| Show Gunman Wounds Police Officer Steals Steak 2 Cabs Gets Killed REDWOOD CITY Cal Jan 1 51 A to-A A gunman who wounded a policeman after stealing two cabs was killed Tuesday in a predawn running gun battle along Bayshore Bayshore Bayshore Bay- Bay shore Highway The dead man was identified as Reed Butler 28 of nearby Menlo Park Menlo police said he had convictions of assault with witha a deadly weapon and burglary Butler was killed by reserve officer officer officer of of- William Villiam H. H Gohn who joined the Belmont force only two days ago Shot in Hand Menlo lenIo police officer Daniel D. D Harris 27 was shot in the hand and thigh by Butler but was reported reported reported re re- re- re ported in good condition His quick alarm put police on Butlers Butler's Butlers Butler's Butlers Butler's But But- lers ler's trail The Butler escapade began at 1054 Monday night when he called a cab from a Redwood City bar He told the driver Richard Chamberlain 22 to take him to Woodside a few miles west However However However How How- ever on Whiskey Hill HilI Road Chamberlain said Butler fired a ashot ashot ashot shot through the cab roof forced him to stop and put him in the trunk after robbing him of 20 An unidentified passerby hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing the cabbies cabbie's shouts called police who released Chamberlain Second Taxi Theft The second taxi theft occurred about 45 2 am a.m. Yellow Cab Caja dispatcher dispatcher dispatcher dis dis- dis- dis Barbara Peach called police police police po po- po- po lice when driver Walter Valter Kirk 32 failed to check in after taking a Redwood City fare to Menlo Park Kirk had Butler for a pas pas- Officer Harris stopped them in Menlo Park and Butler pumped two bullets into him Butler then forced Kirk to drive to Sequoia Hospital here He and Kirk dragged the seemingly seemingly seem seem- unconscious policeman into the emergency entrance Lying on Floor Mrs Exie Henderson assistant night supervisor said they left the wounded man lying on the floor and quickly walked out Harris then sprang to 10 his feet still bleeding raced to a phone and called his superiors Gohn and Officer G George e o 0 r g e Dohner spotted Butler driving along Bayshore and gave chase The chase lasted about three miles with Butler and two policemen police police- men firing a total of 10 shots Dohner credited Gohn with killing Butler with a shot through the head |
