Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 30, 1885, Page 8

SHOT DEAD IN HIS TRACKS. A Wighwayman Killed While Attempt to Rob a Street Car, DRIVER WOOLDRIDGE'S SURE AlM His Urerring Bullet the Daring THE ROBBER NOT IDENTIFIED. | His Name Baid Olarles Collins, Residence Unknown, HIS SHORT CAREER IN OMAHA, A Bod, Bad Youth--Some Oriminal of His Recent | of the © ived, How the N ageous Act Was It v “Give me that h wWere words which were shouted into the of an Omaha strec dreiver. The re Bult was o ducl with revolvers at short range, terminating in the death of an audacions despe 0 who has been car Tying on the busin along the line of two weeks past, Last eveng at 648 o'clock, H. L Wooldridge, driver of streetear No. 10, of the Green lin shot and killed a high- wayman who attemypted to rob the ear of b box, near the corner of Eight- nd Lake strects, the cars rond railway of u troct ont | for the The Scene of the Shooting. The information of the tr, #oon brourht down town, and the ne ppread like wildir. rowds gathered in front of the opera house and the coro- ner's, engaged in speculative discussion of the event. All sorts of wild rumors were floating about, from which the lis- tener would | »in deter- mining whether there had been one or a dozen men killed. Coroner Drexel at once made pro tionz to go to the seene of the event, and in a very few moments started off in company with Deputy Sherifl’ Crowell and a re porter for the BEE When the spot was e of curious spectators W rounding the BODY OF THE DESPERADD, which lay outstrotehed on the west sid walk, in front of the residence of L. I Pryn, 1574 North Eighteenth street. The eybs were partly open, but glazed in death; the lips were slightly parted, stained with the last life blood; the arms were rigid and cold, the fingers of one clhutehing the butt of the revolver with which the robler had attempted to ghoot the driver. The shirt had been torn open, and the bloody spot on the breast showed where the unerring bullet ot Wooldridge had PIERCED THE HEART. The face was evidently that of & young man not more than twenty-one or two yeurs of age, bearing lines which showed its owner to be o bad, desperate charac- ter. Dr. Leisenring, who was among the first to arrive on the scene, made an examination of the man’s condition, and satisfied himselt that life was extinet. Coroner Drexel made o brief preliminary examination of the aflair by questioning several of the witnesses, and then dro: to the undertaking rooms with the body. ve some troub, pars ched, a erowd re found sur- Thousands View the Remains, The body wus conveyed through the dense crowd, which fairly blocked the street, into the k room of the build- ing, where it was exposed to view Thousands of people filed in to get a glimpse of the dead desperado. Police- men were on hand to keep the erowd orderly, and the procession was kept | moving until a lute hour. The dead | man’s shirt was turned back, revealing the small hole where the fatal bullet en- tered. The tirst one who RECOGNIZED THE DEAD MAN was a representative of the BeE while visiting the jail some wecks saw him confined behind the bars, rv('n;_in\'iun_ was corroborated by sev members of the police foree, | ture of the offense with which he charged at that time is nnknown. Oue of the numerous reports concerning him is that his NAME I8 CITARLES COLLINS and that he has had ehuvge of a bunch of eattle at the stock yard A number of residents of North Ou . who viewed the remaing, were positive that they had seen the deceased frequently in the past fow .1:.?~ in company with n sccond 1 1 who, a0, lso unknown driver of ¢ L informed are No. 17 of orter that a glance O two parties who attempted to last Mo, g 1 senflow was dri street about 8 o'clock t at the corner of Nichols street he was ac costed by the partics in question, who asked him when the next ear went to the g;'unl As they eame nearer the car, essentlow saw that one of the mien had bis faee concealed with a handkerchic Heimmediately app U denaniiig Tis rovolver, ord to keep away from the ear started to leive, the handkere Dief w h-n h the man wore becime untied and dropped, KEVEALING 118 FEATURES They were the same as those of dead man. His elothes were also Iar—a brown overcoat, bluck suit clothes and fur cap. the man's overeoat pocket was brimmed white hat, whicl rried to effect sudden appenrance 1610, WA also found in his pockets @ note hook containing the name of Urank Ward, A BOTTLE nd a few other min ands was loves, and st elt full of eart ) Which hio disohurgod it Wooldridgo w MURDEROUS LOOKING WEAVON of farty-four calilive. It was hy ;-.- means pew, but was in perfect working ovder Two other weapons were & lu.uui on bis porson A dong iteenth \tevening, when the in of THONG RESEMBLANCE, headguarters, in the or record book, a photograph was fc which hears o mg reseinblance to dead inan. It is that of John Dean gnhn Davis, who i It \l at 10 the Likinow Contral raiffond . August, 2684, ‘Tho printed deseription also tallivs in almost ov Hx ticular with the ap pearance of the . the height, color of hair, ‘age, ete, buing s 10 both At polie Y nd reporter | [ | tived the q | two there wi | with a eap, drawn down ove | His voic Somo of the officers of the foreo | of the dentical cagcs were wore THE INQUEST The coroner will hold of the & at 10 ¢'el inquest on ¢ Driver's Statement ldridge, the p! 1 icky and conr freely with He <aid little bel where [ 1 the oppo; ageons driver, t \bout the nding on t t from the 1 10 STOP, dm d up, ‘..‘1 on my membe ago, Tdetermingd to hit came to within me, and in a threatening 1 ME THAT CASIT BOX same - time raising his A mine ran. but he t much behind nd just as his gun w nine went oft. Ilis led past me pretty close, an 1KNDW ME MEANT BUSINESS There we vo ladics and a v, and ©ealled to the man to come and 14 the hor By this time the robber trect. T jumped from the car after him. When he saw me coming he turmed 1 tired me twice. 1 bluzed at him once between his two shots. He then rvan on to the sidewalk and turned and was going to dis. bullet oppec r moved talive and that was all. a word. Ina minute or big crowd g ard the shots don't He didn’t spea Just the people around know. what happened tl Pretty soon somebody HE WAS DEAD, and then Tgot on the street earand drove to the harn. Some of the street car nd police told me Icould put up the id then come down town myself up. mie of the oflicers enne down \.\lh me but did not arrest me ‘L am sure that the man T shot is the same one who held me up ten days ago At least he is built exaetly like him. [ could not sce his features as IS FACE WAS COVERED lis eyes, hisnose on and n handicerchief ticd np ove sounded the same night of the other robbery. He ap) to be conlident that he “would have trouble in getting me to hand over box. But 1 WAS FIXED ¥ umn In additon to having my handy, T had taken an old doubled it up breast under my coat. I wa ntident bullet could not get through it. B when I eame to see his gun—id ealiber I made up my mind that the rubber would not bullet had ev 1t wa revolver rubber coat, T strack me ully known that T ear- d o gun. . I told the other T didn’t want one. and that if anybody pulled s er on me and asked for the eash lln_) could have it T didn't propose TO RISK MY LIFE But I told the foreman that the for the for &15. next man who touched me would either be killed or kill me. 1 what was right and am willing to take the consequences. I have been in the employ of the company since the 18th day of Augustlist and board at,916 North did »evenir taken to the county e y fie will await the action of the coroner ury. A Series of Interviews, There were four people in the ear when the tragedy occurred. They w Miss Mattie Munnccke, resident at 13 North Eighteenth street, her friend, Miss Minnie Has-Hagen, Mr. C.J. Gregg and Mr, or, the latter gentleman ger of Bradstreet’s local ageney ez wias met by the reporter of the 2 oceurrence last night ned to make any stitement of L but finally con- cluded that it wouldn't do him any harm to yicld up what e kneas. 1w ng in the ear,”” he sa (ting with the gentleman by uu- my position being next to the front window o the driver was standing on the } Suddenly, I heard some one me that eash hox, and almost before knew what wa won I heard fired. T wu htly shocked at but went the driver, ** suid “Hold the linc and pulling his revolver he the \ and pursued the as he went. The fellow had shot at Wooldridge, whi h had not taken ¢ i shots, Woolds shot pr “Did you Tiear Ay Desides “give me the cash box No, not that I ean remember of.” “Did you see anyone with the robber at the time he made the attempt to rob tived howey times, the last \n)lui-vg ~ir; the whole thing was done so that I did not and could not take rvation of the affuir did not notice the man dr prevented his ‘-.‘mt,: very fur Mr. W, O. Taylor, the othergen n the car, could not be seen from one of the by it there had been an complice in the affair, who had been pursued by a William ‘Munnecke, resi- dent on Eighteenth and Lake strects the reporter at onee rimined to o him up. He was found at his residenc i 1S stateme ul~' rew importunt Ii upon clore grivi then, howey to detul story of M Munnecke duvahter, who was in the car at th of the ¢ ce. Sheisa girl 17 very pretty mord inte tatem ar and o in the earconyersing with my " shet sai e reporter's leading Urred I'he just talking about the theman Learning of but and of prssen gors wer car rob the lust t tired, Weo v i ) 1 1 ) s t lh. Lween driver the him which hind ped man, and the fellow s wd Language, ‘1I'm shot run back, and the driver and followed hin I heard the driver 3 he star ren, have you, L'm bound to k | I heard several m sl t by whom 1 dou't k too dark to disti ed up and looked out led to ard some on then uj r at th ved ard dd 1o the ground jumy g [ s 0 Jumy but fa ody ou don’t know then how ) opinion that the two men man in the | men | doors. Ir and give | | see him now, | Tow lived but ten miy the, and strapped in on my | we'done much good it the | 1 let them | cash |} | tinued, - | justiti | he will be rele: | limary tria | day Octoher < | the weap 1 e termination. | near Wooldrid, | ported the | company, inquiry, | street | THE OMAHA first stopped the car, identify hims” he wne masked. Besid could only get a partial view of his f Judging from his voice, when ho eris out rlyw he thought that wora th annything ahout after the off th o tell © We nottc 3 Wi ear and ran towards my brother. On the 1 something erouch ds by the side of the walk, am satistied . must have accom) of the robber, didn't stop to make o very mination, you may depenid I ealled my father to the d ind he went out at once to see if he couldn’t eapture the supposed accomplice of the man who had attempted the robbery."" MR, MUNNECKE'S STATEMENT Faking up the thread of the story where his diughter had dropped it, Mr. Mun necke continued: 1 stepped out doors with my revolver in hand, and saw some one running past 1 supposed at on that he might have had something to with the rir, and at on He was abont fifty feetahicnd of me w I tived and missed him. He turned from Eighteenth on to EIm street, and ran [.M Cnlve barn to Sixte when e ran towards the river. I saw that it was of no use to follow him, and gave it up.’ “Can you tell anything deserivtion of the many’ see his fa abont the *No, Ididn't oould observe thou, mun, of somewhat han the fellow who was killed » no doubt, from what Isaw that this man, whoever lie was, had something to do with the at- tempted robhery of the street car.” MISS HASTLAGEN 'S STORY does not difter inany material point from that of her companion Miss Munnecke. HE TORE THE MASK OFF, rles Morley, a Union Pucifie shop- resident neteenth street is the mask ofl’ | the face of the dead man, being one of the first to arrive on the spot. “1 was sitting in the honse," “when I heard the tiri ud eame shed to the spot where 1 heard the last shot fived, and found the robber lying on the sidewilk justas you He was pretty ne So far young as T Cl man, nscl ious, life his face handkerchicf and cover up to the eyes. ites It was nothing but a blue tied to a white one The poor fel- fter that. No nything before he d idently struggling to e would “open fis lips to blood He soon ¢ and was speak, the choke him to articulate, 1L knew it ased the attenpt AT DR, LEISENRING SAYS dy intimate the first i- scene of the t Iy isenring. He was questioned porter for the Bee, but vouch wortant information.; **When he said, it was too late to ¢ for the poor fellow, as life was extinet. He was shot through the heart, and could only have lived a fow momcnts after the bullet had picreed him.” SUPERINTENDENT SMITH TALKS Superintendent Smith, of the Railway company, was seen v lour after the ocet ing an _inquiry, he s Knew no faets in contection with th nee t 12 sitfed no 1 ot her 4o syt Street 2 n b n ulnm.t Wooldridge was per what hedid, and the Str will back him to llu 1 “Have these of frequent occ him. “*Only up to within ||n~ pi S or two weeks, " he replied one or two three year ther one about I these oxeeptions we hiave been troubled much in the way of Laving our cash boxes robbed.’ APTAIN MARSH The president of the railwa pany remarked that the street ¢ pany wonld stand hy Woold 1take care of him and m't sufler by In “About the ciréumstance g the fellow, I know not even aware that he NEKAL SENTIMEN the views expressed on ses of the tragedy, there g60Ims 10bo | hilt oo sentinent i tolib bility of Woold 3 agrees that he d in shooting the everybody commends his nfollow- ap the man ulmm e ke KL serate and armed for bloodshed, In fuct his act seems to have raised him in gen eral estimation to the position of a hero— a public benefactor. It is probable that ed after the formal pre- Ut the prosecution, if, —will be of a merely but that his shoot- I was i gun.” exaetly the r d, there b nominal charaeter The sent Robberics, ooting last evening was the re sult of a series of street ear in the ontskirts of the eity recently, no less lh wn three having been committed in the t ten days. T'he bold: m: roan whi they have been earried out has brought terror to the and passengers who huve to travel lonely Men have armed thems vers and held them in r ecution in cuse an attack was made, THE FIEST OF THE SERILS committed an the ning of Mon 19, and the ear robbed 0,10, of the Green line. Wooll id when arevolver pl d to his hea i demand m for the cash box, he yielded it up. wis not arnied, and the man who was masked and spok This occurred about 10 in the evening on L street, the of last night's traged, ve into the city and re fuir to the oflicers of the but efforts to tind the robber were futile, robberics streets clves with revol- adiness to do ex wits evi wis SECOND ROBBERY Inesday 7 of tuctics were and the box to the took } V50 in th cash urrenc about Park 1 THE THIID BOBBERY r ( rod bout 10 night corner_of nd 12 t car No. 10 ui the M nd Vinging ¢ streot driver, wi signal hin 1} kod s i dem and nded plati aon, a8 Lh T R plainly enough to shooting out | 1the lower part_of | would swell up and | ad almost betore | DAILY BEE, FRIDAY, NOT OUITE S0° SENSATIONAL, ; News of Less Tuportance thn the Killing of o H nmymnn. GRAND BANQUET, CUN CLUB'S Railroad Notes and Personals—Ttems Gathered from the Distoict Courta—Pe ra lice und The Sportar Forty-four jovial individuals sat about | the banquet board at the Millard hotely last night. They were | the Omaha Gun Club and their friends the aceasion the first annual banquet of | the elub. The affair was a g every arrangement being perfect following wus the % Banquot, the members of i success, | The M Blue Points ] Sportman’ Clear Spanish Oliyes. Jack Snipe on Toast Breast of Quail Larde I—-Financicrs, quelle, Consomme Quenelies Mashed Potatoe back Duck with Je Iy, Mallatd Duck with Divssi Red Head Duek Green Peas, Canvag ing, | ala Bourgeoise, | Cold and Ornamented Teal, Blue bil Butter Ball Ducks, En Belleyue, and Champagne Punch. Praitie Chicken Salad, en Mayonnaise, Plum Pudding Wine Jelly. orted Cakes, oS, Brandy Liqueur, man Punch, Tee Cream Calitornia Pears Cotle of coremonics wa After the banquet was he introduce dJudge 1 ade an interest- & matters in gen- Ominia Sportsmen’s His talk was largely one of renumiscense and was m,_m\ “flayored™ and not alittle enjoyed.” He was followed by other speakers The members of the ecommittee whom great praise is due fo of the aftair, are C. B, Lune, I melee and 1. H. Cotte The ofticers aud members lows Officers—Ci. T, Mills, president W. Bedford, vice president; C. B tary and treasure H. A. Worley, . seer of Mu rimelec Brocker Calitornia ¢ « 'y The master [ Bedford. ing speceh W the in erh»uhr to fol- Jeff L e, are as .h.\,u \WAEL 1 mnl\. s R«uhn , (UKL Strasst T I1. Cotter, W. Hot m~ 1By At l\«mml\, (in~1 h ken., The Ward Boundaries. on has commenced, and is now i pace. It he- hooves every ter o see that Ins name is correetly placed on the list lere has been some question ward boundarics, and in order that every voter may know exactly whe ter the BEE presents below a1 rd limits, whioh it publi e on as to 10 regis- st of the 1 last irst ward include | eity south of How Thirtcenth to city The distr 1 that part of the and cast of South that part teenth stre eenth and e of Fifteenth to the main line of the U P. railroad, s th of the 1 line of th . railroad, to the Timits. Precinet No. @, all that part of the cit west of Fifteenth street north of the line of the U, P rulm:m to the cit of t eit all ||u| _part of the city Afteenth, south of Davenport to Howard und east to the ¢ ty limits Fourth ward includes all” that part of the city south of Chicago, from west city limits east to North Nine south to Day , thenee « 1 nth to lh.\\ and we st to North and S aveny ‘oburn and a1 that part of the city 1 il of lh\. nport and eastof North Nineteenth to city Timits Sixth includes all that part of the ity north of Chi nth to city limits Lhe Fourth wa m, compris: bl t part south of lerson and sonth of Jeflerson, com [ trict 1is divided into ¢ 3 all south of ti » first district, and al nd distriet. o Sixth ward is divided into districts by defferson, il wost being district No nd all west distriet No, 2, | Land distriets trect bi th heing es and Personals, nssistant Y non Paci | Iast evening for the west to make a of peetion over the Colorado divisic e be absent about nweek or duys Division Saperintendent A, H. Dor- rance, of the Union Pacitic, returncd last night from the wes 13 Rlva B, Cook, of (he Union I local freight, med yesterday from an extended wedding ‘tone, His resi denee is ut No. 134 Vine s Council Railway W. T, e Melillan, nt of the ific his brid 1vs in this ci lldm'lumu al freizht 5 in the 1 been spending i { his return from hi ‘nt ot the Mi city W. N, Bal 1 t Norihwestern, mpanicd Dy his lett yesterday for Chicugo. Matt Clair, local passenger I I Islund & from a visit t B.F. Pritchard, Pacitie const | the Lounisville & St.d.ounis Air the city on his way €ast of the wite, s Wried Case, \kley's branch of yesterday the vs, Omnhia ing tion is brought to recoyer m the city on account of ul lot on the avenworth in the cou ulted in a dis that dudge i that nto con A Twi Judge W court In tri L, to a corner and was trie strects st some uree this case simportant titled 1o tak miad Wi Wakcley the jury to-night. | Briugs ideration, in o ng V.Iuvul o s 10 prop. g in the eerued ing al hopa, six in numb g season, 0(‘T()BER -10 1885, e SPEGIAL Attractions this week at the Misfit Clothing Parlors, being the sale of If you think of buying an OVERCOAT, Pay us a visit at your convenience, and make your selections; by so doing you can secure first choice. is made for man. need would prove a SUIT | the first consignment this season which consists of the latest novelties. vou will find any style of cut that If you would be provided with an overcoat and your Don't fail to embrace this golden opportunity to save yourself from 50 to 100 per cent and secure the best fabrics, made in the latest styles for the approaching season, you will be greeted with the sight of more ele- gance in Overcoats, Suits and PANTALOONS Than ever was geen. Just pay a vi it, invite your friends to accompa- ny you, and satisfy yourselves that this is not pubhshed to ,%ull you in, but purely a business established for every man’s s benefit. Thig CONSIGNMENT | Was made with instructions TO SELL and give every purchaser an EYE OPENER for his friend who has not paid a visit. Let him see that to wear the best for less than can be furnished by any other establishment on the continent for double the money; that his duty is to trade AT THE ONLY MMH NG S S BRI VE SRR Open Evenings wntil 9 O Clock. The first occurs at the armory ie second, at the armory, November one of the sar. On Dec ition building il Kuights will npen arand bl m armory, Juanu ¢ third will be socinl events of th ber 18 the new be completed it that night w ‘The fourth, at i} 1886 The Fifth, The sixth March 12 the wrmiory, al the and srmory, last, at t number of geason tickets, n one hundred, The 1”.. is four d $ O Iv at the s single party Union ticket oftice, minal € sterd ternoon the Phelps, for committing an assault with infent to kill, upon the Perney Powers, came up for trial in the eriminal court. Phelps 1 man who hit Powers over the head with a cupone Sunday after noon, newr the depot, be » the oy made some remark about him that he did not like prisoner withdrew his plea of not & He urt. 150 of W. S, crson of s temoved to juil to nwait fort, James P, their vietim rinst Albert conmiited the u soldier, being e of Lulu Cornizh astardy, will ot The follow ¢ Court Docket, ve the enases disposed’of w in police court yos o diys on bread .ml W mis Hilleke AL and Jolin O \Hn R T chirged Victor Joh Committed Mag Johnson, colored L $10 and costs Boycsen, o1 to the river to be ul Blufs . Way, assault on ]lmn withdrawn, Frances Williams, color of the peace, $5 and costs Church Music, Sunday next being All Snints'day, there has been pr |.w.nl 1 special music for cusion at St. Barn churel, corner Nineteenth and ( nia streets. The choir. which is posed of men and hoys, has for some time been proparing for w eilort on this fostival, and My 1 vaster and organis tal he sery serviecs in noon will - e doubt he ably rend Rev liams, the pi will have an at won i the morning <on, drunk, $ and cots Committed wnt by an iipped to Coun- sent his wife, com 1, disturbanes Committed, " ,I rhn Wil appropri A \ ietim m Wine. gentleman, yil's suloon to il und him I yestor self up with there. Not unt T bei tistied with drink, he filled of the cheering i u his escape nd wis ignol en to the eity § n-Alt=chuler turned y¢ vn, Jowa ceremony n 1. Banson r Marsl torday W uniting i lito ery ormed the will be sold! | ilty and entered a plea of | tried | distarbanee of Mre. B Miss B name of \\ of Kev heen s received the che parime ne HI v Rabh upon t with unlawiull Omahi fore J her distri A b city b " the eit vietim trator throng! cupant in cash and ¥1 Wit offenders, ment night Much v and pl wh pern rupti intenti in the offiee of o noour new i I mma wa , Neb., and Aisetler young lady of | The w y 1o i the guests were numerons, nts manifold and costly parties are well cles of Nebr and v Committed. iscovered that J. Martin, of the le medy & Martin, had be and the mo Co. T k from Geo lerk in the stor nt of the Union I’ Yesterda) sresented itto the when they were \m';.vl All od futile the vitics lec hi n n 08 “I'he Road to Im he subjeet, \ e St y e announcees to the L court autifil 4 11 building is on exhibition S A Orehard, Fift veets. 1t s deawn by aind s 1t would | wing of the proposcd to the d by duda $or with ) in 1with s from 1 Wi , Mus. A nn, th Tiquor witho 1 s of dames Russell, ¢ rod harg Heter, of Hambuorg, Jowa yoon . M | Wits of of wl h the eflorts of enter chlorof 00 in ken. T no bill Oma m‘ 150 W and S were ‘of Lut o do so | of Mr « s, F. Nint surprised of their of th wer on th tendod n ey it the bt Democratic Commi il co hield anty unwil utine business was laid for the comn Throw Away Trusses parantecd to ntly cure the worst « without the nse of the ko | on next | of My tex stamps for panphl World's Dispensary 1, G06 Mada dtrect, MISFIT LORS ! Personal Mayor James York Wednesday nig Mr. and Mrs. I W yosterday from an New York. Agraphs. went to New AMiner returned exteuded visit to n, formerly of the Com- wl Bank of Detroit, has inn Bros. wrd party was held t the residence of Mrs, and Imn' The ononi Clab for the = Thur wIA‘ Light Guards hull. I, Carrabine, Eme West Point: Jumes W. Nicely, Albion Brookiicld, are at the Mrs. A, M. 1 iels and Lyon, of Mount Pieusant yosterday to visit at E. R. Allen, No evening, Nov. bth -n Miss Birdie Towa, arrived the residence 2010 Wobster treet Ihe ba was derailod yost Seventh strect hridgs layed for somce time, done. adlic wus do. No injury was POWDER Lhsolutely Pure. nover varos, A i who! nry I ihio miriie o e Buling or mi Lennot b \mt& e ol low tosf vhinte powdors. Sold vowder (0, 108 treet, N, ¥ EXCURSION LOS ANGELES ROUND TRIP, §100. aceommod cinigrant fire b will m more thign these tates, Allemigrant pas on express ing and 1y day at cnngrant rates, The L0 elurn go with this § r=ion, Full on G wpplic on this tr westward, but rat