Show OFFICER FORD SHOT I IBY BY SALOON ROBBERS ROBBERS' Policeman Believed to Have Been Killed by Masked Highwaymen Officer Charles S. S Ford was wo shot and nd probably 1 killed at al an early hour this thus morning b by holdups near the Albany hotel at Fifth West Vest and Second South streets Ills his Ils assailants escaped Two Wo masked mon men enter entered 11 the time Albany Alban bar tsar at 2 21 1 r o'clock and nOl at the occupants to throw up hands bands One Ono of the men there named l' l was a Not hearing earing the time order he did not comply and he was knocked down by one of or tho tim ru ruffians with wih the tho butt hut end of or a n six Eccles however how how- ever was not seriously hurt Andrew Buckley bartender Andr Andrew w Costelo Costello miner were not lon long in complying com corn plying with wih the tho deman demands s of or the armed marauders They rhey lined up against time the bar wih with their hands over their heads head while the robbers secured 25 from Crom the cash casim drawer J John hn Burns who wu was asleep was vaS left ler undisturbed Tho The men then ran Inn out of the saloon and und across the th street street towards the time coal coul yards There they thy mot met Officer Ford who was on his regular beat and knew nothing of tho the robber robbery Throw up your hands thc they com corn mandell Ford lord Instead reached for tor his revolver I er ir r. r whereat the robbers hired fired Ired one ono shot the bullet bulet going clear through the officers officer's abdomen V Ford Fort fired Ored two shots In iii return but hut without apparent nt effect The men mon fled ed up UI Ul an alloy loy while the thc staggered Into tho National sa saloon saloon sa- sa loon ne nearby rb V Telephone for tor tIme the tie wagon he lie said salO anti and then fell lel unconscious Officers Cluff and nOI Johnson were Inthe in inthe the Iho National atonal saloon but a minute or orso orso orso so before beCore Thy They at once onee gave Jave chase but were unable to trap the time robbers rs Officer Ford was taken from front the po police police po- po lice lice- station stalon to St. St Sl Marys Mary's hospital where it was announced that his lifo life Ifo was v simply a a. mater matter of hours Ford lived hIved at South Second East Bast street and had joined th thu only last Tuesday Previous to that time he lie was a contractor He lie Ic has a n wife and family V Tho hl robbers wore high hiSh shoes sloes amid were ero neal neatly dressed ono one of or them having lu on a grey suit They lund had handkerchiefs chiefs up to their eyes so that It I was WR hard to recognize their features The Time however er have havo hopes of or capturing capturing ing them nJ Earlier GUIler In th time the night the tl Miners Miners' sa saloon sa sa- loon at Stat Stall and Victoria alloy alley wa held ti up too hut but whether t by i time the fam same two men amen I Is not yet t t known to th the police po no- lice 1 |