Show ARRESTED ARRESTED FOR KilLING BRUTE Fifteen Girl Fired Five Shots at Man an Who Tried to Enter Her Home Thornton R It I J Nov Xo 20 Ethel Smith the th l earold daughter of Special Special Special cial Policeman Leander Smith is under arrest i at the home noine o le of f Chief of oC Police PoUce Howland KImball charged d with I killing Elmer Briggs Brigg a n resident of oC I Thornton The circumstances es cs of the killing were such that after at r being obliged to arrest the child Chief Kim Kimball Kimbail j ban ball took her lel to his house and gave her ber hera t ta a Thanksgiving dinner and declared that she should not go so to jail as long longas longI as she was under his Jurisdiction I Deserted His Wife The tragedy today toIa was the culmination culmination tion of an estrangement between Briggs and his Iris wife wIre About two weeks ago Briggs is alleged to have deserted his wife wICe leaving her without means of sup pert rrt for herself and her three small sma children Special Officer Smith took I pity on the destitute woman and he h i and his wife received Mrs rs Briggs and her children into the home and were I to send them to the home of I Mrs IrS Briggs brother This afternoon aft during the absence of Smith Briggs j jarrIed arrived at the Smith hoise and demand demanded ed admission Charles Halliday a ne negro negro negro gro cook started to bring Chief of Po Police Police lice Kimball to the tile scene leaving leavins in I Ilie lie he house ho c Mrs Briggs and her children Mrs Smith and Ethl EUl The women and children fearing that Briggs Brigga would I an m entrance locked all an the doors and windows Hit Him Five Times Ethel procured her fathers revolver As A soon as Halliday was out of sight Briggs Brigga again demanded deman admission This being refused he lIe drew a large carving knife from beneath his coat and cut away the screen on the front door doors He then smashed a pane of oC glass in inthe inthe Inthe the door reached through and threw back the bolt As he entered Ethel Ethelfred fred fired two shifts ts at him both bullets lodging In his body bod Briggs hesitated for a moment and then kept on The child fired three more shots every everT bul bullet bulet let et taking effect and Briggs staggered back and fell fe dead |