Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-10
|rrnzed Slayer Shot;
Wounds 4 Policemen

|c,oanued from rage Ono n...,,, e.oa
1, t.ont Of the house nrcScu ,,,a ,no,,nJ' m,J"
fhc iLGm' iIo bottom Of the stairs, wound %
from ,Ln inv rotrolman in the lcg' IAN IS
Ems the ,nogcd TO hobblc back out OF
bon nlh"% haforc Drcscn could frc again.
|hnd GO, oC ~ thc ncighbors had sent IN
SOM, and motor patrols Loaded WIN
|riot cn. ,.o fron the Twentieth ana fcd,
|rnen ca.n, .noots station, the Fitteenth ana
|eraI ~ '.rccts station, the Tw'nti'tii
|locuT,!y, uT,!y,.,,,.otcr streets station, ms wen
|fnd ! ni'",rcIfth and Pine streets station
|sS the ,l.o district the shooting took
place sr,sbcs Down Door
H., ,otrol from the Fifteenth ana
an.t a. streets station came up'r n,oI
|Irt |IoyULt Frun eDrang on win ,ul'",i.
'ep"" William Hahn. Abrahhm, iJr"i,M LI
|nnJ william Hogan ana r''S"'P '"'
house. g., roc,,cd thc front door.
.n..o,mon n, Hahn got q fir" ak from tnt
Pat.oI md broke 1t down rem VIII,
|Ia'rrG,;,, his mon at his back, at with
IN VIZ We" rcodv. There was no sign "i
nsoscn 10 be seen. I,.,.
'trSr" -r,, room was in darkness. liorwitH
~, noshIight. With it in ono hand
Paa j. u. automatic ready in the other,
Enu urnb,cJ "i thc searching party. NhPn
nc nt" ,.oro ,rrc the Negro was not on
|ln" e.st door they went cautiously up
M wi, Winding narrow stairs to the
|second. ,i,,,o I1oryitz md be
.t,i %"" " rho lieutenant warned. lior-
W.T. having the hashIghtt;; went WEI, amen anr"n'
wa "ilI right. lieutenant. inc patrol
IAN " answered. "hc can only get ono
|ol TTcy W., couId not find the murderer on
scSrond floor, and turned to IN"
|,nt, MT. door which led to the stairway
umwh m.h wrrt 10 tive third floor. As Hor-
~. flashed hiy lamp they saw no sign
|W!T n.o.cn mU When they ncarcd the top,
aror @ he @prnng out nt th"m from
n,.n IN ,Ir stair where hc was wait
|trs.
Come an Get Me"
n.,.or cvcs and teeth cleaning fe-
..i;onsIv in the light Of Horwitz's lamp,
W. dpiibcrnte aim with big revolver.
II, w. prrinned Mt the patrolman and began
m oSont over and over, Come an get
70 .Oom, on,rc nm get me-" in a weird bat
| te tune Of his own. r.,
II was bur an instant after the fash.
|, ,I,bt had struck upon him as he Jumped
ant Of his hiding place that he iircd'
|potroIman Hahn was right behind lior-
ritz his hand on his shou Idcr. The
|bpIICt was fired point blank at Hor-
# struck him in the scalp, glancing
| |lrrsiv and tearing out aga in after in
artinr n surface wound and grazing the
honp So close was the revolver TO 1lor-
wiz that the explosion pittod Hahn
With rowdcr. A% Horwitz collapsed
rgain,t him. EIahn's arm was jnmmed
sgairst tn, wall Of the stairs and his
hand cut.
hcIpod ease TIorwita down on the stairs
and then lifted him in his arms aud
carried him out. AS the natrOlmcn
turned they heard the crazy singing of
| Drcscn: Come an get Inc, come an
get ne"
TLn injured patrolmnn. including the
man first hurt, were sent to the Poly
clinic Hospital, where the body of the
woman already had been taken.
Within n few minutes the house wns
surrounded BY n heavy Gordon of police.
Drcsen was hiding somewhere in tho
house, they knew, but were uncertain
where.
IieIfOnant Fem held consultation
and decided TO send for fire eng. to
Try to drown ont" the Desperate,
rather than risk the lives of his men
By sending them up the narrow stairs
after him.
Engine Co. No. 1 was summoned
from Eighteenth and South streets. and
Chief Barrett came to take charge Of
the operations Of the fremcn.
Attack With Hose
HosCman John BOYLE, Of 52i South
Sixteenth street, acting captain Of the
/ night platoon Of No. |. took n line of
bose mp 20 tho third floor of the house
|tppoSit", llo crouChCd down behind the
| brick Sized of the wall below the win
dow aad took careful aim with the hose
Of he window panCS Of the house Mt No.
J. lie could see a dim figure in the
loom, where there was low gaslight
burning, and thought It was DrCscn.
Walor,' Boyle finally yelled. and
The pressure was turned on from nu
engine pumping on Lombard street
&oUOd tho corner.
The heavy stream struck the window,
and There was tinklc of breaking
glass aud crash Of splitting wood
work aS the water tore out tho sash.
HUf tl,p ppign nf tho ,yluag n ,,,l