Evening star., 1932-07-06
POLICEMAN KILLED
BY CRAZED GUNMAN
Hail of Bullets Riddles House
Before Tear Gas Drives 0c-
cupant to Capture.
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His only injury was flesh wound in
the left arm.
Except for a roomer who resided on
the upper floor of the house. Long was
alone in his home throughout the bat
tie. The fact that the other man. Rob-
ert E. Taylor, escaped injury during the
incessant firing is considered by police
as remarkable At one stage of the
gunfire he had appeared at window
and attempted to shout his innocence
and narrowly escaped being hit.
Taylor, who is a cripple and lad been
living at the Long home for several
months, managed to make an escape
from the house just 10 minutes before
police subdued Long. He said the car
penter had threatened 70 kill him il
he attempted getaway.
None Seriously Wounded.
The wounded policemen, none of
whose injuries is serious, are:
Bedford F. Spittle. fourth precinct,
who was struck in the leg by buckshot
Arthur c. PoulSen, first precinct, who
was shot in the right shoulder; Watson
Salkeld, fourth precinct, burned while
shooting a tear gas gun; Robert r.
Klctz, ninth precinct, gassed, and Po-
liceman D. L. Guest, also of the ninth
precinct, gaSsed.
Spittle. Salkeld and Klotz were
allowed to go home after hospital treat
ment, but Guest and PoulSen are con-
fined to Casualty and Emergency Hos
pitfalls, respectively
Guest was gassed when he was trap
ped beneath the front steps of the
Long house, with the tear gas bombs
exploding all around him
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neighborhood and brought hundreds of
curious citizens to the vicinity, began
at approximately 1880 pm. when
Policemen Spittle and Sakeld, respond
ing to radio call to a reported shoot
ing at SOC First street, were fired upon
by Long after he warned them mot to
come any closer"
Long Opens Fire.
The officers were advancing toward
the house when Long stepped back into
the foyer and took aim AS he raised
his gun, the policemen sought cover,
one OF them sheltering himself behind
a tree in front of the house, while the
other lay prone behind the police auto
mobile. Longs shots struck the tree,
grazing 1t on both sides and narrowly
missing the policeman. He then fired
at the precinct car, five bullets Kidding
the body and top, and then, turning to
his shotgun, he sprayed it with buckshot.
While the policemen were returning
the fire, additional officers were sum-
moned to the scene by Longs young
son, Furman, 13, who was outside the
house when the police arrived.
Long ran from floor to floor, window
to window, shooting at any one in sight
and appearing somewhere else as soon
the fod on hfc ocf
stand. Searchlights threw the red
brick row house into brilliant outline
as police poured a steady stream Of bull
lets into both front and rear doors and
windows.
The windows of automobiles parked
along the street were shattered and
their bodies riddled by bullets and
buckshot fired from Longs guns.
Reports of participation in the battle
by Marine sharpShooters were denied
by the commanding officer of the fourth
precinct. Several Of the officials of the
Police Department we're on the scene
at the time.
Swanson, a rookie of less than a
years service, was among the first to
arrive as the emergency alarm brought
dozens of scout cars scurrying from all
parts Of the city. He had emptied his
gun and was returning from reloading
1t when Long, apparently overcome by
the heavy gas fumes, rushed outside
and saw Swanson approaching across a
lawn three doors down the street He
fired point-blank at him and dashed
back into the house
Wife at Bedside.
Swanson died at Providence Hospital
at 1910 o'clock, after vain efforts to
save him. His young wife was at his
side. An inquest into his death will
be held tomorrow at the District
Morgue.
OF his long struggle to fight of death
or capture despite riot guns, revolver
fire and tear gas bombs, Long said in
response to question today. You bet
I'm a game guy" Only luck saved
him from death many times as he
rushed from the house in clouds of tear
gas TO get fresh air AS he was put
into cell at the fourth precinct early
today, he said:
Il just did it to have some fun, to
start some fireworks"
Longs eventual capture was effected
by Policeman PoulSen and George A.
Walldrodt, who advanced through the
fumes as Long fired blindly at them.
He was almost overcome by the tear
gas as the officers closed in on him
and disarmed him.
Didn't Shoot Enough.
The prisoner. when an officer re-
marked that he was lucky to escape
with his life, retorted And maybe you
don't think plenty Of you guys were
lucky"
He said he wished he had shot more
of the policemen, declaring, They came
TO my house, didn't they? I told them
10 stay away. If they'd done that.
maybe there wouldn't have been any
killing"
Asked by reporter why he started
the trouble. Long assumed a belligerent
attitude and stated it was his own
business"
I'm not sorry for what I did he
said. Il wanted to die anyway. /
knew was going to die when all those
policemen we're firing at me. Certain
ly was going TO get a few OF them
frst."
Hubert Edgar Long, 35. of 21o First
street southeast son Of the captured
gunman. said he had applied at the
fourth precinct early in the evening
for some plainsclothes men to come
with him to quiet his father.
Police Aid Sought.
The desk sergeant said he would be
GLAD 70 send some reserve of1cers
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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