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Show POLIOEil ON 1LD RAMPAGE Slain By Fellow Officer When His Revolver Misses Fire NEW" YuHK, Jan. 17 Frank Cro-I Cro-I Jer, pollcemun, went on a rampage Monday night, flrefl his revolver at tho head of a taxicab chauffeur, fled to the room of an apartment house in West Ninty-eighth street. crashed throught a skylight then attacked an. I was slain by .1 fallow officer. lirojer. off duty, was in civilian I clothes and was Intoxicated, according to James McCormiek, taxicab chauf-I chauf-I four, at whom he idiot. lirojer was Killed by Patrolman James J. fVConnell, who encountered him In tho darkened hallway of an ipartmont to which h' bad been sum-I sum-I moned by a police whistle. O'ConnelJ later turned In his shield and was .tus-i .tus-i pended pending an Investigation. "I met Brojer. whom I did not know, i coming down the stairs and asked ' him what tho trouble was." O'Connull declared- "Instead of answering he I drew a revolver and pulled ihe trigger twice, but the gun must hav llsscd j fire. Ab he leaped toward me, 1 drew I my gun and fired." To the father of the dead officer. Patrolman O'Conncll said: "It was a life for a life, Mr. Hrojer. It your I son's gun had riot missed fire. I woulo j bo doad. I feed miserable and I have' the deepest sympathy for you " oo |