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Show COP AND MADMAN I IN REVOLVER DUEL I LUNATIC ATTEMPTS TO 8LAY GOTHAM POLICE. SAVED BY HEAVY CLOTHES Crank Ordered to Prepare Himself to "Get Disentangled from Life" Says He Wanted to Take Officer with Him. Now York "Big Al" Sollck, a po-llcoman po-llcoman with n record for bravqry and without a slnglo mark against him in hiB ton years on tho force, had a narrow nar-row cscapo from being shot to death in Thirteenth street tho other morning, morn-ing, when a man apparently Insauo, who had been "talking with tho spirit," determined to tako tho policeman police-man with him as ho "dlsontanglod" hlniBclf from this mortal coll, ho said. Tho frenzied strangor fired four shots nt the bluccoat, ono ot which went wild. Two of tho others were stopped by his heavy coat, whllo ono ploughed along his shoulder, Inflicting a sovcro llcsh wound. Tho policeman felled tho man with his club and sent him to a hospital. Solllck himself was cared for at New York hospital. It was shortly after two o'clock when Selllck noti'ced an undersized man dodging In and out of tho doorways door-ways along Thirteenth street. Finally tho HtUo man went up to Solllck and askod: "Is this Thirteenth strcctf "Ycb, this is Thirteenth street," the policeman replied, and continued on his beat. Ho had gone about 26 feet In ndvanco when a bullet whizzed by his head, and as ho turned the man behind him fired another shot point blank. This ripped out the lining of his coat at tho right shoulder. Solllck ran toward his man, but was met by another shot, which struck him over tho loft kidney but was deflected by his heavy clothing nnd coursed Its way along his flesh to his shoulder, whoro It camo out through tho coat again. The ltttlo man turned nnd ran and fired another shot at Selli'ck, which went wild. Tho policeman, who Is a blR, powerful fellow, drew his rovolver and fired twice In tho air, shouting to tho fuglUve to stop. As ho was rapidly rapid-ly overhauling tho man who had shot at htm Selllck saw him turn tho gun on himself. He placed tho muzzle of tho revolver against his breast and ' H pulled tho trigger. A suspender bucklo B doflccted tho bullet and It fell down jH Into tho lining of his vest. "Then I measured htm with the stick," said Selllck. "I didn't want to kill htm, becauso then tho odds wero nil In my favor." Policeman Ralney ran to Selllck's B nsslstanco and summoned an ambu-lanco ambu-lanco for tho woundod policoman, as. ho could not tell how badly ho had bcon hit. His clothing wns pretty well. drenched with blood, but ho declared ho wns not seriously hurt. 'H At tho Btatlon it was found that tho prisoner, who said ho was John Dola, was In a bad wf.y. In his pockets. Officer and Madman Fired at Close wero found Bwcatshop tickets mado out In tho namo ot John Comlskoy. Ho said that ho went under that namo. Ho also admitted, according to tho po-llco, po-llco, that ho had served six months In tho workhouse for smashing window In Broadway Ho had $10 with him. "Why did you want to shoot the policeman t" he was asked. "I havo been talking with tho spirit," ho answered, "and I was told that I had better get ready to get dlsontan-gled dlsontan-gled from life. Then I thought I would tako come ono with me." |