESTED as being impli-
Gated with the outlaw and is now held
in Central station. He acknowledged
Carthy, but denied being mixed up in
any of the latter's shady deals.
The confession obtained from Den
son was Of sensational nature and
outlined a system of robbery of which
he practically accused Briggs of be-
ing the brains while Mccarthy did
the actual work.
Mccarthy Had Record.
Mccarthy served five years in the
Montana state penitentiary for being
implicated in a $4,000 diamond rob-
berry at Butte. Later at Des Moines,
Iowa, he was sentenced to 10 years at
Anamosa for highway robbery and es-
capped after serving one year Three
months after his escape he came to
Minneapolis and attempted to hold up
a man on First avenue south between
Washington avenue and Third street
when he was frustrated by Sergeant
Mike Lawrence and Patrolman Jonas
Jonassen. At this time Mccarthy
pulled a gun and shot Jonassen be-
tween his arm and body. Lawrence
grabbed the gun and it discharged,
hitting Mccarthy in the leg. Nc
Carthy was given 10 years at Still
water on this occasion and escaped
four months later with a penitentiary
sentence of 80 years hanging over
him. Mccarthy was formerly prize
fighter
An effort is being made to find Pet
er Juhl, the man who escaped from
prison with Mccarthy. The police say
they have information that he was
seen in company with Mccarthy only
two or three weeks ago, but that they
parted company, Mccarthy saying
Juhl didn't have the stuff in him to
travel with a man of his own caliber.
Eva Allen, young woman, was TAX
en- to headquarters by detectives and
questioned. 1t was believed she
knew something of the whereabouts
of Juhl, but she denied any such
knowledge and was permitted to de-
part.