Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-29
before he could use it coffman had

before he could use it Coffman had
winged" him.
Andrews was hurried to st. Thomas
hospital. where DR.. M. U. Chesire
dressed his wounds. He was weak
from the loss ofIblood but it was said
he would soon be able to appear in
court If infection did not develop. His
| companion, giving the name of
James Allen, was arrested and was
to be given a preliminary hearing
| this afternoon.
| Each Of the negroes was armed
| with a revolver and razors and car
| ried considerable ammunition.
Negroes Operate at Boone.
The two negroes are said to have
operated Wednesday night and this
morning at Boone. The call from
Boone, notifying the local police tina,
the negroes were on an east bound
freight train, was brief and did not
give details of the crimes charged
against the men. 1t was said they had
held up and robbed Boone resident
during the night and had shot at
Patrolman Jack Roach, of the North
western agency.
The men boarded extra freight No.
2433, which was due to arrive here
at 6:45. The car in which the men
were riding was spotted by the train
crew and altho the train was a long
| one. tho engineer halted the train so
that the gondola car stood at the
Sixth street crossing. The train was
| in charge Of Conductor Dan Manley,
| of Boone.
i 4
Officers Await Train.
Night Sergeant Frank Campbell
| Officer Coffman, Motorcycle Police
man Harold Quimby and Special
Agent John Watt, of the NJ. & st. L.
were at the Sixth street crossing be-
fore the arrival Of the train. The en-
gineer and conductor knew of their
| presence as the train passed the
to the officers.
AS soon as the train halted Coff-
man went over the west end Of the
| car, Watt over the east end. and
! Campbell and Quimby climbed the
sides. The car was loaded with lum-
Der and the negroes had taken refuge
in the west end.
The officers acted rapidly as they
took the sides Of the car. At first
glance the position Of the negroes and
| the perilous position Coffman was in
WAS plainly seen by all. Watt, Camp
bell and Quimby Immediately closed
in on the pair but before the men
could be reached the shooting had
taken place.
coffman Gets His Man!
Coffman, who has seen service in
the trenches in France and bears
wounds, inflicted by Hun gunners,
was urtperturbed when he faced the
two men, one Of whom had drawn q
revolver. Coffman was quicker than
his adversary and before. Andrews
could fire the officer had fired. Camp
bell was upon Andrews almost at the
same time and gripped the negro's
gun as his arm fell to his side.
Watt and Quimby gave their atten-
ton to Allen and before the latter
was in position to use his weapon,
Watt had a revolver at his head.
When Campbell grabbed Andrews
gun he did not know the negro had
been hit. Andrews told the officer he
had been shot and was at once given
first aid attention by the police.
Andrews Talks.
At the hospital Andrews told the
police he regretted he had not been
killed as he did not want to go to the
"big house." He said he was to have
been married this summer, that he
was "a years of age and gave his ad-
dress as 1916 Connections street,
Gary. Ind.
When questioned Allen gave his
age as % and his address as 215
West Twelfth street, Lypchburg. Va.
The men had nothing tol say regard
ing their recent movements.
Allen was to be arraigned late to-
day and Andrews Will be given a
preliminary heaMng as soon as he is
able to leave the hospital. It is prob
able the men will be taken to Boone
for trial., IL. It is found the Boone
county authorities have a good case.
If the men are not convicted in
Boone county, they will be returned
here for trial. Both have been charg-
ed with carrying concealed weapons
in informations filed here.
Police Making Reputation.
Coffman's action, In disabling
gunnlan, following closely on the
shooting Of Harry Sanders by Spe-
cial Agent Watt, adds to the reputa-
ton OF the local officers as "go-get-
ters," and will result, no doubt, in