The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-22
FOUR SHOT BY NEGRO;
FEARED ONE WILL DIE


crowd passed Brush and Clinton-sts.
and was shot when he. grappled WIN
the Negro In the yard OF No. 241
Brush-st., where Hawkins was finally
|cornered, a high brick wall prevent
ing his escape to the alley.
Palonus had Hawkins by the arm
when the Negro shot three times
one OF the bullets entering Palonus
breast, just below the heart, and an
other piercing his intestines. The lat
ter wound may prove fatal. though
st. Mary's hospital reports that Pa
lonus has fighting chance for life.
His family lives at No. Z Dougher
Lane. Wilkesbarre. Pa. and he was
writing birthday letter TO them,
when he saw the mob pass. He Will
be 20 years old next Saturday.
David Eisenberg tried to head Haw'
kins of. stepping from in front OF the
McGfegor Mission. moment after
Sergt. Fred Wendt and Patrolman
Forster had sent shots past the Ne
gre, ordering him 10 stop. Hawkins
wheeled. and sent bullet into Eisen-
berg's leg just above the ankle.
Then the Negro lodged into the
yard at No 247 Brush-st, where he
was followed by Palonus, and shot the
latter. just as the policemen, at the
head Of the mob, rushed in.
Hawkins tried to climb over the
brick wall. His revolver was empty.
Forster sent bullet which broke the
Negroes right arm above the elbow.
The crowd rushed In on the two
officers as they dragged Hawkins out
A squad OF detectives from headquar
ters, and the flying squadron and an
auto patrol dashed up and fought their
way through the crowd, surrounding
the officers.
The crowd fought to get possession
OF the prisoner, screaming that he
should be lynched, but the officers
made a wedge around him, and got
him TO the auto patrol, which whizzed
him away. the mob following, and
fighting officers who guarded the rear.
step Of the auto.
At the station, Hawkins collapsed
from fear. crying like a baby. and
sobbing that he was going to be killed
When he was taken to st. Mary's
hospital, where the other injured had
been sent, the mob chased the ambul.
ance. but was foiled.
station after his wound was dressed
His only comment to the police has
been: Il didn't mean TO do ii. don't
know why did Ii"
He gave hts name as Davis but Pa
trolman Wallace Williams recognised
Nun as an ex-convict, sent to prison
FOR enticing little girls into Watson
st. house, and later released on Do.
role.
Miss Bertha Radlick, OF No. BIT VII.
lis-ave. east. came to police headquar
tiers. Monday morning, limping from q
bullet wound In her right leg. below
the knee. and reported that she was
q victim Of the fusilade of bullets
fired from Hawkins automatic 10
volver.
With her cousin. Miss Nettie Gray
living on Superior-st., she was stand.
ing at Brush-st. and Gratiot-ave., wait
ing to transfer to a Michigan car
when the Negro chased by q big
crowd, fed toward them, shooting
every few seconds.
After one Of the reports, Miss Rad
lick felt q twinge of pain in her leg
and sank to the pavement.
m shot!" she gasped, to her AZ
tonished companion. Miss Gray as
sisted her, half carrying her to the
drug store at the corner. where hel
wound was dressed. temporarily, and
she went on to her home, while the
crazed crowd In pursuit Of the Negro
never noticed that woman had been
among the list Of victims.
Monday morning, the wound both
cred her SO much. that she called ON
Police Surgeon Griffith Thomas to see
about having proper care taken Of it.