Evening journal., 1915-03-23

by that name and had been shot and
killed on the day in question, March
6. DR.. p A. NJ Rovitt. county ply
sician, told OF assisting Dr. H. W.
Briggs in posting the body of the dead
officer.
Took Wounded Mans Gun.
Francis Szafrnski, a life insurance
agent who pulled the gun carried
by Patrolman Sharpless from the
wounded officers pocket on the day
Of the murder, told how he rushed to
officer Sharpless assistance and Of
officer Sharpless crying, 81 am shot q"
Witness said Tierney grabbed Krakus
and fell as Krakus shot him several
times The witness told how he asked
Sharpless if he had gun and of
Sharpless replying, "Yes, get it and
shoot him." Mr.. SzafrDsh said he
took the gun from the officers pocket,
but to do so he had to pull up the
rain coat worn by the officer.
The witness said he followed
Krakus with the gun to the yard of
the Hart pork packing plant in East
Fifth street, where the defendant hid
behind a sleigh. Attorney General
Wolcott asked the witness if Krakus
had done any shooting there. to which
question Mr.. Reinhardt objected, say
ing that was not the crime for which
/ Krakus was being tried. The OBJ
/ lection was overruled and the witness
/ told of Patrolman Mcdaniel arriving
at the packing house yard and of
Krakus firing at him, striking the
officer in the chest. When asked in
cross examination by counsel for
, Krakus if the defendant was en-
deavoring to escape at the time, the
witness said NO, he was trying to
kill everyone there" The witness
also said that Officer Tierney was
not shot while laying on the ground.
Councilman Tells Danger.
City Councilman Jacob thinner
man was called and as his name was
mentioned there was a hum heard in
the court room. The court raped
for order after which Mr.. thinner
mann related how he had attempted
to grab Krakus as the prisoner was
being pursued in East Fifth street
People following Krakus. the witness
said, We're shouting stop thief,
murderer" and the like. Mr. Zim-
mermann said that as he reached for
Krakus. the gun carried by the
murderer was fired, the barrel being
between his fingers. The bullet die
the councilman no harm.
Edgar Green, Melvin S. Blower anC
Frank J. Keiffer gave testimon.
similar to that already sworn too.
Railroad Man in the Chase.
Robert Manlove. the railroad engi
neer, whose suspender buckle was
grazed by a bullet from the pisto
carried by Krakus. told in a graphic
manner how he was standing neal
Fifth and King streets on the day o.
the murder, when Krakus fired th'
weapon at Councilman Zimmerman
Manlove said he followed Krakus Z,
Hart's stable yard. The witness caused
some amusement when he told how
Krakus. before reaching the stabl
yard, had run up an alley on Frencl
street, and when he (the witness
went up the alley Krakus shot at him
the bullet striking a suspender buckle
THE pavement was covered wit
ice" continued Manlove, 'and ! slip
ped and fell and my hat fell OF. IL
(Krakus) took my hat and mashed
and then threw it up the alley an
invited me to go up after IL. ] didn
go, as ! thought l didn't need il jus
az that time. Krakus ran throug
the alley and Officer Scott rushed u
and grabbed me- ] told him that
wasn't the man he wanted, and tina
the man he wanted was up the alley.
The witness then related how the
had followed Krakus to the stabl
yard and located him back OF tn
sleigh. He stated that Officer Gree
had warned the man to come frOl
behind the sleigh or he would shoe
Krakus refused TO come out and I'll
officers began TO shoot. Krakus shoe
ing back at them.
In reply 10 Mr.. Reinhardt, the wi
ness stated that he believed Ofic,
Green began the shooting after Il
defendant had refused to obey n
order To surrender
Special officer Green told how /
had run from Seventh and Mark
streets on hearing the first shots
the place where Krakus was capture
Officer Green told of seeing Ofic,