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'M.r|n.nur.re.t.•nMCMidil.u-e,o-«yinilib0-11 Iill«fcinlielitritei*ec.I.’»wI.1-bL*.lbu1MlainnnH.riShoethiK a Tbief.For dome time |»unt dtlieua of Baldwin «nd vicinity Imve been subjected to Icmwca of chickens, miri vegw-tables from gardens. Suspicions have been afloat In various directions, and the officer* have endeavored to ferret out the guilty parties. Nathaniel lionnoy, who lit a hard Working cltlfeeii and a poor nntti» Was one of the greatest sufFcrers, and on Thursday night of lost week, another mid wan nutrie on hlsgunlcn. Office!* Phillips and Lucas had obtained information that led to the belief that one Mike SherfriiJii wam Implicated. On Friday evening lost, Sboririau, with oue Biu-gleton, (the hitter in the employ of C. D. Dana her) over aoutli of town, were In Baldwin, and Phillips and Lucan resolved to watch them a Ml tie. Mr. Bonney came up and reported the raid on his premlees, of the night previous, and it wan arranged that he bliould return home utui watch in his garden, while the two officers would shadow Sheridan. About teu o’clock, Singleton with his boy and a man homed Moran, started out in the wagon, Sheridan walking along behind. The officer* following keeping just far enough In the rear to prevent being seen.When they reached the % Gloverpluce, Sheridan took u large satchel and climbed over the fence Into the garden on the Glover place, and began to till the satchel with onions.The officers walked down the road as though they hud not observed Sheridan; Phillips entering the garden ut one point, and Lucas ut another. Lucus came up to Sheridan first, and !u response to the officer’s itnjulry as to what he was doing there, the desperado replied tlmt it was none of his d—d business, und drew a revolver. Lucas called to Phillips to como there} that Sheridan had a revolver. PhlPipa hurried up to Lucas, and just as lie reached lib side, Sheridan fired: the ball whistling between flie heads of the officers. They at once returned the ffre, rapidly emptying the burrels of their selfcock lug revolvers—Phil lips tiring three shots and Luca* live. Sheridan called out ••Don’t shoot any more!” As soon ns the smoke lifted the desperado wus neen standing wl»ere he fired the shot. ’His officers went up to him, Phillips grasping him by the collar and Lucas wrenching the revolver fmin his hand.'PIicy were about to march their prisoner up to town, when lie said “Von have shot me three or four times!” Phillips replied “You have brought it upon yourself. You commenced It, Ulld will have to stand it!” When the effort was made to start the prisoner, he fell to the ground; the first intimation the officers had lliut lie wasseriously Injured. Phillips ran up to tlie top of tlie hill, lit the nrari, w here Singleton was wailing witli hi* team, and commanded him to turn about uik! convey tlie wounded man buck to Baldwin. Mr. Bouncy now came out of liN garden, with h gun on his sfioufdi-r, uiid a pitchfork under lib arm. Tlie wounded mun wus con-veyed to town, placed iu the Baldwin Mouse, and l.)r. Mott summoned. The following morning Dr. C\ H. Willie, of Heed City, wi*»*ent for.An examination of Bheririeii'a Injuries revealed the fact tlmt one bull passed through the |Hint of the right shoulder, and- it is thought by the officers that this wound hod prevented him from firing a second shat. Another boll hud ]M?iictratvri the right thigh, passing between the main artery and the bone; hitting the bone, in fact. The was cut out by tlie surgeons. Another bull passed through the left breast, within uu eighth of mi inch of the heart, uud was removed from the patient's back. Tlio balls arc 44 calibre, and make ugly wounds.At tlie present writing, tl« prisoner Is being cared for by ttiwrlll Jtobcrt-soii, and the chauces seem to bo in favor of bis recovery; when he will doubt less bo tried for assault with intent to murder.We iearu that the past record of the man Is very bud; tlmt he Ims served a term In the penitentiary, and that be had inode threats sgainst the officers before he was arrested.
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The Lake County Star
Baldwin, Michigan, US
Thu, Sep 11, 1884
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