Evening journal., 1915-03-06
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feet behind him.

feet behind him.
Seeing Patrolman Sharpless stand
inc at Sixth and Market streets doing
tranc duty. Oilicer Tierney shouted
10 his fellow officer TO head OH the
fugitive. As he did the fleeing man
turned. and lcveliug the automatic
pistol at Officer Tierney. the man
fired three shots. All struck the Of
fcer. two bullets entering the alb
domen.
As Tierney fell TO the sidewalk, Pa
troIman Sharpless struck at the man
with his club. The next minute the
aSsassin's gun was pumping lead into
the body OF Patrolman Sharpless. vito
fell TO the sidewalk.
Just as Sharpless fell. trolley ear
was passing on which Mrs. Sharpless.
mother of the patrOlman. was Il
passenger. Seeing her son fall. Mrs.
SbarpIess left the ear, hut had to he
assisted TO the police station.
Passersby ran 10 the assistance nj
the two officers and they were ear
ried to the police station. and from
there were rushed 70 the Delaware
Hospital by the patrol crew in the
department machine.
The murderer. with the smoking
pistol in his hand. ran down Market
street TO Fifth street. where he turned
east. Meantime word Of the shooting
having reached the police station
Sergeant Lyons. who WAS in charge
sent Sergeant George Massey and Pa.
trOlmen Green. Mcdaniel and others
out for the man.
Civilians Chase Murderer.
BY this time there WIS a mob fol-
lowing the gunman. crying. "stoI
murderer" The yelling crowd was
close on his heels and rs he pasSet
the saloon Of james Thompson. No
- East Fifth street. one of the pur
sucrs made a grab for him. As h'
grabbed his feet went from under
him on the slippery sidewalk.
zimmerman Grabbed Him.
Attracted by the Ouicries and sec
ing the man running. COUNCILMAN
Jacob Zimmerman. who operates
delicatessen stand on the west sidl
of King street al Fifth. ran across tn
street and threw both arm around th
fugitive.
As soon as Zimmcrmaun'S hand
closed on the man. the lattcr'S re
volver was exploded while the barre
of il was prOtruding through thinner
mann's fingers. The Councilman re
leased the man Immediately and h
continued his Hight east on FIT
street until he was captured fe'
squares further on. The blood wa
flowing prOfusely from the assassin
wounds and he was taken 10 the pc
lice station.
COrncrcd BEHIND Cart.
The man continued running II
he came TO the Hart Pork Packiu
plant, Fifth and Poplar streets. an
there he darted behind o cart thnt wa
inside the Hart yard. The man WI
visible TO Sergeant Massey and o
ficer McDannelI.
X. II. ManlOVe. railroad onginee
was passing ut the time. He beggt
Officer Mcdaniel TO shoot the man :
else lend him the gun and he NOnl
Just at that moment the murder'
fired. the bullet plOughing tiiroue
the coat of MaelOre and striking
snspender buckle over his hear
which detected 1t.
As the smoke of the blazing pist
cleared. the man fired again, tll
time striking PatrOlman James
Scott, who came up to the yard. Tll
bullet was also detected. il striking
case in the officers pocket which he
bis eyeglasses.
The officers could not return the
at this time, however. as the mdn &C
tinued to keep under cover, and the M
bullet fred struck the hand Of anotl
bystander, whose name was not learn
AS this bullet was fred the policen
returned the fire and it is thought Il
this was the time the man was shot.
was game, however, and returned
fire, the next bullet striking Patroln
Mcdaniel in the left breast, direc
over the heart.
As Mcdaniel staggered back. S
geant Massey and the other oftic
closed in on the murderer, beat !
down and handcuffed him. A start
the police station was made. The p
oner and the officers were surrounded
hundreds Of citizens. and there were Il
cries of Lynch him" heard.
The murderer on his way up the str
kept his eyes lowered to the ground,
with six officers in the lead and the II
shackled to two others, with a score
officers following, they forced their v
through the crowds which trailed al
TO the police station.
Grated Great Indignation.
The shooting of the officers arOu'
residents as they have not b'
aroused in years, and II the murde
had fallen into the hands of crOV