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Shot At The Officer

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
February
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Two Women Fired at Officer Isbell.

WHILE DOING HIS DUTY

He Was Trying Their Store Door and Found It Unlocked — They Were Excited and Fired

An officer's life is not the safest in the world. Patrolman Isbell has just had an experience which proves this.

Two women from Monroe have established a candy store next to Banfield's shoe shop on State steret. They sleep in a room back of the store. At 2 o'clock Friday morning Patrolman Isbell was making his rounds on State street and trying the doors to see that all were locked. When he tried the candy store door he found it unlocked. He opened it a little ways and called out "Hello, there." Quick as a flash came a revolver shot and then another. Isbell dodged back and in an instant out came the two owners of the store attired for the night, and locked the door. Seeing that they were the owners of the store and were also too excited to understand that he was an officer, he retired from the scene.

Unless the officers can be assured of mot being shot at for doing their duty that candy store won't get much police protection.