Evening journal., 1921-03-14
idle MAN IS
SLAIN WHILE
TRYING THEFT
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man 20 como up and was answered,
he said. with a command TO hold up
your hands"
Believing the man intended TO
shoot, Detective sutton fired one shot
down the stairway. and the man
started up the steps AS he reached
the top he struck sutton, the officer
says, with a heavy steel jimmy. in
dieting a severe wound on the fore
head which bled freely.
springing away from the man.
Sutton fired two shots. the first en-
tering the mans mouth, knocking out
a front tooth. and the other striking
him in the groin. Bryan stag
gered along the street and into the
entrance OF the new Arcadia the
atre, where he fell bleeding Both
Detective Sutton and the man were
taken TO the Delaware Hospital
where the latter was pronounced
dead, and the body turned over to
Deputy Coroner Nichols Detective
sutton returned to the police sta
ton.
The shooting attracted a good deal
OF attention and the district officers
quickly arrived. Patrolman James A.
Kelley rang for the ambulance, and
others kept back the crowd which
gathered quickly.
Examination OF the dead man
failed to disclose any marks OF iden-
tification. He wore a blue suit Of
good quality and a soldier overcoat,
which had been dyed black. In his
cap, which appeared to be too large
for him, was a copy OF a local news
paper dated January 26, folded be-
meath the sweatband. He carried a
blackjack hung to his wrist, and a
glass cutter, the detective said The
instrument with which he struck
Detective Sutton was OF chilled steel,
about Il inches long. and about
half an inch thick. The police say
that il the man had been slightly
closer TO the officer. or had not
reckoned on his being so tall, the
blow might have been fatal to Sut-
ton.
The body remained at the morgue
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was viewed by more than a thousand
persons but no one seemed 10 know
the man until the brothers arrived
and viewed the body.
The body was turned over to the
wife and will be buried by the fam
ily No arrangements for the fu-
neral have been made, however
Coroner Bullock will conduct an in
quest tonight. and about twenty wit
nesses have been summoned.
In his report TO Chief OF Police
Black, Sutton stated that he was
standing in front OF the Artisans
Savings Bank, sos Market street. II,
saw a man standing at Sixth and
Market streets His actions aroused
Sutton's suspicious and he stepped
back in the shadow of the doorway
The man walked down Market stree
TO the areaway leading to the sho'
shop and, after glancingt up ant
, down the street. darted down tn
steps. Sutton then walked up q
sixth street. crossed the street AM
walked down to the place where tn
man had entered. Hearing a SCUM,
as OF some one breaking In, SuttoI
flashed his light. saw a man standing
back of the showcase and calle,
Come on up AS the man did no
move, sutton then fired down th'
steps, the bullet striking the floor
The man then started up the stair
way
Hold you hands up" said Sutton
"You hold yours up" replied tn
burglar. as he started up the stairs.
"rm an officer replied sutton
Hold your hands up and come oi
out"
As the man came up the steps
sutton held his lashlight on IN
mans body to see that he kept hi
hands up and failed to notice tn
iron bar the man held.
As the man reached the sidewalk
he struck sutton ON the head. Push
ing the man back with his knee, Sut
ton drew his revolver ana fired a
The mans legs. the shot entering tn
groin The man came at him agai
aud sutton fired the last shot in IN
burglars meath
The case which was robbed wa
fat on the side wall Of the entrance
and was secured with a nasp an
small paddock. The hasp had bee
81 twisted off and the door swung opeI
, nrior to Sutton's arrival.
3 oliver Bryan, brother OF the dea
! man. was formerly a member Of III
b police force. but was dropped fC
S violation of the rules OF the depart