POLICEMAN SHOT MAN June 29, 1904 news

Caught in the act of burglary, Charles Pope, colored, leaped through the glass panel of the door of a saloon and with a dagger in his hand attempted a dash for liberty, but was shot down by Patrolman Westerkamp early Tuesday morning. Like an apparition the form of the burglar appeared before the patrolman as he made his leap through the glass door from inside the saloon and landed on the sidewalk. Raising his dagger in menace as he recovered his balance Pope turned in flight. Westerkamp cried a single command of “Halt,” and as the burglar did not heed it,

The bullet struck Pope in the back. He fell and his body rolled over and over along the sidewalk and he was knocked senseless by the fall. The bullet had penetrated his kidneys, but at the city hospital, where he was rushed by Patrol 4, it was stated that the burglar would probably recover from the wound. At a few minutes after midnight Patrolman Westerkamp discovered a side window in the saloon of William Zimmer, at Second and Vine streets, had been smashed. Summoning to his aid Private Policeman Stevens and Elder, Westerkamp ordered the saloon surrounded. As Policeman Stevens started to enter through the broken window the burglar made his desperate leap. Sergt. Packer, hastening to respond to Westerkamp’s whistle signal for assistance, ran into the burglar’s body as it rolled to the gutter. Pope’s booty from the saloon was meager. He had secured only 27 cents from a slot machine, and this was found secreted

The burglar would give no information of himself except to claim his home as Louisville. He was taken to the city hospital and placed under guard, as he was charged with burglary. Bertillon Operator Kiffmeyer at once set about to effect the identification of Pope upon the belief that the burglar is the most notorious of colored burglars, Carter, alias Bailey, alias Brown, the famous “DinnerPail Man.”