Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-23
FIRE PLUG STREAM
FLOODS OUT NEGRO
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from Patrolman spangler a call was
sent to the police station for aid.
Rush Up Squad of Police
Captain of Police Joseph P. Thomp-
| son, with Sergeant Page and Patrol
men Buch and Weisman and Chauffeur
Demma. were rushed to the Fulton
| street house in the patrol En- route
they met Patrolman Cope and took
MIN along. When the police squad
attempted to enter the Hager home a.
warning came from the window on
the second floor to the officers to keep
! away.
In the meantime Joe DENNY, the
chauffeur. went to the second floor of
the Blough building, opposite, and
| flred two shots into the room occupied
| by Hager. Hager answered with three
shots. Then the suggestion was made
to drown the fugitive out. Fire Chief
KINDER, who happened to be in the
crowd. went to the Good Will firehouse
and ordered out the hose squad and
com animation hose and chemical appa-
ratus.
Answers With a Shot
Sergeant Page with PatroImen Buch
ana Weisman, took possession of the
stairway leading to the front room
oarricaded by Hager. The other pa
trolmen remained on the lower floor.
Demma guarded the front door. One
|
| surrender. The answer was q shot
from Hager's revolver through the
room door, the bullet hitting the plas-
ter at the head of the stairway.
captain Thompson ordered the water
| turned on from the fire plug. The
force OF the stream closed the shut
| ters, but one of the Stats in the shutter
was broken. and through this opening
the water poured into the room. The
| water was rapidly filling up the room.
very little getting out under the crack
of the door. Hager opened fire at the
men with the hose stream, but the
bullets hit the door. After a silence of
three minutes Hager called out that
he was ready to give up.
| Break Open Door
! Ihen came the remark from Hager,
| "Good-by, everybody" 1t was repeat
ed three times. Silence again followed
| and all the officers heard were three
clicks as if an attempt was being
made to fire revolver. Sergeant
Page called to the patrolmen to fol-
low him, remarking, "I guess his am
| the door,"
With one push Sergeant Page broke
open the door. Patrolman Buch was
close on the sergeant's heels. Next
came Patrolman Weisman. Hager
made no resistance. Come get me-"
he said. Sergeant Page and Patrol
man Buch placed the nippers on Ha-
gar and led him down stairs. Patrol
man Weisman gathered up the ammt-
milton. On the bed was a pile of
cartridges Nearby was the revolver
! Three empty cartridges were found
in the mber, and the three cartridges
that had missed fire. Empty shells
were scattered over the floor.
Threatens to Get Square
While the other patrolmen kept
| he n No oh IIoer = L. a.
patrol, Patrolman Weisman guarding
the rear. Enroute to the patrol Ha-
ger kept up O continuous threat to
get square with his wife, calling her
all sorts of names. When placed in
the patrol he cooled down. and re-
marked, IT have nothing to be sorry
/ for" To a Telegraph reporter who
rode with Hager to the police sta
ton the colored man told this story:
II was married to that woman four
years ago. I work hard as a watch
man and trackman for the Pennsyl-
Vania railroad at Lucknow. l work at
night Because / told her to quit hav-
/ ing other men at my house, or get out.
she took a disliking to me. For the
past year my life has been a hell.
Every morning l come home / find
| beer and whisky bottles all around
my house, and my wife gone. She
refused to come and get me my meals.
| Says Wife Tried to Poison Him
ION several occasions when I took
her to task for her habits she told
me she would get square She has
put poison in my food and coffee a
number of times, but it only made me
sick. ! told her that would kill her
If she did not keep men away from
my house. Then she went to Alder
man Lands and had me arrested for
surety of the peace. This morning
when ] came home, it was the same
old story. 1 came home and no break
| fast"
Hager is frail looking fellow. He
was under the influence of liquor when,
arrested this morning. He denies US
ing drugs.
Mrs .Hager denied the charges made
by her husband and said he was In
sanely Jealous.
In addition to the wife's charge,
every officer who participated in the
arrest of Hager to-day will prefer a
charge of felonious assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. Captain
Thompson who made inquiries, ex-
pressed as his opinion, that Hager was
drug flend. He said the fellow had
bad name in the neighborhood in
which he lived.