Evening journal., 1915-03-06

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Morris also carried false moustache
and whiskers and a number Of pawn
tickets in his pockets.
Markell. who reported the appearance
of Morris at his pawn shop to Officer
Tierney, the first officer shot, in an in
terview with a reporter Of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL, said:
sIast night this man entered my
store and offered to sell me a watch. He
did not appear pleased with the price
offered him for the timepiece, but said
he mad another watch. He left and this
morning / noticed him walk past the
store. About noon Morris entered the
store with a gold bracelet watch. which
he wanted SI6 for This refused. and
he left, saying that he would ask his
wife, who owned it, if she would accept
my price.
~ then left, watching the man as
he walked up Market street and at
Fifth and Market streets, Morris join
cd his companion and they continued
on up Market street to Sixth, where
they turned into Shiplcy street. AZ
Seventh and Market streets met Of
iicer Ticrney who had reported 10
me during the morning OF the loss
Of several watches and l told him Of
the visit of the man with the watches
at my store. Just then the two men
turned from Shipley street into West
Seventh street and on seeing the Off
GERS they ran. Ofiicer Tierncy follow
ing"
Il called the attention Of PatrOlman
Manmele 10 the man Morris. who
was running west on Seventh street,
and lIc followed. returned 10 Mar
ket street and then heard the shots
ringing out at Sixth and Market
/ streets"
Onicer Mcdaniel Athlete.
OFFICER Mcdaniel is one Of the best
known policemen in Wilmington. BE.
fore he went on the police force nc
was widely known as boxer. base.
bah player and football player. n,
was active in the old Warren Athleti,
Club. and has continued TO take par
in police sports. lie Is mOtorcycl,
officer. He was appointed September
>. 1906. He is a years old. He play
cd baseball with the Brownson team
several years ago.
At 2.3O o'clock this afternoon NJ
tendan;s nj the Delaware Hospitn
said that PatrOlman Mcdaniel ha,
been shot through the left lung an,
his condition was very serious. Pa
trolman SharplcSs was shot In the ab
domen. There arc slight hopes TO
his recovery.
Patrolman James 7. Scott, who wa
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
the Phoenix ambulance, will be able
leave the institution late this alte
noon CT early tomorrow morning. on
Ger was shot through a muscle in h
, right side, the bullet from the murderer
pistol going through his eyeglass cas-
and then under the officers right arm.
At the Delaware Hospital II wa
thought nj first that "Pcte.- the mat
dcrcr. was seriously Injured. lut
developed that when he apparent
became unconscious while Try ing {
tell his name he was only prctcndini
> II did not take the physicians an
, nurses long TO lind this out. The do,
TORS found that "Petc's" condition wa
not serious. and they dressed IN
wounds in his legs while pOllccme
. stood about, and at two o'clock i
was returned 70 the police station.
Chief of Police Black. with Ofic
= KemrsSi as interpreter. questioned q
i, mar. He gave two names, Peter Krak
4 and Milba, although tc Kemrski
finally stated that Krakus was his rig
-s name and that he is Russian He sa
A. he came from Canada, but would n
# say what part. to Wilmington. and a
Or mitted he had been in Stamford, Cor
A The police suspect that he was ;nvolv
~ in some kind Of trouble in that city I
,t fore he came to Wilmington. Krakus
Ie Of large stature and heavy build.
he In response TO questions he said
IN had been living at No. 2l7 Popl
ly street, where he had n room, and hi
been in this city since Tuesday. A
T. thony Wentz has boarding hou
rs there, and denied any know edge
m krakus excepting that he had rent
OF room TO the stranger. The poll
IS went TO the house shortly after
by o'clock and gathered up all
I'D krakus' possessions they could iii
there.
et wentz said Milba, as he represent
nd his name to him, is % years cid, a
an came TO his house or Tuesday He S.
OF then he came from Baltimore, and Il
ay he desired to buy a barber shop in "
ns mingtOn.. Wentz said that he saw TO
ing out Of the way with Milba's acti'
at his home. The man sent some we
pd ing apparel to local laundry day
pm two ago in the name of Williams, it
or veloped in the search OF his room.
ds Chief Black also put Morris throi