Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
On Operating Table, He Begs
Victim to Forgive Him.
Both Critically Hurt.
C0MRADE GIVES OFFICER
PINT AND HALF OF BLOOD
TRANSMISSION, in Record Time, Nec-
essary Before Performing
Operation.

Twenty y-three-year-old John F. Nc
Auliffe, policeman of the seventh pre-
cinct. was shot and probably fatally
wounded as he was patrolling his beat
early last night by a drink-crazed man
who turned his revolver on himself q
few minutes later. Both are in George
town Hospital in a critical condition.
Police could learn of no motive for the
shooting.
In the emergency room of the hos
pital as the two men lay on operating
tables side by side, Samuel Jenkins,
the man who is alleged to have fred
the gun, pleaded with McAuliffe to
forgive him, saying he had not known
what he was doing.
McAuliffe was shot through the lower
abdomen, the bullet entering the right
side and passing completely through
his body, coming out the left side of
the back. The bullet dropped from the
policeman's clothes as he was undreSsed.
jenkins was wounded just above his
heart, the bullet also passing through
his body.
TRANSMISSION Required.
Profuse bleeding. both internally and
externally, by McAuliffe made a blood
TRANSMISSION necessary before an opera
ton could be performed. Policeman
Harry P. Britton, assigned to bicycle
duty at the seventh precinct, gave q
pint and half of his blood for his COM
rade as two other officers stood nearby,
ready to offer their blood if it should be
Dr-
geon, performed the operation about 8
o'clock, two and a half hours after the
shooting, and McAuliffe was reported to
have rallied, although little hope was
held for his life.
Piecing together information obtained
from various witnesses, police recon-
struct what happened as follows:
Jenkins, who lives at 1918 Thirty
fourth street and who has been arrested
several times for violation of the prohi-
bition law, had been drinking during the
afternoon. A half-gallon jar containing
less than pint of what Is believed TO be
liquor was found in his bedroom On the
dresser.
He quarreled with his wife, Mrs.
Augusta Jenkins and she and their
12-year-old daughter Doris left the
house when he threatened them with a
revolver. A son, Wilton, Is years old,
remained with his father.
A few minutes after 6 O'Clock, Jenkins
became noisy and violent and a neigh
Dor went to look for a policeman. He
found McAuliffe and the officer promised
TO investigate. He walked I'D Thirty
fourth street past jenkins house and
the disturbance had subsidized. AS he
reached spot in front of 1917 Thirty
fourth street, two doors away, q shot
crashed through the front window of
Jenkins home and went wild.
AS McAuliffe wheeled, John Raymond
Wall of 2914 M street, who was visiting
at 1917 and was standing on the front
porch, saw Jenkins lean through the
broken window and take aim. He
reached out and seized the policeman
oy the arm and pulled him toward
shelter at the same time shouting a
warning. simultaneously jenkins fired
second time and McAuliffe fell to the
ground.
Bullet Goes Wild.
Jenkins again took aim and Wall
who was dragging McAuliffe to the
porch. dropped to the sidewalk to be
out OF the line of fire. A taxicab was
passing at the time and he hailed the
driver. AS the cab drew I'D to the
curb. Jenkins fired at Wall, but the
bullet went wild. He was standing
some distance inside the room and in
stead of going through the window the
bullet lodged in tie wall of the house.
wall then put the injured man into the
taxi and drove with him to the hos
pital
Meanwhile a neighbor telephoned the
station house and Policeman j. T. Nash
and Patrol Driver j. l.. Prinkert re-
sponded with the patrol wagon.
NaSh said that when he reached the
place Jenkins was leaning from a front
window on the second floor.
What's the trouble" the officer in
quired
Nothing. come on in"
Cant the doors locked. Come
down and let me in"
I can't do that" came the reply. II
just shot myself"
Wounded Man on Couch.
Nash climbed in the broken window.
with Pr1nkert following. and went to
the front room on the second floor.
where he found Jenkins sitting on a
couch with blood flowing from his
wound. A .45-caliber Army Colt re-
volver was lying beside him. Two un-
exploded cartridges were still in it and
four empty shells were discovered on
eAic AIOOl. JcIihitlS lOlu the OIuC6T LldL
he had shot himself.
Nash and Prinkert Immediately car
ried him out to the patrol on a stretcher
and took him to the hospital. The
boy Wilton. had run out the rear door
when the shooting began.
When Jenkins reached the emer-
gency room he was placed on q table
beside McAuliffe. Recognizing the man
he is said to have shot, he turned an
face toward him.
Forgive me-" mister he said.
Sure" McAuliffe readily replied.
The blood TRANSMISSION was performed
in record time. DR.. Borden keeps a
record in his Office of the results of
physical examinations Of every man
on the police force. He was immedi-
ately notified that TRANSMISSION would
be necessary and, finding that the blood
of six men at the seventh precinct
would be suitable. he notified them and
asked for three volunteers All offered
to go to the hospital. but Britton, Frank
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