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Show 'POLICEMAN SHOOTS ! Ailf HORSE 0N25TH Applying metropolitan police methods meth-ods at 11 30 this morning. Patrolman Patrol-man C J. Kelllher 6hot twice a runaway run-away horse attached to a Wilcox crocery wagon as the frenzied animal (.ashed up Twenty-fifth street from Grant avenue While the shots did not drop the animal, the wounds 6:owed the excited horse and a stranged: Jack Coward, caught up - v.iih the wagon, climbed over the end gi.te and brought the runaway to a full stop It was found that the animal ani-mal had two wounds In tbe stomach. stom-ach. Tho horse was turned over to a veterinary for repairs. Oliver Foster, the delivery boy, had been at 2741 Grant avenue and was about to get in the wagon when the horse started to run north aJong Grant. When Twenty-fifth street was reached, a crowd lined up to head the animal off, and caused the runaway to go east on Twenty-fifth 6treet. Patrolman Kelllher was standing near the Carr drug store. As the animal made the turn he fired twice, both 6hota taking effect. ef-fect. As the animal slowed down. Coward made a dash for the rig Kelllher staled that he thought he was following the safest method when be shot. He considered tbe runaway a dangerous one at that lime of day as there were many people peo-ple and vehicle on the streets. no |