Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-11
DETECTIVE RING
SHOT BY MEXICAN
WHO GETS AWAY
Murdered When Making Arrest Of
Two Men Accused of Steal
ing from Boxcars In Rail-
road Yards.
MURDERERs MAKE GOOD ESCAPE
But Police Officers Have Good De.
scription and ALI Officers
Working on Case.
OLDEST DETECTIVE ON FORCE

Tom Ring, the oldest detective on
the Omaha force, was shot and killed
by one OF two unidentified Mexicans
shortly before noon yesterday at the
rooming house of A. N. Madrid. 4O1
North Fifteenth street, where he had
gone in company with Special Officers
eastman of the Union Pacific and
Phillips of the Burlington to arrest
the Mexicans. who we're charged with
breaking into Union Pacific box cars.
eastman appeared at tho police station
yesterday morning declaring he had found
stolen property in the room Of the Mexi-
cans at the above address and asked that
Q detective be detailed to 20 there with
him and arrest them. Ring was sent.
The detective and the special officers
climbed two stories and a half TO the
room occupied by the Mexicans Ring
obtained broken washstand which he
placed against the door and climbing ON
top OF H. peered over the transosn. One
OF the Mexicans saw him and fired three
shots. One shot entered Rings right
eye, another lodged over his heart and
the third shattered bis left hand, The
shots were fired from .l4-calber Colts.
Mexicans Leave ON the Run.
The Mexicans then ran out oftthe room
toward the rear OF the house, entering
room occupied by Arthur Crisman. Cris-
man, who was shaving was ordered at
the point of a gun to throw up his hands.
While he obeyed. the Mexlcans jumped
out OF a window to the ground. One land
ed In a snow pile while the other crashed
through a shed.
They were seen by witnesses running
eastward toward certain location In the
third ward which IL a rendezvous Of Mex
leans. The police hope to land them
there.
Descriptions OF the men are being wired
to all cities IN the country and all Of
ficers on the force have been detailed TO
! look for the men.
Before In the afternoon the drag
met OF Officers had brought in about
| twenty-five Mexlcans. all OF whom viii
/ be held At least for a short time on siis-
| plcion. All Mexicens who tally close 20
| tho descriptions Of the men will be ar
rested until the murderers are found. de-
ciars the police.
Ring had been member Of the Omaha
force since March. 1902. He was made a
detective February 1, 1909 He was b5
years Of age. Surviving him are wife
and three daughters. Mamie. Lillian and
Blanche. One OF the daughterslin private
secretary to n. c. Howe. general manager
OF Armour's in South Omaha. Ring lived
at COS william street.
Ffsst victim since 1909.
The last policeman murdered in Omaha
was, L. A. Smith. who was shot on
January a.. 1909, at Ninth and Dodge
streets by Jack Curtin. who was being.
arrested for assault and robbery. sniitlt
took hold Of Curtin. who Immediately
fired and ran 10 the Douglas street
bridge where he was intercepted BY De-
tectiyes w. t. Devereese and Henry
Heitfeld. At the bridge Curtin turned
and wounded Devereese. Curtin was
stopped by a bullet.
Samuel Drummy. who was detective
with Steve Maloney for years. was killed
In South Omaha pool hall on the even
ing OF February IS. 1905, by negro
known as WIN Jones. Dummy walked
into the pool hall without knowledge OF
the presence OF Jones. who thought the
officer was after him. On the evening
before Jones shot Policeman Daniel
Lahey in this city. striking the officer
In hand. Jones had Just been out OF
the penitentiary three days when he shot
Drummy.
Council Bluffs Notified.
The Council Bluffs police have notified
the Omaha police that they discovered
two suspicious Mexicans in their territory
and had men out after their capture. At
last reports the Mexicans were digging
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