Evening journal., 1915-07-07
BELIEVE MAN WHO
shot Policeman
IS A PARANOIAC
Cunningham Tells Doctor
He Fears Enemies Who
Would Mutilate Him
Ills victim HOVERS
IN DEATHS SHADOW

Physicians at the Delaware Hospital
this afternoon announced that Patrol.
man William J. Davidson, who was shot
on Monday by Patrick Cunningham, was
still in a grave condition. If any turn
for the better IS 20 come it will not be
until after tomorrow at least. according
to Police Surgeon G.. w. X. Forrest.
'unnmghum refuses to state where he
lived in Philadelphia. The prisoner ad-
mits having worked at and near Holly
Oal, for the past three years. and those
who knew him in that vicinity all say
be acted morose and held himself aloof.
John Hehl. who had employed Gun
ningham for odd Jobs at his country
place at Holly Oak for the past few
days. said he never knew Cunningham
by name and he did not know it was
the man employed hv him that had done
the shooting until yesterday. Cunning.
ham was to have cut some grass at the
He'll place Yesterday.
Officials at the workhouse, where
Cunningham is being held without bail
to await the result of Officer Davidson's
wounds, claim that the prisoner is OBJ
sessed with the idea that some enemies
are seeking to MAIN him.
DR.. William II. Kraemer. physician
for the workhouse, states that Cum
ningham is a paranoiac, and as such,
is dangerously insane Cunningham.
the physician said. is suffering from
the hallucination that he is being
pursued by persons who seek to
nutilate him physically, and it was
for self-defense against these imagi-
nary enemies that he carried the re-
volver. Warden Crawford had a long
talk with Cunningham yesterday. and
the prisoner said that when officer
Davidson put him in the patrol wagon
on Monday, he said: I'VE got him
now" and Cunningham thought that
he was 10 be slashed and cut by those
who had been seeking him.
In his talk with DR. Kraemer, Cum
ningham appeared to be cool and did
not manifest any nervousness. He
talked normally on all subjects until
he began TO talk Of the fear of being
hcunded by enemies. He stuck to
that subject
Cunningham does not know that
Patrolman Davidson was seriously
wounded. He believes that the Of
foer was SHOT in the leg and he in
uuired about him yesterday. The
prisoner showed no signs of violence
but he is being watched carefully to
see that he does no harm to himself.
Chief of police said today that Pa
trolman Davidson gave an entirely
different version of the shooting from
that told by others, who claimed they
witnessed the affair Davidson, &C
-cording to Chief Black, said he had
placed Cunningham and John Golden
whom he had arrested for fighting on
the street. in the police patrol and
mad entered the machine himself when
cunningham started to wrestle with
him. AS they fell from side to side
bof the machine. Cunningham drew the
revolver from his pocket and he. the
officer, seeing the weapon, grabbed
Cunningham's wrist.
Cunningham being larger than the
patrolman and a powerful man,
wrenched his hand free from the Of
Ncer's grip, and pressing the weapon
close to the officers stomach. fired.
As he was struck. Davidson stepped
towards the rear steps of the patrol,
and as he descended Cunningham
fired again. the second bullet striking
the officer in the leg.
II was then that several men who
rere standing by rushed to the Of
1ce s assistance and oyerpowered
Cunningham. This version of the
shooting, it was said. had also been
told by the wounded officer to his
wife
Chief of Police Black and Sergeant
Of Detectives went to the workhOuse
This morning accompanied by a photo
grapher. They took a picture of the
prisoner which is to be sent to other
cities by Chief Black in order to learn
more about the prisoner. Just what
was learned from the visit to the work
house today was not stated, but Chief
Black admitted that he had talked TO
Cunningham and was to report what
had been said to Attorney-Ge General
Wolcott