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Show FORMER SALT LAKE REPORTER KILLED V FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. Phil J. Brady, formerly police reporter for the Salt Lake Herald, was shut yesterday yes-terday while staiullng beside three detectives engaged In a pistol battle I with a supposed demented man banl-I banl-I caded In a room at an Oakland hotel. Hrudy died 12 hours later from a bullet bul-let thut penetrated his abdomen. Brady died a hero to newspaper loyalty. lie had accompanied the sleuths to the barricaded room to "cover" the story for a San Franclsoo newspaper, which he represented In Oakland. Two other men were woundt-d In the gun battle. They were Andrew Mc-Claugherly. Mc-Claugherly. night clerk at the hotel, and August Brovokai, tho lodger who had barricaded himneif in his room anrl defied the police. He Is oxpecfed to recover, while McClaughery's life is despaired of. Brady was at police headquarters when a call came from the Pine hotol. whero It was said a lodger was barricaded in his loom. He accompanied the detectives on their hurry cull to the hotol. Brovoskl fired five shots at the police and they returned the tlr The detectives w ere unhurt. Brovoskl Is believed to have been deranged. |