Evening journal., 1919-12-11
SNITH,NEGRO,
SHOOTS Wife,
And Then COP
Officer DuttOn Has Morrow
Escape When Fired at
in Alley
SHOWS PLUCK AND
SHOOTS ASSAIEANT

Hearing cries for help and revolver
shots as he was standing at the report
ing box, at Ninth and Wilson streets, at
4 o'clock this morning, Patrolman Ed
ward DuttOn hurried TO Taylor street,
where he found Mrs. Joseph Smith.
I Negress, Of No. 6i2 Jefferson street,
lying on the sidewalk with a bullet hole
in her left cheek. Shouting TO John w.
Jones. a Negro, Of No. Az Taylor street,
10 notify the police station, officer Dut-
ton started on the hunt for Joseph
Smith. husband Of the woman, whom
she said had shot her.
/ Failing 10 locate the man, Oflcer
Dutlon was returning to the woman
when he heard means coming from an
laliey leading into Wilson street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. Draw
/ ing his revolver he entered the alley
and was shot, the bullet grazing the
/ left side OF his head. The officer fell 20
I the pavement, but raising himself on
/ his knees. he nred six shots at the form
OF q man in the alley and one ot the
bullets found It's mark, striking the
msn~ who proved 10 be Smith, IN he
back beneath the right shoulder. emlth
managed to get away, but was iater
captured at his home, by Patrolman
/ Joe Lynch. a new patrolman.
officer Dutton. after losing Smith IN
the allev. made his way back 10 where
! he had left Mrs Smith and he sent
call 20 the police station, from Box NO.
go al Ninth and Wilson streets, Tor
tbe nolica patrol. In the meantime
/ Iones who was walking down the
street behind the Smiths and who wit
messed the affair. had gone 10 the po-
lice station and told OF the shooting.
police Captain Kelleher detailed me am
buIance and the police patrol crews and
several officers 90 the scene.
Z -rhe Injured officer and Mrs. omitn
,vers rushed 10 the Delaware Hospital
where n was found that the officer was
onIv slightly wounded the bullet having
ecrsned Inc left side Of his head tear
/ inc a hole in his cap and then lcaVlhs
a his ran showing two bullet holes
| about four inches apart. a..
Ms smith was shot through he
laSi check and heg condition was more
serious. - too, shot
.,,,,co there being one wound Denlnu
tho len ear and the other IN the PACK,
Sno,tb said ne shot himself In the hesu
IT, shooting his wife and thak ne
vented 10 de slth his good CLONES
On He was taken in the police am
6,,iance 70 the Delaware Hospital
-rbo condition OF the officer ana lne
Nogroes nrevented their appearance 10
go Court today but Deputy Judge
Fingor Fir 0xed bail in Smiths case az
$40 500 an two charges Of assault win
,ntont IN commit murder and Mrs.
S,,itb was ordered held under sou pan
80 witness Dr.. Sands OF the Della
go IJosnital staff reported That unless
comnlications set in, Smith would De
oTio to appear in Court on December %
o-,d tbe cases were continued until that
/ time. ,..,,.. -ho,,.sl
,,at no was about to make a report
t,or box No. 2i2 at i05 o'clock when
ha beard the shots fired by Smith at his
,,,ife Running down Wilson street he
,o,,D5 tbe woman on the sidewalk,
smith was not in sight and he started
searcbinp for him. After going TO Pop
lar street and not seeing the man he
was returning when he heard the means
from an alley.
no shot himself and when the officers
, entered he fired at him. The weapon
used by Smith was but few feet IRON
the oficer's face and the flash blinded !
him. 4
As he fell ne started shooting and
one bullet struck Smith. He escaped
and made his way 10 his home.
In the meantime the injured man and
l. Ia nnEnNfQI a
and the police were detailed TO cover
the Smith home in Jefferson street. Or
fcer Lynch hurried TO the house and
entering found Smith on coueh ana
nearby on a table was the revolver ne
had used with three empty and TWO
loaded cartridges in It.
He admitted shooting his wife and
the officer and said ne had shot himself |
once. but the bullet wound In his back |
was due 10 the officers craftsmanship. |
The shooting Of the patrOlmsn caused
much excitement despite the early hour |
Of the morning. and 10 was reported /
that several officers had been killed.
The shooting OF 0flcer Dutton and
the narrow escape Of other officers In I
the department within the past month, /,
following the murder OF Patrolman
Thomas L. Zebley by Lem Price the ]
negro thief has aroused the department .
officials. This morning Chief Of Police |
Black addressed the officers as theE
went on duty and gave instructions for /
them 10 safeguard their lives as much /
as possible when making arrests by /
drawing their revolvers. The men have |
been instructed TO use their weapons /
without hesitation when the necessity |
arises
Patrolman Dutton remained at The
Delaware Hospital until 10 o'clock this
morning when he was taken 20 his
home at No. iii9 East Thirteenth street.
He Will be able to report for duty