Year: 1866

Lieut. Jacobs reports that officer johnson shot
and instantly killed q man named Edward O. Heron,
at about haIf-past 10 o'clock last night, at the
corner Of Spain and Victory streets. johnson was
arrested and locked up by Lieut. Jacobs The
cause of the difficulty is not known. @


Since writing the above, we visited the Third
District poce station, where we found that Officer
johnson had already been brought, and gathered
from the prisoner, himself tile following particu.
lars


At about half past ten, he heard noise pro-
ceeding from house at the corner of Spain and
Victory streets. He did not at first pay any atten-
ton to the noise, until he saw woman running
up the street, followed by a man. Prisoner fol-
lowed tile man to his house, and saw him enter.
The door was then locked. Prisoner then
inquired into the difficulty of the woman,
and told her, in answer to her statement Of the
facts, that it would be impossible to arrest the
man in his own house. She then requested pri-
soner to get her child out Of the house. Prisoner
said he would try. He then knocked at the door
several times, and was refused admittance. At
last the deceased demanded what he wished inside
before he concudedto open the door Prisoner told
him he wished to have friendly conversation with
him-tlat he was treating his wife and children
badly. The deceased said it was none Of his bust.
ness, that he had charge of the house and could
tend to il; ana d-n you" said he, catching hold
Of prisoner by both arms, % | will show you So"
With that he flung prisoner out into the middle of
the street. The deceased was a man Of great
strength. Prisoner then put his hand on his re-
volver, without drawing it. On seeing this, the
deceased rushed along the banquette towards
his grocery, and Immediately went into it. He
remarked at the same time that he would knock
prisoners id head off, or something to that
effect. He soon after rushed out with some sort
of weapon, "a heavy sledge hammer was found
upon the spot after the shooting,) and made
a threatening movement with it at pris.
ener Both parties were now in the street.
When he had approached within ten yards
of prisoner the latter fired. The deceased
then turned Immediately around and ran
back into his store. Prisoner ordered police
man to spring hisrattle, and then sprung his. Up
to the time Of last meeting prisoner and deceased
had been the best friends from boyhood. Never
had any difficulty or misunderstanding whatever.
The impression of the prisoner was that the de-
ceased had been drinking.


The statement Of Lieut.. Jacobs is that he went
to the store where the wounded man was, attracted
by the sound Of a police rattle, arrd found him
still breathing. The wounded man was shot under
the arm-pit and the shot did not come out. He
lived only few moments afterwards, not speak
ing at all. A doctor was sent for, but none ar
rived. The wife stated at the time that she
had seen her husband shove or push Mr.
johnson. but she seemed too much confused by
| trouble to give any connected statement Of the
matter johnson then delivered himself up to the
| lieutenant. 1t was some two or three minutes
after the latter arrived on the ground before alight
could be procured during which time it was not
known that Heron was shot.


Heron leaves behind him two children, and pos
sessed no other property beyond the grocery in
which he was killed. His bodyis still there await
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