Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-25
LUNE UFTIOEh
HURLED FROM
SPEEDING {, AR

Frank w Hirsch q barber from the
Warren district, is in the city Jail fac
ing q sentence of six months on a
charge of assault and Patrolman
George Specr, Of the night force, is
nursing a number Of bad cuts and
bruises as The result CT an encounter
early Sunday morning which nearly
cost the life OF the officer.
Patlolman Spear, Lieutenant Gatliff
and patrolman Pollard hao finished
their shifts and We're leaving the sta
ton shortly after O'Clock Sunday
morning when the affair started. At
the corner Of & avenue ana Tenth
street Pollard turned south. Speer
turned north and the lieutenant
turned back to the station as he re-
membered that ne had not put his gun
away.
The entire story of the affair was
clearly brought out in the testimony
CT 6omc tour OF live witnesses at the
trial Of TIir3oh. According 10 the tes-
timony Speer' continued up @ avenue
alone and two minutes later was lying
in the gutter unconscious. A local
business man who had witnessed the
encounter leapeC into his car an drove
to the officers side Speer had been
kicked from the running board OF a
car he had attempted to halt. The
civilian finally succeeded in arouslng
the stunned officer who, with blood
streaming from his face and hands,
got into the car and the two gave
chase to the iugitives.
TWO miles out on the Bisbee high
way they overlook the fleeing machine.
They ordered its driver to pull over
and stop The order was not obeyed.
They turned in close to the car ana
started shooting at the rear tires. Both
the civilian and the wounded o1flcer
tried and finally shot away q tire and
hal.2d the car. The man Hlrsch
Hirsch leaped from the machine and
attacked the already almost helpless
patrolman A fist fight followed IN
which Hirsch was finally floored ana
placed under arrest.
The other occupants of the car were
also arrested. They were woman
said to be the wife of Fiirsch and VINO
was driving the machine, and II. W.
Brown and wife, all OF the Warren
district. The party was returned 10
the police station where the city phys
ician was summoned to dress the
numerous wounds which Patrolman
Speer had suffered and a small CUT
over the eye of Nirsch, sustained III
the struggle on the highway.
/ Hirsch and Brown were both Jalled
Hirsch was charged with assault ano
with disturbing the peace, The trouble
had started when someone in the cal
E had asked the officer for matcn
Speer told them that he did not nave
/ a match and they cursed at nm
according to the Testimony both OF
the officer, the business man ana Mr
and Mrs Brown.
! At this Speer stepped onto the run
ming board of the car and called or
| the driver to stop She Immediately
put on speed and Hirsch started beat
inc at Speer and kicking at his hands
where he held to othesid Of the cal
door It was. estimated by the VII
nesses that the car was going nearly
256 miles an hour when Speer was
filtally hurled to the pavement.
Brown, who verified the story tolo
by his wife, by the officer and by tho
civilian was released Monday after
noon on a bond of 300. A date for his
trial will be set later. Hirsch gave
notice of appeal but was unable tc
raise the appeal ond at a late houl
| last night.