Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-27
TRAPPED, SLAYER
ENDS HIS LIFE AS
MAYOR WATCHES
Sends Bullet Crashing Into
Head After Fierce Gun Bat
tie With Police.

The police today are investigating a
rumor that a siXteen-year- old boy
was hit and dangerously wounded
last night by a bullet from the re-
volver of David Mitchell, the desper-
ate negro, who killed his wife, shot
the man with whom she was said to
have been living and ended his own
life when surrounded by the posse ef
police he had fought off in a furious
pistol battle.
Who the boy is the police are un-
able to say but they regard 1t as
highly probable somebody was
wounded, as Mitchell shielded by the
stones Of a High street stoop, held the
police at bay. There were many per-
sons in the street at the time, and
the bullets We're flying thick and fast.
The house where Mitchell killed
himself. 429 High street, is directly
across the street from the home of
Mayor Jacob Haussling. The mayor,
in evening clothes, was just leaving
his house to attend the banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce, as Nit
chell began to shoot at the pursuing
policemen from the shelter of the
areaway. Mayor Haussling witnessed
the entire fight, and today expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
bravery and efficiency of the police
men who figured in the battle.
Mitchell killed his wife in board
ing house at IFS Academy street,
where she was living with Walter
Chase, a negro, thirty-two years old.
The negro entered the place at sup
per time last night. scanned the faces
of those seated at the tables and
Al rrfa fa y HrfT 60 I'D .
I've found you at last, haven't I?'
1t is said that Mitchell took a shot
at Chase, who Immediately ran from
the room into the hall followed by the
woman. Chase got to the street, but
the woman just reached the bottom
of the stairs leading 10 the second
floor.
Mitchell took aim as she was start
ing TO ascend the stairs and put d
bullet into her heart through her
back. She fell in her tracks dead.
AS the frightened inmates of the
house We're rushing away Mitchell
reLoading his revolver, ran upstairs
on his way to the back yard.
Patrolman Kolberg, of the Fourth
Precinct, heard the shots When he
bleeding profusely, running down
Academy street. He gave chase, but
Special Policeman Narian, who was
on his way up Academy street from
High, stopped the negro thinking
him the shooter.
1t was only matter of a moment
for Varian to find that Chase was
not the man he wanted. He told
him to go to a nearby drug store
and have his wounds attended and
then wait until patrolman could
help him.
There is a fence to the east of 176
Academy street. Varian beelSoned to
kolberg to go into the house by the
front door of IT'S. He jumped the
fence and got to the yard of IFS just
in time to see Mitchell leaving by
the back door. The special police
man drew his revolver, but Mitchell
was too quick and fired at him. The
bullet dicocheted off a fence and
Mitchell rau out into Summit street.
Kolberg, who had run through the
house after them urderer, met Varian
at the door from which the negro
emerged and with guns drawn they
gave chase. Over Summit street they
went. Every so often Mitchell would
stop and open fire on his pursuers,
who were gaining on him. Into Bank
street he turned. At Bank and High
streets he hesitated for a moment,
apparently undecided which way to
go. He looked in the direction of the
Court House and Market street and
then ran northward.
The officers were pressing him more
closely and when he saw the areaway
and a high-sided brick stoop at 42s
High street with its entrance from
the north side Forming a natural for
tification, he was soon behind itspro-
tecting walls.
Varian and kolberg quickly saw the
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